New School "moving to finished"

[bighit]

Love your style...it came out really sweet!

A high performance rat rod bike build was the goal.

[bighit]

Congrats on the finish! Beautiful bike.

Now I just have to tie it together with some detail work. It rides even better than I could have imagined.

[dogdart]

That is one mean street pounder

[Ape Stanger]

Congrats! Looks real nice.

[imagearchy]

Very nice! Thats the witches t!t$... I am going to claims that phrase right now! Sorry for the vulgerness but thats whats that bike made me say! Now you can finish mine!.. You have 5 weeks! I havent had time for 3 weeks! Very nice

[Dr. Tankenstein]

bighit,
That bike is a BEAST!
It...is...perfect!

Do those inverted brake levers give you enough stopping power with the drum brakes, just askin' you never know, right?

Another stellar entry from you sir!

Cheers,
Dr. T

[Terry66]

Seriously....Only three votes and just about every bike I see is vote worthy!

This is a crazy nice bike. I love the style. Some bikes look like a mismatch of odd parts and some bikes like this one look like they are a well executed plan. Everything fits and adds to the build. In my mind this is what separates the big dogs from the pack.

[MazdaFlyer]

Ilike the parts selection, could probably be a production bike.

[bighit]

Ilike the parts selection, could probably be a production bike.

Let's see if it gets picked up from the big guy like last years bikes.

bighit,
That bike is a BEAST!
It...is...perfect!

Do those inverted brake levers give you enough stopping power with the drum brakes, just askin' you never know, right?

Another stellar entry from you sir!

Cheers,
Dr. T

And this was as easy for me as Supernaut. No fights like last year. The levers stop it ok for now but I will need to readjust them after the brakes bed in and cables stretch out. Not the perfect levers but I got to push it somewhere.

[bighit]

Seriously....Only three votes and just about every bike I see is vote worthy!

This is a crazy nice bike. I love the style. Some bikes look like a mismatch of odd parts and some bikes like this one look like they are a well executed plan. Everything fits and adds to the build. In my mind this is what separates the big dogs from the pack.

Can I get big dog status?

There is a lot of talent here and it's always a challenge to compete.

[kingfish254]

Woof woof. Is there any don't!?

[Joker-n-Jack]

You have managed to take RatRod in a whole different direction! The bike is AWESOME!!! It looks like it could be really mean!

[bighit]

I love how the holes in the pedals compliment the rim holes. Maybe it's good I went with these not my original choice. And these are wide for my big feet also.

I may have to internally route that rear dérailleur cable also. I was waiting to see how it worked out first before drilling. All I do to shift is stop pedaling because the hub shifts while coasting. Reach back like I am reaching into my rear pocket and give it a twist. It only shifts 2-3 gears at once. After you give it a turn you have to pedal a bit and it shifts silently and instantly. Most of the time it will be in the low range which allows a nice cruising cadence.

And that seat height was perfect for cruising. I still got about 6" left in the tube for max height. All I do is get my Allen tool out and loosen the seat clamp and the one bolt on the grip shift and the post slides freely.

Multiple gears, seating adjustment and handlebar adjustment.

[yoothgeye]

Looks great. What is the name on those pedals?

[kingfish254]

That chain really sets of that one to one ratio!