Recent content by sdframe

He must be one tall drink of water!

I wish I had your skill set. Already seeing some fine work.

If the bike turns out as beautiful as its surroundings, you'll be the winner!

I'm looking forward to this.

You are off to a great start, bud. I'll watch with keen interest.

My Monark-style springer was delivered, but the steering tube was too short! I'll just save it for the future. So that left me with a front wheel with a useless brake disc attached. I got rid of it. I think it looks cleaner, but now I'm wondering why not just find a spoked front wheel that...

Well, I blew it. I dug out my old Rollfast rat, started looking for and gathering parts for the buildoff, one thing led to another, and I completed the dang thinf last week! It's an e-rat, and tops out at 30.5 mph. Check it out at https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/gun-jumper.119712/

Nice pile. May I fish out of it?

I wasn't thrilled with the zip ties holding the cables to the frame, so I dug out some old metal clips for a vintage look. I also ordered two decals to show that my rat is electrified. I'm still waiting for shipment of a disc brake ready springer fork.

I hadn't noticed the V pattern. I always admired V-twins.

No. just a very basic motor kit.

When I read that the upcoming RRBBO 19 would allow e-bikes, I got quite excited. I had been ruminating about building a rat e-bike for some time now. I started gathering and ordering parts and dug out my favorite pedal-powered rat for some revamping. Not that it needed revamping; it was a joy...

I'm thinking of reworking this ol' rat. I'd like to turn it into an e-rat.

That's a sweet Flying Burrito, Brother.

It's so pretty as is. I almost hate to see you change it.