Rat or Restore? The $64k Question

[yeshoney]

Check out what I won! I honestly thought I would not get it. Here is the thing, it says Local pick up only will not ship. Read the auction, it says he'll do whatever he can. I told him to keep the wheels and fenders and send me the rest. It's always the wneels that cause a problem when novices try to pack a bike anyway.

The question is do I Ratt it or Restore it using new wheels, no gears, etc


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

 

[karfer67]

being that it is not what i would call a horrably rare bike i would not feel so bad about doing a mild rat job on her. i would keep the original paint, tank, and chainguard then ditch the rest but keep those parts if you want to take it back to stock. personally i would do a double crown and drop bars. but thats just me :mrgreen:

 

[Clothespin n]

Leave it!

or send it to me :mrgreen:

 

[RatFink]

Gorgeous

That thing is GORGEOUS!!!!!!! (kinda nerdy word for a bike,eh?)

Like karf' says...light Rat/Hot Rod job, ride her a while, you can always restore at a later date if you deside to go that direction.

Fifty schmoos, you stole it...it proves there still are deals to be had on flea-bay!

 

[emanon]

Don't touch that paint!!!

 

[xddorox]

I don't think you could redo that tank. That airplane is a big selling point. I'm surprised that he's not asking more!

 

[DISTURBIO GO]

that was on my watch list....

Rat that suckah. Cut something, remove something, paint something.... I couldnt stand not to. Its not a wright bros bike.