Imlach's Sweaty Hippie Funk Collection, adventure bikes, rusty rats, cruisers and other alt bastardisations of bicyclery

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Honestly not my thing either. Muscle bikes is the Ratrod build off event with the lowest engagement, but the work he put in was stellar. I believe the next event will be off road vs skinny, should be interesting

It would seem I appear to like muscle bikes

 

[MattiThundrrr]

This one is for GIGFY.
Before:
During (really captures the spirit of the era, explains the raison d'etre of muscle bikes):
After:

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

This one is for GIGFY.
Before:View attachment 800314
During (really captures the spirit of the era, explains the raison d'etre of muscle bikes):View attachment 800312
After:
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He's kept it original. I like that, nice light touch. Like its been in storage for 50 odd years.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

like that, nice light touch

He wanted it that way, went to great lengths to achieve, he even put faux patina on the cables. White would have been too white. He is a professional, manufactures aftermarket tanks for antique bikes from fiberglass

https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/sid-finished.118940/

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

He wanted it that way, went to great lengths to achieve, he even put faux patina on the cables. White would have been too white. He is a professional, manufactures aftermarket tanks for antique bikes from fiberglass

https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/sid-finished.118940/

I'm reading...

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Here's an example of his glasswork

 

[grantoury]

Here's an example of his glasswork View attachment 800342

I love that handlebar.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Here's an example of his glasswork View attachment 800342

I see that as the bike being art that could be ridden. Maybe not far or comfortably, out for beer, ride to the sea front to drink beer, ride to the park to drink beer, ride to your mates t...you get it.

 

[novocaine]

I see that as the bike being art that could be ridden. Maybe not far or comfortably, out for beer, ride to the sea front to drink beer, ride to the park to drink beer, ride to your mates t...you get it.

This. This is what I used to build. Not a pub bike, a PUB bike. A bike you rode for the hell of it. Rekindle some of the youthful love of cycling.

 

[Ingola]

Honestly not my thing either. Muscle bikes is the Ratrod build off event with the lowest engagement, but the work he put in was stellar. I believe the next event will be off road vs skinny, should be interesting

Sneak peek to mine in the off road don't worry guys I'll build it here to