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Brad_THMP3R

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Rat bike and Survival bike difference
09/14/08 at 19:17:03

Ok so it seems like there is a common misconception on what a "rat bike" really is. In the 60's, motorcycles were considered almost outlaw-ish. Which is a new word BTW. Of those "outlaws" were the not so wealthy riders who just wanted to keep their rides on the road in the cheapest way possibly i.e. fashioning parts from beer cans or taking them off bikes that aren't the same and making them fit. you get the idea. Survival bikes are the ones that are "distressed" like furniture to give them the appearance they are old and just barely road worthy for the looks alone. Many of todays bobbers are given the survival bike look as it is very nice looking if you're not into chrome everything. There is nothing wrong with making a survival bike as I am in the process of making one myself.
imagine this-
no chrome head cover
flat black VHT header pipe
32" drag bar
primer tank, rear fender, and AF/elec. cover
soon to be olive drab
sportster pipe
OldFeller air filter
It's gettin there Grin

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Jardine slashcut - oldfeller filter - 52 pilot, 152 main - no spacer - ngk iridium plug - olive drab paint - no head covers - respect brotha! I'll eat you!

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strangeling Senior Member Offline Ex Savage Rider but always a SAVAGE Posts: 427 Salt Lake City UTAH Gender:	Re: Rat bike and Survival bike difference Reply #1 - 09/14/08 at 19:19:43 Brad, sounds cool, got any pics of it so far ?
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Brad_THMP3R Junior Member Offline Fighting for Iraqs Freedom Posts: 82 Hampton Roads, Va Gender:	Re: Rat bike and Survival bike difference Reply #2 - 09/14/08 at 19:36:23 yeah but no matter how small I make them, the site won't let me upload them. I'll just put them on bikepics tomorrow. I wanna share it with you guys and gals
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strangeling Senior Member Offline Ex Savage Rider but always a SAVAGE Posts: 427 Salt Lake City UTAH Gender:	Re: Rat bike and Survival bike difference Reply #3 - 09/14/08 at 20:51:15 Cool, I'll look forward to it. And if you dig RAT/Survival bikes here's a site you'll like : http://www.ratbike.org/
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Bobbert Serious Thumper Offline CHOP IT Posts: 836 Los Angeles, CA Gender:	Re: Rat bike and Survival bike difference Reply #4 - 09/15/08 at 01:05:26 maybe you can get a few ideas: http://www.ratbike.org/pages/849savage.htm
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EssForty Senior Member Offline Sunshine, Surf & Suzuki Posts: 382 Melbourne, FL Gender:	Re: Rat bike and Survival bike difference Reply #5 - 09/15/08 at 03:31:29 Seems like a philosophy question is brewing: "If a man has to write 'ratbike' on his tank and helmet, so that people know what it is, has he really reached Ratbikedom?"
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Brad_THMP3R Junior Member Offline Fighting for Iraqs Freedom Posts: 82 Hampton Roads, Va Gender:	Re: Rat bike and Survival bike difference Reply #6 - 09/15/08 at 08:30:26 hmmmm not so sure. Maybe? or is it like when people put GIANT Honda symbol on their rear window of their... uh.. honda. Maybe just to remind them what they have?
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Rat bike and Survival bike difference Reply #7 - 09/15/08 at 11:42:41 Brad_THMP3R wrote on 09/14/08 at 19:36:23: yeah but no matter how small I make them, the site won't let me upload them. I'll just put them on bikepics tomorrow. I wanna share it with you guys and gals Here's how to get a picture up. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1218391284
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28637 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Rat bike and Survival bike difference Reply #8 - 09/15/08 at 17:02:25 Neat site....Here's one for Sluggo. and this one is a member here.
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EssForty Senior Member Offline Sunshine, Surf & Suzuki Posts: 382 Melbourne, FL Gender:	Re: Rat bike and Survival bike difference Reply #9 - 09/15/08 at 17:45:12 Wow...so it is possible to make a seat that is actually less comfortable than the stock Savage seat? The bottom picture makes me hurt just looking at it. Now that's a rat bike by any definition!
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Brad_THMP3R Junior Member Offline Fighting for Iraqs Freedom Posts: 82 Hampton Roads, Va Gender:	Re: Rat bike and Survival bike difference Reply #10 - 09/15/08 at 18:21:24 Thanks Yon Here is a start pic. I'll have to take more as this one is from about a month ago still with the head covers on. I saw I think it was strangelings bike without them. It does look cool and maybe helps cool the engine?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28637 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Rat bike and Survival bike difference Reply #11 - 09/15/08 at 18:56:08 gotta' cool better without them,...air-cooled engine+more air=better cooling! Yep! nice pic...
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