Real Rat Bike

You can't fake this..

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253566141251

 

I noticed that bike on E Bay last night, seller wrote "This is a ratbike, Don't buy this if you are afraid of a few scratches or actually getting dirty".

 

I like the shock covers

 

I like the "will ship to the United States"

 

Bl**dy hell someone's bid on it..

 

may be a good base to redo bike at least anything you do to it will improve it

 

I can barely look at it!

 

maybe a nomination to PO hall of Fame, with the way it looks nothing would be a surprise when digging into it.
owner watched a few to many mad max films

 

I showed my uncle the bike this afternoon and he said it looks good, I could not believe what I was hearing. Needs to get his eyes tested.

 

They look like the forearm of an M16.

 

Poor thing, I'm almost tempted to rescue it but I can't handle the 2 months of silence when my wife finds out

 

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'New project' forces sale implies that this was his current project.. Also what front end is that? Anti-dive forks and swirly wheels.. not a 900 for sure..

 

nevah mind

 

And who would want to?
Having said that, I've run a few ratty bikes in my time, but none of them had rattiness applied - bits were fixed on to do a job, but always in a reasonably neat and secure fashion; not because of appearance, but that if they fell off, I'd be the one to pay the penalty of a locked wheel, or something unexpected.
Too many 'ratbikes' are just done for effect, often in a short time, and often by people with not much clue, mechanical or otherwise. A true rat evolves over time.

 

The headlight mounting system sets some kind of new standards.

Seller name: virus-john

What could be more perfect?