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[mrt10x]

Originally Posted by Ritalin Boy

I've seen that bike is it yours?

You're in Newport, I'm in Bristol. Time for a beer.

No it belongs to Vermin, a colorful inmate here. He has several must read threads revolving around "Cack" the motorcycle in the picture.

[dwoodward]

Originally Posted by mrt10x

This is a true Rat Bike and how one should be used.

Zen_and_the_art_of_Motorcycle_Negligence

Cack! Loved those trip reports. Honda should buy that bike from him and give him a job.

Linky above doesn't work, btw.

[GlenInk]

This is not a rat bike thread !

[bwalsh]

Originally Posted by slartidbartfast

I've got nothing against rat bikes but even the idea of spraying it black seems against the whole concept unless it needed paint and black was all you had - or perhaps you found a can of black paint by the side of the road. If you went out and bought a can of black paint just for that purpose then you are a rat bike poseur, not the real deal.

But damn near all Harley's (and model "T" fords) are black! I believe it's the number one choice in colors.
I mean if you are making a rat bike what other color would you use? A nice paint job on a rat bike just isn't natural.

[slartidbartfast]

Originally Posted by bwalsh

But damn near all Harley's (and model "T" fords) are black! I believe it's the number one choice in colors.
I mean if you are making a rat bike what other color would you use? A nice paint job on a rat bike just isn't natural.

Absolutely agree - but the paint should get "ratty" due to time, neglect and incidental damage/overspray/etc. Deliberately covering up nice paint with a spray bomb for no other reason seems pointless and, as I said earlier, contrived. Furthermore, if something actually needs painting (unlikely) then a true rat bike owner will use either the cheapest possible paint or the first coating that comes to hand, regardless of color.

Finally - You should not "make" a rat bike. It should evolve, naturally, from a non-ratty bike, due to necessity and (possibly benign) neglect. I suppose it could also include some creative adornment that captures some of the bike or owner's history.

[bwalsh]

Originally Posted by slartidbartfast

Absolutely agree - but the paint should get "ratty" due to time, neglect and incidental damage/overspray/etc. Deliberately covering up nice paint with a spray bomb for no other reason seems pointless and, as I said earlier, contrived. Furthermore, if something actually needs painting (unlikely) then a true rat bike owner will use either the cheapest possible paint or the first coating that comes to hand, regardless of color.

Finally - You should not "make" a rat bike. It should evolve, naturally, from a non-ratty bike, due to necessity and (possibly benign) neglect. I suppose it could also include some creative adornment that captures some of the bike or owner's history.

I agree 110%!

[slartidbartfast]

Originally Posted by GlenInk

This is not a rat bike thread !

Yeah but there's no new action from "The Tail of the Dugong" and most inmates are stuck inside bored, waiting for the weather to improve (not me BTW - I've been riding every day ).

Besides, this thread has branched off so many times and got away with it, I reckon just about anything goes.

Still, here's a video showing some stupid driving on 129:

[TrashCan]

That was mild and less than normal.

[Benjava]

Originally Posted by TrashCan

That was mild and less than normal.

Is there a crash in this vid? I don't want to waste my time watching the whole thing if not

[DAKEZ]

Originally Posted by Benjava

Is there a crash in this vid? I don't want to waste my time watching the whole thing if not

nope I skipped to the end. nothing to see here... move along

[Bill Harris]

Originally Posted by dwoodward

Cack! Loved those trip reports. Honda should buy that bike from him and give him a job.

Linky above doesn't work, btw.

The linky has an extra http:// in it. Should be http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=265019 and is an absolute hoot to read...

And in the spirit of the topic, here is the picture:

[cornercarver]

Originally Posted by slartidbartfast

Still, here's a video showing some stupid driving on 129:

It sure looks to me like the folks straightening that curve, at least in one direction (from right to left on the video) have very clear sightlines and are safely crossing the double yellow there. Pretty harmless behaviour, if you ask me.

[RedRocket]

Originally Posted by Benjava

Is there a crash in this vid? I don't want to waste my time watching the whole thing if not

Originally Posted by DAKEZ

nope I skipped to the end. nothing to see here... move along

Isn't that what NASCAR is for?

[cornercarver]

Originally Posted by Bill Harris

The linky has an extra http:// in it. Should be http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=265019 and is an absolute hoot to read...

Fucker - that just cost me 2 hours of my evening. Thanks!!!!

[100mpg]

Originally Posted by cornercarver

It sure looks to me like the folks straightening that curve, at least in one direction (from right to left on the video) have very clear sightlines and are safely crossing the double yellow there. Pretty harmless behaviour, if you ask me.

it does look like it but hard to tell exactly what the driver/rider is seeing. I have done it on the PCH to pass and just for the fun of it. If you can see way down the road, there is no danger.