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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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Here are some pics of a rat bike I saw at a rally in Sandy Hook, Miss. in 2010. I thought it was pretty cool.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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Not sure what I like best, the bed pan or the pull rope starter!

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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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Gotta love those rat bikes as bad as they look their a testament to Hd's reliability.
 
Old Sep 25, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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Doesn't do much for me.
 
Old Sep 25, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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Could'nt handle very many miles on that seat!
 
Old Sep 25, 2012 | 08:41 PM
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Could'nt handle very many miles on that seat!
Looks pretty comfortable to me.
 
Old Sep 25, 2012 | 08:42 PM
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That looks like an old 60's Ford tractor seat. My grandpa had one of those tractors until a few years ago when the engine on it siezed up. I remember running the brush hog on that thing and after about 30 minutes my butt went numb.
 

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One thing I noticed right off the bat is the front banana caliper is mounted on the opposite side of design. Fork lowers were swapped.
 
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Harleys should be fun to own, & you can see that owner is having fun.

Aside from the pull cord, I like the rear stirrups best.
 
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that looked more like a bike cemetery than a rat bike.

We saw a guy on a 41 Indian that was packed from a trip from Cali to NH and I mean packed, I have a pick somewhere, hair brush on the bars, bedding behind the seat same kind of thing, but he was totaly serious.
Also met a guy who showed up with no seat, just duct tape, lol had a milk jug on his bars for donations to get a seat, he had come from Canada.

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