RAT bike get in line and post YOUR rat
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Re: RAT bike get in line and post YOUR rat
cotten,
thats cool! customer project? or another shifty mobile?
john
thats cool! customer project? or another shifty mobile?
john
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Re: RAT bike get in line and post YOUR rat
John!john HD wrote:cotten,
thats cool! customer project? or another shifty mobile?
john
Liberty has been refusing new motor and chassis accounts for a half-decade now, will not likely resume.... unless somebody wants to come in and take over.
I felt sorry for the old tramp when he came trudging up the alley pushing the rattling heap, so I let him chain it up out back until he figures out how to make it run.
And how to get a title.
...Cotten
Postscript:
This thing is growing on me. Who is the forum Cushman guru?
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My rat, Texas 2009. Rough trip from MD that year, ran a little hard (and the balance was off a bit) and less than 300 miles into the trip the right upper tank mount cracked (the keen-eyed will notice the bungie strap that held the tanks on for the rest of the trip). 3 minutes later I was back on the road. Then 500 miles later (same day, it was a long day) the solid fuel line snapped right under the fitting from the tank moving around (hey, bungies only work so well). Two hose clamps and a piece of 1/4" fuel line and back on the road. Then the rear Invader wheel cracked at the spoke and started leaking, had to put a tube from a Yamaha in. There was more, but you get the idea...
-Kuda (3800 miles round trip, you're gonna break a few eggs)
'49 panchop
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Did Cushman build those for Sears?, I noticed it has a starter just like the '48 Cushman I had a LONG time ago. And I like the security system, kind of like my old Sportster.Cotten wrote:Who is the forum Cushman guru?
My old cushman had a BIG bath tub on it, you could get more than a 6 pack in the trunk, and 3 kids on the seat. It had a 2-speed gearbox, 6.00 x 6 tires, no front brake, and when I was 13 I thought it was the hottest thing on 2 wheels!
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my shovel
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Mike, I also had a 52 Cushman when I was ten. I remember writing letters to Lincoln Nebraska begging for parts, non were avalible. The points were down to nothing. I loved that piece of shit till the end. The kicker was the coolest. Bob LFlatHeadSix wrote:Did Cushman build those for Sears?, I noticed it has a starter just like the '48 Cushman I had a LONG time ago. And I like the security system, kind of like my old Sportster.Cotten wrote:Who is the forum Cushman guru?
My old cushman had a BIG bath tub on it, you could get more than a 6 pack in the trunk, and 3 kids on the seat. It had a 2-speed gearbox, 6.00 x 6 tires, no front brake, and when I was 13 I thought it was the hottest thing on 2 wheels!
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late in getting this in,me giving zebra rides to the kids,early 80s.46 el,in my 50 frame
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That's what I was thhinking. I wouldn't mind having a rat like those!steinauge wrote:Those arent really rat bikes.(at least not by my standards) just riders.
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That's what I call a tool kit!Cotten wrote:They ALL look better in a photo.....
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Nice picture, JR. Nice bike too.
Somewhere, I have a picture of me sitting on my old ratty Sportster, with my daughter tucked inside my jacket. I think she was around 3-4 months old then. Nowdays, I get accused of carrying her on the road that way! Never happened. Funny how memories get distorted over the years.
That would have been in the early '80s also.
Somewhere, I have a picture of me sitting on my old ratty Sportster, with my daughter tucked inside my jacket. I think she was around 3-4 months old then. Nowdays, I get accused of carrying her on the road that way! Never happened. Funny how memories get distorted over the years.
That would have been in the early '80s also.
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Cotten!
At the risk of hijacking this thread, I do know a few things about Cushmans. I restored this 1951 model 64 last year
Before: After: The place to start for parts and information is
B & B Motor Sports
Bert, Jane & Bert Jr. Barnett 1123 Mary Drive
Prattville, AL 36066
(334) 365-5668
You will really enjoy talking to Bert.
Joe
At the risk of hijacking this thread, I do know a few things about Cushmans. I restored this 1951 model 64 last year
Before: After: The place to start for parts and information is
B & B Motor Sports
Bert, Jane & Bert Jr. Barnett 1123 Mary Drive
Prattville, AL 36066
(334) 365-5668
You will really enjoy talking to Bert.
Joe
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Thanks Joe!
Now all I need to do is get Ol' Shiftless motivated.
(This time of year, he is rarely seen outside of the janitor's closet. For some reason, he is never around when I am.)
....Cotten
Now all I need to do is get Ol' Shiftless motivated.
(This time of year, he is rarely seen outside of the janitor's closet. For some reason, he is never around when I am.)
....Cotten
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