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Reply #15 - 04/20/05 at 13:29:43

sluggo wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

on the count of three lets all say it.. one two three.

[glow=red,2,300]RATBIKE [/glow]

May be a RatBike now, But it is juat the first build to see if all works OK, Then possible will be tarted up a bit... To be honest thisd bike is going to be ridden into the ground, I already have two clutch and throtle cables run as backups, tied to the existing ones. So pretty chrome bits wont really do me much good.

and yeh what the heck is Hoople????? lol

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Reply #16 - 04/20/05 at 14:31:41

LondonThing wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

May be a RatBike now, But it is juat the first build to see if all works OK, Then possible will be tarted up a bit... To be honest thisd bike is going to be ridden into the ground, I already have two clutch and throtle cables run as backups, tied to the existing ones. So pretty chrome bits wont really do me much good.

and yeh what the heck is Hoople????? lol

dont get me wrong, there is nothing bad about a "ratbike",

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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: LondonThing-Savage / Photos Reply #17 - 04/20/05 at 14:48:23 Way cool London! That is surely one of the most unique Savage Customs I've ever had the pleasure of seeing ... way to go man!
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Nightrain Ex Member	Re: LondonThing-Savage / Photos Reply #18 - 04/20/05 at 15:04:41 WOW. I cant believe nobody ever heard of MOTT THE HOOPLE. Especially all the brits....Nobody ever heard of Ian Hunter? http://www.nic.com/~dzien/toppage.html And by the way. That is a sick looking bike. Love the clip on bars. Don't change a thing
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Reply #19 - 04/20/05 at 15:10:10

Nightrain wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

WOW. I cant believe nobody ever heard of MOTT THE HOOPLE. Grin

Especially all the brits....Nobody ever heard of Ian Hunter?

http://www.nic.com/~dzien/toppage.html

And by the way. That is a sick looking bike. Love the clip on bars. Wink

mott the hoople live is one of the best live albums i've ever heard.

slash from gnr stole the top hat look from ian hunter.

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Nightrain Ex Member	Re: LondonThing-Savage / Photos Reply #20 - 04/20/05 at 15:18:01 Yeah! You got it . Thanks for bailing me out. Mott is the bomb. Many of the metal/glam bands from the 80's & 90's stole lots from those guys. The stuff still holds up today.
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Reply #21 - 04/20/05 at 15:20:33

Sluggo's right -- there is nothing wrong with a ratbike. On the contrary, in my opinion, a true rat bike is the ultimate expression of motorcycle utility. (a true rat grows that way from neglect, weather, and patching in/on various fixes without regard to cosmetics. Those who custom build a bike to look like a rat do not understand the soul of the rat.)

Tarting 'er up a bit is okay, jes' don't try ta make a lady outta 'er. I think it is a great looking bike as it is.

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bobo383 Serious Thumper 2004 No Login Offline Neck=Red Posts: 516 Arlington, TX Gender:	Re: LondonThing-Savage / Photos Reply #22 - 04/20/05 at 16:35:03 Ratbikes are PREFECT. Irritate the crap out of the posers and the shiney-hiney crowd on their chrome-plated sows (gitazan, 2005) Don't change anything.
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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: LondonThing-Savage / Photos Reply #23 - 04/20/05 at 17:05:59 Just for the record, what size tires are you running?
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bobo383 Serious Thumper 2004 No Login Offline Neck=Red Posts: 516 Arlington, TX Gender:	Re: LondonThing-Savage / Photos Reply #24 - 04/20/05 at 18:16:27 Also, how did you fit the triple clamps to your bike? Is there a standard size stem for the frames on bikes? I aint done this befo'.
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: LondonThing-Savage / Photos Reply #25 - 04/20/05 at 20:23:54 I like it! I remember an English friend of mine complaining about the MOT process. The last one she took her first generation Mini through, the car failed. So she torched it at the testing facility. She lives in Spain now... -WD
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shawn_b Ex Member	Re: LondonThing-Savage / Photos Reply #26 - 04/20/05 at 20:44:24 rat bike or no rat bike it still a savage way cool 8) 8) shawn
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Reply #27 - 04/21/05 at 02:45:37

Nightrain wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

WOW. I cant believe nobody ever heard of MOTT THE HOOPLE. Grin

Especially all the brits....Nobody ever heard of Ian Hunter?

"I dreamt of being horses in shackles of gold
And the men that were young then are now terribly old
The graveyard was creaking with too many bones
While the bishop was praying his cassock was sold"

Lyrics from Backsliding Fearlessly Grin

London--------> KOOL!!

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Reply #28 - 04/21/05 at 05:22:05

Nightrain wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

WOW. I cant believe nobody ever heard of MOTT THE HOOPLE. Grin

Especially all the brits....Nobody ever heard of Ian Hunter?

http://www.nic.com/~dzien/toppage.html

And by the way. That is a sick looking bike. Love the clip on bars. Don't change a thing Wink

Well I do remember Ian Hunter - but you see that lines up on about a 5 year span that I really don't remeber much about Roll Eyes

could have been a favorite!

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Reply #29 - 04/21/05 at 09:29:04

I grew up listening to Mott The Hoople, one of the first hard rock bands. Very antisocial music Grin

, Still have them in my record collection even have an orignal red vinyl copy of thier first album. The Londonthing Savage is turning out to be a piece of art. Either keep it as a ratbike or turn it into a cafe racer. Just ride the snot out of it and have fun. Ed L.

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