Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 40

Thread: A true Rat

  1. #1
    Join Date
    25th August 2004 - 21:45
    Bike
    GSXR 450
    Location
    NZ
    Posts
    2,618

    Question A true Rat

    So its 1:30 in the after noon on Saturday I'm talking shit at scooter world and they about to close. I have nothing better to do so I decided to make my scooter an official rat bike and paint it the official rat bike colour, Matt black.
    I went up to R.E.P.C.O. (rip every poor cunt off) and brought some Matt black paint I got three cans but only needed two, some prepsol to remove all the wax and grease and some pain thinner to get rid of the adhesive the stickers left behind. Because this is a rat and I'm painting it on my back porch I am not gonna try to hard to make it look pretty but I don't want the paint peeling off.
    So I started by taking off all the stickers and giving the bike a good once over with the thinners then the prepsol. After this I took off all the lights (I didn't have to take the tail light off though thanks for that WT), the seat and all the little things that were going to get in the way. I put all the screws and bolts in a nice little pile, putting each set of screws in masking tape labeling them as mister Gilera though it would be a good idea to make all the screws and bolts different sizes. Now all I had to do was mask the bike up and get painting. I put the first coat on around 6:30pm so it was starting to get dark by the time the second coat was ready to go on there was no light, This is how I got the true rat look by painting it in the dark.
    The only real problem I had while paint was it decided to rain on me so on top of being painted at night it also got rained on, man this bike is gonna look wicked.
    I put the bike back together today and it looks mint, I have a few things left to do to it. I need to fix the front right indicator as the mount broke off. I am also waiting on a tail light and I need to fix the head set I put a new engine mount on my bike on Friday (well afast135 did thanks for that jono) and because its one solid piece not two it vibrates like a mofo below 80km/hr and the heat set sounds like its going to fall apart so I need to stop it from doing that.
    So my bike is all go for next weekend im taking it out in a van and im going to bring the left over Matt black so when I flip it.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	before.JPG 
Views:	31 
Size:	441.7 KB 
ID:	29382   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	before (1).JPG 
Views:	15 
Size:	463.5 KB 
ID:	29383   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	DSC00466.JPG 
Views:	16 
Size:	382.8 KB 
ID:	29384   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	stripping.JPG 
Views:	12 
Size:	394.4 KB 
ID:	29385   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	stripping (1).JPG 
Views:	15 
Size:	392.9 KB 
ID:	29386   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	stripping (2).JPG 
Views:	23 
Size:	453.1 KB 
ID:	29387  

  2. #2
    Join Date
    25th August 2004 - 21:45
    Bike
    GSXR 450
    Location
    NZ
    Posts
    2,618
    1234567890
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	first few coats.JPG 
Views:	26 
Size:	449.8 KB 
ID:	29388   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	first few coats (1).JPG 
Views:	21 
Size:	475.7 KB 
ID:	29389   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	first few coats (2).JPG 
Views:	18 
Size:	473.5 KB 
ID:	29390   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	after.JPG 
Views:	136 
Size:	438.1 KB 
ID:	29391   Click image for larger version. 

Name:	after (1).JPG 
Views:	52 
Size:	374.7 KB 
ID:	29392  

  3. #3
    Join Date
    31st October 2005 - 21:24
    Bike
    SUZUKI road & Kawasaki race bike
    Location
    New Plymouth
    Posts
    1,526
    oh how Prrrdy.....
    very rat bike

    EDIT: "Rat Scooter"
    nice job Texmo
    Taking it to the track thanks to: KIWIBIKE INSURANCE & PIRELLI TYRES, EXPERIENCE MOTORCYCLES, EBC Brakes, SUPERSPROX Sprockets, TSUBAKI Chains, RST Leathers, REPSOL Oils, FutureGrafix, Autolink

  4. #4
    Join Date
    15th February 2003 - 10:49
    Bike
    Tyre Shredder
    Location
    In my own mind
    Posts
    3,869
    good job that man .... You comin to stunt day ... If tubby is going near your scoot you might have wanted to put off painting it till after??

    Hey was it you that bought MR cbr? You bring that along next weekend they are damn easy to wheelie..
    Lump lingered last in line for brains,
    And the ones she got were sort of rotten and insane...

  5. #5
    Join Date
    3rd January 2005 - 16:16
    Bike
    18 Street Triple RS, 18 Aprilia Tuono RR
    Location
    Kawerau, NZ
    Posts
    799
    When I first started reading this I thought what a wanker, but having seen what you did does not look half bad!

    Well done my son

  6. #6
    Join Date
    25th August 2004 - 21:45
    Bike
    GSXR 450
    Location
    NZ
    Posts
    2,618
    Quote Originally Posted by aff-man
    good job that man .... You comin to stunt day ... If tubby is going near your scoot you might have wanted to put off painting it till after??

    Hey was it you that bought MR cbr? You bring that along next weekend they are damn easy to wheelie..
    Yer it is really easy to wheelie I only ever hit blalance point like 2 times but then I only took it for a couple of spins didnt even reach any country roads I needed the cash so I sold it to a guy who had his learners for a week, he promptly crashed it on senic drive.
    I am gonna be at stunt day no two ways about it thats what the paint job is for. I dont think tubby will be riding it for a little bit but I got more cans of Matt for when I bail.


    Quote Originally Posted by Krusti
    When I first started reading this I thought what a wanker, but having seen what you did does not look half bad!

    Well done my son
    Well I crashed it three times two weekends ago WT fliped it last weekend. I use and abuse this scooter.

  7. #7
    Join Date
    28th March 2005 - 14:45
    Bike
    r sex
    Location
    tristans garage
    Posts
    103
    the runners lookin good, nice job man , looking forward to seeing it uponone again

  8. #8
    Join Date
    14th February 2005 - 17:33
    Bike
    .
    Location
    Auckland
    Posts
    1,718
    haha awesome. looks mint mate!

  9. #9
    Join Date
    3rd September 2005 - 08:19
    Bike
    .
    Location
    .
    Posts
    3,712
    Ghey as the day Texmo.
    You'll be bristling with lusty man sausage next time you hit Ponsonby Rd!!

  10. #10
    Join Date
    25th August 2004 - 21:45
    Bike
    GSXR 450
    Location
    NZ
    Posts
    2,618
    For a man they couldnt root, shoot or prosecute you did get banned for a long time.
    Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
    Muhammad Ali

  11. #11
    Join Date
    10th December 2005 - 12:19
    Bike
    Hodor
    Location
    Hodor
    Posts
    2,028

    You suffer from dellusions

    Quote Originally Posted by texmo
    So its 1:30 in the after noon on Saturday I'm talking shit at scooter world and they about to close. I have nothing better to do so I decided to make my scooter an official rat bike and paint it the official rat bike colour, Matt black.
    I went up to R.E.P.C.O. (rip every poor cunt off) and brought some Matt black paint I got three cans but only needed two, some prepsol to remove all the wax and grease and some pain thinner to get rid of the adhesive the stickers left behind. Because this is a rat and I'm painting it on my back porch I am not gonna try to hard to make it look pretty but I don't want the paint peeling off.
    So I started by taking off all the stickers and giving the bike a good once over with the thinners then the prepsol. After this I took off all the lights (I didn't have to take the tail light off though thanks for that WT), the seat and all the little things that were going to get in the way. I put all the screws and bolts in a nice little pile, putting each set of screws in masking tape labeling them as mister Gilera though it would be a good idea to make all the screws and bolts different sizes. Now all I had to do was mask the bike up and get painting. I put the first coat on around 6:30pm so it was starting to get dark by the time the second coat was ready to go on there was no light, This is how I got the true rat look by painting it in the dark.
    The only real problem I had while paint was it decided to rain on me so on top of being painted at night it also got rained on, man this bike is gonna look wicked.
    I put the bike back together today and it looks mint, I have a few things left to do to it. I need to fix the front right indicator as the mount broke off. I am also waiting on a tail light and I need to fix the head set I put a new engine mount on my bike on Friday (well afast135 did thanks for that jono) and because its one solid piece not two it vibrates like a mofo below 80km/hr and the heat set sounds like its going to fall apart so I need to stop it from doing that.
    So my bike is all go for next weekend im taking it out in a van and im going to bring the left over Matt black so when I flip it.
    You suffer from dellusions Its a fuckin ugly scooter not a bike

  12. #12
    Join Date
    24th September 2005 - 14:57
    Bike
    ST1100
    Location
    Sandringham
    Posts
    225
    Looks very cool texmo.

    You could be a part of their promotional machine. "We give our new model to texmo. If he can't kill it, we release it to joe public."

  13. #13
    Join Date
    25th August 2004 - 21:45
    Bike
    GSXR 450
    Location
    NZ
    Posts
    2,618
    Quote Originally Posted by zrxer
    You suffer from dellusions Its a fuckin ugly scooter not a bike
    Hey tubby whats up? Although it is a scooter it can still be classed as a bike I didn't call it a motorcycle once. I think you should go eat some more pies before you start to lose weight. Oh and to punch me you have to catch me, I would be surprised if you could carry your lard arse for more than 10 paces with out the assistance of a bike let alone catch me.

    bike - the meaning of supplied by http://dictionary.reference.com/
    1: a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame.
    2: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals.
    Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
    Muhammad Ali

  14. #14
    Join Date
    10th February 2005 - 21:49
    Bike
    06 10 WITH ALL THE FANCY BITS
    Location
    ON THE APEX/BETWEEN CARS
    Posts
    1,765
    Nice job man, thaught yous aid you made it look bad or something!

    Looks awesome! (Might mix well with..)

  15. #15
    Join Date
    10th December 2005 - 12:19
    Bike
    Hodor
    Location
    Hodor
    Posts
    2,028
    Quote Originally Posted by texmo
    Hey tubby whats up? Although it is a scooter it can still be classed as a bike I didn't call it a motorcycle once. I think you should go eat some more pies before you start to lose weight. Oh and to punch me you have to catch me, I would be surprised if you could carry your lard arse for more than 10 paces with out the assistance of a bike let alone catch me.

    bike - the meaning of supplied by http://dictionary.reference.com/
    1: a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame.
    2: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals.
    Keep it coming weed

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •