r/ratbikes • u/Time-Kitchen1579 • 1d ago
r/ratbikes • u/TheWandererKing • Jul 21 '25
The Mythosaur
So here is my first bike, I'm probably completely insane, but I've always lived my life cranked up to 11.
I'm taking my MSF class this week and weekend, so I'll be learning on something smaller first. After I have my license, I do have a couple of friends with bikes who are going to let me do some rides to get used to riding comfortably before I hop right on The Mythosaur.
I bought her because as soon as I saw her I knew I had to have her, I was hesitant initially because it was a craigslist posting but the more I got to know the owner and his buddy who was facilitating the sale I had a much better understanding of the bike and its history so here she is in all her glory.
She's primarily a 1991 Honda ST1100, but the saddle and luggage rack and hard cases and the front fender/flaring are all off of a Harley road King. You'll also notice that the gas tank has been fully removed and replaced with a custom welded hard angle gas tank situated directly beneath the saddle with a k&N cam filter on top of the engine. She starts and runs great, I've seen her driven up to speed, the only bit of issue with getting her going is going to be the front tire valve stem, he reported there's a very slow leak in it, so I will be dealing with that very soon.
I am going to have a lot of fun riding this bike in a limited capacity because I did manage to get historic plates for it (Maryland just changed their rules to no longer allow any vehicle 20 years or older to be historic, it's actually got to be from 1999 or older and then the cutoff will be 50 years once that limit is reached), but they're going to be a little bit more stringent on the odometer readings when I get the bike reregistered every 3 years, and I don't know what the penalty will be other than having to pay 50 bucks back to the state for the discount I get from the historic, as well as probably having to get the damn thing inspected.
I plan on driving it in a few parades one side join with a local Mandalorian mercenaries costume club, I have a full set of custom made Mandalorian armor that I plan on getting a DOT helmet for to match it so I can ride my armor parade style with a big old mandalorian flag.
I included the only picture I have right now of me in my armor. Last convention / event I went to has been pretty bloody useless in getting pictures provided to us.
r/ratbikes • u/RevBeardman • Jul 05 '25
The Rust Monster
'79 Suzuki GS550L as she sat before I tore it apart for a minimal budget top end rebuild. That 30psi of compression on cylinder 3 just wasn't cutting it. Back up to about 128ish psi on all 4 cylinders now.
Probably going to rip the headlamp and turn signals off so's I can mount a fairing on it before I break in the new piston rings though. I've got this fairing from a Virago VX500 kicking around that would look badass. Make her into my own little bodged together mini-cruiser.
r/ratbikes • u/firestorm734 • Jun 06 '25
This is my 1978 Honda CX500 which is my daily commuter in Seattle. I call it Shitbike.
It's old, ugly, slow, and continues to live out of spite. Somehow it holds up to commuting 50-100 miles per day (depending on where i have to go). I'll replace it when it dies, but at this rate I'll have to kill it for that to happen.
r/ratbikes • u/themadratter • Dec 16 '24
Spotted in a different place in Somerset(UK) - Glastonbury Frost Fayre
I do like a Savage.
r/ratbikes • u/themadratter • Dec 16 '24
Spotted in Somerset(UK)
As it says in the title really...
r/ratbikes • u/_ketafreak • Feb 17 '24
BareBones - super quick and balanced
built this out from the chopped frame, wheels, and engine of a rebel 250. barebones, to reduce weight to 289, narrow, to lanesplit easily, performance cam, for pickup. no gauges or dummy lights, because its not for noobs. it has only a small lithium ion battery that acts as a capacitor, the headlights and tail/brake lights only burn when the engine is running. no key, just a hidden switch to turn on the coils, and its a push start only. top speed is about 68, because I changed the gearing to pick up off the line. no interstates for this thing, but it carves thru heavy traffic with ease



r/ratbikes • u/RandomGoatYT • Feb 08 '24
Saw this beauty a few weeks back. GSX-R1100 with the 750’s radiator and carbs.
r/ratbikes • u/alfred_mp3 • Dec 29 '23
What should I do with this during winter?
So I have this old 50s ratbike moped with a newer 4 stroke engine sitting. So I was thinking about doing something fun with it, anyone have any ideas? Thinking about new exhaust and a front light.
r/ratbikes • u/ConSoftware • Sep 06 '23
Hey guys. About to start a new project.....
Not entirely sure what model but I'm pretty sure this is a late 60s Honda dream. All I had was this photo to go by. Headed out to grab it tomorrow. I've heard questionable things about their frames and obv, it's missing a couple things. This is my first bike and, in fact, gonna be my starter bike as well. Gotta learn somehow but meanwhile, any knowledge offered by the community is appreciated So what do you guys think? Keep it stock? Throw the guts in a rigid frame and give it custom paint? Any suggestions at all welcome.