Posts Tagged ‘ratbike’

Daytona 2012 — 40th Annual Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show

// March 20th, 2012 // No Comments » // Events, Places Rat's Hole

[Daytona Beach, FL] — If 2012 isn’t the Year of the Rat, it should be. One of the must-see events of Daytona Bike Week is the Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show, now in its 40th year. Although “Big Daddy Rat” — the legendary Karl Smith — passed away in 2002, his son Ted continues the …read more…

The Rat King of Flat Lick, Kentucky

// December 10th, 2011 // 4 Comments » // People, Places Smitty

[Flat Lick, KY] — To some people, a Rat Bike may look like a two-wheeled, rolling junk pile, an ancient motorcycle with random, added-on bits and pieces in various stages of hanging — or falling — off. But as the cliche goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For Rat riders — a very …read more…

King Rat: The Evolution of a Man and his Motorcycle

// June 14th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // People rat11

“Old School” is a phrase thrown around a lot in biker circles these days.  Often you’ll hear it used to describe a modern-day chopper or bobber with old-time styling.  Andy Anderson has been riding Harley-Davidsons for 49 years.  He’s been “Old School” since “Old School” was new and has little patience for the “new school” …read more…