Manky Monkey Motors

Hi, i have been aware of the term HotRods ever since i can remember and in the latter yrs the term RatRods also, ive seen loads of HotRods/RatRods in real life and more via the internet this also including Motorbikes, which brings me to my question..how would you define a HotRod/RatRod bike in its build and looks. I have a far idea but would like some input from people who have had alot more time in around this scene. regards ...VB...

Jeez, that's a big question! Anybody care to venture an opinion!

Either bare minimum of work done to body to keep it legal, or s**t hot running gear under a ratty body?

hehe nothing serious meant by it just wanting to see others opinions.  alot use the blk look, red wheels clean motor  :)

Thinking back a few years, i seem to remember an executive at Harley talking about the design brief for the V-Rod, he explained in a lot of techno speech, which bolied down to be pretty much be "make a hot rod motorcycle".
I can see what he means there are several styling cues lifted straight from old US cars & hotrods.

Well.......................... A traditional rod would be a pre '49 car with no mudgaurds (not fenders!) manual box, later V8 and steel or wire wheels, nothing that doesnt help you go fast. But there isnt any hard and fast rules! Generally id say its a car thats been upgraded to go faster, better engine, axles, suspention, brakes. So you can really 'hot rod' anything, but that doesnt make it a 'rod. Rat rods are just an excuse for people not to bother grinding down their welds or finishing it nicely! ;D I dont mind a bit of patina, but there are some real sh*t heaps over in the states that say their rat rods.
Exhibit A: What I would say is a pretty tradtional rod.
Exhibit B: Not good!

A lot of work has gone into that rod running on drybollics, each to their own.

No hydraulics on it. No thought about scrub lines, oil cooler jammed in the grille between the rad, no windows, modern tyres. But hey if you wanna drive it.

Hi Lunatic,Chevy Ric.. i was asking for peeps opinions so theres bount to be differnces of opinion so i hope u 2 aint waring over my Question? id hate that :) me being new here un all hope some more will post in this thread, as ive said earlier i have my own ideas but having others too only helps me with the trike build that ByzMax will be doing :)

Just a difference of opinion mate! :D No wars here! Im not into it enough to get angry about these things! ;D Just dont like to see nice cars lumped in with cars that are badly built or dangerous under the rat rod tag. But to be fair we dont see the really bad ones here as we have rules to stop it. but they seem to get away with anything in the states. Ill take a miss on driving a rod with no floors ta! :o
Is your trike going to be satin black/ gloss black tank?

colour wise im in 2 minds atm really need to see the trike built in its basic form 1st before deciding, option 1, blk satin girders, cyan frame cyan tank with cheq, blk wheels, option2 satin blk girders,blk frame, gloss blk tank with cheq red wheels, hoping to use some copper and brass in some areas.

Sounds sweet. ;D Just wondered if I was doing the paint! :D Byz called me about it a little while ago. Could always use some copper/brass type leafing on the paint to tie in with other bits. Check out some of the rods over on http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/ and the Billetproof show thread, might give you some ideas! 8)

oh right u the guy that painted for byzmax then?  im bringing up some brass and other odd metals with me when i bring bike up

Havent painted for him before. But he has a plan...... so I think I may be doing some painting for him. Hint! And if you read this byz, call me again, no one seems to answer ya phone!
Dis you see the pic of the seat at the bottom of the hot rod drags pics, the copper one with all the holes punched in it. looks cool. 8)

im on page 3 atm of that show so no i dont think ive seen it yet

Some great photos of the Drags here:

http://www.pbase.com/smarjoram/nsra_hot_rod_drags

hmm yeah im just browsing it now ...thanks

i see that car is on there ..the one u guys were pushing/hadpic in driver seat um is it brocks drag? anyway just saved them will be on me wall tonight :)

Yes it is Brocks drag called 'The Black Pig'.  :)

Otherwise known as "that car".  :D
Go look at the Motors, 4 Wheels section of the main site. There's a film clip of Brock running the quarter mile at the same track, filmed from inside the car, plus his race diaries, which should be updated soon, now that his season has finished. 

hmm ok will do i went to some pbase forum as well but i now thats not it,or is it ? its hard to be as thick as me ::)

You don't want to be me then. I'm as thick as 2 short planks me  :)

Huh? There are other foums? I thought the World ended at the edge of Mankydom.
Brock belongs to the Wild Bunch Nostalgia Drag Racing Club, who have their own website & forum -the link's on the Links page of the main MMMotors site. The National Street Rod Association, who ran the HotRod Drags meeting also have a site & forum. There's millions of 'em out there.
                                                                                -but ours is best.

It sure is  ;D

hehe yeah i like this place

We don't know nuffink, but at least we're honest about it!  :P