Apocalypse Meh. Rat Racer
Discussion
Good evening guys.
My brother in law asked me to help out with a spot of decorating earlier.
Naturally I was suspicious.
Turns out he wanted to show me his unfinished Zombie Apocalypse rat bike thing. Based on a mid-90's Diversion 600 It wasn't a waste like some roat bikes I have seen.
So I loaded it up in the back of my mighty Bravo...
...and had a proper look at what I had bought.
Okay it's not as bad as it looks. The handle bars are an MMA welded prototype, rear rack welded on to the stubby frame, Amo' boxes used to hide electrics, battery and so on. The most ASBO exhaust I have ever heard (My old Katana had a Harris pipe and this is worse).
Most of the Zombie Rat stuff was removed before I took it. I'm not sure how a Diversion would have coped with the extra weight.
So the plan.
1/ Replace the tank.
2/ Stubby seat unit.
3/ Round headlight and tail light.
4/ Do something about the exhaust.
5/ Cafe' Racer inspired paint job.
6/ Remove as much weight as possible.
Should be a nice Winter project.
In theory.
My brother in law asked me to help out with a spot of decorating earlier.
Naturally I was suspicious.
Turns out he wanted to show me his unfinished Zombie Apocalypse rat bike thing. Based on a mid-90's Diversion 600 It wasn't a waste like some roat bikes I have seen.
So I loaded it up in the back of my mighty Bravo...
...and had a proper look at what I had bought.
Okay it's not as bad as it looks. The handle bars are an MMA welded prototype, rear rack welded on to the stubby frame, Amo' boxes used to hide electrics, battery and so on. The most ASBO exhaust I have ever heard (My old Katana had a Harris pipe and this is worse).
Most of the Zombie Rat stuff was removed before I took it. I'm not sure how a Diversion would have coped with the extra weight.
So the plan.
1/ Replace the tank.
2/ Stubby seat unit.
3/ Round headlight and tail light.
4/ Do something about the exhaust.
5/ Cafe' Racer inspired paint job.
6/ Remove as much weight as possible.
Should be a nice Winter project.
In theory.
poo at Paul's said:
On a positive note, it makes the Bravo look good. 
It's the biggest lump of s
t I've ever laid eyes on, and I work at the sewage farm.
It's the biggest lump of s
t I've ever laid eyes on, and I work at the sewage farm.
this is the best comment for me! I bought a rat bike once, it was an utter turd of an FJ1200 and even that looked better than your monstrosity. Best of luck, you can't really make it worse
So in what doomsday scenario are we forced to improvise and fk up all of our bikes for ourselves then?
Only I would have thought in most "apocalypse" type deals, we end up with masses of dead folk, and all their stuff left relative untouched. So I'd have thought in such a for instance we'd have immaculate vehicles due to the abundance of kit. We'd all be running top of the range, fully spec'd vehicle. Your mate's "end of days scenario" seems to involve some sort of rapture of all but st middle weight bikes (but not their plastics). At least it does like whomever had a grasp of basic mechanics found salvation however.
In all seriousness, not convinced having all the electrics in an ammo box, with what looks like woefully inadequate venting of the explosive hydrogen gas is a good idea.. But it's probably fine.
k up all of our bikes for ourselves then?Only I would have thought in most "apocalypse" type deals, we end up with masses of dead folk, and all their stuff left relative untouched. So I'd have thought in such a for instance we'd have immaculate vehicles due to the abundance of kit. We'd all be running top of the range, fully spec'd vehicle. Your mate's "end of days scenario" seems to involve some sort of rapture of all but s
t middle weight bikes (but not their plastics). At least it does like whomever had a grasp of basic mechanics found salvation however.In all seriousness, not convinced having all the electrics in an ammo box, with what looks like woefully inadequate venting of the explosive hydrogen gas is a good idea.. But it's probably fine.
Edited by Prof Prolapse on Monday 16th October 11:32
I know XJ's aren't very good. Alright they're crap and it's unusual to see one that isn't taking mirrors off with a pillion mounted box couriering stuff from one side of London to the other.
Earlier this year I swapped my RX8 for a VFR800 and when I took it out it just felt wrong.
Instead of looking at the open road and enjoying the ride I was pot hole and speed camera spotting whilst trying to second guess where the next idiot was going to be coming from.
The best thing about the XJ is they are disposable.
So I can ride it without worrying too much about anything.
Earlier this year I swapped my RX8 for a VFR800 and when I took it out it just felt wrong.
Instead of looking at the open road and enjoying the ride I was pot hole and speed camera spotting whilst trying to second guess where the next idiot was going to be coming from.
The best thing about the XJ is they are disposable.
So I can ride it without worrying too much about anything.
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