Building an awesome badass Rat Rod Scooter
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- čas přidán 20. 03. 2019
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I started this project on day two of learning how to stick weld.
The parts donor bike had been sitting out in the rain for about 4 years.
"Rat Rod" refers to a hot rod that is very low to the ground, bare metal, rusty, crappy but cool looking and was the inspiration for this build.
Here's a video I made about learning to weld: • Teaching myself how to...
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That's a great father and son project and that scooter looks like a lot of fun. Just remember you don't have to be a good welder, just a good grinder!
the part where the scooter broke in half ... twice ... yeah, that ended up on the cutting room floor. But my grinding has really improved!! 😁 I love the challenge but it's kind of frustrating when somebody sneezes in the next room and my welds fall apart. 🙃
I'm right there with you brother, Retiring my carpentry hat for a welder hat. The world of metal opens up so much more possibilities for our creative minds!
Cool project! Loved the cactus on the front, and Kactus boys sub call. That deck looks familiar... can't quite put my finger on it...
Looking forward to all the crash vids!
Cheers dude. Kactus boy really helped me out on this one. Crash vids will come when the welds break in half - will be a video of my face with kerb rash 😲🌶Was a real fun one though and that deck - I don't know what you are talking about ... I'll ask my brother though.
Nothing but love went into your Frankenscooter. Dope
G’day Rob, mate your in front in the rat race, super cool project & awesome that you’ve made such a great item after only a days welding practice, keep the cool videos coming our way mate 👍👍👍👍
thanks heaps Sumo san - a base level of welding skills adds a range of possibilities to the mix so I hope I can carry on entertaining with future projects! 👍❌💯
Cool build. I like it. You need to find a massive hill to race it down, but try to avoid the gravel rash 😂👍
Cheers man - been trying to get my boy to take it to school but he won't cos there are hills and it has no brakes. I told him son...when I was your age brakes weren't even invented yet. hahaha 🏁🏎
I think this is awesome! My daughter outgrew her bike and I've been thinking of just donating it, but she'd love one of these. Not so sure she'd be into the rat scoot idea, but it would make a great daddy-daughter project!
Good on you for taking on the project!
Thanks man, it was a fun project and you could paint it any colour your daughter wanted. This was my first time welding as well which made it even more fun.
That's a pretty good first welding project! Keep it up.
My heart goes out to everyone in NZ at this time.
Thanks Andy! And thank you for that as well. We've been lucky thus far but now everything is different.
How cool! Now you could just say the character welding job was intentional for the authentic rat-rod look.... but it seems you are an honest man after all! ;)
Cheers mate, yeah it was literally day 2 of welding for me, two years on and my welding is still pretty rat-rod but it's quite fun for a change - working with metal.
Sweet little father son project! Your turning into a real fabricator. Are you welding in a fleece jacket? Clothes and shoes that are made with synthetic material such as polyester can ignite and melt to you skin. It's bad. This kid in welding class dropped an amber on his track shoe and it went Chernobyl.🔥
Thanks Tony. Ha! it is fleece. it was day two of welding - remember my last vid where I was getting sunburn? I had to wear something and I didn't have any leather jackets lying around - I moved on from them in the 90s dude. The rest of my attire is all leather though - leather boots, socks, underwear (man they make my balls itch). I think I'm pretty safe - but I'll have to get my set up cleared by Make Things - he's a real safety police 😆.
Ha great video Rob , really enjoyable . The scooter looks cool in the rat rod style, I like how you just clear coated it.
Thanks very much Vic. As a beginner welder (stick welding at that) I knew it was going to be ugly so the rat rod philosophy "Viva la ugly" seemed to be appropriate here - so that's why I just clear coated it. Building it was a lot of fun, but like you however I'm probably not going to ride it much - I use it to go out to the mailbox at least and my son spins around the driveway making me nervous that he's going to scratch the hell out of my car .. lol.
Great project ...so good to spend time with the kids !
Hey Francois - cheers mate. I really enjoyed this one, it was a great summer project - we've had it so good haven't we! 👍
@@TakamiWoodshop For sure, we had a great summer !!!
Awesome....
Loved the video Rob, the scooter looks like a lot of fun and I liked the way you recycled an existing bike to make it too. 😀👍👍👍
Hey Bob, thanks mate it was a lot of fun making - and thanks again for the welding tips along the way, and a lot of fun playing around on it. As for the recycle - I was just glad to get rid of that ugly purple bike off the driveway!
Really cool Rob! I’m horrible at welding and could not have done this, that thing looks super cool 💯💯
I barely got it together - I had to weld plates over where I burnt big holes - but it made it more "rat" so it looked intentional. Watch out for my next project - Rat rod black walnut live edge waterfall table 😆 (gawd I hope it doesn't come to that)
Completely awesome project. This would have been the coolest video this year ............ had it not been for the Makita socks!
Excellent work Rob and Jnr Rob.
Thanks very much Pete 👍, for the comment 😎 But you know it HAD to be the Makita socks - I've painted myself into that corner! I'm trying not to wear those socks too much 'cos they are my favourites and I don't want to wear them out!!
Great project! I bet the kids love it!
The kid's father loves it too! 😁 Cheers Ari!
Very rad rat rod Rob! Great video work as usual.
Thanks Dave - appreciate it!
mate your welding is like mine and there is nothing a flappa disc on an angle grinder can't hide, having fun is whats it all about.
lol - ain't that the truth mate! 👍 Had plenty of fun and now it can sit out in the rain for another four years 😆
Dude! Sweet ride! Tempted to make one myself, not for a video just because you boys looked like you had so much fun with it. Nicely done mate!
thanks Matt mate, yeah it's a lot of fun and really good exercise and plenty of looks 😎. You doing much or not really?
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@@MattBerryCustom look forward to it my man!
great project for first time welding! you can call it Frankie scooter! 😀 It's a unique piece I must say!
Thank you Takis. Very difficult but a lot of fun. Frankie Scooter - yeah ... I like it 👍
I'm planning a few more welding projects ... need to practice a lot more though.
Nice bike 🚲
If it was me I would have done the badge in wood the lighter colour for the shield darker wood for the 🌵 wood have tide in Nicely with the kickboard nice work bud really cool
Very cool Rob!
Thanks very much!
Very nice short . quality
"It's alive I tell you, Frankenscooter is ALIVE!"
MMWWAAHAWHAWHAW!
Great build, buddy👍
Looks suh-weet as 🤘😎🤘
An extendable/adjustable gooseneck wouldn't go astray.
Awesome job mate 👍
Those sox rock...😂
hehe - yep - it's a real Frankenstein that is for sure! The gooseneck is extendable - it's just the little bike one so doesn't come up much but I like to get my hunch-back on so no drama. Oh those socks .. sooo comfy .. I kid you not. I'm definitely going back to that event this year for a new pair! Cheers Bill mate - have a good weekend man, and did you see Vic's uber cool bike that he made?
@@TakamiWoodshop have yourself a rippa weekend too mate👍
Seen Vic,s video in the notification feed, on my way there now.
Hunch backs, Frankenstein, what next man!
😂😂bwahahaha😂😂
Now put a motor on it and take it off some sweet jumps! Cool build!
I've been wanting to motorise it! Probably should get some brakes first 🤣. If I do it will be powered by my 18v Makita batteries - there are examples around where it has been done with skateboards - I'm totally into that shit 😁🤙
Hey never mind about the bike, where did you get those Makita socks from! Ok, ok very cool project and we'll done on the video edit to :)
The Makita socks have raised quite a stink 😎 here in the comments section it seems - with people either loving or hating them as if they were an old girlfriend! Geez.
Kind of reminds me of the guy that build the freakin' awesome steel and wood workshop bench and everyone said cool bench bro but I just LURVE that ORANGE.
Hey Scott - thanks heaps mate - appreciate the visit and the comment - it makes this CZcams gig a lot more enjoyable having feedback and interaction. 👍
I'll have to catch up with that guy making the steel bench, but dude, you're holding back on those socks @@TakamiWoodshop Be good!
Muito bom!!! Gostei da música também!!!
Muito obrigado! e demorou um pouco para selecionar a música - então, fico feliz!
What a cool idea...shame it wouldn't really work with a mountain bike...got two knackered ones behind the shed...oh well...keep me eyes out for a bmx going free on gumtree then 😉😁👍
Thanks mate - mountain bike wheels are much bigger but maybe you could frankenstein in some sort of motor that would suit the overall larger scale of things? Which incidentally is my plan once my welding skill get up to scratch. I have an old chainsaw that's willing to donate its engine to the cause.
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arigatou gozaimasu 🙇♂️ ✌ tsukuru no mo とても楽しkatta desu! 🤙
That wasent a southern star re-mix bike was it? They are worth thousands 😂 great job mate looked like a fun project for you and your boy 👍 you could have used a nice spindle sander on that deck I reckon 😉
Just quietly mate - I know where the factory that makes that bike is ...... (it's in china of all places ... shhhhh don't tell but I can get literally thousands of them!! 🤐) Hehe Thank you mate it was a fun project for the summer - I've got one of those sanders but I loaned it out to some guy and well you know how that goes .😕
@@TakamiWoodshop well send the brother around to get it back 😉 great first welding project look forward to more 👍
Sweet build! Shame about the socks though! 😉
Cheers dude! 👍 I don't condone soxist remarks on my channel though!
Great design, BUT looking at the welding on this project I wouldn't let my kids use it.. not a chance..
I wouldn't let your kids ride my scooter anyway, not a chance.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣in the bio he said he started this on day 2 of learning to stick weld🤣🤣🤣🤣
He did say that. What's your point with all the emojis? 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮🙂🙃😚😘😊😍😍😜😝🥰😅😆😁😚😙🙃😉😊😍😍🤣😅😆😄😃😙🤨🧐🙄😒😳😳😫😩😖😞😧😥🌛🌛😠😑😴😪🌛🌜😈🤬😡😤😑😐😐😐🤧😑🤢🤢🤓👹👻😿😿😽😼😹😸
Sometimes the things people say in the comments make no sense at all and are written as if the video creator has ceased to exist.
Ha ha cool!
cheers dude 👍
i followed his instructions TO THE LETTER even doing my own deep research and having friends and family helping me, as well as going to the local bike scooter shop and asking thier opinions on certain things and having the expert double check everything to make sure it was good to go. I did EVERYTHING you told me to do, double checked, triple checked... there was nothing else I could have done other than just trust you that you knew what you were talking about..
MY FIRST RIDE on this thing, and the thing just shreds up on me, , the tires went flat, the chain fell off, i crashed... into oncoming traffic and two people almost died... i should sue you for making this video... you didn't tell us that this could be very dangerous... no warning at all..
🤣🤣 I didn't tell you to smoke crack before you sat down and wrote this comment ... wtf. Thanks for the laugh though. Did you remember to take off your sunglasses when you went riding in the middle of the night? Also, scooters don't have chains 🤣🤣😣. Hilarious, well done 👍🤙
@@TakamiWoodshop great video glad i made u laugh lol
FIRST!
Disqualified 'cos you ain't watched the vid!
First of your two comments you mean?
@@TakamiWoodshop I am watching it now... nearly finished... and am I only limited to 2 comments???
per channel?
So about 10 comments then...
I see, you are professional working with wood, but NOT metal 😄
What are you professional at? NOT CZcams comments obviously 😆😁
Anyway, wear all black when you weld, makes it more betterer. 🤙
First!?
Disqualified 'cos you ain't watched the vid!
first equal with the bird guy