Was just watching some rat bike vid and it reminded me about that GS with the bin lid wheels and the massive headlights that spawned so many other rats but I couldn't remember what it was called.....and here it is! I used to work for AWoL many moons ago and The Changeling of course graced issue 1 with it's malevolent prescence. Often imitated never bettered.
Bazz! One of the few Custom Bike mags I ever kept was 'cos of the feature with your fantastic scoot in it - same with BSH too, methinks?! Was just thinking of digging it out to get inspired... just acquired a TDM850 that's definitely gonna progress into that survival rat look you converted me too all those years ago. Rode passed you a couple of times but was always POB and going the other way! So, I know we've never met, but wanted to tell ya for years: NICE ONE MATE!!!
Bazz! One of the few Custom Bike mags I ever kept was 'cos of the feature with your fantastic scoot in it - same with BSH too, methinks?! Was just thinking of digging it out to get inspired... just acquired a TDM850 that's definitely gonna progress into that survival rat look you converted me too all those years ago. Rode passed you a couple of times but was always POB and going the other way! So, I know we've never met, but wanted to tell ya for years: NICE ONE MATE!!!
hey, have seen this bike in bunch of mags and at couple of odd rallies since i was little, have always loved it think its awesome!! remember while ago i saw in bsh that you were is hospital and were looking for it and were tryin to get it back, since i saw it always wondered wat happened, let me know the story! love the bike, best rat iv ever seen!!
hey, have seen this bike in bunch of mags and at couple of odd rallies since i was little, have always loved it think its awesome!! remember while ago i saw in bsh that you were is hospital and were looking for it and were tryin to get it back, since i saw it always wondered wat happened, let me know the story! love the bike, best rat iv ever seen!!
Mad survival respect from Detroit. The roads I believe are second to Afghanistan only in terms of general state of disrepair. A survival bike makes perfect sense. You don't freak if you ding it a bit. Killer build, man! Rubber side down 4evr.
Nice rat. "That" is how to enjoy a motorcycle! Seems like you know how to enjoy life as well. The Tug o War was awesome! I haven't seen tha in years/
I have to say I think the bird in pic 1:26 is way hotter than the one at the end in 4:15. The first one has a look of excitement and satisfaction. The bike looks way cool with her on it. The latter looks like.. eh.. just another shoot.
Tell me about the busted middle aged biker body, dislocated shoulders, knee cartiledge stuffed, busted ribs, ruptured kidneys etc, hurts to ride my rat now, need a bike that doesn't require a back brace! Cheers solodog.
Hey Bazz, last time I heard from you you were in a hospital bed in NW London, I sent you the Custom Bike mag with your interview in it, looks like you escaped from the nurses in your wheel chair and got back on wheels again - good to see!
Baz, I used to know you in the 80's. I worked for Hornets Despatch & used to go in the Cambridge and The One Tun in Mortimer Street. Used to meet up at Chelsea Bridge & Heston sometimes. I had (still have) a ratty silver GS850 with - ahem, sheepskin seat and scrapped on the tank. 158,00 miles last time it was ridden.
Hey hey hey......!!!!!!!! : ) Good to hear from you. I remember you putting that old 850 absolutely vertical past The One Tun : ) Last time I saw you and a few of your mates was when l bought that old Katana 650...?? I saw the guy that got hurt in the transit van up at the Bulldog once, in a chair...cant remember his name...he had an old GS1000 at Hornets, that l tried to help him with once.
How is you and your mates..? Where is ya now ? Im down in SW London still......and now into trikes as you can see in my other vids. You planing any bike meets this Summer ??
Living in Hampshire - had a break but still doing courier work! For myself now though and mostly in a van. Had the 850 26 years in August. That makes me feel old.
Old...? Tell me about it : ) I feel like a teenager stiil, but trapped in someone elses middle-aged worn out body... I wanna be uploaded into a titanium and carbon fibre Suzuki prototype robot : )
Its hard to forget such an unlikely bike at 90 degrees to the road, and kept there : ) Most GS850s were riden a little more sedately.... Yep, Pete is the guy l was thinking of, yellow and blue GS1000. Tried to help him replace the top end but the barrels had siezed onto the crankcases. He was in the back of a transit van when it cartwheeled : ( The last time l saw Mo'rat, he was working at the 'Custom Biker' mag, (the Changeling was in No.1) in Chelsea, but it didnt get past issue 7/8 or so...
Bazza,iv just gone on your site and just saw you in the para-paraglide vid and just wanted to say a Massive Respect to you.i read about you havin an off on a bike ,wasnt Changeling was it?.You have a cool trike there mate ,you cant beat the sound of a V8,Fantastic landing in your vid ,isnt it peaceful n quiet up there ,i did a static jump 2500ft at Headcorn once,what a buzz.Also see your into Triumph,had a Rocket3 last year another cool engine to trike aye??peace & RESPECT to you Bazza...Dave.
Hiya Dave, cheers : ) I had a big 'off' on the only brand new bike I ever bought (that'll teach me) A deep blue Yammy TDM900, good allrounder and great for wheelies !!! It all went wrong coming off the M23 on a fast left-hander towards Crawley at about 90mph.. Lucky to be here in any shape or form : ) I wanted a Rocket3 trike but theyre a bit pricey : ( I love my Monster V8, its a real buzz but I cant get the front wheel up !!
And being alone in the air is almost as good as pure MDMA...! : )
Yeah Bazza,i had a bit of a Suzzi thing .When the 250 law came in in the 80s i got myself a GS thou with sidecar,scared myself shitless going around lefthanders,but great when going to the Kent Custom show,just fill it up!!2 GSthous,2Gsxr1100 and a TL1000R,650Dr800Dr.Changeling Too Trike!??That will be fine for 2009,make it so.Bike ,car or JETengine???I bet the Germs were gobsmaked as the TUV here is worse than the uk.Anymore pics of the old girl?P&R Dave.
Get yourself a cheap donor and with your vision and skill make a 21st century "CHANGELING".....go on ,your a long time dead..
So she went to Germany,what did the Germs think of her?.They like their fighter/rat bikes out here ."CHANGELING 11 the TRIKE Mmmmm it has a ring about it .HaHa.Peace n Respect.Dave
Nice one Basketcase3,I first saw your bike in the early 90;s in BSH and fell in love with it .For me you got the style and look just right .Its like seeing an old mate again and nice to know that the old girl is still around(Happy Days)I had a matt black GSThou ,flame thrower exhaust but shitty points Ah ,anyway thanks for making my days back then and for posting this vid.
Hiya Dave, glad you like it.. I came through Germany a few times on it, on trips to Poland/Hungary/Slovakia. I went to a bike show in Wurzburg on it and had a great time : ) And went to the Nurnberg festival. When I was a kid, the GS1000 was king of the road, so once I was older I just had to get me one. I had 2 GS550s, a GS750, several GS1000s and a GSX1100. The Changeling was the end result of an obsession with GS's and Chops/Rats... If I could get my hands on it again I would trike it ! : )
if you hadnt of gone on to build mental bikes i may never of got my first bmx... mind you, even that was done up a little mental when i got it off you lol.
oh, by the way, having watched this vid, me mum said "i remember that bike as well... and those bloody jeans messing up my sofa!"
I remember that bike years ago in either AWOL or BSH mag ....it was the best thing i had ever seen on two wheels apart from a courier chap in london wheeling a CX500 right up on it's rear fender between two rows of stasionary traffic ! It's GREAT to see it still going and not laying rusted in some back garden next to busted into shed !
great thing about bikes, they will run forever.
ImaBAMF2029 1 month ago
Another year has gone .Hope you had a great Xmas and Happy New Year for 2012 .all the best Baz and your family.
Dave (Dave the DiscoDave43)
ilovemybmwgs1200 2 months ago
@ilovemybmwgs1200
Thanks Dave......you too mate :o)
basketcase3 2 months ago
And you looked like such a nice lad at the start!Hehe..
GavinS1965 3 months ago
I dig it. Who wants to polish chrome at every petro stop? Nice ride.
blasaloth 4 months ago
Was just watching some rat bike vid and it reminded me about that GS with the bin lid wheels and the massive headlights that spawned so many other rats but I couldn't remember what it was called.....and here it is! I used to work for AWoL many moons ago and The Changeling of course graced issue 1 with it's malevolent prescence. Often imitated never bettered.
mrbrick1970 5 months ago
wow emotional stuff right there xD
runescapeownsnubs 5 months ago in playlist More videos from basketcase3
Always loved this bike, very inspirational, along with the Erazerhead, any idea what happened to that one?
Nice one Baz :)
MrDaveSausages 10 months ago
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crewgadjy 11 months ago
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crewgadjy 11 months ago
Always beeb my favorite Rat/Survival, saw it at IOM and a few other places love it. Is it still goin mate n whats it look like know?
crewgadjy 11 months ago
Baz ,Hope you had a merry xmas ,and a happy new year to you and your family .cheers .
discodave43 1 year ago
@discodave43
You too, dude : )
And to everyone else.....
basketcase3 1 year ago
Bike looks great : )
@ 1:08 good for your friend pulling the front forks that the chain didn't brake right there LOL
AndreaGanora 1 year ago
Excellent!!!, congratulations, great bike with lots of personality...
vince1black 1 year ago
can someone tell me whats the name of this song? Awesome rat bike!
adrianalejandra1980 1 year ago
@adrianalejandra1980
Hiya, the band is 'Drowning Pool' .....and the track is 'Sermon'.
Bazza : )
basketcase3 1 year ago
RaTbike:the love story
DiabolicTut0r 1 year ago
i rarely watch slideshow vids,but this one is so cool,every picture is so true man,ty for sharing.
KiMonostereo 1 year ago
id laugh my ass off if that chain broke at 1:02
LedZeppelin13k7 1 year ago
Fantastic.
LASTINLIVE 1 year ago
yeah man , a REALLY famous bike... good 4u
thespectra 1 year ago
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Bazz! One of the few Custom Bike mags I ever kept was 'cos of the feature with your fantastic scoot in it - same with BSH too, methinks?! Was just thinking of digging it out to get inspired... just acquired a TDM850 that's definitely gonna progress into that survival rat look you converted me too all those years ago. Rode passed you a couple of times but was always POB and going the other way! So, I know we've never met, but wanted to tell ya for years: NICE ONE MATE!!!
KermitKeir 1 year ago
Bazz! One of the few Custom Bike mags I ever kept was 'cos of the feature with your fantastic scoot in it - same with BSH too, methinks?! Was just thinking of digging it out to get inspired... just acquired a TDM850 that's definitely gonna progress into that survival rat look you converted me too all those years ago. Rode passed you a couple of times but was always POB and going the other way! So, I know we've never met, but wanted to tell ya for years: NICE ONE MATE!!!
KermitKeir 1 year ago
@KermitKeir
Cheers : )
Good luck with the TDM.....
Knobblies n matt black for ever !!!!!!!
basketcase3 1 year ago
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KermitKeir 1 year ago
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KermitKeir 1 year ago
nice!
myltivibrator 1 year ago
hey, have seen this bike in bunch of mags and at couple of odd rallies since i was little, have always loved it think its awesome!! remember while ago i saw in bsh that you were is hospital and were looking for it and were tryin to get it back, since i saw it always wondered wat happened, let me know the story! love the bike, best rat iv ever seen!!
jax, thantos
thantosjax 1 year ago
hey, have seen this bike in bunch of mags and at couple of odd rallies since i was little, have always loved it think its awesome!! remember while ago i saw in bsh that you were is hospital and were looking for it and were tryin to get it back, since i saw it always wondered wat happened, let me know the story! love the bike, best rat iv ever seen!!
jax, thantos
thantosjax 1 year ago
love it
paullees557104 2 years ago
Mad survival respect from Detroit. The roads I believe are second to Afghanistan only in terms of general state of disrepair. A survival bike makes perfect sense. You don't freak if you ding it a bit. Killer build, man! Rubber side down 4evr.
brent996313 2 years ago
Nice rat. "That" is how to enjoy a motorcycle! Seems like you know how to enjoy life as well. The Tug o War was awesome! I haven't seen tha in years/
I have to say I think the bird in pic 1:26 is way hotter than the one at the end in 4:15. The first one has a look of excitement and satisfaction. The bike looks way cool with her on it. The latter looks like.. eh.. just another shoot.
Good riding to you
Tigeraction08 2 years ago
Pic at 0:25 Rox \m/
Brainiac83 2 years ago
That bike looks disgusting! I love it!!!!!! hahahaha
jerzeeboi420 2 years ago
Chick at the end looks very ride-able. Oh, the bikes cool too! :)
BlackTorso 2 years ago
A Noble and faithful Steed!
Cheers
Num1Pacesetter 2 years ago 2
sound man! im sure iv looked at this bike at the bulldog or that, cool bike man
7disco3 2 years ago 2
very vey nice bike
witolds 2 years ago 2
very very cool man.
killshin 2 years ago 2
Tell me about the busted middle aged biker body, dislocated shoulders, knee cartiledge stuffed, busted ribs, ruptured kidneys etc, hurts to ride my rat now, need a bike that doesn't require a back brace! Cheers solodog.
quendi12 2 years ago
Hey Bazz, last time I heard from you you were in a hospital bed in NW London, I sent you the Custom Bike mag with your interview in it, looks like you escaped from the nurses in your wheel chair and got back on wheels again - good to see!
Vagabond47 2 years ago
Yep, cheers.........out and about, playing with trikes and stuff : )
Ta, for the mag..
basketcase3 2 years ago
Bazz- fantastic work on your bike! Greetings and respect from the Philippines
patrickdonbosco 2 years ago
Thanks : )
basketcase3 2 years ago
Baz, I used to know you in the 80's. I worked for Hornets Despatch & used to go in the Cambridge and The One Tun in Mortimer Street. Used to meet up at Chelsea Bridge & Heston sometimes. I had (still have) a ratty silver GS850 with - ahem, sheepskin seat and scrapped on the tank. 158,00 miles last time it was ridden.
Cheers,
Terry
14001965 2 years ago
Hey hey hey......!!!!!!!! : ) Good to hear from you. I remember you putting that old 850 absolutely vertical past The One Tun : ) Last time I saw you and a few of your mates was when l bought that old Katana 650...?? I saw the guy that got hurt in the transit van up at the Bulldog once, in a chair...cant remember his name...he had an old GS1000 at Hornets, that l tried to help him with once.
basketcase3 2 years ago
How is you and your mates..? Where is ya now ? Im down in SW London still......and now into trikes as you can see in my other vids. You planing any bike meets this Summer ??
Bazza : )
basketcase3 2 years ago
Living in Hampshire - had a break but still doing courier work! For myself now though and mostly in a van. Had the 850 26 years in August. That makes me feel old.
14001965 2 years ago
Old...? Tell me about it : ) I feel like a teenager stiil, but trapped in someone elses middle-aged worn out body... I wanna be uploaded into a titanium and carbon fibre Suzuki prototype robot : )
basketcase3 2 years ago
You've got a good memory. It used to spend most of it's time on the back wheel. Always had fucked fork seals and clutch didn't last too long.
I think the bloke with the GS1000 was Pete? Was it a yellow or am I thinking of someone else? He badly hurt his leg years ago. They were good times.
What happened to Mo'rat?
14001965 2 years ago
Its hard to forget such an unlikely bike at 90 degrees to the road, and kept there : ) Most GS850s were riden a little more sedately.... Yep, Pete is the guy l was thinking of, yellow and blue GS1000. Tried to help him replace the top end but the barrels had siezed onto the crankcases. He was in the back of a transit van when it cartwheeled : ( The last time l saw Mo'rat, he was working at the 'Custom Biker' mag, (the Changeling was in No.1) in Chelsea, but it didnt get past issue 7/8 or so...
basketcase3 2 years ago
you need some highway pegs then squatting on it
vivitar45 2 years ago
MAN!!!! That was some Bike.....Hope thats not japanese technologgy......Ride On....Nd yeah what do u think of Royal Enfield Bikes.
karma10pa 2 years ago
Good bikes....a real classic. l like the sound of big singles : )
basketcase3 2 years ago
very original bike bro
misteramm2002 2 years ago
Cheers..... : )
Just a collection of ideas from many other bikes, just put onto one bike...
basketcase3 2 years ago
Wow, thats crazy you've had it all these years and it still virtually looks the same.
I'm def not into rat bikes but you def. have the first coolest one in my book. Good job man!
KawaTriple250 2 years ago
you are a badass
spiderturtle80 2 years ago
This bike has got to be one of the best. Love it.
pluggf 3 years ago
What doe's one say?!!
Would love to go back to my past!!
The great times I had!! On many a bike!!
Know how you feeling Bass...................
You say it all in video and sound's, Mate
luv yeh xx Helloner 13 xx
helloner13 3 years ago
Bazza,iv just gone on your site and just saw you in the para-paraglide vid and just wanted to say a Massive Respect to you.i read about you havin an off on a bike ,wasnt Changeling was it?.You have a cool trike there mate ,you cant beat the sound of a V8,Fantastic landing in your vid ,isnt it peaceful n quiet up there ,i did a static jump 2500ft at Headcorn once,what a buzz.Also see your into Triumph,had a Rocket3 last year another cool engine to trike aye??peace & RESPECT to you Bazza...Dave.
discodave43 3 years ago
Hiya Dave, cheers : ) I had a big 'off' on the only brand new bike I ever bought (that'll teach me) A deep blue Yammy TDM900, good allrounder and great for wheelies !!! It all went wrong coming off the M23 on a fast left-hander towards Crawley at about 90mph.. Lucky to be here in any shape or form : ) I wanted a Rocket3 trike but theyre a bit pricey : ( I love my Monster V8, its a real buzz but I cant get the front wheel up !!
And being alone in the air is almost as good as pure MDMA...! : )
basketcase3 3 years ago
Yeah Bazza,i had a bit of a Suzzi thing .When the 250 law came in in the 80s i got myself a GS thou with sidecar,scared myself shitless going around lefthanders,but great when going to the Kent Custom show,just fill it up!!2 GSthous,2Gsxr1100 and a TL1000R,650Dr800Dr.Changeling Too Trike!??That will be fine for 2009,make it so.Bike ,car or JETengine???I bet the Germs were gobsmaked as the TUV here is worse than the uk.Anymore pics of the old girl?P&R Dave.
discodave43 3 years ago
Get yourself a cheap donor and with your vision and skill make a 21st century "CHANGELING".....go on ,your a long time dead..
So she went to Germany,what did the Germs think of her?.They like their fighter/rat bikes out here ."CHANGELING 11 the TRIKE Mmmmm it has a ring about it .HaHa.Peace n Respect.Dave
discodave43 3 years ago
Definitely a possibility.... The German bikers loved it, it blew them away that we could ride things like this in the UK !!!
How about a play on the words two-to-too..? "The Changeling Too Trike"....???
Bazza : )
basketcase3 3 years ago
Nice one Basketcase3,I first saw your bike in the early 90;s in BSH and fell in love with it .For me you got the style and look just right .Its like seeing an old mate again and nice to know that the old girl is still around(Happy Days)I had a matt black GSThou ,flame thrower exhaust but shitty points Ah ,anyway thanks for making my days back then and for posting this vid.
discodave43 3 years ago
Hiya Dave, glad you like it.. I came through Germany a few times on it, on trips to Poland/Hungary/Slovakia. I went to a bike show in Wurzburg on it and had a great time : ) And went to the Nurnberg festival. When I was a kid, the GS1000 was king of the road, so once I was older I just had to get me one. I had 2 GS550s, a GS750, several GS1000s and a GSX1100. The Changeling was the end result of an obsession with GS's and Chops/Rats... If I could get my hands on it again I would trike it ! : )
basketcase3 3 years ago
He's brave, the matey pulling on the front of the Tug of War bikes, if the rope snaps he's gonna have tyre marks all the way up him!
CrustyBiker 3 years ago
It was a chain padlocked on both ends...it was redredred-hot when we took it off !!!!!!!!
basketcase3 3 years ago
but its stayed in one piece then?
You must have had that bike years, is it still going?
CrustyBiker 3 years ago
Didnt snap, luckily... Yeh its still going. Nik Samson, the editor of 100%Biker mag has it now. It was in issue 101 : )
basketcase3 3 years ago
nice bike man!!respect from romania!
turbatul 3 years ago
There you go. All done and dusted.
Oraculator 3 years ago
Cheers : )
basketcase3 3 years ago
if you hadnt of gone on to build mental bikes i may never of got my first bmx... mind you, even that was done up a little mental when i got it off you lol.
oh, by the way, having watched this vid, me mum said "i remember that bike as well... and those bloody jeans messing up my sofa!"
vampypink 3 years ago
LOL !!!! : ) I'll get your Mum some grease remover for xmas....
basketcase3 3 years ago
hahaaaa! she said its too late, shes got a new sofa
vampypink 3 years ago
Cheers : ) The single carb is part of a turbo system I had on it for a while..!!!
basketcase3 3 years ago
brilliant! I love to see someone who celebrates originality. I am just working up the bottle to wade into my NTV 650 with the angle grinder.
howshawthebrave 3 years ago
Hacksaws,angle grinders and arc welders are the best fun....go for it : )
basketcase3 3 years ago
I remember that bike years ago in either AWOL or BSH mag ....it was the best thing i had ever seen on two wheels apart from a courier chap in london wheeling a CX500 right up on it's rear fender between two rows of stasionary traffic ! It's GREAT to see it still going and not laying rusted in some back garden next to busted into shed !
chopp666 3 years ago
Yep, its good to see it still alive. I love your mad GSX11 too : )
basketcase3 3 years ago
keep em ratted!!
Roelzter 3 years ago
ugly but wicked bad ass looks like your in love like me with my sv 650 rat/street fighter keep ridin!
225franklin 3 years ago
this man is the coolist dude you could meet.. he knows how to build and ride em!!
richno14 3 years ago
Is that you, Barty..? : )
basketcase3 3 years ago
thats fucking awesome...i have the same style as you but you already had it way back in the days...im 18 now...my time is now haha ;)
jboy1919 3 years ago
Heheheee...
Good luck to ya : )
basketcase3 3 years ago
Yeh well, you know how it is....they couldnt transfer their contact numbers list and kept the old ones...but they did promise to post 'em : )
basketcase3 3 years ago
barry..you still have 2 orange nokia phones outstanding, do you have the pod's..? or are you going to return them to stores.?....
pmay222 3 years ago