Suzuki GN Brat

Brats are pretty much soft tail versions of bobbers. All of them are street bikes stripped of all excess parts to just the bare necessities of what it needs to function. Brat styles usually have only minor frame modifications. (shorten) a thinner flatter seat installed, most have adopted the black rims, and I have seen all kinds of crazy handle bar options. Also, Brat is short for Bratstyle.

Suzuki GN 250 Brat Style

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I search and found a Brat Style “Definition”: A brat style bike is a non-rigid custom with either a flat, slab seat long enough to ride two-up, or a solo seat lowered via mild frame modification. It has a lowered stance with most unnecessary equipment removed–fairings, chrome, etc. Handlebars can be mini-apes, superbike bars, or motocross bars–but no clip-ons. Moto-styled bars often skew the bike toward the category of “brat tracker,” especially if slightly knobby tires are fitted.

Suzuki GN 250 custom brat style

To summarize, a brat typically has:

Sprung rear (no hardtail)
Flat, slab seat or lowered solo seat
Mini-apes or dirt-style bars (no clip-ons)
Fenders bobbed, fairings and chrome removed

Suzuki GN 400 Brat

Brat + Cafe Racer

Suzuki GN 125 Brat

Why Brat Style is so unique?

A “brat bike” is quite a street huntsman, however with additional of a rat bike factor occurring. Clean min maintenance, rust is accepted, matte or light paint. the distinction between a brat and cafe racer is that the cafe might need fairings and rear sets, things to boost management and performance throughout races, whereas a brat is simply stripped down and bobbed. flat low seat, however no cowl. no rear fender (front is unlikely). no fairings.
So it’s very attainable that one man’s “cafe racer” is another man’s “brat bike”.

All of the various designs might need originally been a similar bike. They even share plenty of a similar mods. it’s typically a preference. Cafes and Trackers are usually “clean”, whereas a brat may be a little slap-dashed.

a major indicator is that the riding position whereas afoot. If legs ar behind the hips and trunk is leaned over the tank, arms stretched up from head then restaurant . if legs ar before and back is straight, arms stretched from body you’re in all probability staring at a huntsman. if legs ar directly underneath hips and trunk leaned over the tank, with arms stretched up from head you’re in all probability staring at a brat.

Building a Brat

So, who would like to start customizing a Suzuki GN brat style? Be sure to check all the other styles here!

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