Author Topic: Some Of Us Have Been Talking "Trackers", So Check This Out (Read 3965 times)

bill440cars · « **on:** May 11, 2008, 02:07:47 PM »

Found a "Tough Looking" Yamaha XS650 Tracker and a website was listed, I checked it out and I hope you will too! The bikes are by Richard Pollock and the website iswww.mulemotorcycles.net. I'd seen some of his stuff before, but not in a while. Pretty cool.

Check them ALL out.

BTW duster (and whoever else) they've got Sportsters there too.

Here's one of the 650s shown

ekim98 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 11, 2008, 02:22:26 PM »

That front tire looks way to big for the rest of the bike, but other than that I like the look.

bill440cars · « **Reply #2 on:** May 11, 2008, 02:38:31 PM »

Quote from: ekim98 on May 11, 2008, 02:22:26 PM

That front tire looks way to big for the rest of the bike, but other than that I like the look.

Yeah I wish they had a better shot of the one I saw in Cycle World. It looks 100% better.

ekim98 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 11, 2008, 02:49:54 PM »

Quote from: bill440cars on May 11, 2008, 02:38:31 PM

Quote from: ekim98 on May 11, 2008, 02:22:26 PM
That front tire looks way to big for the rest of the bike, but other than that I like the look.

Yeah I wish they had a better shot of the one I saw in Cycle World. It looks 100% better.

This view looks better for the front tire, maybe it was just that picture!!

bill440cars · « **Reply #4 on:** May 11, 2008, 06:33:40 PM »

Quote from: ekim98 on May 11, 2008, 02:49:54 PM

Quote from: bill440cars on May 11, 2008, 02:38:31 PM
Quote from: ekim98 on May 11, 2008, 02:22:26 PM
That front tire looks way to big for the rest of the bike, but other than that I like the look.

Yeah I wish they had a better shot of the one I saw in Cycle World. It looks 100% better.

This view looks better for the front tire, maybe it was just that picture!!

That was another bike that he did. On the first one, the front tire DOES look large. I'm wondering if really is too large or if the fact that the wheel and tire are black, maybe it is giving that appearance. I don't know. I like the 2nd one that I posted, better. Funny thing I noticed was, in the article (in June Cycle World) he says that on previous 650s he built, he used a aluminum H-D XR-750 gas tanks @ the cost of $1000 each. Now, on this latest one, he used a 75'-76' Yamaha YZ400 gas tanks that he slightly modifies. And the look is really great!

bill440cars · « **Reply #5 on:** May 11, 2008, 07:45:43 PM »

Okay, I've found some more that might be pretty interesting to some of you all.

NS750 Honda

Norton

SClay115 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 11, 2008, 07:49:12 PM »

Ok, been digging through the pictures on that guy's site for a while. Simply...wow. I am really, really impressed. Great work he is doing.

Steve

ekim98 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 11, 2008, 07:58:30 PM »

Holy crap Bill, those are some sweet looking bikes. I just read that article in Cycle World and didn't realize that was the same guy. I'm partical to Honda, but I'd take any of those in a heart beat. My next bike will either be a naked street racer or a tracker twin.

bill440cars · « **Reply #8 on:** May 11, 2008, 08:22:00 PM »

Quote from: SClay115 on May 11, 2008, 07:49:12 PM

Ok, been digging through the pictures on that guy's site for a while. Simply...wow. I am really, really impressed. Great work he is doing.

Steve

I agree, that's why when I saw his bike in June Cycle World, I felt that others would like to know of his work also.

crazypj · « **Reply #9 on:** May 11, 2008, 08:49:18 PM »

Its real impressive and very high end parts.
Did anyone look at the prices though?
$18,000 for a Yamaha, $26,000 for Harley
I'd want 36 XS650's for that money

( 31 to go

)
PJ

bill440cars · « **Reply #10 on:** May 11, 2008, 08:54:54 PM »

Quote from: ekim98 on May 11, 2008, 07:58:30 PM

Holy crap Bill, those are some sweet looking bikes. I just read that article in Cycle World and didn't realize that was the same guy. I'm partical to Honda, but I'd take any of those in a heart beat. My next bike will either be a naked street racer or a tracker twin.

Now you know why I was so impressed by that 650 Tracker. I like the pictures of the entire bike in the Cycle World better than the ones on the site. The ones on the site are good and all, but not to show off the whole bike in one picture. I've got a couple of 75' Yamaha MX400B gas tanks that are of the same basic shape as the YZ tank he used. I always like to see a new approach to a any certain style of a bike build.

bill440cars · « **Reply #11 on:** May 11, 2008, 09:03:27 PM »

Quote from: crazypj on May 11, 2008, 08:49:18 PM

Its real impressive and very high end parts.
Did anyone look at the prices though?
$18,000 for a Yamaha, $26,000 for Harley
I'd want 36 XS650's for that money
( 31 to go )
PJ

Look at the prices?

Why no, I never thought about that.

Hey, if I looked at the prices, that would be a downer. $:-\$

So, I don't do that.

$18,000 for the Yamaha, huh? You'd think that he could drop at least 5oo-700 off of that price since he's using YZ400 tanks now.

754 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 11, 2008, 10:38:20 PM »

i think those wheels really kill the look of that Honda V-twin..

put a set of wire Barnes on it already..+ a set of DT,s..

ekim98 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 11, 2008, 10:50:21 PM »

Quote from: 754 on May 11, 2008, 10:38:20 PM

i think those wheels really kill the look of that Honda V-twin..
put a set of wire Barnes on it already..+ a set of DT,s..

I think your right about the wheels on the V-twin but there all good looking bikes. Just maybe a little personal tweeking here and there.

FunJimmy · « **Reply #14 on:** May 12, 2008, 12:29:39 AM »

Quote from: ekim98 on May 11, 2008, 02:22:26 PM

That front tire looks way to big for the rest of the bike, but other than that I like the look.

The rim colour often has an effect like that! Silver wheels would look way nicer.

Honda V2:
A lot of things are wrong with the Honda V-twin. It’s confused! Do I want to be a dirt bike, a café racer or should I be a cruiser? Every angle offers up a different look. I’d go adventure tour.

FJ

crazypj · « **Reply #15 on:** May 12, 2008, 09:07:49 AM »

[quote author=bill440cars

I've got a couple of 75' Yamaha MX400B gas tanks that are of the same basic shape as the YZ tank he used. I always like to see a new approach to a any certain style of a bike build.
[/quote]

How much you want for one?
Pm me with price.
PJ

bill440cars · « **Reply #16 on:** May 12, 2008, 09:20:03 AM »

Quote from: crazypj on May 12, 2008, 09:07:49 AM

[quote author=bill440cars

I've got a couple of 75' Yamaha MX400B gas tanks that are of the same basic shape as the YZ tank he used. I always like to see a new approach to a any certain style of a bike build.

How much you want for one?
Pm me with price.
PJ

[/quote]

Should have a PM in you mail, as we speak.

rbmgf7 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 13, 2008, 01:49:05 PM »

i understand where the name and style "cafe racer" came from but what is a "street tracker?" is it the early era of stree fighters? what is the purpose of it's style? (from what i've seen, it's a twin engine of some sort and that flat-sleek seat)

CharlieT · « **Reply #18 on:** May 13, 2008, 03:38:36 PM »

Here's my Ascot Ft500 before:

Here's it in its streettracker, what a bike named Ascot should've looked like form:

gearbot, where are you or how old are you? Streettrackers are based on flattrackers. Flattrackers or dirttrackers where the mainstay of US dirtbike racing for many decades. A streettracker is built to resemble that style of oval dirt track racing bike. Most resemble bikes from the '70s on. If you're overseas, you might not of herd of it, or if your too young, its heyday was probbaly befoer your time.

seaweb11 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 13, 2008, 04:05:32 PM »

Man would that exhaust look nice hanging off my Tracy Bike

The pipes are obviously custom built, but any one have an idea what those muff ends are?

bill440cars · « **Reply #20 on:** May 13, 2008, 05:09:04 PM »

Quote from: seaweb11 on May 13, 2008, 04:05:32 PM

Man would that exhaust look nice hanging off my Tracy Bike

The pipes are obviously custom built, but any one have an idea what those muff ends are?

They look like Super Trapps (spelling) to me.

bill440cars · « **Reply #21 on:** May 13, 2008, 05:16:22 PM »

Here's a photo of a Super Trapp and a link to their site.

http://www.supertrapp.com/product_sections/universal/index.asp

754 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 13, 2008, 09:08:00 PM »

Seaweb,
did you know, Supertrapps were invented by a guy from BC? cool eh!, guy is from Fruitvale. near Trail..

Streettrackers are derived from dirt track bike., hence the far frunt tire is not out of place..

Soo... those complaining about how they look with the fat frunt...must have missed the bulletin..

ekim98 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 13, 2008, 09:55:18 PM »

Didn't miss the bulletin about the front tire, just don't care for that look. But frunt tires must be big I guess??

bill440cars · « **Reply #24 on:** May 15, 2008, 08:50:09 AM »

Quote from: ekim98 on May 13, 2008, 09:55:18 PM

Didn't miss the bulletin about the front tire, just don't care for that look. But frunt tires must be big I guess??

I think that some bikes don't look so bad with a larger front tire, while some do! Just my own opinion there.

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Author Topic: Some Of Us Have Been Talking "Trackers", So Check This Out (Read 3965 times)