Hey-New member with a Tracker build

[Ratracker]

Hey I joined a week or so ago, then had a new baby boy (he's gonna ride) so the project had to take a week off-wife's orders. But I'm back @ work tomorrow, which is where the bike is held up. I'm nearing the end of my initial "build to ride this season" project. About 6 weeks of evening mayhem. But it's starting to look badass. So I'm not so "tech savy" so I'll try me best and post some pics and progress. Seems like a wicked site though, there's endless info...perfect. It's my first real build and I'm stoked on it! Hope yous guys dig my work. It'll be more of a "rat tracker" for this summer!

 

[Pork Chop]

G'day Ratracker,

Congrats on the new baby. My little dude is 20 months old now and I mounted a kids seat on the front of my mountain bike and him and I going riding together all the time. Still a few years off from riding a motorbike yet though.

Your bike is looking good. You have a pretty decent workshop that i am jealous of.

Cheers

 

[Ratracker]

G'day Ratracker,

Congrats on the new baby. My little dude is 20 months old now and I mounted a kids seat on the front of my mountain bike and him and I going riding together all the time. Still a few years off from riding a motorbike yet though.

Your bike is looking good. You have a pretty decent workshop that i am jealous of.

Cheers

Thanx bro, havin boys is sweet. My older boy is 22 mos and rides his mini powerwheels quad pretty good now, and he friggin loves my bike! Yeah I'm lucky I've got the keys to the fab shop I work at, I'm jealous of it too. My brother lives in Manly and he's saying there's a pretty decent bike scene happening in Aussie. Right on.

 

[Ratracker]

Alright, here's some more shots, without frame uprights and shocks and with some mx bars off my bosses old KDX-narrowed a couple inches. And the new (old) tank from a swap meet that jumpstarted the fab on the project. Had to narrow the frame quite a lot for the narrow tunnel on the zuk enduro tank.

 

[Ratracker]

More photo graphs of the monster. Tank's small but cool I think. Re-located the shocks 2 1/2" ahead.

 

[Ratracker]

Getting my frame on. All tigged up with a little taller stance. And the start of the fender/seat/#plate combo.

 

[Ratracker]

Upper shock mounts and subframe gussets. Fitting up the side plates and fender flares all out of 1/8th alum. I formed most of the piece on the press brake and some on the bench.

 

[Ratracker]

A new look. I stacked and drilled the rotors on the milling machine. And a new battery/electrical pan.

 

[Pork Chop]

Ha ha, my brother lives in North Manly by the golf course.

That is some serious surgery you performed on the frame and the seat is looking damn sharp too.

Cheers.

 

[frwinks]

KILLER work right there!!
Welcome aboard and congrats on the baby boy

 

[Rambo814]

Yeah dude, congrats on both boys! My son is about 14 months and he loves to sit on my bike, he even reaches out to the handle bars and acts like he's riding. Bike is looking pretty good, nice welds!

 

[Ratracker]

Right on thanx dudes, I'll try to post some more goodies tonight.

 

[Ratracker]

Ha ha, my brother lives in North Manly by the golf course.

That is some serious surgery you performed on the frame and the seat is looking damn sharp too.

Cheers.

Cool I haven't made it down there to visit yet so I'm not sre where the golf course is? My bro works at Manly Cycles (bicycles), maybe your bro has met him.

 

[Ratracker]

Crammed electrical pan and stock trumpets zap strapped for mach-up. 45 deg chop and a slight turn up.

 

[LuckyEight]

Man that looks sharp! Btw nice welding!!!

 

[Ratracker]

Man that looks sharp! Btw nice welding!!!

Thanks man, I take alotta pride in my welds

 

[drewpy]

love the panels and exhausts, good job. coming together nicely

 

[Ratracker]

love the panels and exhausts, good job. coming together nicely

Thanx man. Hey I'm still havin issues with my wiring and I suck at electrical. I see you did a wiring harness thread...will that harness work on my bike? I've got the alarm batt as well and I've gotten rid of the starter. All stock controls as of now. Also do you know what coils to get if I want to run removable plug wires? I see the stock coils I've got are one peice with the wires-kinda stupid.

 

[drewpy]

I got race coils from rex caunt 3 ohm rating

wiring is wiring and if you follow it through logically and do the prep, it should all work out