My (in progress) Tracker build.

[nicknovice]

I few years ago I built this as a cafe. Clip ons, custom rearsets, fender mods, etc. It looked pretty cool! But I got back to my roots (2 strokes) and race bikes. So my last remaining 4 stroke needed to some attention. I decided to build a Tracker. It's not yet completed. I'm fabbing a headlight in a numberplate, sort the carbs, polish, and paint. I took it as is to the local vintage night and got a lot of comments on it. Just sitting on it feels bad ass. 34.5" bars are the bees knees.

 

[drewpy]

very nice so far, getting a bit fustrated with mine as I am waiting for some fab work to come in. been promised next week!


keep those pictures comming

 

[crush1776]

Looking good! What kind of shocks are those? Eye to Eye length? Thanks in advance.

 

[nicknovice]

12.6" I dropped my forks to compensate. Mike's XS sells them. I wish I could flip them around. But I can't without modding them with special bushings.

http://www.mikesxs.net/products-18.html#products

 

[drewpy]

Looking good! What kind of shocks are those? Eye to Eye length? Thanks in advance.

13.5" eye to eye.

I used an SE stanchion which is about an 1" longer. i wanted to raise the bike and it does transform the look especially if I put it along side the standard 400.

the seat is 2" lower than standard so I'm about 30" - 31" off ground

 

[nicknovice]

Sometimes I want to kick this PITA over! But it feels cool to sit on.

 

[nicknovice]

I finally painted this headache. Now I need to replace the coils. But hey, it comes with the territory.

 

[bennymack]

Not sure if you have another build thread somewhere that goes into the details, but what about the seat and exhaust?

 

[leedutcher]

where u get that seat from? wingfiberglass?

 

[nicknovice]

Yep! http://www.hotwingglass.com/ I've bought two seats from them and have been quite pleased. Those coned megs are just Emgo. I should have put more work into that seat. That gap in the front looks a bit crap. Of course it would have been nice if the bottom line of the tank and seat matched.

 

[redratbike]

looks good,how about an orange strip down the tank ala gulf racing colours ?

still not managed to start my build yet need to earn some brownie points with the other half and my main bike (rsv mille ) has had probs so time is short

good to see a tracker with the xs square tank ., looks better than i thought and its the same tank i have so i feel better about using it now

 

[bcware]

Did you have to cut the "hoop" off the frame to get that seat to work? I mean the upside-down U-shaped bar that connects the frame right behind the shock mounting tabs.

 

[nicknovice]

Only thing I had to remove were the tabs to hang the stock seat. Though I did fab another bracket to mount it.

That's the second time someone suggested the Gulf racing colors.

 

[drewpy]

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That's the second time someone suggested the Gulf racing colors.

well its gotta be done then