72 xs with a tracer body?

[Herndon18]

I found a 1972 nearby and it had a fiberglass body I've never seen. Dude said it called a tracer body. Caught my attention, said it was running two years ago. The price is decent I was just wondering if you guys could let me know if its worth messing with and of any value? Thanks guys

 

[gggGary]

Perhaps he meant a TRACY body? a semi popular custom piece from back in the day.

This is probably as much info as can be found in one place about tracy bodies
http://thexscafedotcom.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/xs650-tracy-bodies/

The original proprietor of Omars is rumoured to be producing a tracy - hurricane "clone" for the XS650.

 

[racerdave]

Very sexy back in the day. A Tracy bodied UJM back in the day really made them standout.

 

[gggGary]

There is a middling to good chance ethanol fuel will (or already has) destroyed the fiberglass tank. The resin dissolves and ends up in the carbs. Not much fun in that......

 

[azman857]

I believe there was a writeup on Tracer bodies on XScafedotcom.wordpress.com.

 

[ANLAF]

Those Thunderbird people have a lot to answer for.

Anlaf

 

[gggGary]

http://www.phillittleracing.com/motorcycle/xs650-storm-conversion

 

[jay760]

Perhaps he meant a TRACY body? a semi popular custom piece from back in the day.

This is probably as much info as can be found in one place about tracy bodies
http://thexscafedotcom.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/xs650-tracy-bodies/

The original proprietor of Omars is rumoured to be producing a tracy - hurricane "clone" for the XS650.

That's my old bike,

You can seal the tank as I did, you don't get any muck through then, though I did it once and it didn't work, when I took the carbs off it looked like somebody had poured honey down the inlet tracks,