Dakota tracker

[rusty rocket]

I've seen so many sturgis rallys, its hard to get jazzed up about them. I guess thats what happens when you grow up 12 miles from sturgis and went to high school there.

 

[Street Tracker]

Ya I have done it but love the area and want to ride and see it for a week before the rally then see the rally for a day or two then boogy.

 

[rusty rocket]

I did a little more Exhaust fab today. I had a piece of alum. pipe that I cut down and the trued up on the lathe(I had to drill some lighting hole in it to make it look cool) I had a piece of bar stock for the hanger. I will weld a small tab on the frame behind the number plate to hang everything off of. I'm not real sure that im going to use this bracket i guess time will tell. Most of the race bikes i've been around have a bracket similar to this and I want something that looks like it came right off the track. What do you guys think?

 

[Street Tracker]

I think your right on........track Rocket looks good

 

[DickECCP]

I think that looks real good, I definitely think you need to make that work.

 

[plowboy1]

I like it! A lot of flat track ex. have a bracket hose clamped to the muffler/megaphone, I like your idea better. Mitch

 

[rusty rocket]

I cant wait until spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DickECCP]

At least there is some sunlight showing!

 

[rusty rocket]

I took the right side engine cover off this afternoon and was very surprised to see how clean it was inside. I was expecting gunk, sludge and small metal filings. WOW I guess a guy has to get lucky every once in awhile.

 

[rusty rocket]

I got my right side cover polished this weekend, Its not show quality but I,m happy. I also drilled and taped the cover for my homemade aluminium yamaha coverup.

 

[rusty rocket]

Built a rear caliper bracket today after work. I found a piece of 1"x3/8" aluminium bar stock at my local metal shop. I used the original as a pattern and then added a few lighting holes. Its been so damn cold I havent been able to do anything in the garage so it felt good to get something fabbed up even though it was something small.

 

[rusty rocket]

This sundays project was to glass in my taillight bracket. I had already used vet panel adhesive to glue the bracket in place but I thought that I should glass over it for some added strength. I added a piece of 3/8" steel fuel line that I bent and flared for my tail light wires to run through. I think I will spray some undercoating or truck bed liner under the fender for some protection against rocks coming off the tire before I paint.

 

[h3llb3nt1]

Great job on the build man. I really like what you did with the covers

 

[rusty rocket]

I worked on my head lights this afternoon. I made a bracket from a piece of 3/4"x 2" aluminium I then sandwiched it between the lower triple tree and the chrome cover on the forks, I used the two holes on the triple tree to mount it.

 

[Street Tracker]

Rocket looking good man hope to be getting back to work on mine soon. Keep up the good work for the trackers man!

 

[rusty rocket]

Thanks Donny, I finally got 220 in the new garage for my air compressor, lathe and welders so now I can get going welding, grinding and turning.

 

[DickECCP]

I like that headlight mount. Something I havn't been able to figure out yet. Looks great!!

 

[rusty rocket]

I like that headlight mount. Something I havn't been able to figure out yet. Looks great!!

I will post some pictures of the rest of the setup tomorrow morning. I'm jazzed on the way it turned out its real sneeky.

 

[rusty rocket]

Well this is what I came up with for my number plate / headlite setup. Now you see it now you dont. I made the brackets from piece of 1/2" square tube, I welded one end shut, added a bung for a thumb screw(to lock the two pieces together). Then I cut a slot down the side where the other piece that is made from 1/4" key stock and 1/2"angle welded together to slide into. I welded the 1/2" square tube to the factory headlite ear that I had cut down to where I thought It looked good. Keep the number plate down in the day time and slide it up if you need to ride at night. I dont plan to ride at night so the headlites are on the small side but they are there.

 

[Street Tracker]

Very nice rocket you worked out dude! Makes my method of number plate mounts for the lights & number plate look rudimentary!