tracker

This guy has some great designs on a 650 and a "grasser Honda" that's killer. http://phillittleracing.com/motorcycle/x650-storm-conversion

Here are a few pics of my tracker build so far. [/IMG] [/IMG]

Yesterday, I changed the pads in My swamp cooler (evaporative air conditioner) to those blue-green type, thinking they might work better than the old cedar shaving type. Swapped it out, oiled the bearings, put a capful of bleach in the water, and turned it back on. It ran all day yesterday, and...

so i got some rear shocks off a triumph thruxton for my cafe build, they are pretty long and the chain is rubbing the swing arm some. just wondering if anyone has crafted up some kind of roller or has any input for when i attempt it tomorrow.

I'm debating what to do about tires. The bike will have new front fork springs,oil,seals. Not sure on a brace or fender. Rear will have bronze swing bushings and new taller shocks With those upgrades will it be be allright to run radials or do I need to stay with bias ply tires. I'm leaning...

Have you checked out this site? Jake just added Flattrack Bars and Swingarms. He says swingarms can be made to fit XS 650s. Good price. Check em out...:thumbsup: http://shop.grandprixspeedworks.com/Home_c1.htm?page=all bt24

Good afternoon, I am finding myself becoming quickly addicted to the XS650 street tracker. I currently am loving my dual sport 400, but have been seeing these pictures of these bikes and just can't shake the feeling that I need to build one. My question is what year should I be looking for to...

Son and I went up and back to Marshfield Wi Saturday to bring this home. 1979 It is in decent shape and once I'm happy with the mechanical /safety end of it my son will learn to ride a motor cycle from it. If it gets a scrape here and there it won't drive me bonkers like it would if he...

Hi guys! Just a short question.........some would say blue headers are a sign that the engine is runnig lean. Is that true? /BigBoreSwede

I sat on this beast at a local bike shop the other day and it was comfortable and whatnot. After a bit I noticed that there was no visible way to gas that thing. I didn't see a filler cap anywhere. Am I just dull, or just an idiot? I don't know. Please, someone, tell me where it is on that bike...

I've been debating doing this for close to 10 years now. I am at least looking into it and have some ??'s. Will Omars glass work on a Special frame with the 16 inch rear mag, or do you have to start with the standard frame? Maybe there isn't a difference in the frames? How loud are Omars half...

So I have an odd idea. I want my gas tank to be longer and similar to the Norton Manx but don't think I have the ability to build one or alter my existing one with aluminum so my plan is this: Take and shape foam around an existing tank to get the shape I want and the fiberglass over the whole...

Just thinking out loud but I wonder how hard it would be to get the iron band out of the hub? Thinking about a disk conversion on a drum rear spoke hub.

I finally finished My 79, except for tires-I will be spooning on some Dunlop K-81"s, soon as the eagle shits.

I bought a terribly chopped XS and have been trying to restore it back into a respectable ride (this has been my inspiration). Turns out in my fit of fabrication I've made the rear loop on the frame either a couple inches too short or a couple inches too low. It looks nice, and I've already...

Some may recall I "found" a chro/moly tracker frame last fall. Weighs 17 pounds compared to a stock frame's 49 pounds but it is "a work in progress" I got a mock up engine stuck together to see what this is going to take.... this is going to stretch my talents and then some. Just about...

Hello. First.....this is a complicated thread because of all the names of all parts in and around the clutch but I´ll try my best:thumbsup: With the whole clutch assembly mounted as it should be I´m able to wiggle the outer drum/ primary drive a little bit. It doesn´t sit tight on the...

Hi there. I´m about to make a switch to a long, one piece clutch push rod. Since I´m so curious I disassembled the clutch drum.......and that turned out to be a good move. I found two broken cush springs! How come these springs are broken?? Is it due to age or something else? Anyway, I...

Hi there. I got myself a cast 19" front rim for my tracker as a rear rim on ebay just now. Now I need a new on/offroad tyre and wondering if I should go with tube or tube-less. Every now and then you´ll hear about cast rims leaking due to pore.......any ideas?? Thanks/BigBoreSwede