About Joe Smith…

[Radom]

Hi every body! I'm Guillaume from France.
I have a street tracker imported from the US which is a clone of the famous orange model made by Joe Smith, with which he won two prizes at custom contests in 2010.
Apart from the Motorcycle Classics article of August 2010 dedicated to it, I can't find any information about it. Did he build others on order? Was my bike made by him? Have you seen others on the net? If you have any information about him and his preparations, I'm interested! Thank you very much
Guillaume

 

[Raymond]

Hi Guillaume, welcome to the forum! I can't tell you anything about the history of your possible Joe Smith tracker but you have a neat-looking and appears to be well-made bike. I love those tyres - they really suit the character of the machine. Do you ride the bike much? See you around, Raymond

 

[Radom]

Thanks Raymond,
tires are Mitas flat track hard rubber. I try to ride regularly with this bike, because I have to break in the engine which has just been rebuilt!

 

[46th Georgia]

View attachment 237052Hi every body! I'm Guillaume from France.
I have a street tracker imported from the US which is a clone of the famous orange model made by Joe Smith, with which he won two prizes at custom contests in 2010.
Apart from the Motorcycle Classics article of August 2010 dedicated to it, I can't find any information about it. Did he build others on order? Was my bike made by him? Have you seen others on the net? If you have any information about him and his preparations, I'm interested! Thank you very much
Guillaume

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Welcome my friend, Beautiful bike!

 

[Radom]

Welcome my friend, Beautiful bike!

THANKS !

 

[Vincenthdfan]

View attachment 237052Hi every body! I'm Guillaume from France.
I have a street tracker imported from the US which is a clone of the famous orange model made by Joe Smith, with which he won two prizes at custom contests in 2010.
Apart from the Motorcycle Classics article of August 2010 dedicated to it, I can't find any information about it. Did he build others on order? Was my bike made by him? Have you seen others on the net? If you have any information about him and his preparations, I'm interested! Thank you very much
Guillaume

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Your bike is just right. Bare bones minimalist looking flat tracker for the street...exactly the look I want to achieve with mine. I'm saving these pics as a template.

 

[halfmile]

Is this the copper tracker your talking about? If so he lives here in Topeka Ks. I think he`s a teacher at a local HS.

 

[Adamc]

View attachment 237052Hi every body! I'm Guillaume from France.
I have a street tracker imported from the US which is a clone of the famous orange model made by Joe Smith, with which he won two prizes at custom contests in 2010.
Apart from the Motorcycle Classics article of August 2010 dedicated to it, I can't find any information about it. Did he build others on order? Was my bike made by him? Have you seen others on the net? If you have any information about him and his preparations, I'm interested! Thank you very much
Guillaume

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A welcome from Wales.
you have a great looking ride. I hope you find the history of it and keep us informed. We love updates and especially supported with pictures.
looking forward to hearing more from you.
Best,
Ads.

 

[Radom]

Is this the copper tracker your talking about? If so he lives here in Topeka Ks. I think he`s a teacher at a local HS.
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Yes, that's this one of course! I would like to know if he built others and if so, was mine built by him? I have never seen any other tracker than the orange one...

 

[Radom]

A welcome from Wales.
you have a great looking ride. I hope you find the history of it and keep us informed. We love updates and especially supported with pictures.
looking forward to hearing more from you.
Best,
Ads.

Thanks adams, I'll be sure to share my info, if I find it !

 

[Radom]

Is this the copper tracker your talking about? If so he lives here in Topeka Ks. I think he`s a teacher at a local HS.
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Do you know if it is possible to contact him and how?

 

[halfmile]

The last time I talked to Joe was at the Topeka ABATE motorcycle show in 2016. He was starting to race sports cars. I`ll ask around if anyone knows how to contact him.

 

[Raymond]

. . . I have never seen any other tracker than the orange one . . .

Oh, there's plenty here.

 

[Adamc]

Just to show off here's mine:

 

[arcticXS]

Adamc, Ducati forks, front brake, and Radian swing arm?

 

[Adamc]

Adamc, Ducati forks, front brake, and Radian swing arm?

Oh yes, as posted on my build thread….Yeehaaaaaa!