Richard ‘Mule’ Pollock has been modifying his motorcycles since the age of 16 and was able to turn it into a profitable endeavor by the early ’90s. While he’s mastered a myriad of styles, there’s no denying Mule’s signature builds are street trackers.
Most often based on Harley Sportster donors, a Mule tracker is loaded with premium metals and go-fast goodies worthy of a dedicated racer. Finished with tracker-style bodywork and inspired liveries, a Mule bike looks exactly like a tracker should—a perfect balance of form and function.
Richard Pollock has an enviable problem: a full order book. Just last week, we featured a stunning Harley Sportster street tracker in his signature Mule Motorcycles style. It turns out that he churned out a second Sportster around the same time, and it’s just as wild. The project was conceived when Mule’s client brought him…
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Like most skilled craftsmen, Richard ‘Mule’ Pollock can turn his hand to myriad custom motorcycle build styles. But there’s one particular type of bike that sits closest to the center of his wheelhouse; the street tracker. Mule has extensive experience building and racing flat track bikes, and he knows just how to repackage them for…
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Even though the Harley-Davidson Evolution Sportster is no longer in production, it’s eons away from going extinct. There are plenty of second-hand Evo Sportsters kicking around, and no shortage of aftermarket parts for them. And as long as the Sporty is still in play, masters like Richard ‘Mule’ Pollock will be on hand to extract…
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Richard Pollock has an enviable problem; an order book that’s bursting at the seams. The ink has hardly dried on the story of his full-throttle Hooligan flat tracker, and we already have another top-shelf Mule Motorcycles creation to drool over. This time, it’s a well-sorted Harley-Davidson Sportster street tracker. Although Mule has worked with other…
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If there’s one man who knows how to eke every last bit of performance out of a flat tracker, it’s Richard Pollock.…
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The reliability of Honda motorcycles is legendary. When this 1972 Honda XL 250 arrived at Mule Motorcycles, Richard Pollock had a long…
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If you’ve ever fantasized about building a Harley-Davidson Sportster flat tracker, there’s a good chance that you’ve pinned a couple of Richard…
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If we had a stock Harley-Davidson Sportster and a hankering for a top-shelf street tracker, we’d probably call Richard Pollock. Better known…
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Repeat custom is the lifeblood of most businesses, including bike builders. Ten years ago, Matt Helders bought a very sharp Triumph T100…
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Regular readers will need no introduction to Richard Pollock. Better known as Mule, the irascible Californian is opinionated, blunt, and probably the…
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We know Richard Pollock is a master of his craft—and we know he’s thorough. But we’re beginning to think he’s a little…
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Always a risky business speaking for the Celebrity Dead, but is there any doubt that if Steve McQueen were still among us,…
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