Daily Driver: A KTM Duke II street tracker from Dubstyle
Twenty years ago, street-legal supermotos weren’t really ‘a thing.’ But in Europe, change was in the air—and the KTM Duke II was…
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Street tracker motorcycles take their design cues from racing flat trackers (or dirt trackers, as they are sometimes known).
Unlike the racers, a street tracker custom will have front brakes to make it road legal. It will also usually have matching 18- or 19-inch wheels, a slim and elongated fuel tank, a short and kicked up tail unit, and sometimes a high-mount exhaust.
Yamaha XS650 ‘Techno Tracker’ by Gunn Design
Did you know that the evergreen Yamaha XS650 was launched over half a century ago? Although the production line closed down in…
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Silver Surfer: A Honda street tracker from Black Cycles
The Honda CRF450X will go down in history as one of the marque’s greatest hits. Originally derived from the hardcore CRF450R motocrosser,…
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Built Under Pressure: HardNine’s Harley XLCR tracker
Building a custom bike is often beset with difficulties: there can be unreasonable client demands, unforeseen technical issues, cashflow problems, and in…
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A street tracker with race-tuned Yamaha MT-07 power
Building a competitive flat track racer is downright scientific. Countless factors like weight, geometry, power delivery and gearing all have to be…
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Keeping it in the family: A BSA Thunderbolt from Italy
If you lived in the 1900s or earlier, your career was probably dictated by the line of work that your father happened…
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Moose Project: An Enfield street tracker from Bangkok
Royal Enfield’s 650 twins have only been on the market for just over a year. But they’ve become a hit with both…
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El Trasplante: A Yamaha XT 600 with Bultaco bodywork
Lots of people build a bike with the sole purpose of thrashing it. But it’s usually a ‘beater,’ with very little time…
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Inch perfect: A Ducati Hypermotard 939 from Rough Crafts
There are motorcycles that are considered so sacred, you wouldn’t dare customize them. And there are motorcycles that work so well out…
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Out of the blue: A Triumph Trackmaster hiding in Germany
In a world where everyone is screaming for attention, Heinz Lange is an enigma. He has no catchy workshop name, no website…
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Bucephalus: A Norton Commando 850 from FCR Original
The Commando is one of the all-time greats of the motorcycle industry. In Britain, its status is iconic: even people with no…
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Heroic Failure: Flat tracking the Sinnis Scrambler
Motorcycle racing is a serious business. It’s time consuming, usually expensive, and always risky. But there are still a few folks willing…
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