Shakespearean: 7 Ages’ Harley Street Bob
We don’t see many British custom motorcycles in the American style. Most builders focus on local iron such as Triumphs and Nortons.…
Read more »Several types of motorcycles can be called ‘trackers.’ The original is the board tracker, named after the machines that raced on board tracks in the USA in the 1910s and 1920s.
In the 1930s, as the board tracks faded away, flat track racers appeared: street bikes modified to race on dirt or clay ovals. Past icons include the Harley-Davidson XR-750, but others include flat trackers from BSA, Norton and Triumph. This style is still popular today, with interest spurred by an intense rivalry between Harley-Davidson and Indian.
Flat track motorcycles (or dirt trackers, as they are sometimes known) do not have front brakes, but the slimmed-down style has been copied by builders of ‘street tracker’ customs.
We don’t see many British custom motorcycles in the American style. Most builders focus on local iron such as Triumphs and Nortons.…
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