Flat tracker paradise

Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:04 pm

Here are a couple of nice flat-trackers...

The green one is a XS650B, bought back in April, work started in June to rebuild it into a flat-tracker. Mods as follows:

* Frame mods to remove all unneccesary frame tubes and lugs, brackets etc. Additonal brackets added for seat, electrics. Powder-coated.
* Polished rims, re-built wheels, new bearings, seals etc everywhere.
* Genuine flat-tracker seat and tank from U.S
* Genuine Omar's flat-tracker pipes, HPC coated.
* 36mm round-slide Mikuni carbs, K&N filters.
* Widest handlebars on God's green earth......almost 1 metre wide :shock:

* Heaps of custom-built extras. It is a jewel. Fully registered as well...... :wink:

The silver bike is a XT500, bought in this condition late last year. The engine in this baby has been bored and stroked to 705cc, and it sounds and runs like a speedway bike on methanol. Runs a rim-mounted front disc brake, handmade by the previous owner. Talon hubs, rear disc, genuine flat-track seat, modified Honda tank.

Any other flat-tracker anoraks out there ??

cheers

JaySpringsteenIsALegendDave

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: Mmmmm flat-trackin' paradise
Don't those pipes look the business ?; Pete's bike RH side1.jpg (251.21 KiB) Viewed 2346 times

: All electrics hidden under the seat.
Plenty of leverage from 980mm wide bars....; Pete's Bike LH side.jpg (327.7 KiB) Viewed 2339 times

: 705cc of grunting single. Check the spacer under the barrel !!! This thing is a rocket ...; John's Bike RH side 1.jpg (336.64 KiB) Viewed 2318 times

: Rim-mounted disc, custom outboard bearing carrier for extended output shaft.......nice one.; John's bike LH side1.jpg (468.11 KiB) Viewed 2312 times

Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:33 am

FARK Gos they are sweet..... expec. the ol' XT (750cc :shock:

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Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:37 am

very nice, but WTF IS WITH THE PUSHBIKE IN THE BG??? hahhahahaha

I could imagine GOS riding to the milkbar on that

Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:44 am

they look bloody sweet gos...

whats with the headlights?? do they race at night?? :shock:

Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:47 am

Very nice Gos, The Green one looks the goods

Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:58 am

Nice!!!!

I can just picture Pete riding that too.

Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:16 pm

Deuss Mechanica by chance Gos????????

Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:29 pm

Strika wrote:Deuss Mechanica by chance Gos????????

The Duex bikes are more black in colour from memory...

Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:24 pm

if anyone can mod something Gos can. They look awesome mate. And what is the go with the pushie mate, something you knocked up on a cold canberra weekend hey?? :lol:

Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:34 am

Mate great to see u posting again
pace yourself
cool bikes
750 single huh bet it kicks back hard

Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:42 am

YAMAHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! NICE WORK

Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:04 am

Fark the pushie...

Is that a petrol pump in the back there Gos? If it is CAN I HAVE IT???????

Oh and send down a few of those oil bottles too mate please.

cheers

Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:47 pm

Groggles wrote:they look bloody sweet gos...

whats with the headlights?? do they race at night??

bloody oath they race at night...........all the way from home into the City and back !!

actually mate these are fully rego'ed units, no blinkers ( give 'em the one-finger signal.....).

Duane wrote:very nice, but WTF IS WITH THE PUSHBIKE IN THE BG??? hahhahahaha......I could imagine GOS riding to the milkbar on that

that is a dinkum BMX'er from back around 1978 ?? this was the first BMX'er that my mate owned as a young tacker, so when one came up on e-bay, well, that was that. It was in the shed within a week.........

Marty - not Deus Ex Machina bikes, but yes they do look very similiar to bikes built by those boys.

tape wrote:....Is that a petrol pump in the back there Gos? If it is CAN I HAVE IT???????

Oh and send down a few of those oil bottles too mate please.

Yep, that is a dinkum Golden Fleece pump circa 1960 ??? It is graduated in gallons, and is a gravity-pump ( as far as I know, I am no expert on these buggers) -apparently you had to pump the juice up into the big glass thingy at the top, and then the guzzolene was delivered down the hose into your tank......the pump figure is about 18cents per gallon.......

don't you miss those days ?? :wink:

Update on the trackers - today, the green one had its first decent shakedown run out on the local scratchers road. It went really well, everything works just *perfect*, and its not too many XS650's you will see that can get a footpeg down on every corner !! :shock:

it was pretty funny, these are brand-new old stock footpegs FFS !!!

gotta love hot tarmac

Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:52 am

Gos, where did you get those tails ?
I want one :twisted:

Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:00 am

theyre rego'd O.o? how the hell did you get the silver one rego'd i could pick so many things to make it un-adr compliant... unless its a rec/rego or somthing?