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.
The 90s was a weird and wonderful time for graphic design. And nowhere was this more pronounced than in the motocross scene, where bikes and gear were slathered in retina-searing colors and chaotic patterns. Australian custom builder Cheyne Speak has captured a little bit of that vibe with this Suzuki TS185 street tracker, and we’re…
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Some motorcycles are a flash in the proverbial pan, abandoned after a couple of years on the market. Others linger in showrooms for years, until stocks are depleted or the tooling costs are paid for. Then you get the bikes that sell steadily, year after year. The Ural has been produced since 1942, with minor…
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Some established custom shops are so consistent, you immediately know that anything they build is going to be good. But the scene is rife with newcomers too. And we love it when a new shop hits it out the park on their first try. The three guys behind ASH Motorcycles have a wealth of experience…
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Motorcycles no longer race at the International Pikes Peak Hill Climb, and more’s the pity. The unique race inspires gutsy engineering, and you used to see the gnarliest of machines in the pits of the independent teams. It’s those bikes that inspired this aggressive Royal Enfield 650 street tracker from STG Tracker in Argentina. Nicknamed…
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Read more »Ben Norton builds custom motorcycles under the moniker 10 ’til 12, because those are the nighttime hours he dedicates to his hobby.…
Read more »Erik Buell sure has designed some interesting motorcycles during his career, and the Buell Ulysses XB12X is right up there. The quirky…
Read more »If you’re looking for an easygoing and dependable commuter, the Honda CBX250 Twister is a solid option. Known as the CBF250 in…
Read more »There are a handful of classics out there that look amazingly ‘right.’ In that category, we’d put machines like the Norton Manx,…
Read more »Some custom builders work to a strict formula, while others have a signature that shines through in the details, regardless of the…
Read more »Uwe Ehinger describes himself as a ‘motorcycle archaeologist,’ and the description is apt. He knows where to find the most obscure parts,…
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