On Trend: A Ducati Scrambler street tracker from Vietnam
It’s not always pretty when the worlds of fashion and motorcycles collide, but some companies know how to do it right. Vietnamese…
Read more »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.
It’s not always pretty when the worlds of fashion and motorcycles collide, but some companies know how to do it right. Vietnamese…
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