Fast Family: A WR400 from a father-and-son team
At its heart, motorcycling is a solitary pursuit. But it also brings people together, sharing their enthusiasm and skills when the hand is not on the throttle.
We love stories about kindred souls working together, especially when they involve families?because too often, family anecdotes dwell on parents being unhappy with their offspring heading out on two wheels.
That doesn?t apply to the German father-and-son team Michael and Allen Posenauer, who are based in Offenbach and run AMP Motorcycles. They?ve just finished this very cool Yamaha WR400 F Enduro conversion, and their enthusiasm is infectious.
?We?re doing this as a hobby?as our ?father/son? thing,? says Allen.
?Nothing professional, just for fun. We?ve got a workshop in an old office building, and we work on our bikes after hours or on the weekends. It is great to spend time together with my dad.? The WR400 was launched in the late 1990s, and was replaced after just two years. That?s despite rave reviews, with magazine road testers lauding it as ?bike of the year? and even ?Bike of the Century.?
That makes it the ideal candidate for a flat track conversion. At around 270 pounds fully fueled, and with plenty of tractable, low-end power, the WR should be a strong contender on the dirt.
?It?s our first ?real? flat tracker build,? says Allen. ?We?ve already built a tracker based on a Honda FT500, but that was for the street.?
Michael and Allen got bitten by the flat track bug last year, when they crossed the b...
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