Like most skilled craftsmen, Richard ‘Mule’ Pollock can turn his hand to myriad custom motorcycle build styles. But there’s one particular type of bike that sits closest to the center of his wheelhouse; the street tracker.
Mule has extensive experience building and racing flat track bikes, and he knows just how to repackage them for street use. So if you’re looking for a Harley Sportster street tracker with a nostalgic American flat track racing vibe, specced for spirited road use, he’ll deliver it with his eyes closed.

That was pretty much the brief for Mule’s latest project?with a few special considerations added to the mix. ?The customer wanted a Mule-style street tracker with a motor that wasn’t too wacky or high-strung,? the Idaho-based one-man band tells us. ?Great for everyday riding, and with the Harley XR750 orange and black paint scheme.? Other requests were gold billet wheels and front forks from an MV Agusta F4. From there, Mule was free to execute his motto; ?Every single part gets the attention it deserves, which is a lot.?

The donor was a 1991-model Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200. It’s a vintage that Mule favors, because the earlier Sportsters have much lighter frames than the newer rubber-mount variants. (It’s more or less a 4.5-kilo [10-pound] weight saving, straight out the crate.)
Even though the bike had been featured in a magazine previously, the motor was in a less-than-desirable condition. So...