Inspiration can come at any time. But when you?re thinking of building a Super Hooligan flat tracker, there?s probably no better place to be than at a Hooligan race. Last October, flat track racing-obsessed rider Paul Hartman was watching the RSD Super Hooligans Moto Beach Classic from the side lines, dreaming up his next build. ?I had just wrecked my Harley race bike the weekend before at a hill climb event,? says Paul. ?I knew I would be building a new bike over the winter, but wasn’t quite sure what direction yet.? So Paul sat back and soaked himself in the day of racing, looking at all the bikes, and by the end of the day he had planned his whole next project in his head.

The most common motorcycle of choice in Hooligan racing is the Harley-Davidson Sportster. They are easy to come by and easy to give the flat track makeover. ?They are the OG of Hooligan racing,? says Paul. ?But to me, I thought they are so damn heavy! The rake is bad at 30 degrees and they have a 60″ wheelbase.?
When it comes to building a bike that meets the rules of Super Hooligan racing, it is pretty straightforward. Your bike must be a stock production frame originating with a 750cc or larger engine. ?Aside from that, you can do just about anything you want. So with that in mind, I started thinking about different bikes.? Paul began to study the specifications of just about every possible bike that would be eligible for the series and discovered that the Triumph Bonneville had ...