Speed Read, 9 May 2021
This week’s custom motorcycles come in all shapes and sizes?from a pint-sized flat tracker, to a stylish BMW R18. Plus we take a look at a tidy BSA bobber, and a Norton Atlas with a Harley-Davidson WLA motor.
Jake Drummond’s Mini Tracker Jake Drummond has some rather crazy skills, but for his latest project, he went small, cheap and cheerful. This mini flat tracker took him three months to build and cost just $1,800, but it’s just as cool as any bike twice its size.
Jake started with a 1968 Yamaha YCS1 rolling chassis he found on Facebook, then sourced a four-speed 140Â cc Lifan motor off eBay. Then he built a custom motor cradle, mounts, and a new rear loop to bring it all together.
The front forks are Honda Grom units, and the rear shocks are generic aftermarket items. The wheels are 17? Sun rims, laced to Suzuki RM85 hubs with Buchanan’s spokes, and wrapped in Shinko rubber. And the rear brake is from a 2010 Yamaha YZ250F, with a custom caliper bracket and pedal linkage. Jake also added a custom aluminum Champion-style gas tank, with an aluminum rear fender and aluminum fork guards. The pleated leather seat is custom too, as are the vacuum-formed number plates.
Up in the cockpit are Vortex handlebars with a BBR throttle and ODI grips. Lower down are the titanium foot pegs from a Suzuki RMZ450.
Jake’s mini-tracker looks cute as a button, and should be wild fun to ride. Let’s hope he races it too?because there’s actually a...
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