XR600 Street Tracker Update

Since I sold the street tracker, the new owner's been busy. He stripped the bike down, got stuff powdercoated black, added the fork gators, added a euro baja light. Fortunately he kept the tank and my seat work original. Hoping he will send me some more pics, but here's a preview.

Street Tracker Part 13 - Almost Done

I've spend quite a bit of time lately just getting all the small things done. The pictures pretty much speak for themselves, but I finished the exhaust, made a brake light and license plate bracket, finished the wiring with the exception of the brake light switch and finished the seat cover. It's a bit louder that I would have liked and it sounds like a helicopter but it was good to hear it run. Just need to throw a chain on it, add a fuel filter and fork oil and she'll be ready to roll.

Street Tracker Part 12 - Seat Pan and Fender

Worked on the seat pan for the past 2 days. I don't have any sheet metal forming tools like an english wheel or even a shot bag, so trying to shape metal is pretty difficult. Turned out ok though. Now I need to figure out how to mount it to the frame. I hate making little brackets but it's 1 step closer to getting done.

Street Tracker Part 11 - Seat Frame and Tank Mounts

Well I finally got the tank all mounted. Ordered some bungs from my favorite bung dealer. Couple bungs, little flat bar and some bolts and there you go. The sub frame is just tacked in there. Is it perfect? Not at all. Do I care? Not a bit. I just want to ride. I could spend a few day just on getting the frame perfect but I just don't have the motivation. Anyway, it doesn't look too bad.

Street Tracker Part 10 - Another Frame and More Tires

Well I ran into some problems. After looking and looking for an 18" rear wheel that actually fit, I went back to Cycle Salvage and looked around. Ended up walking out the door with a 1987 XR600R roller in really good condition for $75. So got it home and chopped up. I ended up buying a 17x5.10 tire for the rear so I could use the stock wheel. I also picked up a 18x4.60 for the front because I was still getting rub even after I shaved the forks.

Also spent several hours today cutting the gas tank apart and making a new bottom and tunnel. It's a ton of work and I'm not great at it. Stitching the sheet metal together with a MIG is another huge challenge. Now I need to make my mounts and seal the tank. It's progress.

Here's a pic of my growing bone yard. Maybe I should sell some of the parts?

Street Tracker Part 9 - Tires and Wheels Done!

Picture speaks for itself.

Street Tracker Part 2 - Cost Breakdown

Sat down today and started working the overall cost to build my street tracker. The list below pretty much gets most of it. Things it doesn't cover: registration, insurance, tubes, small parts, tune up items. But it serves to show how cheap this can actually be.

Some more details about the front wheel. I wanted to go with an 18" front and rear wheel and mount 5.10x18 tires. It's really freakin hard to find an 18" front wheel. So from Vintage Cycles I bought a rear wheel from an XR and I ordered spokes from Buchanan Spokes. Once they get here, I'll lace my front hub up to the rear rim. Should be pretty sweet. I'll make sure to document the whole process. I can lace up a bicycle wheel so I don't imagine a motorcycle should be any harder...guess I should add a spoke wrench to the list.