In 1960, former Ducati factory racer and designer Leopoldo Tartarini founded Italjet in Bologna, Italy. In 1952, at just 20 years of age, Tartarini had won the sidecar class of the grueling 18-hour Milano-Taranto race […]
Tag: Trackers
American Smoker: Harley-Davidson SX175 Flat Tracker
From Kaleb Zink: Harley-Davidson Tracker for Flat Out Friday… In the early 1960s, Harley-Davidson saw the rising popularity of smaller displacement bikes like Honda’s OHC twins and cut a deal to purchase half of Italian […]
“Thundersprint” Triumph 955 Street Tracker
Triumph Triple Street Tracker from Chris Forward… Back in 1991, Triumph returned to market with a quiver of brand-new models designed and built in their new Hinckley factory. These early Triumphs would make a strong […]
A Bit of an Animal: Sportster 1200 Street Tracker
XR750-Inspired Street Tracker by GC Custom Bikes… The Harley-Davidson XR750 just might be the greatest racing motorcycle ever made. The fire-breathing V-twin tracker was Evel Knievel’s weapon of choice and a three-time winner of the […]
Make 125’s Great Again: ’51 Puch TT “Frankenstein”
From Acid Machine: 125cc Junkyard Dog… In 1899, inventor and mechanic Johann Puch founded his manufacturing firm in Graz, Austria, and soon began producing bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, and automobiles. Puch motorcars performed well in pre-war […]
Flying Brick to Fighter Jet: BMW K1100 “Top Gun”
Jet Fighter-inspired K1100 Street Tracker from Moto Adonis… Nearly a decade after the introduction of the original K-bikes in 1984, BMW released the K1100LT and K1100RS — the biggest and most powerful “Flying Bricks” ever […]
Top 10 Trackers of 2023
Here at BikeBound, we’re big fans of street trackers, flat trackers, and speedway bikes. So are you, our readers, as flat track-inspired builds continue to be some of the most popular builds we feature. In […]
As Seen at Mooneyes: Yamaha XS650 Street Tracker
Gabe Griffin’s Pick: Big-Bore Yamaha Tracker from Rocket MC… Earlier this month was the 2023 Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show (HRCS), the 31st annual edition of one of the custom world’s longest-running and most prestigious […]
Sleek Tracker: Yamaha XV920 Virago
The Brute: Virago 920 Street Tracker by Bueno Co… In the early 1980s, Yamaha unveiled their first V-twin — a SOHC, two-valve, air-cooled 75-degree twin that found its way into bikes such as the Yamaha […]
Rough & Ready: “World’s Quickest Indian Streetbike”
JSR Speed & Performance: 9-second Indian Scout Bobber… In 2017, Indian introduced the Scout Bobber, a blacked-out variant of the standard Scout with lower suspension, chopped fenders, solo seat, headlight cowl, and other changes […]
