Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 516
Flat tracker.
Hi all, thought I’d share this picture of a flat tracker that my cousin has built, it’s a kind of American speedway bike.
I’m not massively into bikes, but I thought it looked amazing for a 70’s road legal run a round.
18th Dec 2020 8:02 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Nice, was it originally an XS650?
18th Dec 2020 8:29 pm
Motolab
Member Since: 18 Oct 2019
Location: Sleen
Posts: 1820
Well „road legal“ remains to be seen... without mudguards, lights, etc...
But nice bike.....I like the look!
This is what a lot of „the lads“ are building these days... sort of caferacer „revival“ 3.0 milenial way.. although clip–ons are seldom seen on these revival bikes...
We earn a living with parts for classics like this... we see a lot of these here in and around the shop...
(although we do only european brands ourselves)Best regards
Harold
Always looking for Pre '55's & Pre war British Motorcycles! knowing or having one for sale? PM please. I visit the UK 6 times a year
Ps. I edit my texts quite often, english is not my native language, so I will edit My “typo’s” etc.
18th Dec 2020 8:45 pm
Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 516
I think so, two cylinder.
He imports a few bikes from America, I saw a few today and they are wrecks with seized engines.
It made me want to go out for a run on it, and I I’ve never ridden one.
18th Dec 2020 8:50 pm
Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 516
Motolab, it does have lights, you can’t see them in the picture.
18th Dec 2020 8:55 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Wont need lighst if only a daytime mot, if they still do them?
Obviously needs brake lights!
19th Dec 2020 6:03 am
riverblanche
Member Since: 31 Aug 2010
Location: retford'ish
Posts: 2227
Hi,
amazingly you dont need a brake light for an day time MOT either
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Wonder how many lawmen know that little bit of info!
19th Dec 2020 8:21 pm
astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
Posts: 8139
riverblanche wrote:
Hi,
amazingly you dont need a brake light for an day time MOT either
“The situation with stop lamps is significantly more complicated. Machines do not need to have a stop lamp fitted if they cannot exceed 25mph, were first used before 1st January 1936 or were first used before 1st April 1986 and do not exceed 50cc. Those first used before 1st April 1986 must have a stop lamp that operates from at least one brake control and those used on or after that date must have a stop lamp operated from both brakes. There is an added if not widespread complication for bikes first used from 1st April 1986 which were approved with a stop lamp activated by one control”
Probably does.....
20th Dec 2020 12:31 pm
riverblanche
Member Since: 31 Aug 2010
Location: retford'ish
Posts: 2227
Hi,
it must be even more complicated than that
mines a late 1970's 250cc and has passed 2 MOT's, it's first when I road registered the bike, it is now "Historic" registered, it needed a Legal size number plate and an Electric Horn, no lights and no brake light
if it had been an earlier bike (not sure the date, early 70's?) it would have not needed the Electric horn, just A Horn! mine has a P9 9v battery taped to the handle bars 8)
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