Vintage Yamaha Tracker

[rsrider]

So the guy who I take my tires to is a motorcycle kinda guy. Had his own shop until the economic meltdown, but he (like many of his kind) was too little to save. But he kept his bikes and tools and stuff and does a bit of restoration on the side. And this is his latest. The pics are off my camera phone and can't really do it justice.

First time he showed it, he won a trophy. I don't know about the rights usage of Nicky at this event, but it was also the inaugural presentation of said trophy.

Around 200lbs. and 50 hp. It feels about has heavy as one of those old steel framed Schwinn bicycles. And it is so nice looking...............

 

[Johndicezx9]

That is COOL!

 

[sjuels]

Love the Champion frame - look at those welds.
Very nice bike, thank you for sharing!
/Soren

 

[CocoLoco]

Perdy :love

 

[byke]

Sweet jeebus, I love it. Based on an old yz4-something?

 

[Junkie]

Sweet jeebus, I love it. Based on an old yz4-something?

in the last picture, the displacement is cast into the cylinder under the cooling fins. I think it says 248cc.

 

[byke]

Good spot. Looks like a 70-something yz250 with an aftermarket swingarm/dual-shock setup, probably period correct. Curious about the two plates on the downtubes, maybe a crack point for the era? Looks like a bike built by someone that knew the era firsthand.