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I think that is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me! I am actually an average rider, but the bike is well fast! Fast enough that I won my class (Open Classics) at my last race day. My first ever trophy for bike racing. Pretty chuffed with that! This is Dirt Track. Kinda like Flat Track...

Got her onto the track for a race meet last Sunday. And she goes well. Well enough for me to win my first race ever :) A few changes since the last update. The 1974 YZ250A alloy tank and the motor being rebuilt being the main ones. I put a set of VForce reeds in but ended up pulling the them...

I had a go at making my own exhaust for my DT400. Patterned it out, cut the steel and rolled it.

As much as I like this jacket, it is too big for me. I bought it from the UK to race in, but I like a tighter fitting jacket. Size is marked as XL. I'm 176cm tall, 43"chest and 35"waist. Yamaha /Kenny Roberts style jacket. It has armour/padding in the arms, shoulders and back. Based on the...

Been a while since I updated this. Have done a bit more work and made a pipe for it, and except for a few little things,,, it is finished! Well, finished enough that things like painting the motor, fiddling with footpegs etc. can be done later. It is at my friendly local bike mechanic to have...

Where I am up to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7-Aw9g3oZE

Front number plate taking shape.

She won't see any off road. She's a flat/dirt tracker. Go fast, Turn left ;)

About that whole over engineering thing I tend to do :P This will make more sense when the 3mm aluminium gets riveted over the big hole

More done today. Ran a tap through the damaged thread down the centre of the YZ400 head stem. The clown that owned it before me had cross threaded this, as well as putting a hammer through the clutch cover. I have a spare clutch cover, so all good. I have no idea if this is in the right spot...

Right! Took a couple of different ways to look at it and this is what I came up with for the rear brake, did I mention I make this shit up as I go! Works well. Just need to finish welding the upper arm and pick up another rose joint tomorrow. I ended up making the brake arm from scratch. On...

Yep I'll have a go at making a down pipe for it. I now have two motors. So I will run the standard one for now whilst I get the other built into a fire breather (Y)

Made a mount for the right side foot peg to drop it down. I saw it on someone elses dirt tracker and it looked and felt cool. The bit down near the pen is the orginal centre that slides onto the spline. I cut this off the original peg mount and welded the two tabs to it. Cut the thread off...

I threw it back together today so I can get the fit of the sidepanels and footpeg mounts sorted plus a bunch of other niggly bits. And because I really wanted to see what it looked like! Once I have that all sorted, cut off tabs I don't need, make tabs for CDI etc etc etc I will strip it again...

Thanks guys, Jimmer it's this one- http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Motone-Street-Flat-Track-Tracker-Seat-Cafe-Racer-XS-CB-SR-550-750-400-500-650-XR/112169649860?_trksid=p2060778.c100275.m3474&_trkparms=ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140723144413%26meid%3D58736175858440078da13022a822622e%26pid%3D100275%26 I,ve...

I'm pretty much making this up as I go. I want to be able to remove the numberplates, seat and tank easily and quickly if I have to. Having a play with some cardboard before I start cutting the aluminum. I'll probably trim the numberplate down a bit, but I really need to slip the swingarm...

Today I am mounting the seat. I made a frame for it and then this was welded to the bike frame. Had to cut some off the back of the frame. Plugged the ends. Bending up the 20x20 RHS And welded to the frame. The seat attaches using stainless button headed bolts through the new seat frame...

The rims and spokes are well ratted. The only usable bits are the hubs and brakes so I started hunting for some better wheels. Found a pair at a wreckers in North Richmond. Of I toodles to pick them up and he has what's left of the bike they came off there. Motor looked good and having a spare...

ank was next. Luckily it was nice and clean inside and just some rust and dents on the outside. I left the dents in it. Couldn't have been bothered getting them taken out. Stripped it down with some spray on paint stripper that worked a treat! Primed and painted. And my wife hand painted...

o motor is out and I'm checking it over. Checked the bore out and it is 86.72ish! Standard is 85! Not a lot of life left in it. Checked out the the clutch because it didn't seem right and sure enough every fibre plate is waaaaaay under the lowest minimum measurement. Oh, and there were an...