OZ Flattrack bike photos

[SON]

I know there is lots of Flattrack Twins and Singles in OZ,
Can we please post them here so they can be seen,
Then heard,
Thank you,

[steve234]

Smiley's Triumph Mettise


Mark's HD XR750


My astro

[firko]

                                                   
Hindall frame, Trackmaster tank, 360 RT2 reed motor, Jemco pipe, Supertrapp muffler, MX250 forks, 19" front wheel/Carlilse tyre, 18" MX250 rear/Mitas trials tyre, Elsinore shocks. The bike is currently getting a slight upgrade with billet adjustable triple clamps, shorter RD fork legs, shorter 13" Chinese cheapie shocks and RT2MX barrel/ACK head.
                                                   
                                                   
  Cycle Factory frame, GYT DT1 250 motor, Champion tank, Trackmaster seat, Jemco pipe, Harley KR front hub with 19"Pirelli MT53, 18"DT2MX rear wheel with Carlilse tyre. Currently getting my trick Yamaha RT1 pre 70 motor and cool custom paint for the Bonanza                                                               
                                                   
                                                                                           
                                                   
Shown is my Benelli 650 engine mocked up in my experimental Trackmaster frame made for an XS650 Yamaha motor. The small photo shows the engine in a 4130 chro-mo frame I bought from a guy in Texas for $40 which is well designed but poorly welded. I'm intending to clean up the welds and use this frame as I don't want to have to chop out the bottom rails to clear the sump on my 'good' Trackmaster frame. I'm using Morris magnesium wheels, the front, a from a Harley XR750, THE 18" rear reputetedly from a Kawasaki Z1 superbike. I'm using R6 Yamaha 41mm forks and Chinese Ohlins rear shocks. I'd like to have this bike finished for next years series. In the meantime I'll get an XS650 Yammy motor and slow and steadily build up the Trackmaster using 19" Yamaha wheels as shown in the photo.
                                                   
This is the Suzuki TS powered TM I built out of left over junk as a project bike for VMX a few years ago. It's been sitting ever since so we've decided to turn it into a low budget short tracker for my mate. The steering head will be brought in to 25 degrees and Champion bodywork and Honda CX500 wheels fitted....all shit laying around the shed, just as it was in its original rebirth as a motocrosser. A few different mates are contributing to the project and the buzz that Nepean is introducing short track for these bikes as well as SON's proposal might shake up the project.

[firko]

                                                                 
                                                                 
Alan Jones Redline replica framed 850cc Nourish Weslake. Alan's had the bike for years but has never quite finished it. It's now getting new engine plates and some wheel and tyre updates for its debut at the HBBB at Easter
                                                                 
                                                                 
Alans 1999 ATK FT that the original owner in Georgia used to win the AMA Singles class#1 plate in 2002. It's got all of the expected Wood, Axtell, Venolia, Megacycle, Carillo internals and a 44mm Mikuni . The bike's had some shakedown runs at Nepean on 10 year old tyres and it absolutely hooted.

[firko]

I forgot about my rigid framed '64 KR250 Maico that's currently enroute from America. I'm going to give this little puppy a "rustoration"at first. I'll just sort out the mechanicals and get it running enough to cut some skids and sort out whether a resto is the right way to go with it. As they say, they're only original once  .
                                                                 
                                                                 

[firko]

                                                                   
Thomas Thompson's Triumph Redline photographed at Amaroo Park DT in the 90's. He used it for everything  and it even went surprisingly well at motocross. I know Thomas doesn't own the bike any more but it's been seen at Nepean with its current owner in recent times.
                                                                 
Mark Brirketts Trackmaster Husky.
                                                                 
Vern Grayson's A65 BSA. 750cc, deraked stock frame Bully wheels and much faster than it looks.
                                                                 
Redline 750 Yamaha from Mildura
                                                               
A real veteran spotted at the Bonanza, a pre-war Indian

[SON]

Lots of great photos,
I will get a photobucket account tonight,
What do you need to finish the TM??

[Slider29]

All lovely bikes,.... but the ATK just pushes the right bits for me!
It would look even better without the front disc IMO.
 I reckon you might be enjoying all of this Firko.

[Slider29]

I forgot the big Wessie,... beautiful.

[JAP 454]

Dunno whether this qualifies as a Flat Tracker, it's close,and I have posted the pic yonks ago



Built in the early '80s, so I'd have something to ride when we took our son, Brian and his KX80 over to Fairbairn.

It was built out of some of  the twisted remains of Bro Jim's road race bike, motor is a YZ400E, frame is DT250, forks and front wheel is XS, pipe is by Chris Dowd and the seat was a boat tail jigger, on methanol and M , of course.

It frightened the crap out of some of the young blokes at Canberra on their Goddens and 490s, it also frightened the crap out of it's rider from time to time as the terminal speed at Canteen was wicked and ya had ta brake REAL hard as it didn't like being backed in but when the wheels were in line, all the sucker wanted to do was wheel stand. Lotsa fun, but
Foss

[Curly3]

But do you still have it Foss?

[JAP 454]

Unfortunately I dont, but it shows ya what you can do !!
Foss

[firko]

  I reckon you might be enjoying all of this Firko.

Yeah I do, I've had a love of these bikes since going to Ascot Speedway for the first time one Friday night back in 1975. Alex Jorgenson won the show that night on the legendary Ron Wood Norton and I was instantly hooked. In my seven years in the US I tried to attend as many meetings that fit in with my odd work hours but hardly ever missed a San Jose Mile. I've owned Champion framed Honda XL350 and Yamaha SC500 framers as well as the ones I've got now.

What do you need to finish the TM??

Parts wise not a lot, it's mainly down to labour and getting a game plan into action. I've got a new Circle F pipe, the engine's pretty fresh...76 TS bottom end with a '73 TM top end, I've got a daggy old Champion tank and will use one of Matcho Micks XR750 style seats like on my Hindall 360. If no front brake is required it'll get Honda CX500 wheels with a rear disc or if front period brakes are needed we'll lace up a 19" TM Suzuki hub and use the stock TM250 rear. All of the hard work was done for the VMX magazine piece so it's just a tweak here and a tweak there to get it rolling.

Where's Freaky? He's been missing in action for a while. He's got a few pre 75 Champion and Trackmaster Yamahas. Ditto Yamaico Pete with his 465 Yamaha IZ465 and Mk8 Astro and Edgar Phipps Shell OW79 750 Yamaha and my old Champion framed SC500.  I look forward to seeing your bikes SON. It sounds as if you've got some interesting tackle.
                                                   Below: Freaky at speed on his Trackmaster DT1
                                                   

[jimg1au]

n astro at nepean

[jimg1au]

the lap befor
both riders podium at australian dirttrack champs