Hey Gary and Ben
Thanks for SB2-really dig that King Kenny thing. Gotta love of those '70s half-milers too!
My 'tracker is nearly done, just needs a bit of fettling. Not sure whether to spray it yellow and get some vinyl speed block graphics cut, or to leave it in the raw.
Will get the front wheel relaced to an alloy rim, stick a rear brake on then she's done. Oh, and Don Castro's No 11 on the front!
Later, Ben Charlton
Sweet looking machine. Yellow is overdone, don't paint it, or paint it anything but yellow. What's the round thing over the front number plate?
ReplyDeleteIt's the speedo. He's going to ride it on the road.
ReplyDeletetidy looking bike - not too knowledgeable on jap bikes (brit freak but getting over it!)looking to build sommat similar; what model engine / frame have you used?
ReplyDeleteShe's a sorted '75 YZ400 engine in a chopped early DT250 twin shock frame with YZ rear wheel, forks and clamps. Hand spun underslung exhaust and a huge Mikuni flat slide carb-this thing breathes fire! Bodywork handmade by Rich Marsh in alloy-tank a copy of my original Champion. Just need to stick on a dry cell battery and rig up a rear light and she's going in for the MOT. If anyone wants any tanks made, drop a line thru the blog and I'll post Rich's number.
ReplyDeleteHow about raw with vinyl speed blocks in the colour of your choosing?
ReplyDeleteHey-you lot have talked me round! She's staying in the metal with plain black speedblock graphics with a black border. I've cut some alloy plates to replace those plastic race ones-they look too much like icecream tub lids! The plates will go white with No.11 on 'em
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ReplyDeleteI hunted high & low for THE flat track racing numbers font. 'Roadgeek 2005 Old Parks Regular' comes pretty close.
BP
Thanks BP-
ReplyDeleteHave downloaded Roadgeeks 2005 Old Parks Open font. The numbers are the bomb! BC