Harley-Davidson Sportster Street Tracker is READY For Summer!

Tony finally gets his Harley Street Tracker fired up after a month of working on getting the pushrod tubes and gaskets replaced due to incompatible parts.

[@rosstisbury1626]

Trackers are so cool

[@ericweber1969]

Beautiful build, man! Love a good sportster!

[@joshsatchwell2161]

I just bought a 1991 Sportster 883 with 13,000 miles. I plan on doing a similar build. Your bike looks amazing.

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Thanks dude! I…wish I knew how many miles mine has. It’s a salvage title so they stopped keeping track of mileage in 2001 lol. Congrats on the bike! You’ll have a lot of fun working on it.

[@keonesilva3646]

Neat paint from side looks like another bike cooled me . Nice.

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Thank you !

[@justicekilfillen]

Watch that kickstand spring

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Yeah, I’ve had that fixed long ago; it was driving me crazy. Stronger spring and fabricated a rubber stop for it.

[@user-wg1ks9oe2v]

USA is far favorite country

[@richsmith3068]

I was looking at getting a 2012 XR 1200 and doing a build similar to this, I know it comes from the factory with a somewhat similar paint job but the tank, fender/seat combination look completely different. How did you get such a flat xr750 look to your tank, seat/back fender? Great job on the build, love the painted springs on your back shocks blinker set up everything looks fantastic

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Thanks a lot, dude! I really appreciate it. The tank is from Phil Little Racing and it’s designed to mount real low like that. Phil Little Racing also has an accompanying tail section, but I liked the one I have better, which is a Saddlemen Eliminator. As for the seat itself, I bought the Saddlemen seat designed for the Eliminator, then I tore it apart, kept the fiberglass pan the upholstery attaches to, and designed my own seat and had the guy in the trim shop at my last job cut and sew it all up for me.

[@richsmith3068]

@@detroitdrivers4415 Turned out completely amazing, there’s not many Harleys that would make me envious to own but this one does great job

[@silkcustoms520]

Phil is a Bad Ass. He does Incredible work. This Bike is Wicked. Great Job.

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Thanks a lot, dude!

[@MrATUMO]

Love your video, can I have the contact on who made the tank ? Its awesome.

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Thanks! It’s made by Phil Little Racing. His website is pretty self-explanatory: phillittleracing.com

[@chasecarpenter9653]

Awesome build. Have a 97 very similar. What bars are you running on yours?

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Thanks, dude! The bars are Biltwell’s Low Tracker Bars

[@wesrr4036]

Awesome job dude! What width wheels are you running front a rear. Are they both 19" front wheels?

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Thank you! Sorry for the massively delayed response; I barely check this any more. But they indeed are both 19” front wheels-just the rear one has adapters on it to make it fit. The front tire is a 130/80-19 and the rear is a 140/80-19. They do fit on the 2.15 inch wide HD cast aluminum wheels, but it’s a chore to get them on and they’ll need tubes as they’re tube-type tires.

[@michaelfatheree4904]

What tail light set up are you running on the tracker fender?

[@detroitdrivers4415]

It’s been a while since I bought this tail light so I can’t quite remember where I got it…but the one that’s tucked under the tail I believe is the Custom Dynamics Knight Rider tail light from JP Cycles. I figured I have that one saved in my favorites for a reason lol. That one is a running light, and a brake like that flashes for a few seconds when the brakes are applied and then stays bright. Then I have another light that my license plate is mounted to and it only lights up when I hit the brakes, and it doesn’t blink. It’s essentially like a third brake light like you’d see on cars as the flashing light alone confuses people. I got that light at a Cycle Gear.

[@chrisdemoto4563]

Sweet bike! I’m building one too. What exhaust do you have on it?

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Thanks, dude! It’s a Cone Engineering exhaust. They’re a small company based out of Southern California

[@parnellsc]

@@detroitdrivers4415 I just ordered this pipe myself but was wondering if it gets hot on your leg??....bc of not having a heat shield.

[@kurtfoulke5130]

Great looking bike, are they Harley forks !

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Thank you! They’re actually Buell forks! Certain earlier-model Buells had these Showa forks and they just drop right into the Sportster stem. All you have to do is install two studs in the bottom triple tree for turn stops since the Buells and Harleys have different turn stop designs.

[@frankd9398]

what type.of digital display are you ruining?

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Motogadget Mini!

[@quychang4471]

Hi, where can I obtain that tank. Is it Fuel pump compatible?

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Hey! You can buy it at phillittleracing.com. Unfortunately it is not fuel pump compatible; it’s just gravity fed.

[@quychang4471]

@@detroitdrivers4415 Thanks. I'm looking to turn a 2017 Roadster into a street tracker. These are one of the best looking tanks out there.

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Nice! Yeah, they’re really good-looking tanks. He’s the only one I know of that makes this XR-750 style.

[@nateryan7041]

What length rear shocks did you use,??

[@detroitdrivers4415]

They are 15" Burly Stilettos.

[@nateryan7041]

@@detroitdrivers4415 what are they like on the road ?? Are they worth it ?

[@detroitdrivers4415]

@nateryan7041 They’re…not that great lol. If you want to just get the bike up and running, they’ll do fine for a low price but you kinda get what you pay for. They’re pretty stiff despite the travel, but maybe I’m just light.

[@nateryan7041]

@@detroitdrivers4415 ok man I've heard that before about these I'm Gona see if legend do something that tall or maybe ohlins

[@seansimpson2586]

bro your kickstand is flopping around.

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Oh I’m well aware of that lol. Bushings were shot; it’s fixed now.

[@captainamerica9353]

Ah yes, the bike no factory can build. Funny how guys have been screaming for these over the last 40 years, and there have only been a few half-hearted efforts at making them.

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Blows my mind they haven’t made these. So much amazing racing history to this company and they don’t capitalize on it.

[@captainamerica9353]

@@detroitdrivers4415 , yes, well HD made only two attempts; the XR1000 of 1983-84 and the XR1200's in the 2000's. The XR1000's got more expensive than intended and didn't sell, and the XR1200's were also spendy but good bikes, bigger of course than a real flat tracker . . . Yamaha promised to make one based on a FZ-07 and crapped out. Shame.

[@iancooll12]

I Like the Bike Lad but fix it or Move that side stand it's gonna kill you.

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Thanks man! Yeah, I’ve had that fixed long ago; it was driving me crazy. Stronger spring and fabricated a rubber stop for it.

[@ericweber1969]

Beautiful build, man! Love a good sportster!

[@detroitdrivers4415]

Thanks, dude!