R65 Streettracker

[Motu]

I finally got my streettracker seat for the R65,just to finish off the looks.Now I truly have 2 bikes in one - to remove the seat,and fit original seat and guards,with road tyres on my extra set of wheels only takes 30 minutes.

[fastcataz]

Thats cool!

[Ed Miller]

Fun!  I would like to find an extra set of wheels for mine too; the tires I put on it are nice on dirt and gravel, but scared the crap out of me when I actually tried to go through a paved corner like I normally do.  I need to find that old thread and add my update.

[Motu]

The Dunlop K70's are excellent on gravel or seal,I prefer them to my road tyres - but they are wearing to quick....the rear is down to 3mm after 2,000km.You pay for grip.It's winter here now,so I will convert it back to original for the wet and cold.

[StanG]

Great looking seat.

[MrRiden]

Sweet! The K70s, & seat really look good on the mono!
rich

[montmil]

Way cool, Motu! Looks like a BMW flat tracker. I dig the vibe. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Monte

[Bengt_Phorqs]

That is a really good looking set up with the seat and tires.  Definitely a head turner.  What kind of pipes and do they have a good tone?

[Motu]

They are just some universal reverse cone megas,it sounds really nice....but a bit borderline legally here.The collector is stuffed (rattles) so will take it out soon.I'll make a couple of systems - I really like the megas,and their angle,so will just make replacement pipes instead of the collector.I'll also make a 2 into 1,and run my Supertrapp out one side...or the other.

[rob650]

Motu,

your bike looks awesome!  That tailsection and the battery covers give it a great look.  Are those custom bits, or pulled off of other BMW's?

Is the tank stock?

[Motu]

The seat is custom built for the bike,but side panels and tank are stock.It would look better with a smaller tank,but as this bike is built for back roads I need good range.

[montmil]

Those "longhorn" bars ought to look good as you get her crossed-up on the fire roads, always drifting left, I'm sure. I didn't catch their width when I first looked at the pics... the flat track image grabbed me.

Kinda like the black lowers on the front end. Trick bike.

Monte

[Motu]

The bars are flattrack bars - Slideways from Omar.They have given me almost the same riding positions as the Yamaha XT600 I had before,and have made the bike much more flickable than stock.I have done a little flattrack (just on a clay short track) so knew what I wanted the bike to feel like.It slides nicely on gravel,much more controllable than a high centre of gravity dirt bike.It's very stable in the loose,and doesn't move around as much as a 21in.On seal I can carry more speed on turn in and load the front tyre more than the 90/90 stock tyre....the short stroke light flywheel R65 engine loads the rear tyre less,so it's very stable.

It was a gamble to choose such a bike for a streettracker,but I wanted an airhead BMW too - and it has turned out exactly what I wanted.

[Bengt_Phorqs]

Motu, how about posting some close up detail shots of that scooter on the Photo Gallery?  That's one of the most interesting R65's I think I've seen in quite a while.  Include some of the specs & modifications if you would.

[Ed Miller]

Motu, Dunlop does not show an 18" front tire; is that just the 4.00 x 18 rear that you are using?