Most flat trackers I've seen have been sporting a swingarm made from rectangular "tubing". And while that is probably the easiest and best solution, and probably the stiffest and lightest as well, I c...

If you are building your own flat tracker, you need some measurements. These are the ones we're aiming for - measurements that have been collected from several sources and different kinds of flat trac...

Oddly enough, the question of what wheels to use has been the hardest nut to crack so far. The thing is, no modern bike uses 19 inch rims any more. At least not at the back. The only cast 19-inchers I...

Husqvarna is a veeery old brand. It's been around since 1689 (yup, that's 320 years) and has been making bikes since 1903 (the same year that Harley Davidson was founded). Over the years the Husky log...

One of the most distinguishing features of a flat/street tracker is the seat unit (along with the big wheels and wide handlebars). The traditional flat tracker seat unit comes in many flavours, but pe...

After much agonizing and after asking lots of questions to a lot of people (thanks Jan W, Ben, Gary et al) I finally decided on a 27 degree steering head angle (also known as rake). However, (and this...

No, it's not a left over section from Saddam's super gun. That huge lump of metal will turn into a steering head in the hands of my new best friend "Indiana Jensen" – a really skilled, local fabricato...

Here we go. Over the next couple of months, I'll be sharing (cause sharing is caring) my experiences while turning my run of the mill Husqvarna SMR 570 into a "street tracker". If you have similar pl...