Dopey Question - What Constitutes a Boardtracker?

[tat_bikes]

Here's my version of board trackers I've built

 

[whitecoyote]

Worksman

 

[MattiThundrrr]

To me, it's a style based on the old racers

I doubt there's a set of rules, just a bike inspired by that early era of motorcycle racing. Here's one I made that I consider a modern version of a board tracker.

But it really isn't all that racy, I guess I made it hot rod tracker or something

 

[tat_bikes]

Don't matter what you call it you made it. That's the importance on this all

 

[tat_bikes]

We should all just take bikes and redesign them to how you think they should have produced them from the factory. That's the bases of my whole collection!

 

[Oldbiscuit]

Here are two of mine. I can still pedal them, but it’s more fun to fly around town powered by the 2cycle China girl engines !

 

[tat_bikes]

Getting a new shop so soon have room to adventure into that!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Yeah, I think for me, the old timey drop bars are the biggest thing to make it a tracker. Tanks etc, especially with the engines add to the flavor, and a drop hoop frame like the Worksman above is the ultimate. Cool bikes, thanks for Sharon

 

[tat_bikes]

Trust me as soon as bikes went production people started altering them then next the big question? Who's faster, and how can I make it slick and cool! This style of bike evolved into motercycles.

 

[wheelbender6]

Everybody on the motorized bike forums wanted to make one, but fabbing the fuel tank and drop loop portion of the frame isnt easy.

 

[mikeeebikey]

My 2 cents...
A lot of "board" bikes are actually "cafe" style, mine especially or even "velo" bikes...
Boardtrackers are unpedal low....straight tube with a "clip on" bars....
Cafe bikes use a cruiser frame....(wide open parts list to go faster)
Velo bikes mimic the track bikes used in velodrome racing, think "fixie." Simple as single speeding a road bike but must have drop bars...
Really I just build what I want, only a couple met the Sawzall...
Beach clunker anyone?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Lol asking a rat rodder what makes a certain style of bike is like asking Duchamp what makes a Fountain

We're artists here, rules are flexible, meant to be flipped on their ear