Flat track motorcycle

Flat track racing is all the rage in Europe and the States, but it hasn't really caught on in South Africa yet. There's no official race series there—just the occasional 'run what ya brung' shindig, where the emphasis is on fun rather than hard-nosed competition. That hasn't stopped Johannesburg local Justin Steyn from building his ideal flat track rig though—a replica of Honda's late-80s RS600 race bike. The RS600 was the baby brother to the dominant RS750, purpose-built for short tracks…

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This Yamaha SR500 flat tracker is built to shred just as well in town as it does on the track. Extra credit for the smokey metal flake livery.

BikeBound Top 10 Street / Flat Trackers of 2020.

Introduced for the 1973 model year, the Yamaha RD350 was destined to become one of the most beloved and popular two-stroke sport motorcycles in history. For $900, you could bring home a 39-hp two-stroke reed-valve twin that could hit 100+ mph...and it could handle, too!"The RD350 was THE Seventies