Flat track is where it’s at. It’s a shot of adrenaline for both fans and racers, and the ‘go fast, turn left’ bikes look terrific.It’s also one of the few codes where Harley is still competitive. The XR-750 ruled the roost in the 70s, and today it’s the weapon of choice for stars like Brad ‘The Bullet’ Baker. The thought of turning an XR-750 flat tracker into a street machine is tempting. And the stripped-down style is becoming real popular with custom builders. But a genuine XR-750 will set you back between $20,000 and $60,000, and in most States you can’t make the bike road-legal. Unless you weld in part of a Sportster frame—the bit with the VIN plate attached. The solution is to inject a modern Sportster with dash of flat track style. You’ll get a bike that idles properly and doesn’t need a push-start. So Roland Sands has done exactly that with his new Ameri-Tracker build. It’s based on a 2008-spec Nightster—with a 1200cc engine pumping out a useful 80 pound-feet of torque.

“This machine is vintage Flat Track workhorse meets modern race-inspired detailing,” says Roland. “We’re showing how you can create a highly functional, dirty version of the Sportster—to use on both the street and your local hooligan short track event.” Roland found the donor bike in a junkyard—wrecked but serviceable. He’s boosted power with a Vance & Hines Fuelpak FI Tuner, and freed up the breathing with an RSD Radial Air Cleaner and a Slant 2-into-1 exhaust system.A heavy duty Barnett clutch gives a little leeway for abuse. Less conventional are the foot controls, a nod to the oval track ethos: rearsets on the left, and mid-controls on the right. The biggest upgrade is the suspension, with Suzuki GSX-R forks up front and Progressive Suspension 970 Series shocks out back. Custom-built triples have shifted the geometry closer to flat tracker standards for better handling response.The 19-inch wheels are Sands’ own drop-dead gorgeous Del Mar designs, in ‘Machine Ops’ finish.

To boost braking power, the RSD crew have installed Performance Machine calipers and hooked them up to Spiegler lines. The rubber is Dunlop DT3, a classic flat track race compound. Sands is famed for his design eye, and Ameri-Tracker is beautifully balanced. The tank is a modified version of RSD’s Softail Vintage Tank, but everything else is hand-made—from the side plates to the slimline seat and the kicked-up tail.It’s putting the ‘Sport’ back into Sportster. And the kind of Harley we’d like to ride.Roland Sands Design | Images by Adam Fedderly 2-Year Portable Protection Plan Kuryakyn 9439 Alley Cat Air Cleaner CoverDetailsK&N HD-0800 Harley Davidson High Performance Replacement Air Filter FREE Shipping on orders over $49. DetailsK&N HD-0800DK Harley Davidson DryCharger Filter Wrap FREE Shipping on orders over $49. 11.5 x 9.5 x 3.5 inches #125,940 in Automotive (See top 100) #1,918 in Automotive > Replacement Parts > Filters > Air Filters & Accessories > Air Filters

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Of course, engine and other performance mods are at the top of the list when it comes to making a bike your own.  New pipes, high flow air filter and the list goes on.  All of the good stuff to make that V-twin rumble to your liking.  There’s just one problem.  When you make those performance mods, especially on an EFI, you need to update your fuel mapping.  If you don’t, the increased airflow will make your bike run lean. In the past, you had to bring your bike into the shop and put on a Dyno with it hooked up to computers to get the right fuel mapping.  This is not cheap and can be a pain for the average time strapped rider.  Fortunately, fuel controllers like the Vance & Hines Fuelpak came along and allowed you to change the mapping yourself, but they still required a little bit of work and the adjustability still wasn’t the greatest.  Now, Vance & Hines has released the Fuelpak FP3 and it is changing the game of fuel management. So what makes the new FP3 so amazing? 

It’s a combination of a few things.  First and foremost, with the FP3, you can now recalibrate your Harley’s engine parameters wirelessly through an app on your iPhone or Android smartphone.  With one simple plug, the FP3 can be installed and connected to the new Harley HDLAN (CAN Bus) system and you are ready to start modifying. Say you just installed some new pipes and air cleaner on your bike.  To tune it with the FP3, all that you need to do is go onto the smartphone app with the Fuelpak plugged in.  The app has an enormous list of fuel maps to choose from that comes straight from the Vance & Hines library.  The mods that you make don’t even have to be from Vance & Hines.  Their engineers do extensive testing with many of their competitors’ exhausts and other performance mods to ensure that you will have the right fuel map. Still don’t like the results from the pre-canned maps?  The Autotune feature allows you to tweak the mapping to get even more precise results. 

The FP3 communicates with all of the factory sensors on the bike to allow you to fine tune it.  This is perfect for unique components or even to account for different grades of fuel. Once you update the mapping on your bike, you’re going to be curious to see the effects.  You will certainly feel the difference while you’re riding, but now you can see the actual data too.  With the FP3 connected, you can see exactly what’s going on with the Live Sensor Data on your phone.  The app will display your speed, RPM, cylinder head temperature, voltage, gear selection and other info that is vital to your bike.  You can even read trouble codes that are brought up on your bike so you no longer have to bring it in to get hooked up. The FP3 uses Flash Technology to make the changes.  This means that once you flash the new mapping to the bike’s system, you can remove the Fuelpak and store it away.  You won’t have access to the Live Sensor Data, but the mapping will remain updated.