Today on BikeBound.com: 1972 Yamaha “FTX500” Flat Tracker built by @fuchs_workshop for @nikosorbo, who won back-to-back French championships and took 3rd in the German championship in the “Oldies” class — pre-75 twins.

Says builder Massimo Rinchiuso: “I was hesitant to accept, as it felt like a waste of time to build a bike for races where real powerhouses like H-D XR750s and similar machines would surely be competing — engines far too powerful to race against with a Japanese 500 pulled from a box in a basement. Fortunately, I was wrong…”

Photo: @custom_motorcycle_tom_boissel at @eternalcitymotoshow

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