Turning Granddad’s Harley into a Champion Flat Tracker

Some people find it hard to hold onto a bike for more than a couple of years. It doesn't take long before an itch sets in, and they find themselves window-shopping for the next set of wheels. Canadian Ben Boyd is not like that. He's owned this 1989 Harley-Davidson Sportster for a solid 23 years, since 1994, and not once has he considered shifting it. That’s because he inherited it from his late grandfather, Fred Boyd. “Fred was a pretty big name in the post-war racing scene here in Vancouver, BC,” Ben tells us, “and was team mate to Trev...