Cobra RS750 Tracker Unveiled

Joining the Scrambler and also built by Deny Berg, chief fabricator at Cobra's Special Projects Division, is the RS750 Tracker, the second concept based on the Honda Shadow RS that came to life from Cobra. Unlike the Scrambler, which evokes the CL77 Scrambler 305 from the 1960, the Tracker is the incarnation of the 1980s factory flat-track bikes that Ricky Graham and Bubba Shobert rode to race wins and season titles in the AMA Grand National Series.

According to Cobra, the RS750 Tracker took a bit more work than did the RS750 Scrambler. While the front part of the frame is mostly Honda, the rear half is all Berg.

The twin shocks have been eliminated and replaced by a single Progressive damper. That move required a braced swingarm and reinforced pivot plates, “the latter drilled for lightness and that "comp shop" look,” as Cobra says.

Berg's craftsmanship is also reflected in the twin ceramic-coated mufflers and in the metal front numberplate with two projector-beam headlamps nicely incorporated. “This gas tank is an RS component but with its seams smoothed and an aircraft-type filler grafted on.”

The fiberglass tail section is as used on the actual Team Honda racers. Like the Scrambler's seat, padding and upholstery was handled by longtime Cobra collaborator Kevin Lehan from LeMans Seats. Paint for both bikes was sprayed by Scott "Chivo" Harrington of Lead Sled Customs.

(“In the end and as usual, Special Projects has come up with two memorable motorcycles, more concept bike than outrageous custom, one from the 1960s, one from the 1980s, both equally at home in the 21st century,” a company statement reads.