... there was American flat trackers.
These are some of my favorites:

Honda XR250

Yamaha XS650 Wayne Rainey tribute bike

CL350 Honda. That tank graphic says, "Oriental Triumph."

Yamaha '77 TT500
All of them are the inspiration for my next losing venture: this '71 Honda CL450 street tracker:

This is all I've got so far, but it didn't look this good a week ago. Our friend Rob at Intense Cycles (the bicycle company) donated the basket case for this labor of love. We'll keep you posted right here.