friday’s post of cool stuff postponed: too many serious things like the bikerMetric "FREEDOM OR DEATH MACHINE" project

Drank beer with local leather man Matt yesterday afternoon. He’s going to help with the XS650 bobber build I’m trying to complete by June 11 for the ROT rally here in Austin. He’ll be doing the leather work and we’ll be using parts from folks who have been profiled here. bikerMetric is going to document the build and let everybody know about the worthy machine shops, mechanics and more throughout the US that are doing great – and idiotic – things with metrics.

Jeff wants to do something “a bit different” for this, because he wants it to stand out. Even though we’re going to go with a general Zero-style long and low look like his “Lightning” and “Saving Grace,” I know it will be unlike any XS650 bobber you’ve ever seen, dudes.

Right now Jeff is looking for the donor bike so if you know of a decent XS650 near in Maryland, shoot me an email at trent at bikermetric dot com. Once he has the bike, he’ll do the frame-tank-fender-wheels thing and then ship it to Austin for some local guys and me to tweak mechanically. We’ll also add some nice touches from machining to paint, and we’ll stand around Matt’s garage drinking beer.

Lastly, we’re going to throw a little party during the ROT rally to “unveil” the finished bike. We’ll also document that evening’s debauchery right here on bikerMetric.

Keep your eyes open for it, metric men. It’s going to be fun.

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The image below is from After Hours Choppers. This guy is a crazy dude but I like him. Look for more from After Hours here on bikerMetric soon.

I’ll have cool stuff today. Maybe. Mardi Gras already started in my home. For the Super Bowl, the woman who inexplicably loves me is preparing seafood gumbo, red beans and rice, mud bugs boiled with corn and new potatoes, and king cake. And beer. Turbodog beer. Find it and drink it and be glad.

I’d like to give thanks to Chop Cult, Chris at bikeEXIF, some other site I forgot because of the beer, and the New Orleans Saints. *** bless you guys. It’s been a great year to be your fan. Now win the Super Bowl and give us all a reason to let the past go.

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