Tag Archives: interviews

a long, long time ago, probably last week, i found a builder doing stuff i thought was kind of neat, but also reminded me of a van halen cover band; doing a great job of playing somebody else’s original tune. ...

About three years ago I had an idea of building a little bobber, maybe 250cc, and manufacturing them. I figured times were tough, they weren’t going to get better any time soon, most people live in urban areas, gas is ...

this interview should have been published four months ago but it wasn’t. i will exact my revenge one day. until then, i’ve lit the proverbial bridge on fire and stuck a pirate flag stapled to a ***** into the ground ...

As I often do while drinking beer and surfing the web, I discover a builder who’s just getting it on, and seems to be giving Dirk Diggler a run for his money. New guys are fun to find, and the ...

There’s a guy on Long Island named Christian and he has a little shop he calls Xian Leather. He’s worked for some cool dudes and has been doing it a while. An associate of mine, a Mister Chopperbuilder, said he’d ...

Hey guys & gals, I’d like to introduce you to a little shop in Georgia called Karnage Kustomz. It’s run by a man named Eric Nemzer and since he left his successful day job to pursue his dream, he’s built ...

This weekend i was browsing the blogs and came across a slick Honda Rebel brat bobber built by some dude named is Zack Taylor from Phoenix. I visited his site and shot him an email to see if he’s like ...

Shannon “Shoe” Gower has been involved in the motorcycle industry since he was a gleam in his daddy’s eye. His dad was “Uncle Bob” Gower and by age 12 Shoe was working as a certified Suzuki mechanic. Shortly afterward he ...

Here is another patented bikerMetric interview. It’s our 12th and I’m pleased to present you with Jeremy Cupp, the mastermind behind LC Fabrications of Grottoes, Virginia. I’ve been a big fan of his work for years and am very grateful ...

Welcome to bikerMetric’s continuing saga of builder interviews. In this article, we’re going to meet Dave Helrich of Helrich Custom Cycles in Tempe, Arizona. He and I have had a few long telephone conversations about everything from politics to art ...