The Bonneville Salt Flats need no introduction. The first land speed record was set there in 1914. The Pontiac Bonneville and Triumph Bonneville are both named for the flats. It’s a place of legend. So it’s always nice when we ...
Read More »custom world war two bobber by panjloh handmade motorcycles
Finding a live motorcycle from the second world war isn’t easy. Neither is restoring the old beast and customizing it into a “reborn vintage soldier.” For Panjloh Handmade Motorcycles, it was worth every drop of sweat spent over an 8 month struggle in the ...
Read More »get on bikerMetric: we want your pics & custom motorcycle builds
Want to get your custom motorcycle build online? Is it a metric bike? We’re looking for more of what everyone wants to see: Motorcycles. Cafe racers. Choppers. Bobbers. Trackers. Frankenbikes and other cool s***. Send in your custom motorcycle builds ...
Read More »how to test winter tires in florida
If I asked you where we should go to test out some winter tires, Florida probably wouldn’t be your first answer. This video shows that you shouldn’t write it off, either: Get the best of bikerMetric directly in your inbox, ...
Read More »new paint from blue moon kustoms
Five years ago we ran a Honda CB450 Cafe by Garage Co. Customs with some crazy paint from Blue Moon Kustoms, based out of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Does it look familiar? We’ve got some more recent pics from Jayme Schmidt of his ...
Read More »tigerman 3: tigerman vs monkeyman snow drift battle
A year after posting Tigerman 2: Finland vs. one man and his Suzuki moped, our favorite Finnish foundry is back! Featuring a blonde of Amazonian proportions who straight up carries her motorcycle, a superhero (Tigerman, is that you?) lowered from ...
Read More »custom taxis in mumbai
That last Detroit post got me feeling all worldly. Had to share these cool pics from Taxi Fabric Project, India. It’s a kickstarter/crowdfunded initiative that allowed Indian artists to redecorate the inside of taxicabs in Mumbai with poetic and colourful ...
Read More »how its going down in motown
Diehard Detroit is a drone-filmed video shot in tilt-shift and time-lapse, giving an impression of the decline and slow rebirth of Motown. The video is shot over the city as well as in ruins and abandonned locations. A beautiful video ...
Read More »two-stroke racing mopeds by O’Malleys Speed n Kustom
An email came in from Adam Farris from O’Malleys Speed n Kustom. A speed-freak two stroke lunatic talking about racing small little motorcycles on booze. Don’t let the Irish name fool you. Adam’s probably sober as a whistle when he’s speeding, ...
Read More »custom harley-davidson street 750 by chappell customs
bikerMetric is the land of Metric bobbers, choppers, cafe racers, and a whole lot of other Metric motorcycle goodness, but if you were paying attention to our post a few days ago about Chappell Customs’ latest build, you might have ...
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