All right. As you could see from the photo in the post below, last night Jeff notched the bottom of the tanks to “get them down over the motor a bit so their tops would be more in line with ...

Jeff worked until the wee hours of the morning and did a lot with the frame, seat, tanks and front end. At 4AM he sent some photos of what he’s done so far. I’ll post a build piece later this ...

This is great news. For those of you that do not know, El Diablo is a kickass online magazine published in Spain. Pinup-style babes, hot rods, metric and American motorbikes, art, music and more. It’s a nifty Flash gig, so ...

And something for the common man: If I pulled up next to the guy on the Falcon riding the XS650 chopper above, I would not be ashamed, nor would I wish I had his bike. It reminds me of a ...

We’re hitting milestones, metric mofos. The past 30 days started off slowly but in the past two weeks, wow. bikerMetric is consistently getting well over 400 readers a day, and lately, almost 500. It’s gratifying to know that our rowdy ...

The fake oil tank we’re going to use as a secondary fuel tank arrived just as we asked, with flat sides! Dig the bars. They sent some board trackerish-style bars, too. [UPDATE 02.29.12: it is apparent that elswick cycles are ...

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The proportions of the XS front hoop are very different then what Jeff is used to on his Brit bikes. The rear tube of the front hoop on a Brit is far back behind the motor, whereas the XS is ...

Dudes. Dig these kickass freaking custom handlebars. You want ’em. Rock’s got ’em. Click that link, buy some bars, and give him a big smooch on his cute wittle face! Where can you get this much style for only $125? ...

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