One more cool bike I’ve had lying around on my hard drive for a few months. Wish I knew something about it to share with you mofos. If you know, please comment below. Really dig this style of fairing. Get ...
Read More »metric and vintage british drag bikes
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Read More »new flippin guys and a killer xs500 bobber
Very nice. We got a couple of noobs yesterday. First is kevinhog. Kevin is a SoCal rider of a radical CB750 chopper with a gnarly girder front. He’s got a nifty blog you can check out here. Thanks for the ...
Read More »kawasaki kz750 chopper
All right guys. Hope everybody had a great weekend. We’ve got a cool interview coming up in a day or two on bikerMetric with some dudes building killer cafe racer thumpers in Los Angeles. They like science and medical marijuana. ...
Read More »the servi-cycle by simplex manufacturing of new orleans
Here is an interesting vintage motorcycle brand that very few know of; Simplex Manufacturing Corporation of New Orleans, Louisiana. Simplex was founded in 1935 by J. Paul Treen, a Harley-Davidson dealer in Baton Rouge. In the early 1930’s he recognized ...
Read More »xs650 double motor drag bike
Found it while looking for cool stuff yesterday. It’s being built by a guy nicknamed xlch. He had one re-phased motor he put in front and an early kickstart-only motor for the rear, a set of cases from someplace he ...
Read More »yamaha xs650 chopper video
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Read More »freedom or death build #9: in transit!
Well motherf***ers, it’s happening. There are a few little touch-ups to do for the FREEDOM OR DEATH MACHINE when she arrives tomorrow, such as putting on the phenomenal saddle using my old “misteradiant” logo, and some massaging of throttle lines ...
Read More »interview with some dude who makes stuff
A few months ago I saw a bike that was in progress on xs650chopper. It was a killer XS650 boardtracker that caught my eye. I made it a point to visit the site every week to see what was up ...
Read More »freedom or death build #8: slammed!
Chris has done some work on the tanks. [UPDATE 06.07.12: paint looks nice. too bad it began to bubble within a month and it had 1/2″ of bondo underneath.] [UPDATE 06.07.12: the best thing jeff did on the bike. the ...
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