Got the “nice” story about our FREEDOM or DEATH MACHINE out to Alex at el Diablo. Now to craft a few questions for Dave and get his interview rolling. Two new guys showed up yesterday! Well, one new guy and ...
Read More »never talk to the police
Since the Supreme Court has curtailed our civil liberties once again, I offer you the following video, which will inform you, unequivocally, why you should never talk to the police (or the IRS – if you watch it). At 34 ...
Read More »welcome and stuff that’s coming
Hey there metric mofos. Thank all of you for coming by and signing up. Our latest member, kevin.udy, signed up a couple of days ago and I’d like to welcome him to our little metric motorcycle madhouse. When I moved ...
Read More »vintage bike of the day: 1934 crocker speedway
This was the last year Crocker made singles for speedway racing. They were being pushed out of competition by *** machines with greater power. Two years after this bike was made, Crocker introduced their first v-twin, and a legend was ...
Read More »oh no!
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Read More »it’s the last day of american beer month…
… and nobody told me! ****. I’ve really lost my touch. Not that I’d have drank more beer, but I’d have probably sought out more brews to taste beyond the standard six or so I enjoy regularly. So here are ...
Read More »friday’s post of cool stuff #30: brought to you by the unobtainable space woman from the planet honda
The internet is such a wealth of accidentalism. Yes, I just invented that word. Whilst surfing random links, a metaphor for the choices we make in life, I found this: Seven years ago Honda introduced that bike, the Solo, a ...
Read More »vintage bike of the day: 1927 ariel 500 model c ohv
Recognized as one of Britain’s greatest motorcycle designers, Val Page worked as a motorcycle engineer and designer with J.A. Prestwich (***), Ariel, Triumph, and BSA. Page developed victorious racing motorcycles and stunning civilian machines that influenced generations of motorcycle design. ...
Read More »xs650 bobber
This clean 1978 Yamaha XS650 bobber was built by G&L Choppers. The guys take pride in making everything themselves and they build only metric bobbers and choppers in old school styles. G&L also makes a lot of custom parts, from ...
Read More »vintage motorcycle superscience
Here are a couple of images from the old Modern Mechanix magazine. I love the “low pressure spherical airwheels.” Click the images to see the larger pages. Get the best of bikerMetric directly in your inbox, once a week, every ...
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