bikerMetric custom metric bobbers, choppers, and cafe racers by honda, yamaha, kawaski, and suzuki

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… 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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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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Sometimes it’s **** and it’s felt like that for months. It has nothing to do with the weather. I should be riding now. Last night there was a thunderstorm and afterward, around 8:00, it was maybe 80 degrees with bright ...

The FREEDOM or DEATH MACHINE is almost ready. While my arm has been healing, the bike was at a hot and sweaty garage where Matt tried to straighten and repair the rear fender and half-*** the brake linkage, strengthen the headlamp ...

Hey dudes, I’d like to welcome Zombie Performance to bikerMetric. Zombie specializes in working on two stroke motors, but is known to tweak anything from chainsaws to Honda fours. They like to port and polish, and can also create custom ...