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

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 ...

Bandit from Bikernet helped us score a distressed Lick’s solo bag for the FREEDOM OR DEATH MACHINE. I want to thank AJ from Lick’s for donating such a cool and functional piece for the bike. It’s going to get a ...

The crotchety old dude wrote yesterday and thanked me for the props, and stated that he was taking a hiatus from the painting thing. Seems the emo-popping wordsmith needs a break: “Well, it officially happened; painting became a job. I ...

FREAK OUT! Lets see what has changed since that photo was taken Tuesday morning. First, this whole project couldn’t be more last minute. Those two-week timeline dudes from the old chopper build off shows had it easy. Jeff works a ...

Okay motherfloggers, it’s Friday and I managed keep all my limbs for one more week. Hooray for me! Hooray also for George the Painter. I’ve been a fan of his two-page rants in the Horse for years. Seems my associate ...

Poland is in the house of metric madness. pch, our 41st member, is an avid rider and scoots around Europe on a BMW K1200S. He also digs BMW cafe racers. Welcome to bM, pch. Number 42 is Apartfromthedirt, from New ...

Thanks for your support, everybody. For four days in a row, we’re getting over 500 visitors a day. In the past 30 days, you guys read an average of 3.35 pages per visit and spent a whopping 3:42 minutes on ...

A British company named Rudge Whitworth formed in 1895 with the merger of two bicycle companies named Rudge and Whitworth. They began to manufacture motorcycles in 1911 and went bust in 1938. I think. Wikipedia says 1946 but I’ve never ...

There seems to be a big splash of custom Yamaha Viragos online this week. Thought I’d do a little research and find some other bikes and additional info beyond what you may have seen. First is the following bike, a ...

Here’s a pic of the FREEDOM OR DEATH MACHINE as of last Friday. The tanks are still too angular and the spot where the downtube meets the bottom rails sweeps up in an unappealing manner. Down to the wire, Jeff ...