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

It’s well documented that I dig Nick’s leaf-spring forks. He’s been refining front ends professionally for five years, and has been messing with metal since he was a boy. He’s out in Solana Beach, California, between San Diego and the ...

find of the year (so far!). this is a jaguh chopper from the far east. i discovered it on borneo garage’s blog. don’t know it’s exact origin but after a little research it seems to be that jaguh is a ...

I’ve been dealing with Elswick Cycles for about a year now, and we’ve decided to stay friends and never break up. Thanks to their support, bikerMetric was able to build the FREEDOM or DEATH MACHINE. Elswick is a small family-run ...

things i like about biker blogs (in order of popularity): THE SHORT STORY: i’m going to do what please anyway. THE LONG STORY: bobbers: 32 (55%) babes: 28 (48%) cafe racers: 26 (44%) this is pretty much as i figured. ...

nimbus motorcycles was a partnership between peder a. fisker and h.m. nielsen from copenhagen, denmark. the bike was a 750cc inline-four. the company was formed in 1905 to manufacture electric motors and in 1910 their “nilfisk” electric vacuum cleaner was ...

discovered this very interesting yamaha xs650 chopper built by jared johnson at holiday custom motorcycles in portland, oregon on ted’s xs650chopper.com. i really dig the lines of the frame and the cross of the exhaust. the saddle reminds me of ...

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This is Part 2. Last time we managed to figure out how much space we actually need to set up our workshop. If you haven’t already checked that out, you should start there. The first question was, “what do we want ...

fixed last night’s typos, ate eggs, and now drinking my last three turbodog beers. hair of the turbodog. there was thunder and lightning at 7am today. i like that to start the new year. it’s a metaphor and a meme ...

chris flechtner is the mastermind behind speed shop design. the path he has taken to become one of the premiere custom motorbike builders – creating the most amazing cafe racer i’ve ever seen – is an interesting one. how i ...