It’s a cold and rainy day in Toronto Canada, and the only thing on my mind is trying to decide if I want to the two empty rooms on my main floor into an indoor motorcycle garage for the winter. ...
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I always like hearing from Ariez, (real name Aris Eko Cahyono), a small town welder and motorcycle builder in Indonesia. Here’s his latest build, fusing motorcycles and java culture. From Ariez: I built this motorcycle for my friend who ask me to build ...
Read More »daniel’s custom yamaha xjr 1200
Daniel Schuh is a graphic designer and motorcycle enthusiast based in North East Germany. He fell in love with anything two-wheeled since he was a child. Be it BMX bikes, motocross, downhill mountainbike, it was all fascinating to him. In ...
Read More »bullit custom cycles at frontier ghost town
Got a few pics from Brittany at Bullit Custom Cycles of Rob and the bikes at Frontier Ghost Town: In other news, wondering what a complete tear-down and rebuild of a Ninja 250 looks like? Check out what Soonerbillz got ...
Read More »norton cafe racer by northern cafe racers
Two years ago Erik Christensen sent in some pics of his build, a 1974 BMW R90/6 he built up in Alaska. Erik uses his completed motorcycle builds as props for family photo shoots. It’s a great way of his whole family involved. ...
Read More »teaser pics from madhouse motors
Got in touch with J Shia from Madhouse Motors who shared a little update about two builds in her shop: Honda CB550 This bike is being built for a surgeon here in Boston who fell in love with Seaweed and ...
Read More »1950 triumph – el mirage 650cc a/pf record holder
The Bonneville Salt Flats need no introduction. The first land speed record was set there in 1914. The Pontiac Bonneville and Triumph Bonneville are both named for the flats. It’s a place of legend. So it’s always nice when we ...
Read More »custom world war two bobber by panjloh handmade motorcycles
Finding a live motorcycle from the second world war isn’t easy. Neither is restoring the old beast and customizing it into a “reborn vintage soldier.” For Panjloh Handmade Motorcycles, it was worth every drop of sweat spent over an 8 month struggle in the ...
Read More »get on bikerMetric: we want your pics & custom motorcycle builds
Want to get your custom motorcycle build online? Is it a metric bike? We’re looking for more of what everyone wants to see: Motorcycles. Cafe racers. Choppers. Bobbers. Trackers. Frankenbikes and other cool s***. Send in your custom motorcycle builds ...
Read More »how to test winter tires in florida
If I asked you where we should go to test out some winter tires, Florida probably wouldn’t be your first answer. This video shows that you shouldn’t write it off, either: Get the best of bikerMetric directly in your inbox, ...
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