Okay. I know I know I know…. I said I’d never do this, and I’m prepared for the ramifications of my gory demise. **** be damned, my quest for worldwide custom metric motorcycle domination demands it and like all good ...
Read More »happy thanksgiving!
I love laying down facts upon the heads of the ignorant. With “tea party” fools such as Sarah Palin ******** about anti-obesity campaigns and how to “stand with our North Korean allies,” I thought it might be prudent to share ...
Read More »you can’t ride because the weather is sucking…
…but not here in Mexas, I mean Texas. It was 85 and partly cloudy in Austin today. Sometimes from my window it looked as if it was 55 Fahrenheit outside, but I felt as if I was back in Honolulu ...
Read More »2011 kawasaki w800
Triumph is kicking **** and making money with their “classic” styled Bonneville bikes, most notably the T120. That means you can expect Japanese manufacturers won’t be far behind with retro-styled mid-sized motorbikes. Enter the classic/retro styled Kawasaki W800. It’s the ...
Read More »1000 readers of garage built metric motorbike mayhem
A great thing happened on bikerMetric yesterday. 1,000 reader/visitors came by. 1,132 to be exact. It’s the first time we’ve hit a grand. In celebration of this hard-earned feat, I’d like to say thank you to everybody who’s become involved ...
Read More »leadfist cycles leather seats
These guys are funny and create killer stuff. skulls, boobies, wings & flowers – custom leather bobber seat | leadfist cycles snake eyes voodoo man – custom chopper leather seat | leadfist cycles They’ve also got a cool 1971 XS650 ...
Read More »rock-a-billy choppers xs650 chopper project
Met a guy named Branden Norton who is building a pretty badass XS650 chopper outside Seattle in Vancouver, WA. He calls his endeavor Rock-a-billy Choppers, and this chopper, the Hooligan, isn’t their first but I dig what I see so ...
Read More »biltwell dot-approved helmets
When I first wrote Biltwell I was asking a favor. They responded by sending their kickass exhaust kit. Then I asked for another favor for our bash in June, and they sent stickers, tee shirts, a killer helmet I bequeathed ...
Read More »honda cb450 chopper trip
Back in March I laid out a patented post of Cool Stuff that had a photo of an old Honda CM500 chopper to which I remarked; “Don’t see many Honda CM400 choppers, but here is one somebody lives on and ...
Read More »2010 dirtbag challenge and f***ing new guys
I really need to make it back to The City for next year’s event. The Dirtbag Challenge rules are simple and you’d think I first wrote them: 1. Build your bike for under $1,000 total, including the donor machine. 2. ...
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