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I didn’t know what to do with these when I first saw them. They were taking a bit of history and transferring them in the future. Some ancient tribes feared a photograph took away a part of their souls. Maybe ...

Parilla, not Aprilia. Born in 1912, Giovanni Parrilla (with two r’s) built the first Italian racing motorcycle after World War Two. With help from Guiseppe Salmaggi, they created a bike that was designed to be similar to the British Norton. ...

A bike like this is for sale on eBay right now. Pictured here is a 1971 Trump Bonnie built by Dave Helrich of Helrich Custom Cycles in Tempe, AZ. It’s Dave’s “Standard Streetfighter” package. The bike you buy could be ...

Welcome to bM, man. dude is a nifty cat from France and has a nice blog called Den of Sportsters. There are tons of great pix of all sorts of Sportys, from ironhead bobs to vintage drag bikes. Check it ...

You mofos have visited bikerMetric more than any other city in the world in the past month. The next city is Portland, Oregon, and you came by to read 33% more than they did.  America reads me by the thousands ...

All of these images were found on the blog of Nogg Design, an Hungarian shop selling Biltwell stuff and beautifully rendered hand tooled leather motorcycle seats, saddlebags and more. Right on, Nogg! Get the best of bikerMetric directly in your ...

Okay, this is not the kind of bike I usually profile here on bM, but I couldn’t help myself because this bike, while it has a couple elements I could do without, is freaking rad (bro!). It’s called “Bodacious,” and ...

Mr.Mischief and Shawn signed up for a piece of world domination recently. I’m so glad because when I met them at a party in Jersey, they were kind enough to send me a photo of them and a pal of ...

Don’t know much about this bike except the builder was named Kenny, the engine has been bored to 750cc, and the single tube frame is garage built. Wish I had a photo of the front that we might dig it, ...