Mornin’ mofos. We got a new member yesterday. Adam Callahan has had his name added to the list of people who will be spared in the coming apocalypse. Thanks, Adam. Dig this strange three-wheeled Honda road racer I’ve had laying ...
Read More »get your stuff done here and die
[UPDATE 08.19.12: check out this link to read more about limeybikes] Say you’ve got an old metric motorcycle. Say you need some help with it. Carburetors gunky? Too much travel in your forks? Built an XS650 chopper but have no ...
Read More »triumph street triple hellfire tracker
I don’t often promote the brand new motorbike with changed-up parts and accessories. bikerMetric is supposed to be about metric bobbers, choppers, cafe racers and parts. Regardless, every once in a while something slick pops it’s head out of the ...
Read More »amd world championship metrics
I’m tired of insanely tall, stretched out 45-degree v-twin “choppers” with Hugh Jazz rear tires. Thank *** the judges in Sturgis didn’t award many bikes fitting that description in the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building last week. Not ...
Read More »latest in 21st century metalflake helmet design
The Biltwell boys have some killer new metalflake helmets, mofos. They call them “Megaflake.” Slick chrome trim. Mixed paint applications. Badass bling-a-ding-dong. galaxy duo-tone | black over silver sunset duo-tone helmet | root beer over orange I’ve requested something rad ...
Read More »monday noob and soulless hondas
Welcome Helrich Custom Cycles, our newest member. Thanks for signing up, man. This little Honda thumper is for you. Its a CB50-J and gets 6bhp at 10,500rpm from its 49.3cc overhead-camshaft engine. Can’t remember if I got these pix from MPOTD or Chalopy. ...
Read More »interview with dave of helrich custom cycles
Welcome to bikerMetric’s continuing saga of builder interviews. In this article, we’re going to meet Dave Helrich of Helrich Custom Cycles in Tempe, Arizona. He and I have had a few long telephone conversations about everything from politics to art ...
Read More »xs650 frame deals for bikerMetric readers
In a shocking development, Elswick Cycles has been taken over by a group of hot Asian assassins bent over on world domination. Their diabolical, three-pronged plan is to make the guys 1) blog more, 2) release new parts, and 3) ...
Read More »honda cb400 super sport day + club du mamelon | joe pizza reporting:
It’s Honda CB400 day here at bikerMetric, where we do whatever we want to. This CB400 rat was built by Corpses From ****. Click that link to see more pix and read a little about the build. + + ...
Read More »1974 honda cb400t for sale
A guy in Austin has a sweet 1974 Honda CB400-T for sale. This is when I wish I had twenty-five hundred bucks laying around, playing with itself, hoping it gets spent on a bike this slick. 1) Buy it. 2) ...
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