Here’s a big shout out to Stargyle, our newest member. Thanks for joining our little club of metric madfolk, man. Here are some photos of some bikes by the good dudes at Moto Garage Life: Normally I don’t post metrics ...

This was Yamaha’s first motorcycle; the YA-1. The first, built in August of 1954, was a 125cc two-stroke single with a four-speed that quickly became renowned as being a fast and agile bike. The YA-1 had a simple form, copied ...

Looks like somebody was going to do laundry later. Took the woman who inexplicably loves me and her daughter to the Austin Rodeo. We mostly played around in the carnival area.   >> Get the best of bikerMetric directly in ...

On Thursday I put up this post with pix of a few BSA bobbers and choppers. They were simply photos I scored off blogs that don’t often tell you anything about the pix they post. I didn’t know who created ...

Leif “Basse” Hveem was a Norwegian speedway champion in the 1940’s and ’50’s, winning the European Longtrack Championship twice, and dozens of Nordic and Norwegian Championships. In the mid-30’s he raced with rare Atlas, Rex, and DKW motors. He rode ...

Dudes. I’d like to welcome kick only to bikerMetric. Dig his blogs at Suicide Wheels and TIG splatter. This is his bike: Yes, it’s the Ardcore Wizard Sleeze. Kick only is a valuable employee of Ardcore Choppers and a **** ...

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Welcome Jean Vienneau. He’s our latest reader to sign up. He lives on a small farm with an old post office near a wildlife refuge in Minnesota and is working on wind power project. Independence! Freedom! Excellent! That’s exactly the ...

Visit Joe King Speed Shop to see more for yourself. He specializes in outlaw helmets that for the most part keep the man off your back. The shells are about 75% of the size of other well-known non-DOT lids and ...