Here’s a pic of the FREEDOM OR DEATH MACHINE as of last Friday. The tanks are still too angular and the spot where the downtube meets the bottom rails sweeps up in an unappealing manner. Down to the wire, Jeff ...
Read More »1973 honda cb750 drag bike
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Read More »old school cb750 chopper by envy cycle
Terry Lee from Envy Cycle finally finished the old school Honda CB750 chopper he started six months ago. Nice. Get the best of bikerMetric directly in your inbox, once a week, every week. [wysija_form id="1"]
Read More »interview with marco of el vaquero muerto
One day I was searching Google images for “freedom or death” when I happened upon an ***-kicking babe wearing wicked tooled leather stuff, including chaps that had “FREEDOM OR DEATH” emblazoned upon them. After a little research, I found the ...
Read More »interview with fabricator kevin
When Fabricator Kevin agreed to send us his killer and meaty seat hinge for our FREEDOM OR DEATH MACHINE, I asked him if he’d like to do a short interview with me so I could introduce him to those bikerMetric ...
Read More »vintage bike of the day | 1972 jawa 350: SOLD
My associate Marcello, bartender at Lovejoy’s here in Austin, is selling his 1972 Jawa 350cc twin. It’s been well cared for, looks cool, and is very hard to find in the States. Jawa motorbikes were the brainchild of Czech arms ...
Read More »vintage bike of the day | 1905 peugeot
1905 Peugeot board track racer. 250cc, 16hp, 110lbs, 87.32mph. >> Get the best of bikerMetric directly in your inbox, once a week, every week. [wysija_form id="1"]
Read More »freedom or death machine build #5
Here is an email I received from Jeff late last night: OK dude, just home from Chris’s at 12am. First time to sit today at ‘puter. Here’s what I can scrounge from my last burnt brain cell. The bars I ...
Read More »tight little xs650 chopabob and the orange county choppers roadhouse
“Can I have a room on the first floor, please?” Browsing my favorite blogs tonight, I came across a post by Cyril Huze on his page about the soon-to-exist Orange County Choppers Roadhouse. Yes. Take a deep breath and settle ...
Read More »honda chopper and bobber
You know what I love about the garage-built, underground metric chopper and bobber movement? Crazy bikes like these: Here is a CB750 turbo bobber in progress: Get the best of bikerMetric directly in your inbox, once a week, every week. ...
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