Found this tonight on El Corra Motors. Seems the race team was called Action Fours. If my research is correct, they were making killer performance stuff such as competition cams, collector headers, lightened and polished rods, and big bore kits ...
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Nick at Metal Head emailed me and asked if I wanted to a set of his leaf forks on the FREEDOM or DEATH MACHINE. How do you say “f**k yeah!” in Klingon? Nick makes them narrow or wide, short or ...
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…for only a dollar a day. Only four spots are available at that rate. Check out our promotional solutions programs and see statistics by clicking our PROMOTE page for the best deal we’ve got. Who would you be advertising your brand ...
Read More »vintageish bike of the night: 1981 honda cb1100r
And a little editorial about Honda’s diminishing brand and lack of innovation. First, a nicely restored 1981 Honda CB1100R: And the rumored for three years, a new CB1100R: I sure wish Honda would do something like that. Instead for 2011 ...
Read More »motoart airplane ejector seat desk chairs
Yes! I have finally found the perfect chair to drink beer and fart in as I instruct my metric minions with world domination schemes. Introducing the F-4 Phantom ejector seat desk chair by MotoArt. You can get it in any ...
Read More »el diablo #12
Guess what, mofos? Alex profiled the FREEDOM or DEATH MACHINE on el Diablo. He calls it the “FREEDOM OF DEATH MACHINE,” which is pretty funny when you think about it. I have been freed of death many times when death ...
Read More »honda cb160 and cr93 cafe racers
Another killer cafe from Consolidated Motor Spares (CMS): The CB160 above was built to resemble an original CR93 cafe racer, pictured here: Get the best of bikerMetric directly in your inbox, once a week, every week. [wysija_form id="1"]
Read More »xs650 borardtrack concept and bmw r90 bobber
Since 2001 I’ve been following the work of this guy. He’s a CAD designer named Mark Van der Kwaak and he’s helped Fred Krugger win AMD awards with his designs. Born in Austrailia, he lives in Leiden, Netherlands, about 50 ...
Read More »chaly style honda motorbikes and a slick cb450 cafe
Got this from one of my favorite blogs, Chalopy: The following scoots are for sale at CMS, a shop in the Netherlands where you can find 1.8 million Japanese motorcycle parts, including hard to find aftermarket craziness like turbochargers for ...
Read More »stuff to freak you out
But first the FNG’s: MB Leathers, unlucky for the rabbit, J, and mskundert decided between freedom and death this week and received beer and sandwiches for their loyalty. MB Leathers is a Swiss dude crafting hand-made motorcycle seats, saddle bags, ...
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