So much for my team. Speaking of small, I offer inspiring. Do you dig the tiny motor bikes? What did Shaun call them…. I forgot. Anyway, whilst visiting the 520 Chain Cafe, I found out about a company in Asheville, ...
Read More »freedom or death machine teaser
I’ll post more details this afternoon. Here are a couple of photos of the work Jeff did this weekend. Can you tell the handlebars are over one inch off center? I couldn’t. Gabe’s risers look nice, though. Please visit Gabe ...
Read More »algebra for bikers
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Read More »FREEDOM OR DEATH update later
Jeff worked until the wee hours of the morning and did a lot with the frame, seat, tanks and front end. At 4AM he sent some photos of what he’s done so far. I’ll post a build piece later this ...
Read More »el diablo magazine #9
This is great news. For those of you that do not know, El Diablo is a kickass online magazine published in Spain. Pinup-style babes, hot rods, metric and American motorbikes, art, music and more. It’s a nifty Flash gig, so ...
Read More »thank you
We’re hitting milestones, metric mofos. The past 30 days started off slowly but in the past two weeks, wow. bikerMetric is consistently getting well over 400 readers a day, and lately, almost 500. It’s gratifying to know that our rowdy ...
Read More »freedom or death machine gets stuff from biltwell
The fake oil tank we’re going to use as a secondary fuel tank arrived just as we asked, with flat sides! Dig the bars. They sent some board trackerish-style bars, too. [UPDATE 02.29.12: it is apparent that elswick cycles are ...
Read More »rock’s chops custom bobber & chopper handlebars
Dudes. Dig these kickass freaking custom handlebars. You want ’em. Rock’s got ’em. Click that link, buy some bars, and give him a big smooch on his cute wittle face! Where can you get this much style for only $125? ...
Read More »nfgs!
Vision! This guy is an American running a sheet metal design and production shop in Thailand. He does a lot of custom chopper gas tanks. What fun. David! I have no idea who the **** you are because you have ...
Read More »re-phasing your xs650 motor opinions
What is rephasing? It’s changing the timing on the piston strokes. One piston is mid-stroke when the other is at the end of its stroke in a re-phased inline two. Another way to describe this technique is to change the ...
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