FREAK OUT! Lets see what has changed since that photo was taken Tuesday morning. First, this whole project couldn’t be more last minute. Those two-week timeline dudes from the old chopper build off shows had it easy. Jeff works a ...
Read More »friday’s post of cool stuff #24: the letter b
Okay motherfloggers, it’s Friday and I managed keep all my limbs for one more week. Hooray for me! Hooray also for George the Painter. I’ve been a fan of his two-page rants in the Horse for years. Seems my associate ...
Read More »more fng’s!
Poland is in the house of metric madness. pch, our 41st member, is an avid rider and scoots around Europe on a BMW K1200S. He also digs BMW cafe racers. Welcome to bM, pch. Number 42 is Apartfromthedirt, from New ...
Read More »where international bikerMetric readers come from
Thanks for your support, everybody. For four days in a row, we’re getting over 500 visitors a day. In the past 30 days, you guys read an average of 3.35 pages per visit and spent a whopping 3:42 minutes on ...
Read More »vintage bike of whenever the **** i feel like it | the rudge
A British company named Rudge Whitworth formed in 1895 with the merger of two bicycle companies named Rudge and Whitworth. They began to manufacture motorcycles in 1911 and went bust in 1938. I think. Wikipedia says 1946 but I’ve never ...
Read More »revenge of the virago
There seems to be a big splash of custom Yamaha Viragos online this week. Thought I’d do a little research and find some other bikes and additional info beyond what you may have seen. First is the following bike, a ...
Read More »freedom or death machine build #6
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 »rock’s plate bracket & brake light
Rock sent a killer one-off side-mount license plate bracket with an old school brake light for our FREEDOM OR DEATH MACHINE. Dig: I’m a big fan of Rock. His numerous handlebar designs are really unique and he’s gained a decent ...
Read More »happy memorial day
Here’s a flag-draped babe for the veterans. *** bless you all. Remember what America can do when we work hard and sacrifice for the common good. And because babes rock, here is a photo of WWII Women Air Force Service ...
Read More »honda’s new v-twin cruisers
Got an email from Honda about a week ago. Seems their new 1300 cruisers are finally in the showrooms. Either that or sales suck and they’re drumming up biz with the message “gawk responsibly.” Geez. It’s like a Baptist preacher ...
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