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 »another shot of the falcon kestrel
And something for the common man: If I pulled up next to the guy on the Falcon riding the XS650 chopper above, I would not be ashamed, nor would I wish I had his bike. It reminds me of a ...
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 »xs650 bored to 750 bobber
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Read More »freedom or death machine build #3
The proportions of the XS front hoop are very different then what Jeff is used to on his Brit bikes. The rear tube of the front hoop on a Brit is far back behind the motor, whereas the XS is ...
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 »cb750 twin motor drag bike
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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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