bikerMetric custom metric bobbers, choppers, and cafe racers by honda, yamaha, kawaski, and suzuki

Got an email from Roman at HammerBike with another rad build. Check out his custom Honda VT600 bobber, from Russia with love. Hello again, my name is Roman Molchanov, I am from Russia, Sybiria. I’ve been customizing motorcycles for 15 ...

Aries at K-Kustom still ranks as one of my favorite Indonesian motorcycle builders. I like when builders share a little bit of what goes on behind the scenes, both in and out of the shop. Give @k.kustomgarage a follow on ...

This week’s reader ride is from Dave in Antwerpen, Belgium. Dave’s a 39 year old maintenance mechanic in a concrete factory. He’s always wanted to build a chopper, some kind of single-seater with a chopped fender. “I was looking for ...

In 1989 Matt Fuller was just a wee lad. At the tender age of 5 years old, his learned to ride a motorcycle. It was a Yamaha Y-Zinger 50 that his father borrowed from his work. He’s loved bikes ever ...

Got an email from LOLO37, living the full throttle life in France. His build is inspired by the jet fighter planes of World War II. It was a total build up from the frame up, but LOLO37 said the modifications ...

Here are some pics of Bullit Custom Cycles’ 1971 Honda CB350 cafe racer with a stock tank, engine and wheels. Because you don’t have to go crazy on parts to have a nice clean CB build. The CB cafe racer ...

It runs off a battery, or just about any kind of fluid that can burn. It makes enough power to run communications equipment, but is only as loud as a conversation. Oh, and it’ll go 80 miles per hour. DARPA, which ...

Trav Bennington is the coolest suit in the US of A. His first custom build was a 1981 Yamaha SR250 bobber styled after a painting of his wife, followed by another SR250 bobber. Both showed great choice in style, build, ...

Sure it’s not a Metric, but we dig Matt Jackson’s build. Even if he does make it as complicated as possible. Stay tuned for Born Free 8 in June in Cali. Get the best of bikerMetric directly in your inbox, ...

Jeff Leighton’s been to Japan for one of the biggest bike shows in the world. He’s showed in Europe. He’s on his way to Malaysia for a show, but first had a little sit in with the Born Free Show. ...