It’s Bullitt Theme Week on bikerMetric. First I put up my modified Japanese Bullitt poster background, then coincidentally discovered Chad Hodge’s “Bullitt” helmet, and while YouTubing for cool stuff to post, was reminded of this iconic car chase scene filmed ...
Read More »new metric mofos and an ace henderson
It’s that time again on bikerMetric where we celebrate the joy of giving in the name of our lord and savior… Just kidding. In the past couple of days we have gained new metric **** members. Hooray for alliteration. Public ...
Read More »xt500 bobber from idaho and tmi
Found this killer XT500 bobber that was built by a gentleman who calls himself Pugi. He lives “in the sticks” of Idaho. It’s 75% complete but it’s much too cool to wait and see what the next 25% looks like. ...
Read More »the usb typewriter and bikerMetric readership explodes
Amazing things happened last night. First, I was working on a print ad for a client and finished up around 1AM. Then I got an email from an old girlfriend who keeps in touch. She sent me this: early 1920’s ...
Read More »american made frames, tanks, handlebars & more
[UPDATE 02.29.12: it is apparent that elswick cycles are no longer in business. the sites who used to sell their products no longer do, their flakebook and blog pages haven’t been updated in a year, and i’ve heard a few ...
Read More »v-star bobber 650 by uptown customs
Here’s a 2000 Yamaha V-Star 650 bobber. A lot of frame work was done to the downtube, backbone and more. The manifold was custom made to accept a Keihin carburetor. The 1 3/4″ exhaust, handlebars, coil/ignition mount, tailight mount, and ...
Read More »chad hodge retro/modern full face bullitt helmet
See this killer helmet? There is only one. The guy who designed it appropriately wrote to bubble visor and he wants to mass-produce them. Hopefully for a competitive/reasonable price but I guess that depends on who helps him make these. ...
Read More »get a FREE chain tensioner from monster craftsman
All right guys. Leave a comment to this post and Jon at Monster Craftsman will enter you in a drawing to win a free chain tensioner. Any tensioner. Sprocket or skate wheel. Bolt on or weld. One-word comments won’t work. ...
Read More »victoria motorcycles
I originally posted a couple of nice Victoria photos back in November, 2009. Victoria was a bicycle manufacturer founded in Nuremberg, Germany in 1886 that made motorbikes from 1901 until 1968. 1931 victoria kr50 In its early years Victoria used ...
Read More »death science brake light lenses
This is freaking great. I’ve been following the Death Science blog for some time now and I’m digging the products they’re producing. Lots of pins, stickers, tees, shift knobs, and brake light lenses. Then I saw the one here. It’s ...
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