There is too much to say about this ride so I’ll be brief. It’s my favorite bike in town, it’s been bored to 800cc, and the flyscreen is new since I last saw it. I’ll let the pictures type the ...
Read More »motorcycle handlebar ergonomics
Thanks for wasting your time here. I’ve got an interview coming up with Jeremy. His shop just built a slick little XS650 tracker and it’s about time to profile their work on bikerMetric. Look for that in the next few ...
Read More »times change and so do the number of baboons i can take in a fight armed only with a giant *****
You may recall in January I took the test and could take 49 baboons. Last night I took the test again and it seems I can now take on two more baboons. Excellent. Who wants to go with me to ...
Read More »**** science + bicycles = television show
Robert Maddox builds jet powered bicycles. A friend sent me some YouTube flavor and a link to Wired’s blog. Here’s a taste. Historically, the pulse jet motor was developed by Swede Martin Wiberg (1826-1905) at the turn of the 20th ...
Read More »jeff + jacob = cb750 cafe + r75/5
Took this photo on Friday the 13th at Lovejoy’s. My old associate Jeff has a couple of R75 Beemers. One is crazy with deer horns on the headlamp, various doo-dads glued around it, and a Barbie doll or two hanging ...
Read More »my katrina story: part 2
When we last saw Trent and his family, their roof was being blown off during Katrina and their ceiling was collapsing…. As you can imagine, the hours between three and six in the morning were harrowing. I was resigned to ...
Read More »new guy #36
1968 bsa a65 thunderbolt Got a new member last night. sparkin208 signed up and once again, bikerMetric is the only site he follows. If my internet powers are to be believed, he’s an Aussie and owns a stock-looking 1967 BSA ...
Read More »cb450 cafe by garage co. customs
Larry sent me a couple of photos of the new Honda CB450 cafe racer he recently built. cb450 cafe racer – left rear | garage company customs cb450 cafe racer – right | garage company customs Nice. The paint was ...
Read More »my katrina story: part 1
Skip this if you choose. It isn’t about motorbikes…. When I was contemplating leaving Bikernet to set out on my own, a friend told me that this site was about me, and that was what was unique about it. Even ...
Read More »you’re all doomed!
toulouse street bars in the quarter | new orleans Okay, I’ve neglected my standard procedure of mentioning the noobs who have signed up to follow bM. It was nice to see new faces when I returned this week to pepper ...
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