do you have a little garage operation and are contemplating a new and unique way to get your company brand or logo on your bikes? helrich custom cycles may have the solution for you. jenn (aka: hot asian slave labor ...
Read More »bM logo etching by jenn maa
received a nifty present in the mail yesterday. jenn maa from helrich custom cycles is learning how to etch/engrave stuff and generously offered to do a little brass piece of the winged bikerMetric logo. we’re going to bend it a ...
Read More »announcing the bikerMetric pimp & ho tour
oh yeah! you read it right, metric mofos, the bikerMetric Pimp & Ho Tour is coming to the dirty south starting friday, may 6th in houston. from there my favorite lady and i will be heading east as we make ...
Read More »helrich custom cycles last triumph streetfighter (for a while)
my friends jenn and dave at helrich custom cycles have their latest and greatest triumph “streetfighter” design for sale. the bike is the last streetfighter-style they are building for at least another year, if ever, so snag it while you ...
Read More »triumph big bore streetfighter for sale by helrich custom cycles
yes, a 1972 triumph oil-in-frame (oif) with a five-speed and a completely rebuilt motor bored big to 750cc. the bike has an electronic ignition, clip-on handlebars, and won’t have a battery. yes, it’s partially powered by magic formed by the ...
Read More »1971 triumph bonneville bobber by helrich custom cycles
A bike like this is for sale on eBay right now. Pictured here is a 1971 Trump Bonnie built by Dave Helrich of Helrich Custom Cycles in Tempe, AZ. It’s Dave’s “Standard Streetfighter” package. The bike you buy could be ...
Read More »aluminum coating for vintage gas tanks
“This is better than a titty f**k.” At least that is what the woman who inexplicably loves Dave Helrich alleges when she emailed some photos and info regarding this amazing “aluminum paint” application Dave is applying to and old Triumph ...
Read More »monday noob and soulless hondas
Welcome Helrich Custom Cycles, our newest member. Thanks for signing up, man. This little Honda thumper is for you. Its a CB50-J and gets 6bhp at 10,500rpm from its 49.3cc overhead-camshaft engine. Can’t remember if I got these pix from MPOTD or Chalopy. ...
Read More »interview with dave of helrich custom cycles
Welcome to bikerMetric’s continuing saga of builder interviews. In this article, we’re going to meet Dave Helrich of Helrich Custom Cycles in Tempe, Arizona. He and I have had a few long telephone conversations about everything from politics to art ...
Read More »helrich stuff & crazy aluminum "paint"
Spoke with Dave Helrich last night and he told me about a bike he’s building. The owner wants the bike to be bare metal and Dave wanted to find a solution that wasn’t clear-coat (looks like ***) and rubbing the ...
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