Today’s build is a Honda GL160 chopper from Ariez at K-Kustom. K-Kustom in Indonesia has done some fantastic stuff ranging from sweet bobbers to theme builds. Their builds and shop life is well documented on bikerMetric and these guys are frequent ...
Read More »a day in the life 3: k-kustom
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 ...
Read More »kawasaki kz-200 bobber by k-kustom
I always like hearing from Ariez, (real name Aris Eko Cahyono), a small town welder and motorcycle builder in Indonesia. Here’s his latest build, fusing motorcycles and java culture. From Ariez: I built this motorcycle for my friend who ask me to build ...
Read More »sneak preview | tribute bike from k-kustoms
Ariez at K-Kustom (Kopi Kustom) sent some preview pics of his latest project. It’s a tribute to the Majapahit Empire from the Island of Java (modern day Indonesia, a.k.a. K-Kustom Country). The Empire spanned across what we now call Indonesia, Singapore, ...
Read More »ariez’s yamaha scorpio 225 brat by k-kustom
Custom bike builders are few and far between, but they are scattered all around the globe. Even more rare are the great builders. They can be spotted by the rolling pieces of art they create, and only a fellow motorcycle enthusiast can ...
Read More »just a day in the life 2: k-kustom
Earlier this week I got an email from Ariz at K-Kustom in Indonesia inviting me to take a look at his motorcycle blog and some of the work that he’s doing there. This week I’m feeling “behind the scenes” every ...
Read More »kawasaki kz200 | dariztdesign
Faiz Darizt is no stranger to bikerMetric. He’s as much a fan of bM as I am of his work. Trent said it best in his last April Fools Day post: “the brothers at dariztdesign are self-taught and spend countless ...
Read More »honda cb125 bobber | dariztdesign
all righty. didn’t see the 13th attempt coming so fast, did you? dig the bodywork. it flows…. faiz from dariztdesign emailed yesterday, one day after i’d posted their unique kz200 cafe racer. he sent some info and asked if he ...
Read More »kawasaki kz200 cafe racer | dariztdesign
it was a year ago yesterday when i introduced dariztdesign to my faithful readers of motorbikes and madness (and mammaries), and it has slowly grown to be the most popular post on bikerMetric. then, as if on cue, i discovered ...
Read More »9th attempt | kawasaki kz200 by dariztdesign
faiz, one of the partners at dariztdesign, emailed a few pix yesterday of their latest bike, the 9th attempt, a 1981 kawasaki kz200 brat bobber they started building in june and finished this week. the guys at darizt created a ...
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