Tag Archives: speed shop design

every once in a while i ring up somebody who builds bikes you have heard about. one of those folks is chris flechtner of speed shop design. we became acquainted when i interviewed him at the end of 2010. you ...

does anybody have an original yamaha tz rear drum brake like the image below? it’s for chris at speed shop design and he’ll pay for it. if you have one or know where chris can find one, please click this ...

chris flechtner is the mastermind behind speed shop design. the path he has taken to become one of the premiere custom motorbike builders – creating the most amazing cafe racer i’ve ever seen – is an interesting one. how i ...

killer day. do you know how much a can of cafe du monde coffee costs in freaking knoxville? [doh! top secret location approximately disclosed!] thirteen bucks! at some f***ing “organic” market where the kids wear fur and the adults have ...

Chris Flechtner from speedshopdesign signed up yesterday to keep an eye on all things bikerMetric. I usually make smartassed remarks about noobs, but in this case I’m simply humbled. I’ve been a fan since I saw this bike: I know, ...

I’m tired of insanely tall, stretched out 45-degree v-twin “choppers” with Hugh Jazz rear tires. Thank *** the judges in Sturgis didn’t award many bikes fitting that description in the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building last week. Not ...

Found this interesting little beauty over the weekend, the Speed Shop Design “Beezerker.” It took 11 months to build and you can read a bit more about it and the builder, Chris Flechtner of Seattle, by clicking here. UPDATE 07.20.12: ...