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Casey from the killer cafe creator company RYCA emailed me today: “We’re going to do 100% complete kits for $2995 and brand new bikes for $7995. The complete kit will include every component and aftermarket accessory needed to turn an ...

Browsing my favorite blogs and Shinya’s is at the top of that list. Ayu posts for him often. Lately they have been involved in the coast-to-coast Cannonball Endurance Run. It’s basically a route from Kitty Hawk, NC to Santa Monica, ...

Here is another patented bikerMetric interview. It’s our 12th and I’m pleased to present you with Jeremy Cupp, the mastermind behind LC Fabrications of Grottoes, Virginia. I’ve been a big fan of his work for years and am very grateful ...

These pix were sent by a reader but we’re not sure exactly what motor is in it. Looks like a Yamaha TT-R125. Get the best of bikerMetric directly in your inbox, once a week, every week. [wysija_form id="1"]

Here are a few images and a little history about the rare Duzmo. 1923 duzmo single engine Duzmo motorbikes were manufactured from 1919 to 1923. The company name is said to be a humorous take of “does more.” The original ...

Dave asked for more images of the wicked little Simson 425 Sport thumper bobber built by Zsolt Muller of Muce Choppers. Here you go, man: simson 425 sport bobber | muce choppers The AWO 425 was a shaft driven, 250cc ...

This was the last year Crocker made singles for speedway racing. They were being pushed out of competition by *** machines with greater power. Two years after this bike was made, Crocker introduced their first v-twin, and a legend was ...

The internet is such a wealth of accidentalism. Yes, I just invented that word. Whilst surfing random links, a metaphor for the choices we make in life, I found this: Seven years ago Honda introduced that bike, the Solo, a ...

Recognized as one of Britain’s greatest motorcycle designers, Val Page worked as a motorcycle engineer and designer with J.A. Prestwich (***), Ariel, Triumph, and BSA. Page developed victorious racing motorcycles and stunning civilian machines that influenced generations of motorcycle design. ...

Welcome jers cycles. He’s from Manila and it looks like he’s assembling cool 125cc bobbers. Check it out here, dudes and dudettes. Those little motors are the rage in the Far East. Thanks for coming over, jers! Vroom! Get the ...