About three years ago I had an idea of building a little bobber, maybe 250cc, and manufacturing them. I figured times were tough, they weren’t going to get better any time soon, most people live in urban areas, gas is ...
Read More »reader rides | steve’s sr500 tracker
since september has obviously become “tracker month” on bikerMetric, please accept this offering, a lone thumper which started its current life as an old and beat up yamaha sr500. once the builder, steve, gathered all parts he needed, he stripped ...
Read More »reader rides | drew’s yamaha xs400 street tracker
according to drew, this yamaha xs400 was born from “a sh*t load of parts left over from a previous resto xs400.” the flat track bug bit his *** and he had to build one. the frame was modified to fit ...
Read More »kawasaki f7-175 street tracker by busch & busch
more emails. this time it’s from some wackos from the nevada desert. from reno, lance busch bush & busch automotive sent some killer pix and info about their kickass kawasaki f7-175 street tracker. it’s a two-stroke thumper. my favorite (this week). ...
Read More »arpad’s raw yamaha xs400 tracker
our friend arpad emailed that his 1982 yamaha xs400 is tracker finished. he and szakal from art deco motorcycling took this bike: and after over nine months, made this bike: szakal made a hardtail for the rear and replaced the ...
Read More »1999 kawasaki w650 tracker
a swiss cat who likes red tractors and calls himself dirtyrider found this 1999 kawasaki w650 over two years ago and finished it three weeks ago. start: middle (i like the low bars): finish: dirtyrider details his build and all the ...
Read More »honda cb125/200 tracker "kill hill" by hajarbroxx
yesterday i received an email from a guy i’ve been promoting pretty hard in facebook after i discovered him at the beginning of september when i posted some info and photos of his clean cb100 tracker. another bike of his ...
Read More »interview with jeremy cupp of lc fabrications
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 ...
Read More »triumph street triple hellfire tracker
I don’t often promote the brand new motorbike with changed-up parts and accessories. bikerMetric is supposed to be about metric bobbers, choppers, cafe racers and parts. Regardless, every once in a while something slick pops it’s head out of the ...
Read More »moto garage life
Here’s a big shout out to Stargyle, our newest member. Thanks for joining our little club of metric madfolk, man. Here are some photos of some bikes by the good dudes at Moto Garage Life: Normally I don’t post metrics ...
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