Tag Archives: triumph

This bike set a trend when it was created in 2008. When you first saw it, did it not amaze you? An ’08 Trump Bonnie motor in a body reminiscent of century-old board trackers. Modern reliability with more style than ...

Hey metric mofos. I’ve been paid a sweet compliment by Frank Sider, the man who runs the MotArt Journal. The Matchless Trackmaster I posted this Thursday came from investigating a post on his site. This was after discovering he’d posted ...

It’s Bullitt Theme Week on bikerMetric. First I put up my modified Japanese Bullitt poster background, then coincidentally discovered Chad Hodge’s “Bullitt” helmet, and while YouTubing for cool stuff to post, was reminded of this iconic car chase scene filmed ...

We’re working on an interesting interview with Clay from Atom Bomb. Here are two shots of his new bike, Green Agenda. It’s a kickass tracker, a threatening neck puncher, a scary story on Fox News, and these are teaser pix. ...

I don’t hate these guys, but they’re coming off as elitist corporate w*****. Appearing in American Express commercials this summer and shamelessly promoting themselves for months on end with every bike they build (only two so far), I wonder when ...

“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 ...

[UPDATE 08.19.12: check out this link to read more about limeybikes] Say you’ve got an old metric motorcycle. Say you need some help with it. Carburetors gunky? Too much travel in your forks? Built an XS650 chopper but have no ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s Honda CB400 day here at bikerMetric, where we do whatever we want to. This CB400 rat was built by Corpses From ****. Click that link to see more pix and read a little about the build. +   + ...