RustyMetric Issue 1 Now On Sale – 99c
RustyMetric, the new magazine from the iconic editor of BikerMetric is now officially for sale. The 99c 68-page publication is quite literally stacked with bike related articles
Motorcycles
Forty-Eight by Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson bikes get a hard rap from some in the two-wheeled community. Personally I think the world is a richer place for the existence of the iconic American motorcycle manufacturer
Alien Bike by The Ko Art Shop
This remarkable and vividly detailed motorcycle is built from recycled materials, mostly spare parts from cars, motorcycles and bicycles at the Ko Art Shop in Bangkok.
eBay Find: 1937 Harley EL Knucklehead
This 1937 Harley EL Knucklehead is a 6000 mile original, it’s never undergone restoration and somewhat impressively, still features the original white paint.
Super Sano Beach Cruiser by DP Customs
DP Customs is a relatively new bike shop with an already impressive list of builds under their belt, they built the 79 Gulf bike that lit up the international motorcycling press both in print and online,
#32 Triumph by The WrenchMonkees
This is just a sneak-peak of the new WrenchMonkees bike, they say it still needs paint but I’m thinking it looks just about perfect as is.
Tommy Jemison’s 100mph Velocette Record
Tommy Jemison (pictured above) was the foreman of the NSW, Australia Velocette distributor, he raced very successfully and won a number of races including the Australian and NSW GP & TT 250 races at Bathurst,NSW in the years 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1938.
Motorcycle Road Race – Indiana 1919
This great film features some of the top motorcycle racers of the day including Teddy Carroll, Red Parkhurst, Otto Walker, and Ralph Hepburn. If you watch till the end you’ll see Walter Davidson, President and co-founder of Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
1972 Harley-Davidson XR750 Flat Tracker
This all-original ’72 Harley-Davidson XR750 Flat Tracker was originally owned by AMA racer Davey Camlin, he used it as his primary race bike as an amateur and, then sold it when he went professional in order to buy a new XR.
McDeeb Thruxton
McDeeb is the nickname given to Fabrizio Di Bella, a lover of British motorcycles based in Italy. The official name of the motorcycle builders business is Classic Farm Motorcycles however
1974 Harley Davidson RR350
Originally titled the Aermacchi-Harley Davidson RR350, Harley had bought control from Aermacchi in 1974. The RR350 is a master-class in ’70s bike design, I’d love to see Harley Davidson step away from its almost Adderall-level focus on lumbering V-Twins.