January 27, 2011
Custom: Metric Motorbike CB200
Metric Motorbike is a new shop in Portland, Maine specializing in practical, reliable, appealing customs based on old Japanese bikes. This Honda CB200 is their first build and a good indication of where they’re going; it’s sweetness personified, but practical and affordable too. Photos: Tom McPherson Update: an HFL reader purchased this bike last night. “I’ve been riding and working...
27 January 2011
News
Now you can intervene in environmental disputes over federal land
“This result will forever enhance the ability of riders to protect their access to public lands,” says the Motorcycle Industry Council’s Paul Vitrano of a court decision that will allow rider’s groups and other entities to intervene in cases of environmental disputes over federal land use. Previously, all non-Federal entities were prohibited from intervening in any cases involving the Nati...
27 January 2011
Why the Dugally Somma isn’t ugly
Ok, we know what you’re thinking. We can practically hear your knuckles crack as you prepare to head into comments and type something along the lines of “I just threw up a little in my mouth” or “Nuke it from space, it’s the only way to be sure.” But, if you put down the haterade for a second, you might actually be surprised by this custom Aprilia Futura. “I call it the ‘rhinocero...
27 January 2011
The provocative Ducati art of Elizabeth Raab
Chicks and bikes. Can you think of a better combination? Except the reality doesn’t typically live up to the promise. But, instead of leathery “babes” in bikinis who clearly don’t ride and overt sexism, Elizabeth Raab actually set out to find a point where the two interact. Now, in a shockingly risque move for a typically conservative industry, Ducati has officially embraced her work, sell...
27 January 2011