November, 2006 Archive

Win a Custom Thunder Saddle – November Winner

Thursday, November 30th, 2006
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Congratulations to Paul Sedley from Sarnia Ontario Canada. He takes the November win! His tatto is shown above.

Checkout the Novemebr ContestantsClick here to see all of the November contestants from the Thunder Saddle Contest sponsored by Saddlemen. Continued »

Paul Sedley Wins November’s Thunder Saddle

Thursday, November 30th, 2006
Novembers Thunder Saddle Winner

Congratulations to Paul Sedley from Sarnia Ontario Canada. He takes home the first saddle from the Thunder Saddle Contest sponsored by Saddlemen. His tattoo will be embroidered in the seat of his saddle. Continued »

Thunder Bob Snags Saddlemen’s Tom Monroe

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Saddlemen provides innovative designs and produces industry-leading products that have your comfort in mind.

Thunder Bob hooked up with Tom Monroe at the final AMA Supermoto Championship race of the season at Long Beach, CA. Continued »

Stratoliner – Yamaha’s New Flagship Bike

Friday, November 24th, 2006
Metric Thunder Reviews the Yamaha Star Stratoliner

The Yamaha Star Stratoliner heart is a powerful 1854cc air-cooled, pushrod v-twin engine. It’s the signature model for the new Star brand image. Continued »

For the Guy / Gal that Has Everything

Friday, November 24th, 2006
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You have the bike, tattoo, magazines, posters, die casts, shirts, and leather jackets, but do you have the faucet? Keep the motorcycle theme alive indoors with the MFX Classic Motorcycle-inspired faucet. Continued »

Let the Fun Begin – 3 Motorcycles for Beginners

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
BORN TO RIDE A HONDA

1) Honda Rebel 250

In the cruiser market, in case you haven’t heard, the oft-repeated mantra is that size matters. The Honda Rebel is an ideal first bike because of its good looks, good brakes (disc in front), great mileage and of course Honda reliability. So in this instance, Continued »

November’s Tattoo Contestants

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
November 2006 Tattoo Contest at Metric Thunder

Our Thunder Saddle contest for November is hot and just about done for the month! November’s winner will be selected next Thursday on November 30, 2006. The ink is flowing so send us a pic of your tat and show us what you got. Continued »

Diggerc’s LC

Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Suzuki Intruder 1500LC

Stan rides with Metric Thunder

Gotta love that flame paint job! Stan has carried the flame theme to his mirrors and ape hangers. Very unique and nice looking bike. Continued »

Nick’s V-Star & Hard Krome Pipes

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
Yamaha V-Star 650 Classic

Nick rides with Metric Thunder

Every biker should have a tool set up like the one behind this sharp looking V-Star!

Nick just added a set of Hard Krome American Classic Straights to his bike and they look like they were made for the bike. Continued »

The Midnight Star

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Yamaha Midnight Star

Richard Davis rides with Metric Thunder

Richard recently bought a set of Baron’s Pullback Risers for his Midnight Star and they seem to have been just what the doctor ordered… Continued »

Honda Shadow Spirit 750 Gets a New Look in ’07

Sunday, November 12th, 2006
Honda Shadow Spirit 750

For 2007, Honda has radically revamped the popular Spirit 750.

Changes to the Spirit 750 start with a 21-inch front wheel (instead of the previous bike’s 19-incher). Continued »

VTX 1800C Muscle Cruiser

Sunday, November 12th, 2006
Honda VTX1800C

Marty rides with Metric Thunder.

With those new Hard Krome Sideburners and Kuryakyn Pro-R Hypercharger, this VTX1800C is ready to roll! Continued »

A Pair of Intruders

Friday, November 10th, 2006
Suzuki Intruder VS1400

Ron Prevost rides with Metric Thunder

The VS800 and VS1400 Intruders from Suzuki were two of the first import cruisers to hit the market over twenty years ago. Ron’s VS1400 in this photo is as clean as they come! Continued »

T Bike 1 Phase 2 Build

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
Suzuki Intruder 1500LC

From modified cruiser to custom bagger

Phase 2 of T Bike 1 was a quantum leap from its origin as a 2003 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC stock cruiser. In addition to adding Hard Krome 2 into 1 Sideburners other major modifications included… Continued »

Carlson Wins Duel at the Docks Unlimited Championship

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
Checking out the Duel at the Docks and the AMA Supermoto CHAMPIONSHIP in Long Beach

Team Red Bull KTM HMC’s Ben Carlson was crowned 2006 AMA Supermoto Unlimited champion following an unpredictable and hard-fought title fight on Sunday evening at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. Continued »

Thunder Bob Visits Bikernet’s World HQ

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
Bandit’s Salt Shaker

The first weekend of November Thunder Bob stopped in at the World Headquarters of Bikernet.com in Wilmington, CA to visit with Bandit and SinWu. For those of you that don’t know, Bikernet is the authoritative voice for the online biker community.

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Award Winning VTX1800R/S Bagger

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006
Honda VTX1800R/S

This VTX won in it’s class during American Heat in Palm Springs

Bill has done just about everything you can do to his 2006 1800cc machine. Here’s the short list: Continued »

Mean Looking Mean Streak

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006
Kawasaki Mean Streak

Joe Watter rides with Metric Thunder!

Kawasaki only made a small number of the 2006 Mean Streak 1600 Limited Edition. Joe pick one up and quickly installed a set of the Bub Jug Huggers exhaust. Continued »

The “Saddleman” Rides with Metric Thunder

Monday, November 6th, 2006
Aprilia Tuomo 1000R

Tom Monroe and his Aprilia Tuomo 1000R

What does a guy who works all week at one of the largest motorcycle seat makers world do on the weekend? He rides…duh!

Tom owns a couple of bikes, the one in this photo is probable the fastest of the bunch, an Aprilia Tuomo 1000R. Continued »

The Tattoo Contest is Heating Up!

Sunday, November 5th, 2006
Motorcycle parts and accessories

Down here at Tattoo Central we are seeing a lot of good tats coming in. Here is a sample that was recently passed along to our judge Bandit from Bikernet.com.

It is one of many we have seen that we really like. Continued »

Getting Ready for the Duel

Sunday, November 5th, 2006
Jurgen Kunzel at Speed at the Duel

Thunder Bob is riding over to the Duel at the Docks with Ducati mounted Tom Monroe of Saddleman. They will be hooking up with Bandit of Bikernet.com and hanging out at the Factory KTM Transporter with Team Red Bull KTM HMC.

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“Rootbeer” V-Star Classic 1100

Friday, November 3rd, 2006
Yamaha V-Star 1100 Classic

Jim Nadau rides wtih Metric Thunder

This is one bike that has to been seen in person to truly appreciate the yellow/gold flames against the rootbeer pearl basecoat paint. Continued »

“White” in Shining Armour

Friday, November 3rd, 2006
Yamaha Road Star

Russ Downie rides with Metric Thunder

Check out this classic Road Star Silverado. This bagger is reall decked out with all the essentials: Continued »

Yamaha V-Star 1300 First Look

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
Yamaha V-Star 1300

The All New V-Star 1300 From Yamaha

With the Road Star and Roadliner, Yamaha has an enviable position in the big-cube metric cruiser category, but its smaller displacement V-Stars have been neglected for several years. Continued »

The Pride of Utah

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
Yamaha V-Star 1100 Classic

Brian Burton rides with Metric Thunder!

Some of the best motorcycle riding in the country can be found in the state of Utah. If you have the chance to travel the interstates and backroads there, be on the look out for this great looking V-Star. Continued »

Tom Weld Wins the “Duel at the Docks”

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
Houston, We have a winner!

Metric Thunder’s 2006 Supermoto Championship Contest is won by Tom Weld

Tom won 2 tickets to the Duel at the Docks, Continued »

Tennessee Boulevard C90 Cruiser

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
Suzuki Boulevard C90

Bob Oden Rides with Metric Thunder!

Cobra Speedster Slashdowns were tough to find, but the wait was worth it. Check out Bob’s silver Boulevard cruiser. Continued »

Kawasaki Vulcan 900

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
Kawasaki Vulcan 900

At the introduction of its new Vulcan 900 Classic during Daytona’s 2006 Bike Week, Kawasaki made it abundantly clear that value drove the bike’s development. Now, value is not a concept that’s particularly difficult to crack. In short, value is all about getting more for your biker bucks. Continued »

V2K Muscle Cruiser

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
Kawasaki Vulcan 2000

If you like torque, this is the bike for you.

You can claim 2053cc’s or 125 cubic inches, both are accurate in describing Kawasaki’s Vulcan 2000. Introduced in 2004, this muscle cruiser earned Bike of the Year honors in short order. Continued »