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Thunder Riders

Dragon Slayer Runs Metric

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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James “Dragon Slayer” McCracken Rides with Metric Thunder!

This smokin’ 1500LC has just come out of it’s winter hibernation to emerge as a real eye-catcher! It took quite a bit of burning the midnight oil to get this one back on the road, but it clearly was time well spent.

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Thunder Rider OzKruz

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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OzKruz Rides with Metric Thunder!

The wonder from down under…Here’s Neale’s Boulevard C90 that’s ready to tour the outback or cruise the streets of Brisbane. What’s he done since it left the showroom?

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Leo Runs the Thunder

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Leo Runs with Metric Thunder Gear

Leo has assembled a list of custom parts to make his ride distinctive.

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Down Under Thunder

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Keith & Ann ride with Metric Thunder!

Known as the “Bolox Bike” down under, this Volusia just recently added front and rear Kuryakyn ISO boards for touring comfort in the Outback.

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Thunder Rider Terry Bishop

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Rider Terry Bishop Rides with Metric Thunder

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Riding the Intrudian

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
Helges Transforms a Suzuki Intruder 1500LC into an Indian!

Is that an Indian?? No, it’s Helges and his 1998 Intruder 1500LC. He’s done an amazing job of customizing his ride.

The “Intrudian” is not only a great looking bike, but it set up for the long haul. Keith has taveled all over the country on his LC in comfort and style.

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Thunder Rider Marantz

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Gordon Marantz Rides with Metric Thunder

Gordon’s got one of the most “customizable” bikes on the road, the V-Star Classic. He’s done a great job of making his mark on this fine looking classic.

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Thunder Rider Robert Bolt

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Robert Bolt Rides with Metric Thunder!

So you like fast? This ‘00 V-Max claims to deliver north of 110 foot pounds of torque to the rear!

Robert brought his muscle bike to the Metric Thunder Open House. Obviously, steroids in streetbikes are not illegal.

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“Dirty” Rides Metric Thunder

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
GO GO GO GO Dirty

“Dirty” Rides with Metric Thunder!

This Meanstreak has “Show Bike” written all over it! This ride has a very long list of modifications.

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Thunder Rider Doug Forsythe

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Rider Doug Forsythe Rides with Metric Thunder

Cruise 4 Kids Winner Doug recently won several hundred dollars in Metric Thunder products and Gift Certificates during this year’s Cruise 4 Kids. He’s already put his winnings to good use, Doug wisely chose to put all the new stuff on the Wife’s new V-Star 1100!

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Thunder Rider Prince

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Prince Rides with Metric Thunder!

The Intruder comes with a 1360 CC - 4 stroke mil that pumps out 68 HP @ 4800 RPM .

Details included on this sled includes a Bore x stroke: 94.0 x 98.0 mm , 3 valves per cylinder, 4 speed tranny and a shat drive. Continued »

Thunder Rider Doc Parker

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
Doc Parker’s Honda Shadow 1100 on Metric Thunder

Doc Parker rides with Metric Thunder!

When he’s not realigning a spine or two, you just might catch an orange blur speeding past you on the highway.

Take a look at some of his work: Continued »

Thunder Rider Skip

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
Thunder Rider Skip and his Honda VTX1800

Skip rides with Metric Thunder even though he lives in Thailand!

He’s set up his big VTX for touring as you can see from this photo taken at the Golden Triangle, (where Thailand, Burma and Laos meet). Continued »

Thunder Rider Eric Nichols

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Eric Nichols Rides with Metric Thunder!

Is this a great looking V-Star or what?? Eric’s done a killer job of customizing his ride: Continued »

Thunder Rider Kenny Metcalf

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Kenny Metcalf Rides with Metric Thunder. The VTX 1800 Retro in red, a great looking ride for the founder of X-Cessories, Kenny Metcalf.

Here’s a snapshot of what he’s done: Continued »

Thunder Rider Crow

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Built for the highway and backroads…Here’s “Crow’s” Suzuki Intruder 1500LC and a sample of some of his modifications: Continued »

Big Joe Thunder Rider

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Joe Gschweng Rides with Metric Thunder.

Here’s “Big Joe’s” award winning VTX 1800C. As the President of KewlMetal, you have to dress to impress, and Joe has really dressed up this bad baby… Continued »

Riding the Czernobog

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Vince Beltz Rides with Metric Thunder

The “Czernobog” as Vince calls it, is his black with yellow trim 2003 VTX 1800C. Continued »

Thunder Rider Geesh-Man

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Here’s Bill’s 2005 Black Suzuki Boulevard C90. He’s made some great choices for customizing his new ride: Continued »

Thunder Rider Pat Sanders

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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Pat Sanders Rides with Metric Thunder.

Here’s Pat’s black VTX 1300RS… Continued »

Thunder Rider Kevin Crawford

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Kevin “Revkev” Crawford Rides with Metric Thunder. Deep candy red on top of green gold on his 2001 Suzuki Intruder 1500.

Accessories include, Continued »

Thunder Rider RevKev

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Kevin “RevKev” Crawford still Rides with Metric Thunder!

See the guy in the photo above on the 2001 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC…either he has an identical twin brother or it’s the same guy!

Hey, it IS the very same Guy! Continued »

Thunder Rider Dean Crowson

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Dean Crowson Rides with Metric Thunder.

That purple VTX1800R looks sharp with that matching front fairing. Continued »

Thunder Rider Mike Hanes

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Rider Mike Hanes Rides with Metric Thunder!

If you are ever in the Colorado Springs area, there’s a good chance you’ll see this custom Intruder 1500LC. If you ask Mike, he’s likely gonna tell you that “there’s more to do.” Here’s just some of what he’s already done… Continued »

Thunder Rider Raymond

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Gotta love the classic lines of the Road Star. Raymond went with the black and white paint to match those great looking whitewalls. He’s just starting to customize his ride and already has a nice start… Continued »

Thunder Rider Magicman

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Here’s Bill and his 1500LC in blue. His ride is really set up for some long distance touring… Continued »

Thunder Rider Dave Massaro

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Here’s Dave Massaro and his ‘02 VTX 1800R. The “R” stands for “Retro” and Dave has done a great job dressing up his ride with: Continued »

Thunder Rider Richard Green

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Richard “Taz” Green Rides with Metric Thunder Here’s Richard’s ‘01 Custom Midnight Star and just a couple of highlights of his work: Continued »

Thunder Rider Taz

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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If you’ve ever been in the Jacksonville Florida area, there’s a good chance you may have seen this baby cruisin’ down the road!

Richard has done just about everything you can imagine to his Vulcan 1500 Classic. Vance & Hines Longshots, Continued »

Thunder Rider Radon

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Check out Radon McKinney’s award winning V-Star 1100 Classic. Radon has done more to his bike than we have space to list. Continued »

Thunder Rider Mufasa

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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This eye-catching Goldwing in black is a long distance riders dream. Chuck has really set it up with some nice extras… Continued »

Thunder Rider Curt Leonard

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Here’s Curt on his ‘03 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC. In additon to a great looking custom marblized flame paint job, Curt added a few more goodies recently… Continued »

Thunder Rider Mike Harrell

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Mike’s Vulcan 2000cc monster cruiser is built to ride. He’s got Kuryakyn’s TFi fuel injection module and a Thunder Manufacturing Odyssey Air Intake Kit move that 125 cubic inch V-Twin even faster down the road. Continued »

Thunder Rider Leigh Barker

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Here’s Leigh and his silver and white Intruder 1500LC.

He’s done some great hardbag mods adding lots of space for those long rides. Those white walls sure make that big long range cruiser look nice! Continued »

Thunder Rider Jerry Jones

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Jerry recently went scooting down the Wyoming flats at 110mph and claims that it was “still in the yellow RPMs at 4,000. Rock solid and cooking down the road.” Continued »

Thunder Rider Dmitri Kovalev

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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“The Black Beauty” designed by Dmitri. This clean black and white bike is all about chrome, leather and studs. The National Cycle fender tips and chrome side panel really add a great touch to complete that sleek look. Continued »

Thunder Rider John Bianchi

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
Metric Thunder sell Bub Exhaust pipes for Harley-Davidson and metric cruisers

John is constantly adding on to his 1100 Sabre. Today he picked up a set of Bub billet slash-cut tips to add those great looking Big Willy pipes. John recently replaced all of his stock cables with Barnett and Goodrich braided steel lines to really clean up that front end nicely. Continued »

Thunder Rider Oilcandan

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Talk about a great looking full dresser! Danny installed RoadHouse Slash Cut Dooley’s, a Custom World Driver Backrest and OEM saddlebags, Sissy Bar/pad and windshield for the long haul. Continued »

Thunder Rider Salty John

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Salty John and Margot really enjoy the ride and comfort of their Royal Star Venture, especially during their recent 7100km trip this summer! The journey began in Alberta, Canada and traveled through Montana, Continued »

Thunder Rider Tom Flores

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Here’s Tom’s great looking ‘05 Honda VTX 1300R in a hard to find factory paint job and Samson exhaust pipes. His bike gets lots of looks wherever he rides.

Tom has recently added Cobra Fatty Freeway bars and Kuryakyn Dually ISO pegs for comfort on the long rides. Continued »

Thunder Rider Stan Harris

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
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Here’s my Suzuki 1500 LC. “Anything on it that shines came from Metric Thunder!!!” Some of the highlights include: Continued »


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