The World Championship of Custom Bike Building is a competition held annually by American Motorcycle Dealer (AMD) magazine. The first competition was held in 2004 as an extension of the AMD ProShow custom engineering competition held in Europe in conjunction with Custom Chrome since 2002, which by some was already unofficially acknowledged as a European championship[1] The top three finishers from the European Championship are rewarded with an entry to the World Championship and an expenses contribution to help with bike freight costs. There are also a number of affiliate events in various countries in Western Europe as well as in Russia, Japan, Australia and Mexico.[2] The winner of each Affiliate event also wins expenses towards competing at the World Championship each year. The judging of the World Championship is done by 'peer review', in that all competitors collectively decide the winner, together with a select panel of invited judges from the press and aftermarket industry.[3]

Classes

  • Freestyle (World Championship) - The Freestyle Class accepts all bikes of any design and/or with any modifications. The winner of this class will be declared World Champion Custom Bike Builder for the period of one year.[3]
  • Modified Harley-Davison - Frame and engine case must be original Harley-Davidson, any modifications to the frame and the motors cylinders or heads are accepted.[3]
  • Production Manufacturer - This class is designed for entrants whose principal business is selling production motorcycles, all entries must be manufactured in 50 or more units per year.[3]
  • Metric World Championship - All entries must be built around an import metric-based engine. The winner of this class will be declared Metric World Champion Custom Bike Builder for the period of one year.[3]

Official voting results

2004 World Championship

Company and/or builder Bike name Country Points
Goldammer Cycle Works 2004 Goldammer Board Tracker Canada -
Independent Cycle 2004 ICI Hardlife United States -
harish Motorcycles 30 Spirit India -

2011 World Championship

Company and/or builder Bike name Country Points
Tavax Engineering Tavax 2011V Japan 562
Lamb Engineering Son of a Gun United Kingdom 487
Kraus Motor Co Bolide United States 423

2012 World Championship

Company and/or builder Bike name Country Points
Thunderbike PainTTless Germany 631
LC Fabrications Old Black United States 509
Abnormal Cycles Speed-Demon Italy 431

2013 World Championship

Company and/or builder Bike name Country Points
Medaza Cycles Rondine Ireland 728
Zen Motorcycles Tribute to Hagakure France 432
Rocket Bobs Gas'd Rat United Kingdom 390

2014 World Championship

Company and/or builder Bike name Country Points
Krugger Motorcycles Nurb's Belgium 711
Waylon Machinery WSA Finland 551
North Coast Custom Fiat Arbath Italy 477

2016 World Championship

Company and/or builder Bike name Country Points
Suicide Customs Inc Rumble Racer Japan 668
Naumann & Co. Simple Iron Germany 482
Krugger Motorcycles LADD (old dragstrip from Alaska) Belgium 473

2018 World Championship

Company and/or builder Bike name Country Points
Zillers Garage Insomnia Russia 668
Eastern Bobber Bone X Malaysia 482
Marusius Speedster King Hungary 473

Affiliate events

Entrants in these events can be rewarded with free entries to the European or world championships.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Custom Chrome to Host "Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building"". Motorcyclistonline. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  2. 1 2 "Affiliate Events". AMD-championship. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "2007 Sturgis World Championship - The Event, The Classes and The Winners". Bikernet.com. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
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