World Championship of Custom Bike Building

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	-

2005 World Championship Company Bike name Country Points Goldammer Cycle Works Trouble Canada 577 Independent Cycles 2005 Hardlife United States 379 Krugger Motorcycles Speedbowl Belgium 319

2005 European Championship Company and/or builder Bike name Country Points Habermann-Performance Germany 408 Violator Motorcycles Full Metal Jacket Netherlands 377 Mr Moore Custom Craft Viridian Finland 329

2006 World Championship Company Bike name Country Points Chicara Motorcycles Chicara Art Japan 598 Thunderbike Spectacula Germany 359 SE Service Esox Lucius Sweden 304

2006 European Championship Company Bike name Country Points Thunderbike Spectacula Germany 201 SE Service Esox Lucius Sweden 162 Red Baron Choppers Revenge Belgium 118

2007 World Championship Company Bike name Country Points SE Service Hulster 8 valve Sweden 513 Chicara Motorcycles Chicara Art 2 Japan 488 Hot-Dock Custom Cycles Red Gladiator Japan 419

2007 European Championship Company Bike name Country Points Sapka Muvek The Time Machine Hungary 554 Art of Racer Rock n' Bike France 530 Riverside Motorcyclettes The Crosser France 476

2008 World Championship Company Bike name Country Points Goldammer Cycle Works Goldmember Canada 637 Hot-Dock Custom Cycles Nautilus Japan 466 TGS Motorcycles Seppster 2 Ice Racer Germany 403

2008 European Championship Company Bike name Country Points Thunderbike Open Mind Germany 560 Riverside Motocyclettes Sugarland Express France 547 TGS Motorcycles Seppster 2 Ice Racer Germany 537

2009 World Championship Company Bike name Country Points Cook Customs Rambler United States 597 Kris Krome Customs Re-flex-tion United States 498 Krugger Speedshop Overmile Belgium 454

2009 European Championship Company Bike name Country Points Big Twin Motors Panster Italy 432 SE Service Harrier Sweden 408 Flying Choppers Cloud 9 Finland 373

2010 World Championship Company Bike name Country Points Krugger Motorcycles Veon Belgium 548 Thunderstruck Custom Bikes Inc Sniper United States 384 Shif Custom (YSC) The Machine Latvia 366

2010 European Championship Company Bike name Country Points Garage65 KCosmodrive Italy 637 Headbanger Motorcycles Morning Sunrise Italy 477 Cycle Kraft / Ken's Factory One Eyed King United States / Japan 431

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]

• Arneitz Custom Show - Faaker See, Austria
• Bigtwin Bikeshow & Expo - Rosmalen, Netherlands
• Cool Breaker Custom Show - Yokohama, Japan
• Gold Coast Bike Week - Carrara, Queensland, Australia
• Cologne Custom Championship - Cologne, Germany
• Irish Motorbike & Scooter Show - Dublin, Ireland
• Llunatica Benicassim - Benicassim, Spain
• Mad Builders Custom Show - Jocotepec, Mexico
• Moscow Custom & Tuning Show - Moscow, Russia
• Moto Clube Faro Bike Show - Faro, Algarve, Portugal
• Motor Bike Expo - Verona, Italy
• MULAFEST International Bike Show - Madrid, Spain
• Swedish Custom Bike Show - Norrtälje, Sweden
• Viva La Clusaz! - La Clusaz, France

References

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

External links

• AMD-championship Official Website
• Dealer World