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 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. 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.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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
External links AMD-championship Official Website Dealer World