2007 European World Championship

CUSTOM CHROME EUROPEDEALERSHOW 2007–AMD European Championship of Custombike-Building.March 24th and 25th 2007, Phoenixhall, Mainz/Rhine/Germany.

Full House: The 2007 CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE DEALER SHOW exceeded everybody’s expectations both in terms of attending dealers, visitors and bike show-participants. The quality of the motorcycles exhibited blew everybody’s mind – as some 70+ never before seen custom bikes premiered at what now is the most excellent bikeshow of Europe.

Europe’s market leader in Customparts-Distribution again has teamed up their show with the AMD European Championship of Custombike-Building to create one of the best Custombike-Shows Europe has to offer. More than 110 awesome custombikes from all over the globe – this years line-up included entries from Russia, USA, Japan and Columbia (!!!) participated, competing for three tickets to the World Championship at Sturgis/South Dakota in August 2007 and prices worth no less than 30.000 €.

1st Place, the Time Machine.“The quality seen in these bikes is just incredible“, stated both Custom Chrome President Holger Mohr and AMD Show Organizer Robin Bradley. And the show will be remembered for the huge and high-class participation of east-european customizers, with Sapka Muvek from Hungary taking the European Championship to eastern Europe with his amazing “Time Machine.” If you ever thought how Jules Verne would have built a motorcycle – this was the answer!

Art of the Racer by Rock ‘n’Bikes.

Runner-up “Art of Racer“ won the jury with what might be remembered as the most compact Sportster ever: “Rock ‘n’ Bike” was as “Bonsai“ as a Sporty can be, with the frame running supertight around the “customized“ engine block.

2nd Runner Up in the Free Style category, the Crosser from Riverside Motorcycles.

2nd runner-up came from France too, featuring a great tribute to the 1924 Pikes Peak Hillclimb Race: Riverside Motorcycles from Vallon Pont d’Arc named the unique handcrafted machine “The Crosser“.

The amazing Goodwood from Krugger.

With a stunning new Bonneville theme bike “Goodwood”, Fred Krugger won 4th and the best German bike by TGS-Motorcycles, “Seppster” followed at 5th position.

The Seppster from TGS Motorcycles.

The Custom Chrome Motorcycle class, based on the popular kitbikes, was won by TGS motorcycles with their entry “Helter Skelter.“

Helter Skelter by TGS.

First in Modified Harley Class went to P-Tang from Young’s Choppers.

The modified Harley was taken by storm by the US-build Young Chopper’s creation “P-Tang“, that is now owned by Numero Uno at Milano.

2nd Place is in the CCI Class was the Gambler by Paradise Customs.

3rd Place in the Custom Chrome Category went to the model T by Stop and Go.

Adding to the immense attraction of the show, both Jammer President Ed Martin and S&S President Brett Smith picked their favourite Top-3 bikes, backed up with very attractive prices including S&S 96 Cubic Inch engine, gearbox and exhaust system!

Cadbike by DBBP Design hit 7th in Freestyle.

The Custom Chrome Europe Dealershow featured 21 european and 21 US Top-class manufacturers of V-Twin customparts, spareparts and accessories, answering to the dealers and the public, which can visit the show on Sunday. Several manufacturers offer seminars on their products, including S&S, Barnetts, Mikuni and Belt Drive Ltd.. A special seminar was focusing on the successful line of CUSTOM CHROME MOTORCYCLES.

A Champion from last year and 6th place this year, the Chemical Chopper by Oomega.

This years Special Guests included Indian Larry Legacy bike builder PAUL COX, world renowned Custombike photographer MICHAEL LICHTER, CCE designer and legendary bike-builder JOHN REED who left the show with new impressions and stunned by the variety of styles exhibited.

9th place was taken by Hide Motorcycles.

Lichter, who was attending the meeting on invitation by Custom Chrome won the audience with his classic Sturgis Images and two slide shows. “We are looking forward to the 2007 season with great confidence,” said Holger Mohr, we have very interesting new products for all Twin Cam riders and our Custom Chrome Motorcycle line is running well.“

8th place was taken by Petri Ruusunen’s Boomerang.

Check out: www.custom-chrome-europe.com