Biker Fest, Italy, May 19-22The 5th annual Italian Motorcycle Championship took place at the 30th Biker Fest in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine, Italy, on the spectacular Adriatic coast north of Venice. The Italian Championship is the culmination of a 12 event network of custom bike shows held throughout Italy and promoted by Italian custom bike magazine Biker’s Life.
Staged again on the impressive Terrazza Mare, 62 bikes from across Italy, plus visitors Sapka Muvek from Hungary and Juergen Ostermann from Austria, competed in Freestyle, Modified Harley-Davidson, Metric, Streetfighter/Sportsbike, Cafe Racer, Scrambler, Bagger and Old Style classes, with the three ‘Best in Show’ winners receiving 1,000 Euro expenses towards competing at the 12th AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building to be held at INTERMOT, Cologne, Germany, from October 5-9 this year. An additional Best in Show prize of a flight to Daytona was also awarded.
This year’s winners were MC Cycles with “Avalon”, a beautifully modified and finished Harley-Davidson FXR, Energy Bike with “Ducati DSA”, an ultra-radical Ducati Monster 620, and PDF Motociclette with “Big Kahuna”, a 1927 Harley-Davidson JD 8-valve.
With a larger vendor presence in attendance this year at the event, an additional “customizer” vendor area was set up opposite the Terrazza in addition to the usual vendor lot at Luna Park and was judged to be a huge success, with attendees and vendors hopeful this area will be further extended near year. Public attendance at this 30th anniversary event exceeded 35,000 riders.
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| “Avalon” an FXR by MC Cycles of Casale Sul Sile, Treviso |
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| “Ducati DSA”, an ultra radical Monster 620, by Energy Bike of Borgo d’Ale, Piedmont |
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| “Big Kahuna”, a 1927 JD 8-valve by PDF Motociclette of Bergamo |
Exhibitors included Custom Chrome, Motorcycle Storehouse, Free Spirits, Italian suspension specialists Andreani and Bitubo, Asso Special Bike, along with motorcycle manufacturers such as Harley-Davidson, Indian Motorcycle, BMW, Honda, Aprilia, Ducati (Scrambler), Victory and Moto Guzzi.
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OTHER WINNERS:
Best in Show (Daytona prize): Boss 69 - “Brike”
Emerging Customizer: Vintage H-D Motociclette
Freestyle Class: Juergen Ostermann - “Ultima 127”
Scrambler Class: Inglorious Basterds Cycles / Tondo Garage - “Biplane”
Cafe Racer Class: Moto Sport Factory Lab - “Ducati 800”
Old Style Class: Emporium Motorcycles Garage - “Auto-Scooter”
Bagger Class: Moto Design Customs - “H-D”
Metric Class: Bike Garage Motorcycles - “Kawasaki”
Modified Harley Class: Asso Special Bike - “H-D Dyna”
Streetfighter Class: Off. Fratelli Borgo - “No Regrets”
