J&P Cycles UBCBS - Dallas The Dallas round (January 3 - 5) of the Progressive International Motorcycle Show series (IMS) saw Timothy Scates and painter 'Paint by Pygmy' take home first place in the Freestyle Class with a 2006 ASVE Bobber featuring a wishbone Springer front end, custom-built twisted down the tube frame, gas tank, handlebars and exhaust, internal wiring, custom engraving, Danny Gray seat, 21-inch Invader front wheel, 16-inch Invader rear wheel, 1936 Ford spare tire ring rear fender, and a Hurst floor shifter valued at $50,000.
Runner-up was Danny Ratliff with 'Brass Balls' and painter Ryan Townsend with a 2012 Darwin Digger Bobber featuring an incredible airbrush by Townsend coupled with a sleek custom build valued at $30,000.
All the winners will move on to compete in the championship round in Chicago, Illinois, (February 7 - 9) and the chance to scoop deep into the series' $70,000 cash and contingency prize pool.
Celebrating its tenth consecutive year "shining a spotlight on the most beautiful, one-of-a-kind custom motorcycles across the nation, UBCBS is the largest and one of the most sought-after touring custom bike competition in the nation. This elite-level custom motorcycle builder competition features more than 300 motorcycles across the eight-city IMS tour.
This year’s categories include Custom Classic, Custom Street, Freestyle and People’s Choice, with judging by a panel of industry experts.
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| Freestyle winner: Timothy Scates and painter Paint by Pygmy |
Winner: Timothy Scates and painter Paint by Pygmy took home first place with a 2006 ASVE Bobber featuring a wishbone Springer front end, custom-built twisted down the tube frame, gas tank, handlebars and exhaust, internal wiring, custom engraving, Danny Gray seat, 21-inch Invader front wheel, 16-inch Invader rear wheel, 1936 Ford spare tire ring rear fender, and a Hurst floor shifter.
Runner-up: Danny Ratliff with 'Brass Balls' and painter Ryan Townsend were selected as runner-up with a 2012 Darwin Digger Bobber featuring an incredible airbrush by Townsend coupled with a sleek custom build.
Custom Classic
Winner: Shelby Combs with OKC Chop Shop and painter Manny’s Fine Line won first place with a 1975 Harley-Davidson KLCH featuring a Led Sled frame, Lightening Rod Fabrications front fork, hand tooled leather seat, foot clutch and jockey shift, and Beringer brakes.
Runner-up: Dell Battle with Dangerous Dezigns and painter Brad H. Design were selected as runner-up with a 1991 Harley-Davidson Sportster featuring a sporty 72 style.
Custom Street
Winner: Kevin Anderle won first place with a 2006 Harley-Davidson Sportster. The café racer custom was built from a 2006 Sportster 1200 (200 original miles found in a garage), and features a Dyna polished rear wheel, Progressive shocks, custom rear license bracket, rearset foot controls, relocated rear master cylinder, coils, horn, ignition switch, Harley-Davidson clip-on bars, speedo bracket, aluminum seat pan, and more.
Runner-up: Krystal Hess with Motorcycle Missions and painter End Fabrication were selected as runner-up with a 2012 Harley-Davidson Road King with Liberty Sidecar valued at $50,000. The motorcycle was donated to Haas Motorcycle Museum to be used by Motorcycle Missions as a therapy bike for its Veterans and First Responders. The custom build was revealed on October 5, 2019 at Adam Sandoval's Bring it Home Ride, which brought home the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest parade of Harley-Davidsons.
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| People’s Choice winner Brian Emig and painter World’s Finest Custom Paint |
People’s Choice
As voted by IMS attendees, Brian Emig and painter World’s Finest Custom Paint took home the People’s Choice award with a 2019 Hardley-A-Davidson BMF. The custom motorcycle features a stroker shovelhead, and all mounts, amps and fixtures are handmade.