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
2011 World Championship
2012 World Championship
2013 World Championship
2014 World Championship
2016 World Championship
2018 World Championship
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