Fred Krugger's Veon is a deserving Custom Bike winner at Sturgis
Filed under: Motorcycle, Design/Style
Click above for high-res image gallery of the top five bikes from the 2010 World Championship of Custom Bike Building
One particularly worthwhile criticism of the custom motorcycle scene in general is that builders often choose to make super expensive eye candy that's nearly impossible to ride and is therefore completely devoid of any real usefulness. American Chopper aside, thankfully we've been seeing a gradual shift away from blinged-out two-wheeled jewelry over the last few years, and this year's AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building offers some prime examples.
Most notable is winner Freddie 'Krugger' Bertrand, who is no stranger to the scene, having placed as high as third in the Championship in three separate years. His title-winning machine for 2010 is pretty spectacular - power from a liquid-cooled Harley-Davidson V-Rod engine means that it's fast, but it's the transforming frame that's truly exceptional.
With the flick of a switch, the bike can be changed from a cruiser (23.8-inch seat height, 30-degree rake, 4.7 inches of trail and 6.7 inches of ground clearance) to a sportbike of sorts (30.5-inch seat height, 23-degree rake, 3.1 inches of trail and 9.3 inches of clearance). There are two sets of foot controls that the rider can use, depending on which mode the bike is in.
Second place went to Thunderstruck Custom Bike's Sniper, which is a much more traditional-style long and low chopper powered by a highly customized Indian Power Plus engine. We're more interested in the third place bike, The Machine by Yuri Shif Custom. It's got an air-cooled four-cylinder boxer engine made up of parts from a BMW R71 and a Russian K-750. Oh yeah, and a supercharger sitting up top.
Fourth place went to Garage 65's Kcosmodrive and fifth went to another bike we love called the Beezerker from Speed Shop Design. Check out all five machines in our high-res image gallery below and see the press release after the break.
Gallery: 2010 AMD Championship of Custom Bike Building Top 5
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