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<<< you have the perfect weekend at the perfect location - with white sandy beaches and palm trees Lignano Sabbiadoro is called the " European Florida ". Announced on the Sunday , the three winners of the AMD Approved Custom Bike Show are " Arcadia ", a beautiful H-D Shovelhead chopper , built by DMC Toys for Men , Castell ' Afero in Italy . The 1968 Pan / Early Shovelhead with many handmade custom parts by DMC is painted by Cisko Airbrush Studio , the leather seat is made by L . R . Leather and the engraving is done by Clarissa Incisioni at Tattoo Army Studio . The win scored an XLMoto € 1,000 voucher . Another classic chopper , " Revolution " by well-known builder Niko , of Nikobikes , Cologno al Serio , Italy , was another worthy winner . Handmade parts such as frame , fender , oil and gas tank and exhaust , excellent finish and many details , combined with an Evolution Big Twin engine makes for a reliable and powerful ride - winning a € 1,000 Vperformance Exhausts voucher . The BMW R100RS by VM Cycles , Tolmezzo , Italy , was another classic - albeit in a different style . Many
BMW R100RS by VM Cycles , Tolmezzo , Italy ..
handmade inox and aluminium handmade parts and a perfect finish with incredible details made this BMW the third AMD Winner . A Dutch visitor at Biker Fest was so impressed with the BMW that he struck a deal with VM on the spot and Simon is now the proud owner of this oh so cool BMW - which scooped a € 1,000 F . G . Racing and FGirdex voucher . First place winners in other categories included a Giacomo , G-Design , Scrambler ; the Riva inspired Moto Guzzi Nevam 750 by Biandronno Varese in Café Racer ; the PDF built BSA in Old Style ; the BMW by FTG Moto in Streetfighter ; both T . H . O . M ' s V-Rods in Modified H-D ; the BMW R 18 ' Joker ' by Aurecia Motorrad of Livorno in Metric Class ; internationally well-known veteran builder Peter Penzenstadler of Penz Custom Bikes in Austria won the Freestyle Class with a beautiful Shovelhead chopper , and very surprisingly , not an H-D , but a Yamaha Wild Star , built by Biker Sheriff , won the Bagger class . Best in Show was a welldeserved win by Mannaia ' s " Miss Penny ", with single sided rear end , an S & S engine , Alfa
" Revolution " by Niko , of Nikobikes , Cologno al Serio , Italy .
Best in Show : Mannaia ' s " Miss Penny ", with single sided rear end , an S & S engine , Alfa Romeo turbo , one-off frame and many , if not all , handmade parts .
Romeo turbo , one-off frame and many , if not all , handmade parts . Having enjoyed a great weekend at the increasingly international Biker Fest , with visitors coming from all over Europe , next up is Italian Bike Week by the same organizers , also at Lignano Sabbiadoro , September 14-17 , 2023 - north of Venice on Italy ' s Adriatic coast and just a two hour back-roads ride from Faak in Austria where , for those who ' d like to do consecutive weekends , the European Bike Week is being staged the week before IBW . www . bikerfest . it