Rising Thunder Custom Bike Show Taurage , Lithuania - June 10 , 2023
First held in 2011 , the one-day Rising Thunder Custom Bike Show ( staged at Taurage , Lithuania , by Twins Forever MC ) made a post-Covid pandemic comeback this year . An ' AMD Approved ' custom bike show , Rising Thunder is one of three motorcycle club-operated custom bike shows that plan to rotate through the three ' Baltic States ' in Europe ( Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania ). All three regularly attract custom bikes and visitors from right around the region - from Finland to the north , Poland , Czechia and Slovakia to the south , and Belarus and Ukraine to the east of the region . This year , kudos are especially due to the members of Twins Forever for persevering with their passion - for ' Keeping The Flame Alive ' - despite the well-publicised regional difficulties . Last held in 2019 , the show usually alternates with the MC XIII Custom Bike Show staged at Cesis in neighboring Latvia , and in 2022 , Müristaja MC ' s ' Valge Daami ' Bike Show in Estonia . This year , the host city Taurage is the Lithuanian Capital of Culture , and in good weather the custom show was held in the castle of Taurage and was
Renatas Zakarauskas scooped Best in Show , Best Bobber and Public ’ s Best with this 1977 H-D Shovelhead .
Martynas Jurksaitis won Best Freestyle with his 2000 Ducati Super Sport 900ss .
open to all , free of charge . Participants came from Lithuania and Latvia , with a jury of three noncompeting Twins Forever MC club members . The winner will compete at the Custom Bike Show , Bad Salzuflen , Germany , ( December 1-3 , 2023 ) and receive € 2,000 as financial support for the transport and accommodation expenses to do so . www . custombikeshow . lt
Girts Busnevics from Latvia won Best Modified Harley-Davidson with his H-D FXS 2000 . All the body kit is made of raw metal . www . AMDchampionship . com AFTERMARKET MOTO DESIGN - SEPTEMBER 2023 33