Best Chief & Non-Fairing : all 111 / 116 Thunderstroke engine-based stock / modified / radical custom bikes without fairing . 1 Markus Krasser ( Austria ), " El Acorazado ", 2023 Super Chief 2 Florian Pfaute ( Germany ), " La Primera ", 2024 Chief DH 3 Ron Corthouts ( Belgium ), Chicano Style , 2017
Best Bagger : all Bagger-style Touring bikes with 111 / 116 Thunderstroke engine or PowerPlus liquid-cooled engine-based stock / modified / radical custom bikes . 1 Christoph Höller ( Austria ), " Samurai ", 2022 Chieftain 2 Ron Betist ( The Netherlands ), Race Bagger , 2024 Challenger 3 Silvio Partuschke ( Germany ), " White Lady ", 2017 Chieftain / Roadmaster
Best Indian Vintage up to 1953 : all customized / modified vintage Indian motorcycles based on original model built until 1953 , symbolizing the proud heritage of Indian Motorcycle . 1 Andreas Köhler ( Germany ), 1951 Roadmaster 2 Tony Leenes ( The Netherlands ), 1923 Wall of Death , Indian Scout 3 Frank Meibuer ( Germany ), 1928 Scout 101 Racer
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Best Indian Scout : all Scout 1,133 cc / liquid-cooled engine-based stock / modified / radical custom bikes . 1 Marcel Vionnet ( Switzerland ), " Wild Child ", 2015 Scout 2 Thierry Boitel ( France ), " Esprit Art Deco ", 2018 Scout Bobber 3 David Pavlik ( Czech Republic ), " Gilroy Scout ", 2003 Scout
125 two-stroke engine - and it was very cool to see three of them in the show , one original in the Vintage class and two in Freestyle . Artists from the Czech Republic , such as a painter , leather craftsman and Jaymus Perry , all the way from Colorado , USA , came to show their artwork , pieces of art , a must for every dedicated Indian rider . IRF is about the people , the worldwide community of Indian motorcycle enthusiasts , but also , of course , about the bikes - how can it not be with some 125 years of history and so many iterations , but it is also about the culture of the Indian motorcycle brand , and IRF is emerging as ' Central Station ' for the expression of that brand . Entries for the Budweis Custom Show ( BCS ) came from many countries , making this an internationally recognized custom show in just its second year , and an AMD Approved Custom Bike Show . New this year was the added and ' bang-on-point ' Clubstyle / Performance Bagger class . Markus Krasser , the winner of several trophies and owner of Styrian Motorcycles in Austria , won ' Best of Show ' with his outstanding , meticulously detailed Chicano style Chief .
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Christoph Höller , another Austrian , brought his ' Samurai ' named Bagger - “ well , only the powerplant is original Indian , everything else on this bike is special made ,” the owner proudly said . In the Scout class , it was Swiss customizer Marcel Vionnet who won with his sort of retro-rat look Scout , and in the Vintage class , it was a beautifully restored Chief by Andreas Köhler , Germany . Austrian Willi