Winner Robert Catanese won with a 2021 Yamaha R1 , custom painted by Alcalde Customs . The motorcycle features a custom-made aviation grade chromoly steel frame with a R1 998 cc motor with a titanium exhaust and mid-pipe , a custom-made 5.7-gal gas tank , metallic Oriental Blue paint with painted retro striping , rear tail lamps , Öhlins rear shock , and Ducati 750 SS front and rear fairing cowls . Runner-up and People ' s Choice David Moreno secured runner-up with a 2013 Street Glide - custom paint job by John Booth , custom sound , 26-inch front wheel and airride suspension .
People ’ s Choice
spotlight professional and amateur builders alike ," remarked UBCBS Director Bob Kay , " attracting worldclass builders at each stop along the tour . They come to showcase their rolling works of art , and not only do the participants receive well-deserved recognition , but the custom motorcycles on display provide event
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Pennsylvania ( September 10-12 ) Texas ( October 1-3 ) Nashville ( October 8-10 ) attendees the opportunity to engage with some of the finest customs across the US ." The UBCBS series is comprised of three classes - Custom Street Class , Custom Classic Class and Freestyle Class - and the People ' s Choice Award . Winners from each category are entered into the championship round held in
Atlanta ( October 29-31 , 2021 ), competing for the grand prize and ' King of Builders ' title . " Congratulations to the winners in Chicago - this city ' s bunch is a remarkable group of builders with unique custom bikes that reflect each builder ' s story ," said Kay . www . motorcycleshows . com
With New York ( September 03 - 05 ) canceled , as at press time , the remaining IMS Outdoor / J & P Cycles UBCBS series events are :
Central Florida ( October 15-17 ) Atlanta ( October 29-21 ) Southern California ( November 19-21 )
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Pre-owned vehicle e-tailer RumbleOn says it delivered 100 % year-over-year revenue growth and 131 % gross profit growth in the second quarter 2021 . In addition to working towards its merger with RideNow , the company says it has over 60,000 new , used and private party listings on its site , with over 500 dealers using its services and B2B functionality . Q2 total vehicle sales of 5,711 units was a 63 % increase over the year-ago period . Powersports unit sales were 2,411 , up 181 % from 859 units in Q2 2020 and up 140 % from 1,006 units in Q1 2021 .
Polaris ' Board Chair , John Wiehoff , has announced the appointment Darryl Jackson to its Board of Directors . Jackson is currently vice president at Hendrick Automotive Group , the largest privately held automotive retail organization in the USA . Previously he served as director of the Financial Services Advisory Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers and spent nearly 20 years at Chrysler Automotive Corporation in various finance , marketing and product planning leadership roles . A certified public accountant and Harvard Business School MBA , he will serve on the Board ' s Audit Committee .
Data released by the MICB in USA shows that motorcycle thefts surged by 30 percent in 2020 ( 13,000 more thefts than in 2019 ), reaching 53,111 , the highest level in five years . The largest number were stolen in California ( 9,483 ), Texas ( 4,448 ) and Florida ( 4,223 ), with most in August ( 6,214 ) and July ( 5,855 ); February saw the least ( 2,701 ). The top 10 brands account for 80 % of all thefts with Honda the most stolen ( 11,030 ), followed by Yamaha ( 8,261 ) and Kawasaki ( 6,340 ). Of all thefts , less than half ( 42 %/ 22,403 ) were recovered .
Vancouver based Damon Motors has announced that the company hit a new $ 35m milestone in pre-orders for its flagship HyperSport model - " the world ’ s smartest , safest , fully electric motorcycle ." Jay Giraud , founder and CEO , also announced additions to the leadership team , with Broc TenHouten as Chief Strategy Officer and board member ; Chris Efstathiou as VP , Supply Chain , and Mike Galbraith as CFO and Sr VP Operations .
Sources : AMD , IDN , FT , Reuters , PSB , MPN , BDN , MCN , AP , Bloomberg , MSNW , Electrek , electricmotorcycles . news , RideApart . com , Motor1 . com , Cycle World , motorbikewriter . com www . AMDchampionship . com AFTERMARKET MOTO DESIGN - OCTOBER 2021 17