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travelled the furthest - Lord ' s Performance from Lithuania . Two new classes were added to the bike show this year . ' Mopeds and Minibikes ' gave newcomers and lowbudget customs an opportunity to earn their first laurels at a major event and ATV / Dual Sport all-terrain customs , still the fastest growing motorcycle industry segment saw an Indian FTR take the win , with a Honda NX650 second and customised BMW R 1300 GS in third . There was a participating Pan America , but that was very much styled towards Touring rather than showcasing the platform ' s versatility . The exhibitors in the main hall included Harley-Davidson , Indian and other brand dealers , with many leading aftermarket P & A vendors ( including Zodiac International and exhaust noise management specialist Dr . Jekill & Mr . Hyde ) and many of the Netherland ' s leading customizers filling all the available space . Vincent Pels , General Manager of
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1 . ES150 MZ 250 cc Streamliner , Sebastian Brandt , Germany
Zodiac and long-time Bigtwin Expo and bike show sponsor was awarded the second annual ' Gerard van den Akker Award ' - named for the former owner of Bigtwin Magazine and show founder . He received the inaugural presentation of the award last year to mark his retirement - an award that
will quickly become a prestigious industry recognition accolade in Europe . www . bigtwin . nl
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1 . Harley-Davidson Shovel-Chopper , Pierre-Yves Wingeter , France 2 . Harley-Davidson High-Neck Chopper , Christiaan Visser ,
PW Custom Cycles , NL 3 . Harley-Davidson XLH Chopper , Graeme Mercer ,
Royal Speed Shop , UK
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1 . Harley-Davidson Sportster , Lin Jefford / Destiny Cycles , UK 2 . BMW RnineT Café Racer Style , GP Products , NL 3 . Harley-Davidson " Fat Boy 69 ", Yuri Boomert , Belgium
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1 . Harley-Davidson 1924 FE , " Sons of Speed " Racer , Martin van der Plas , NL
2 . Harley-Davidson Sportster XR 1200 " Stradale ", Niko Bikes , Italy
3 . Triumph Thruxton Racer-Style , Ron Betist , NL
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1 . Harley-Davidson 1934 1200 VLD , Ton van Es , restored and Norway tested , NL
2 . Harley-Davidson 1947 EL " Knucklehead ", Edwin Keijzer , restored by Hoekstra , NL
3 . Harley-Davidson 1943 WL Racer , Gert Drent , NL
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