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<<< affected- vendors and dealers. With Harley-Davidson and Indian under " new management ", 2026 will be an interesting year. The Indian motorcycle brand will be celebrating its 125th anniversary, and, if the early signs are anything to go by, Harley will also start to steer a new, dealer friendly direction. As the bike show competitors rolled in pre-show, it quickly became apparent that selection of the 14 class winners plus a " Best of Show " would be a difficult task, even for the experienced judging panel that Garage 21( publishers of " Custombike " and " Dream Machines " magazines) had put together. Last year ' s show winners Lyn and Vic Jefford( Great Britain) were back with a brand-new Sportster-based Chopper that premiered at Bad Salzuflen, there were plenty of " Boardtrack " Replicas and numerous entries deserved attention for their engineering and
Best of Show went to Peter Herbert( Germany) with " 21st Century Boardtrack ", a 2013 Indian Scout handcrafted Boardtrack Racer with completely homemade rolling chassis, bodywork and 23 " Big Spoke wheels!
Sportsbike winner- " Salzmaschine ", a Sportster Salt Flat Racer by Heinz Steber, Germany, is " ready to roll " onto the Bonneville Salt Flats in August 2026.
Best Roadster winner- " Jawa Flat Tracker ", a 1958 Jawa 354 conversion by Sebastian Brandt, Germany. It features an all-aluminum bodywork, fully rebuilt 2-stroke twin and with 35 hp about the double performance of the original street version. Sebastian handcrafted or adapted most of the parts himself. craftsmanship. The ' European Championship ' had a total prize fund of € 12,000 with € 5,000 going to the ' Best of Show ' winner, along with the prestigious ' European Champion ' title. However, more than 20 + bikes in the competitions would have easily scored wins in most years- the standards really were that high.
This year ' s Custombike International Biker Build Off saw Lithuania ' s " Killer Custom "- with a turbo-charged Low Rider ST power bike carb and chain drive conversion- up against Daniel Zuerker and his American Dream Cycles( Germany), who was aiming for a never seen before seen ' crossover, look of Clubstyle, Chopper and Off- Road Tracker.
24 AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER- FEBRUARY 2026 www. AMDmag. com