American Motorcycle Dealer 319 February 2026 AMD 319 February 2026 | Page 25

Parts Europe / Drag Specialties had a huge display of brands, including a number of state-of-the-art custom bikes by European dealers.
Thunderbike of Hamminkeln / Germany introduced- among the 40th Anniversary Chopper- a complete " facelift " for the " GP-Series " parts which customize M8-powered Harley ' s into genuine Dragstyle racers.
Best Bobber winner- 1947 FL Knucklehead Bobber by Timo Gorius, Germany. What looks like a cool " Antique style " Bobber- check out the leaf springrealize front end- also features elements of a 20 ' s / 30 ' s Land Speed Record or Sprint Racing motorcycle
Best paint- we can ' t resist the change to show again the winner, " Garden of Earthly Delights ", KTM 900 SM " Pifostio ", painted by Manuel del Campo Escotet, Spain. Under the massive fairing is a KTM 850 SM Twin with many handcrafted artistic modifications
Best Chopper winner- a 1980 89 cubic inch rigid frame Chopper by Pierre-Yves Wingerter, France. It includes a homemade frame, fork, forward controls, oil tank and many more small parts.
Best Radical winner- " La Trapezia ", a one-off 1982 Honda CX 500, Ruben Mellaerts, Belgium. This " Stealth Fighter " aluminum body on two wheels is fully handcrafted around Honda ' s 1982 CX 500 water cooled V-Twin and feature homemade airride, featuring an extended shaft drive.
Best Big Twin Performance winner Project " Titan ", a 2022 Harley- Davidson Road Glide by Geert van Hoof, Belgium. Lightweight high performance spacecraft metal was used for many handcrafted parts of this Geert van Hoof Power Bagger
This year ' s CUSTOMBIKE International Biker Build Off saw Lithuania ' s " Killer Custom " with a turbo-charged Low Rider ST powerbike versus German American Dream Cycles which was aiming for a never before seen " Crossover " look of Clubstyle, Chopper and Off-Road Tracker.