Billed as the " Showcase for Eastern Europe " and back in the Slovakian capital for the 16th edition of ' Customs of Slovakia ', the major backers, Custom Chrome Europe, this time exhibited new 2026 custom parts and 15 years Customs of Slovakia " Showrunner " Marcel Masaryk who returned to his event as General Manager of Custom

Chrome Europe. Slovakia may look like a small country on the European map it shares one fact with the rest of Eastern Europe- a deep-rooted passion and enthusiasm for riding motorcycles. Masaryk again invited some of the best custom bike builders of eastern Europe to produce a great line-up of custom bikes, classic motorcycles and

Best of Show

' Cho / Butterfly ' by Maly H-D, Bogusław Małajowicz,( Owner Andrzej Olszenski) / Poland- also winner of Best Paint

outstanding craftmanship. An ' Event in an Event '- now with almost the full floor space of INCHEBA EXPO of the Slovakian capital occupied with motorcycle manufacturers every visitor of the fair will pass the show at least twice when connecting between major exhibition halls. With Harley-Davidson ' s big display just next to the hall, and around the corner from the Custom Chrome Europe display, the ' Custom Area ' is prominently presented for the many thousands of visitors to appreciate. This year ' s entries again made the judges job a challenging one, especially when it came to the

selection of a ' Best of Show ' winner. Maly H-D ' s superb ' Cho ' Chopper( Japanese for ' Butterfly '), and almost completely handcrafted bike, was shipped to Japan to be painted exclusively by legendary Kenji Hoshi of King Customs Painting. The bike also featured numerous amber gemstones in handcrafted details that framed the rare stones that are found on the north Polish coastline. GigaMachine Choppers displayed several hot rides at the show, with the ' Mustang Bike ' premiering at Bratislava. After 10 months of work, the 2010 ' Rocker ' was completely transformed with a Thunderbike GP-