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MotoNation - Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Malaysia - December 1-3, 2017 The Grand Final consisted of eight winners from the Motonation promotional “Road Shows” “Praying Mantis” by Beautiful Machines is a heavily modified and supercharged Yamaha SR400 Omar Jumiran of Eastern Bobber Custom Cycles will be the first Malaysian builder to compete in the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building after winning the AMD affiliated custom bike show at MotoNation, a predominantly automotive expo held in Putrajaya, just outside the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. The bike show was the culmination of a series of competitions held at promotional “Road Shows” throughout the year, with the winning bikes invited to compete in the Grand Final. transmission and “Double Arm Freek” front end design. The inaugural event attracted 80,000 visitors over three days, and it is hoped to expand the number of motorcycle industry exhibitors and incorporate an expanded format custom show next year. Omar’s Chicara-inspired bike “BoneX” was entirely handmade apart from the tires and 1967 AJS16 350cc single cylinder engine. Built in just four months, Omar’s bike features his own 5-speed inline MOTONATION Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Tel: [phone] (Europe) [email protected] www.motonation.com.my Beautiful Machines’ “Monster” is a supercharged 1991 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail built to race at Bonneville Honda CX800 Cafe Racer by Rusty Factory Eastern Bobber’s “BoneX” was almost entirely hand made. Donnie Smith custom bike show The 31st annual Dennis Kirk Donnie Smith Bike Show will be staged at the Saint Paul River Center, St Paul, Minnesota, on Saturday March 24th and Sunday March 25th. More than just a (very good) custom bike show with a very good cash prize fund and the imprimatur of an industry legend, the show features custom cars and bikes, a tattoo show, swap meet and well- known vendors from all across America for, what is billed as, “the largest custom bike show in the Midwest.” The show has grown tremendously from its beginnings, and weathered the 18 AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - FEBRUARY 2018 downturn well - the organizer, Neil Ryan, says that this year it will again comprise over 200,000 square feet of expo center indoor show space, with competition classes set to include custom Baggers, Choppers, retro Bobbers and custom Cruisers. In related news, Flat Track racing is returning to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds at the same time as the show, with indoor Flat Track back at its Twin Cities Spiritual home. In the 1970s the renowned Minneapolis Armory hosted “indoor” Flat Track races that “people of a certain age” still remember fondly! www.donniesmithbikeshow.com www.AMDchampionship.com