American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 230 September 2018 | Page 9

Rocket Bobs Scoops Top Honors at Harley’s
115th Anniversary Custom Bike Show in Prague
Staged at Prague, the capital of the
Czech Republic, the European swing of
Harley’s 115th anniversary
celebrations (July 5-8) saw more than
100,000 riders from over 77 countries
arrive for an event that included the
“Prague Custom Gallery” - a unique
exhibition of 50 custom Harley-
Davidson projects from around the
world selected especially for the event
by a jury consisting of motorcycle
builders, designers, engineers and
Harley-Davidson executives, including
Bill Davidson (Director of the Harley-
Davidson Museum in Milwaukee) and
Karen Davidson (Harley’s Creative
Director).
The top prize was awarded to the
U.K.’s Rocket Bobs Cycle Works whose
lightweight, compact street racer
‘Pressure Drop’ is said to have stood
out in a strong field. The bike features
a custom ultra-strong race frame
which wraps around a JIMS 135” race
engine and uses the Baker Grudge Box
to put the power down through
Rotobox (Slovenia) full carbon wheels.
The rear end is controlled by a race
monoshock custom built in the UK by
Nitron; braking is handled by British
made HEL race calipers at the end of
the German made HC3 Magura hand
controls. The bike weighs 420 lbs wet
and “with a no compromise riding
position, it’s quite a handful and not
for the fainthearted”!
Pete ‘Rocket Bob’ Pearson took a year
to design and plan, and three months
to build the bike. “I was honored to be
asked by Harley-Davidson to
showcase one of our custom
motorcycles at the 115th anniversary
celebrations in Prague, and to take the
‘World’s Best V-Twin 2018’ award
amongst such strong competition is an
overwhelming experience.”