American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 245 December 2019 | Page 16

Long Beach IMS - J&P Cycles
BRIEFS Ultimate Builder Winners
NEWS
AFT has announced a multi-year
extension to its media rights
deal with broadcaster NBC
Sport. There will be two race
day telecasts, with the other
events to be aired within one
week. All events will be
featured in one-hour telecasts
with race coverage of AFT
Singles, AFT Production Twins
and flag-to-flag race coverage
of the revamped AFT
SuperTwins class. The DAYTONA
TT and Buffalo Chip TT will air
race day on NBCSN.
Polaris Inc. has granted more than
$90,000 to off-road and all-terrain
vehicle (ATV) organizations across
the United States as a part of its
T.R.A.I.L.S Grants program. The 10
non-profit organizations that were
awarded a September 2019
T.R.A.I.L.S Grant received awards
ranging from $5,000 to $10,000,
totaling more than $90,000.
Pompano Beach, Florida-based
online retailer Demon's Cycle
has new ownership - Jason
Dooley has purchased the 25-
year-old company and
announced major changes that
will take place before the end
of the year and early part of
2020. These changes include a
new website, the hiring of a
new customer service staff, the
expansion of inventory, faster
delivery services and more.
H-D was in fifth place in motorcycle
market share terms in Switzerland for
the first ten months in 2019 (1,978
units sold). Yamaha is market share
leader there, followed by BMW,
Honda and Kawasaki - all ahead of
Harley. Indian Motorcycle is in tenth
place, selling 469 units YTD, in its
European home market. On low
volumes, Royal Enfield is in 15th
spot, with Zero Motorcycles 24th.
Canadian distributor and
Corona, California based MTA
Distributing owner Motovan has
closed its Edmonton, Canada
warehouse. Motovan had
acquired Edmonton-based
Steen Hansen Racing (SHR)
in 2011.
Polaris Inc. announced a regular
quarterly $0.61 per share cash
dividend payable on December 16,
2019 to shareholders of record at
the close of business on
December 2, 2019.
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Freestyle winner: Anthony Robinson with Gasoline & Coffee
The Progressive International
Motorcycle Shows (IMS) is
marking the 10th anniversary of
its J&P Cycles sponsored
Ultimate Builder Custom Bike
Show (UBCBS) series at the
2019/2020 show series, with
Long Beach, California, the first
up (November 22-24), with the
winners of the first seven rounds
going forward to compete at the
eighth and final round of the
series at Chicago, February 7-9,
2020.
"UBCBS is the largest and one of the
most sought-after touring custom bike
competitions in the nation. The elite-
level custom motorcycle builder
competition features more than 300
motorcycles across the eight-city IMS
tour, awarding more than $70,000 in
cash and prizes. This year's categories
include Custom Classic, Custom
Street, Freestyle and People's Choice.
"Judged by a panel of industry experts,
winners in each city along the IMS tour
will be invited to compete in the
championship round in Chicago for a
chance to be crowned 'King of the
Builders.'
"Custom building is one of the most
creative outlets our industry has to
offer, and the Progressive International
Motorcycle Shows offer the ideal
platform for builders to showcase their
work on a national stage," said Bob
Kay, Director of UBCBS. "Not only are
the motorcycles strikingly ornate, but
it's an incredible opportunity for the
motorcycle enthusiast community to
learn about and appreciate the unique
story behind the creation of each
build."
WINNERS OF THE
UBCBS AT IMS
LONG BEACH 2019
Custom Classic
Winner: John Jessup with Team
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - DECEMBER 2019
Freestyle runner-up: Niki Smart with A Bike Company
Dream Rides and painter Steven
Turnbaugh won first place with a 1984
Harley-Davidson FXDG featuring a
frame-up build with a fuel injected
twin-cam engine.
Runner-up: Ava Wolff with Tobacco
Motorwear Company and painter
Mike Learn were selected as the
runner-up with a 1984 Yamaha KT600
featuring a custom-fabricated seat
pan and subframe, extended
exhausted, a 1979 XS750 gas tank
and a rebuilt motor.
Custom Street
Winner: Dana Buch with Screamer
Motor Works and painter Drifter
Garage won with a 2006 Yamaha
custom Flat Track motorcycle valued at
$65,000.
Runner-up: Mike T. with Dirtbags
California was selected as the runner-
up with a Harley-Davidson Rocker.
People's Choice - Krystal Hess
and painter Real Deal
Freestyle
Winner: Anthony Robinson with
Gasoline & Coffee won the Freestyle
category with a 1973 Harley-Davidson
Ironhead XL.
Runner-up: Niki Smart with A Bike
Company was selected as the runner-
up with a 2019 ABC 500, hosting
custom work from front to back,
featuring chromoly forks, frame and
swingarm. The motorcycle also features
carbon fiber spoked 26-inch handbuilt
wheels, carbon dual tanks, fenders and
seat, and is valued at $100,000.
People's Choice
As voted by IMS attendees, builder
Krystal Hess and painter Real Deal
took home the People's Choice award.
The 1972 Honda CL350 is the result of
the Motorcycle Mission's first all-
female U.S. Veteran builder crew.