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Bigtwin Bikeshow & Expo
November 1 - 3, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Custom bikes from all over Europe
came to the Bigtwin Bikeshow & Expo
to compete in one of Europe's highest
of high-class custom bike shows - 105
custom motorcycles entered, divided
into six different classes: Freestyle,
Classics, Custom-Modified, Clubstyle,
Café Racer-Tracker and Choppers.
The Bigtwin show was booked solid,
every inch of the Expo Houten was
filled with trade stands, customizers
and artists; all three days the place was
packed with visitors to enjoy live music
and striptease shows, and on Saturday
the Biker Wedding drew a crowd that
was way too big to fit in the Biker Café!
The jury picked the winning bikes on
Friday, the prize-giving ceremony was
on Sunday. All styles, models and
makes were represented and the
quality was exceptionally high this
year, which made it a hard job to
choose for the judges. From Belgium,
Switzerland, Germany, Finland and
many more countries the coolest
custom bikes were represented, along
with the finest of the Dutch custom
builders.
'Best of Show' was won by Jan Glas'
beautiful, handbuilt Indian Chopper.
He built it in his clubhouse, PB in
Leeuwarden, Fryslân, in the north of
Holland. The hardtail chopper has a
PowerPlus 1,700 cc engine with
Mikuni carburetor, big spoke wheels,
and the rest is homemade. The flowing
lines, many, many details and Royal
Jack's paintwork made this bike stand
out, earning top honors as Best in
Show 2019! He won the latest
TomTom 550 Rider, appraisal by
Beerens Taxaties and a custom seat for
his next project to be made by Tijger
Leathers. He also received an
invitation to the 2020 AMD World
Championship of Custom Bike
Building in Cologne, Germany, in
October 2020.
Best of Show: Jan Glas, Indian Chopper
Lieshout at Phoenix Metaal, a Jekill &
Hyde goodie bag and a can of Vulcanet
water-free bike wash. Second prizes
were a Zodiac 500 euro check and a
Bigtwin trophy; third prizes were a
Zodiac 250 euro check and also a
Bigtwin trophy.
Thanks to all the sponsors, Zodiac,
TomTom, PowerPlus Tools, Beerens
Taxaties, Tijger Leathers, IMG
Trading/Grand Canyon, Vulcanet and
Toine Lieshout/Phoenix Metaal, and of
course Bigtwin Magazine.
RESULTS
Mario Kruyswater won the Freestyle
class with his stunning Sportster
Ironhead called 'The Droose' -
equipped with a supercharger and
built on a homebuilt gooseneck frame
and with self-made front end, drum
brakes and many other handmade
details; Royal Jack did the 'worn metal'
paintjob. Mario put over 2,000 hours
into the build. His prize also included
an invitation to the 2020 AMD World
Championship of Custom Bike
Building.
The coolest chopper was Ape Andy's
Yamaha 1000 with a mile-long
Springer front end and sky-high sissy
bar. Andy built this chop using a VG
Motorcycle hardtail frame, a Yamaha
1982 TR1 engine and made the sissy
bar, seat, handshifter, foot clutch and
much more himself. Friscovosen
helped out with the exhaust and Lukas
Krufczk did the psychedelic paintjob.
Living in Germany, he spent many
hours getting it TÜV approved.
In the 'Café Racer' class it was
Maarten Poodt who surprised
Freestyle Winner: Mario Kruyswater,
Ironhead with supercharger
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everybody with his Kenny Roberts
inspired Yamaha to win the class.
Maarten did a great job by starting off
with a stock 1983 Yamaha XZ550,
fitted a Yamaha YZF-R6 front end with
Hyperpro suspension and made the
exhaust and all the sheet metal -
including the fairing and race seat -
himself.
In the 'Custom Modified' class,
Giuseppe 'Pepe' Lazzara won the
biggest trophy with his engraved,
Mexican style H-D Evo 1340 Softail,
complete with high handlebars, airride
front and rear and long exhaust pipes.
It took him one year to build this
sparkling Mexican called 'La
Peligrosa', which means Danger. Pepe
made almost everything himself,
including the long, sweeping rear
fender. Wheels are from DNA and the
paint was done by Daddy Graph.
Fred van Essen brought his vintage '51
Panhead, a H-D Hydra Glide, in perfect
condition, with period correct
accessories and plenty of patina,
winning the 'Classics' class. He won
PowerPlus tools, a leather jacket
presented by IMG Trading/Grand
Canyon, and a trophy made by Toine
van Lieshout.
A Mario Kyprianides/Chopper Kulture
built FXLR Harley-Davidson was the
overall winner in the 'Clubstyle' class.
Mario had set his mind to building the
perfect Clubstyle bike without
changing the original looks of the
FXLR. Only high-end quality parts were
used - like Hyperpro suspension, Race
Tech nitrated fork tubes, Beringer
brakes, a JIM's 6-speed transmission
and special clutch. The stock looking
fenders and other parts are in carbon.
Class winners won a Zodiac
International 750 euro check, a
beautiful trophy made by Toine van
BEST OF SHOW: Jan Glas,
Indian Chopper
FREESTYLE
1st place Mario Kruyswater,
Ironhead with supercharger
2nd place Rainer Metzger,
Steampunk Chopper
3rd place Marcel Kerkvliet,
home-built Trike
CHOPPERS
1st place Ape Andy, Yamaha
1000 Chopper
2nd place Markus Raunio,
Shovelhead Chopper
3rd place Mick Wagenaar,
Panhead Chopper
CLUBSTYLE
1st place Mario Kyprianides,
Chopper Kulture, H-D FXLR
2nd place Perry Verhoeven,
H-D FXR
3rd place Ard de Lange, H-D Dyna
CUSTOM MODIFIED
1st place Giuseppe 'Pepe'Lazzara,
H-D Softail 'La Peligrosa'
2nd place Marcel Wagemans,
H-D Sportster Paris-Dakar
3rd place Koen Hendrickx,
Trask Performance H-D
CAFÉ RACERS / TRACKERS
1st place Maarten Poodt,
Kenny Roberts Yamaha
2nd place Frans van den Hoogen,
Ducati 1200 Monster
3rd place Henry de Vries,
Suzuki 650 Savage
CLASSICS
1st place Fred van Essen,
H-D 1951 Hydra Glide
2nd place Ger Dijkshoorn,
H-D WLD
3rd place Tony 'Indian' Leenes,
RIR Speedway racer
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