http://www.amdchampionship.com en-us Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:10:59 +0000 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:10:59 +0000 http://www.amdchampionship.com 60 AMDChampionship.com Business: Jtbrothers Motorcycles, Builder: Johan & Joris, Bike Name: The Yellow Pearl, Location: Meeuwen, Belgium, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2948-jtbrothers-motorcycles-the-yellow-pearl.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2948-jtbrothers-motorcycles-the-yellow-pearl.html Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:00:01 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Zillers Garage, Builder: Zillers Garage, Bike Name: Insomnia, Location: Moscow, Russian Federation, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/3008-zillers-garage-insomnia.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/3008-zillers-garage-insomnia.html Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:00:02 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: AbnormalCycles, Builder: Samuele Reali, Bike Name: Anniversary, Location: Bernareggio (MB), Italy, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2947-abnormalcycles-anniversary.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2947-abnormalcycles-anniversary.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:00:01 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: American Dreams srl, Builder: American Dreams Italy Motorcycle, Bike Name: Iceman Scout Boardtracker, Location: Lissone (MB), Italy, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2988-american-dreams-srl-iceman-scout-boardtracker.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2988-american-dreams-srl-iceman-scout-boardtracker.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:00:02 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: PDF Motociclette, Builder: PDF Motociclette, Bike Name: Quadrophenia, Location: Bergamo, Italy, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2982-pdf-motociclette-quadrophenia.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2982-pdf-motociclette-quadrophenia.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:01 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Giuseppe Lazzara, Builder: Giuseppe Lazzara, Location: Baelan, Belgium, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2951-giuseppe-lazzara.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2951-giuseppe-lazzara.html Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:02 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: KrazyHorse, Builder: Paul Beamish, Bike Name: Street Hooligan, Location: Bury St Edmunds, UK, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2941-krazyhorse-street-hooligan.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2941-krazyhorse-street-hooligan.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:00:01 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Oméga Motors Company, Builder: Michel Soriano, Bike Name: Avatar, Location: Rive de Gier, France, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2970-omega-motors-company-avatar.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2970-omega-motors-company-avatar.html Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:00:01 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Palan Choppers, Builder: Pavel Lysenko, Bike Name: Street Wind, Location: Aksay, Rostov region, Russian Federation, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/3020-palan-choppers-street-wind.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/3020-palan-choppers-street-wind.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:00:01 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: AbnormalCycles, Builder: Samuele Reali, Bike Name: Anniversary, Location: Bernareggio (MB), Italy, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2947-abnormalcycles-anniversary.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2947-abnormalcycles-anniversary.html Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00:02 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Gianni Pellegrino, Builder: Gianni Pellegrino, Bike Name: Ducati ZeroUno, Location: Borgo D'Ale (Vercelli), Italy, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/3007-gianni-pellegrino-ducati-zerouno.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/3007-gianni-pellegrino-ducati-zerouno.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:01 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Gianni Pellegrino, Builder: Gianni Pellegrino, Bike Name: Ducati ZeroUno, Location: Borgo D'Ale (Vercelli), Italy, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/3007-gianni-pellegrino-ducati-zerouno.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/3007-gianni-pellegrino-ducati-zerouno.html Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:01 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Union Speed and Style, Builder: Jordan Dickinson, Bike Name: SourKraut, Location: Monticello, MN, USA, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2945-union-speed-and-style-sourkraut.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2945-union-speed-and-style-sourkraut.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:00:01 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Doc Jensen Guzzi, Builder: Jens Koch, Bike Name: Cafe-Racer No.59 Modern Style, Location: Elmenhorst, Germany, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2974-doc-jensen-guzzi-cafe-racer-no59-modern-style.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2974-doc-jensen-guzzi-cafe-racer-no59-modern-style.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:02 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Agnes Custom, Builder: Bok Don Kim, Bike Name: Agoo Moto, Location: Seoul, South Korea, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2979-agnes-custom-agoo-moto.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2979-agnes-custom-agoo-moto.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:01 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Toro Moto, Builder: Riccardo Micheli, Bike Name: Barralesta, Location: Pistoia, Italy, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2978-toro-moto-barralesta.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2978-toro-moto-barralesta.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:00:02 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Toro Moto, Builder: Ricardo Micheli, Bike Name: La Bimba, Location: Pistoia, Italy, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2964-toro-moto-la-bimba.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2964-toro-moto-la-bimba.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:01 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Doc Jensen Guzzi, Builder: Jens Koch, Bike Name: Cafe-Racer No.59 Modern Style, Location: Elmenhorst, Germany, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2974-doc-jensen-guzzi-cafe-racer-no59-modern-style.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2974-doc-jensen-guzzi-cafe-racer-no59-modern-style.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:00:01 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: Jtbrothers Motorcycles, Builder: Johan & Joris, Bike Name: The Yellow Pearl, Location: Meeuwen, Belgium, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2948-jtbrothers-motorcycles-the-yellow-pearl.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2948-jtbrothers-motorcycles-the-yellow-pearl.html Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:00:01 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Business: KrazyHorse, Builder: Paul Beamish, Bike Name: Street Hooligan, Location: Bury St Edmunds, UK, Event: 2018 World Championship http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2941-krazyhorse-street-hooligan.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/bikes/2941-krazyhorse-street-hooligan.html Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:00:01 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Koelnmesse, the international exhibition center at Cologne, Germany (that organizes the biennial INTERMOT expo for the German motorcycle trade association/IVM), has announced that it has had to cancel this year's planned October INTERMOT. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16341-intermot-and-amd-world-championship-of-custom-bike-building-2020-cance.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16341-intermot-and-amd-world-championship-of-custom-bike-building-2020-cance.html Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:55:00 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building As at today's date (17 April 2020) the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building will go ahead in October 2020 at INTERMOT (Cologne, Germany) as planned. Clearly, where the status of planned shows and industry Expo events are concerned, the situation we are all in is 'fluid' and if anything changes we will be sure to advise all competitors directly by email. Announcements will be made here, on the Championship/AMD Facebook page, through 'CustomWEEK' (the weekly AMD Magazine newsletter) and in AMD Magazine - you can always see the latest edition (and back issues) at www.amdmag.com Meanwhile, thank you for your ongoing support in these uncertain times and if you have any questions about the 'AMD' you can email me. Stay Safe! Robin Bradley Founder/CEO AMD Magazine/CustomWEEK http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16340-business-continuity-statement.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16340-business-continuity-statement.html Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:21:00 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Australian Motorcyclist Magazine "Well, it was a difficult job but I finally chose 'Titanium V' by Paul Milbourn as my choice - and it is clear that I was not alone in my admiration for Paul's work as he went on to scoop the win in the Street Performance Class. Paul went entirely his own way with this design. He chose a fine target on which to focus his ideas - a Moto Guzzi engine - and executed his mission of making the machine as light as possible. The Guzzi is an often over looked and underrated platform for customization but the symmetry of its unique layout delivers possibilities that are very different to other engines. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16339-amd-world-championship-editors-choice-peter-thoeming-australia.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16339-amd-world-championship-editors-choice-peter-thoeming-australia.html Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:38:00 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Kopteri Magazine "I felt very honored to be asked again to pick my favourite of the bikes at the 13th AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building. It is really a hard choice between about 100 very fine custom built motorcycles. This time there were two personal favourites of mine. As I was wondering whether I have to flip a coin, Robin Bradley of AMD helped me out telling that it'll be all right to pick two bikes. I can tell you, I was relieved. The first one of my selection of two is a Knucklehead named SourKraut. It is owned by Jesse Dickinson and built by Jordan Dickinson of Union Speed and Style at Monticello, MN, USA. The heart of this beautiful bike is a Harley-Davidson 1947 EL Knucklehead motor. The rigid frame is a Union Speed and Style work and the front end is a narrowed Harley-Davidson VL fork. The laced wheels are a classical combo of 19" front and 16" rear, both with old school tires. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16338-amd-world-championship-editors-choice-mala-malk-finland.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16338-amd-world-championship-editors-choice-mala-malk-finland.html Wed, 28 Nov 2018 09:58:00 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building American-V and Spirit of 1901 Magazines "I'll be the first to admit that I approach custom bikes from the traditional end of the spectrum, and as a rider rather than a builder my editor's choice will always be an aesthetically beautiful bike that I would want in my garage, fuelled-up and ready to roll. After much soul-searching, I managed to reduce this most diverse collection of motorcycles that I've ever seen assembled into one place down to five that "speak to me", and subsequently down to two once I had accounted for the riding position: Union Speed and Style's 1940's concept Knuck and Abnormal Cycle's 101 Scout-framed UH. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16337-amd-world-championship-editors-choice-andy-hornsby-uk.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16337-amd-world-championship-editors-choice-andy-hornsby-uk.html Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:52:00 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building S&S Cycle is the home of "proven performance", and continues to prove it with their second straight Grand National Championship aboard the Indian FTR750. The performance exhaust that powers these machines to podium wins has also inspired systems for street going bikes and their latest is designed for the new line of HD Softail models. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16335-ss-adds-slash-cut-slip-on-option-to-grand-national-m-8-softail-line-u.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16335-ss-adds-slash-cut-slip-on-option-to-grand-national-m-8-softail-line-u.html Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:50:00 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building TecMate's advanced OptiMate brand Solar battery charging tools have been gaining traction in the market place rapidly since their introduction. At this year's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in the United States the company was set up with Drag Specialties / Parts Unlimited - the company's exclusive North American distributor. Though there primarily to help the sales team promote the OptiMate range, with some sales of the Solar chargers being made - especially to people who had transported their bikes in closed trailers - one classic opportunity to showcase their Solar products came with the show bikes that TecMate's distributor uses at events within the USA. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16334-optimate-solar-getting-the-drag-specialties-motorcycles-ready-to-rid.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16334-optimate-solar-getting-the-drag-specialties-motorcycles-ready-to-rid.html Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:18:00 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building German lighting and advanced electrics specialist Kellermann has miniaturised its popular micro Rhombus LED indicator - it is now smaller, brighter and still with the characteristic design edge that has made it so popular with customisers and builders. The Aachen based manufacturer is internationally recognised for its innovation and quality and is offering its super compact Rhombus S as a 3-in-1 option 'Rhombus S DF Dark' - indicator, rear and break light - and as indicator only 'Rhombus S Dark', both with tinted glass. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16333-rhombus-s-edgy-and-compact-with-extranz-technology.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16333-rhombus-s-edgy-and-compact-with-extranz-technology.html Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:29:00 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building "The Next Chapter in Our Long and Rich Brand History" Leading custom tire manufacturer Avon has announced the next stage in the development of its Cobra brand tire program with the unveiling of the Cobra Chrome. Available in extreme custom sizes with rear tires up to 23 inch and widths of up to 330 mm, the Cobra Chrome is said to offer "excellent wet braking and stability" thanks to enhanced compounds and new construction that deliver "improved stopping distances in wet braking tests, high stability in all conditions, with precise feel and tire feedback." Avon's latest tread pattern and advanced construction produces an over 5% larger tire footprint compared to the existing Cobra, with improved tire life - its highly durable compound and latest technology tread pattern design delivering 10% extra mileage. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16330-avons-cobra-chrome.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16330-avons-cobra-chrome.html Tue, 06 Nov 2018 09:59:00 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Danish specialist SBS Friction has announced that it has "secured a 100% safe brake pad programme" by embracing mechanical bonding for their ceramic and sintered brake pads. Last year SBS succeeded in launching a sinter material for street brake pads using NUCAP Retention System (NRS) technology for their SP programme. Now a new range of world leading road racing brake pads with NRS technology has been tested for a year and will be launched with a new Dynamic Racing Concept at EICMA. SBS says it has committed to going towards being "100% NRS Safe" throughout its brake product line. The NRS technology is said to be the most advanced mechanical pad to backing plate attachment technology in the industry with a zero-failure rate in over a billion units worldwide. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16329-sbs-goes-100-nrs-safe.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16329-sbs-goes-100-nrs-safe.html Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:56:00 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building The 13th AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building, staged at INTERMOT Customized, Cologne, October 3-7, is widely being hailed as a success, with the standards and numbers of bikes entered reaching standards and numbers not seen since the event moved to Europe, or before. At 85 individual builders, the number of competitors is a new record, as anticipated, but so too is the number of countries - they came from 30 different countries, including some (Indonesia, Malaysia and India) for the first time as the global passion for custom motorcycles continues to spread around the world. At 98 the number of bikes was also a record since the two bikes per competitor maximum was introduced 12 years ago, and although estimates are always tricky, at around 150,000 visitors, the 'AMD' and INTERMOT Customized again confirmed its status as the largest international custom show and custom motorcycle industry expo ever seen. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16327-amd-world-championship-sets-records-russian-builder-scoops-the-win-fo.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16327-amd-world-championship-sets-records-russian-builder-scoops-the-win-fo.html Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:22:00 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Russian customizer Zillers Garage scored a convincing first place in the 13th annual AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building at INTERMOT Customized, Cologne, Germany, October 7. With 'Insomnia', Zillers' Yamaha SR 400 based masterpiece, rising star Dmitry Golubchikov takes the coveted title of Avon World Champion of Custom Bike Building for the next two years, and becomes the first winner of the AMD World Championship from Eastern Europe. Sponsored by leading custom tire manufacturer Avon Tyres, the Freestyle class at the AMD World Championship is internationally recognized as being the premier showcase for originality, innovation craftsmanship and advanced custom motorcycle design and engineering. In a very broad international spread of top honours, second place and first reserve champion went to Omar Jumiran, all the way from Malaysia for 'BoneX', his exquisite handbuilt, race-inspired AJS 350 engined drag style one-off special. Omar qualified to compete at the AMD World Championship as a result of his win at MotoNation, Kuala Lumpur in 2017, one of the international network of AMD's official affiliate custom bike shows. Third place and second reserve champion went to Károly Orkonyi from Hungary for 'Speedster King', his futuristic 1700 cc handmade rigid. Altogether 51 bikes competed in Freestyle, with no less than 13 different countries featuring in the top 20. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16326-russia-scoops-2018-amd-world-championship-of-custom-bike-building.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16326-russia-scoops-2018-amd-world-championship-of-custom-bike-building.html Sun, 21 Oct 2018 17:23:00 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building Leading custom tire manufacturer AVON has signed a multi year agreement to be Freestyle Class sponsor at the 2018 and 2020 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building - the winner will be the 'Avon World Champion Custom Bike Builder'. One of the oldest motorcycle product manufacturers of any kind in the world, Avon traces its origins back to 1885. The company entered the motorcycle and sidecar tire market in 1911. Always an avid supporter of motorsport, Avon's dominance in motorcycle racing was historically so great that in its 1957 to 1963 'Glory Years' every solo world champion, including legendary Britons John Surtees and Mike Hailwood, rode to victory on Avon motorcycle tires (Surtees remains the only man to have won World Championships on two and four wheels). In the 1970s Avon's reputation as the custom motorcycle tire of choice was cemented through its association with industry legend Arlen Ness - an early adopter of Avons for his custom builds, and still an Avon enthusiast. Avon Venoms quickly became established as the preferred option for custom bike builders worldwide. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16325-avon-agrees-multi-year-amd-world-champion-and-freestyle-class-sponsors.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16325-avon-agrees-multi-year-amd-world-champion-and-freestyle-class-sponsors.html Thu, 09 Aug 2018 10:48:00 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building With 17 weeks to go (at press time) until entries close for the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building (Cologne, Germany, October 3-7), the response to what will be the 13th 'AMD' has been universally positive. Entries are running way ahead at this stage in the planning cycle compared to prior years - either in Europe or in the USA - with over 80 bikes slated to compete already. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16324-amd-world-championship-set-for-record-bike-entries-and-visitor-attenda.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16324-amd-world-championship-set-for-record-bike-entries-and-visitor-attenda.html Mon, 11 Jun 2018 10:06:00 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building 82 bikes, 67 competitors, 23 countries 9th October, 2016, Japanese customizer Suicide Customs scored a convincing first place in the 12th AMD World Championship at 'INTERMOT Customized' at Cologne, Germany, October 10th to take the coveted title of AMD World Champion of Custom Bike Building. Voted for by the competitors themselves, this is the third time that a customiser from Japan has taken the Championship ring home, and in a close field of Freestyle class entrants, Suicide Customs was the clear choice of his fellow competitors as their Champion for the next two years. Suicide Customs' 1000cc V-twin "Rumble Racer" has quite a back story. Crated for dry shipping to Europe several weeks before the show, Koh Niwa had tense days and late evenings at the World Championship before managing to get the bike fired up and completing the necessary run test (video available) to be able to qualify for prizing - his determination in the face of tough odds won the admiration of the "Class of 2016". http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16323-japan-scoops-amd-world-championship-for-third-time.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16323-japan-scoops-amd-world-championship-for-third-time.html Sun, 09 Oct 2016 14:40:00 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building THE third annual AIMExpo (American International Motorcycle Expo) at Orlando, Florida, (October 15 - 18) is headed for further growth this year and now includes added v-twin aftermarket features. The event continues to differentiate itself from prior 'mainstream' trade show formulas in the United States and delivers on former MIC Chairman Larry Little's vision of bringing a European style Milan or Cologne Show motorcycle industry experience to the North American motorcycle market. Bob Kay, v-twin industry event director, says that AIMExpo has "created a new paradigm for motorcycling. A way to come together at one place, at one time, at the right time adjacent to an existing major rally - Biketoberfest - in a grand celebration of the riding lifestyle and business. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16318-aimexpo-announces-additional-custom-market-initiative.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16318-aimexpo-announces-additional-custom-market-initiative.html Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:11:00 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building The 41st annual Custom Bike Show held in Sweden at Norrtällje featured over 200 bikes, entered in 8 classes. The largest established AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building affiliate event (this was the 11th year), over 9,000 visitors from around Europe came to enjoy a weekend that is internationally renowned for the quality of bikes seen there. Competing builders travelled from across Scandinavia and Europe, with bikes coming from Lithuania, Estonia, France, Poland, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands as well as the regular attendees from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. New this year was a Cafe Racer class, which provided two of the three winning bikes, earning their builders an invitation and 2,000 euro in expenses to compete at the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building, taking place at INTERMOT in Cologne, Germany, in October 2016. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16310-twin-club-mc-custom-bike-show-6-june-2015.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16310-twin-club-mc-custom-bike-show-6-june-2015.html Fri, 19 Jun 2015 10:10:00 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building We are pleased to announce that the 2016 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building will be staged at the internationally acclaimed INTERMOT expo at Cologne, Germany, in October 2016. Having made a successful debut in Europe at Big Bike Europe in 2013, the opportunity to move the Championship to INTERMOT in 2014 proved a great success - with an estimated crowd of over 100,000 high-mileage 'mainstream' riders seeing custom bike builds of AMD World Championship calibre for the first time. The reaction of the builder and competitor community to having such an opportunity was universally positive. As a showcase for custom motorcycle design and engineering, the AMD World Championship "fits well" in the environment of an expo like INTERMOT, according to AMD owner Robin Bradley. "The custom industry needs new customers. Simple! The idea behind the program when it started in 2004 was that it would act as a lens through which those who have never seen custom motorcycles as being their preferred riding experience option, can see just how much the custom market has changed. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16305-amd-and-intermot-confirm-world-championship-of-custom-bike-building-pl.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16305-amd-and-intermot-confirm-world-championship-of-custom-bike-building-pl.html Fri, 12 Jun 2015 12:08:00 +0100 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building The ninth biennial Carole Nash Irish Motorbike and Scooter Show is being staged from 27th February to 1st March at the RDS (Royal Dublin Society) in Dublin, Ireland, this year. Regularly attracting 27,000 visitors, the organizers say that there is strong recovery in the small but growing Irish market, and that with over 2,000 sqm (approx.10,000 sqft) of booth space already sold, the show is destined to be a sell-out and the biggest for many years. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16298-dublin-show-to-be-world-championship-affiliate-again.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16298-dublin-show-to-be-world-championship-affiliate-again.html Thu, 19 Feb 2015 11:30:00 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building This year's Moscow Custom & Tuning Show, a custom bike show that has always provided highly competitive entries at the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building, is being staged at the 12th annual Moto Park Expo, the leading annual motorcycle show in Russia, at Moscow's IEC "Crocus Expo" facility. Moto Park regularly sees some 100 exhibitors and close to 80,000 visitors. Many of the leading manufacturers are represented at Moto Park, and these have included Harley-Davidson, Polaris (Victory and Indian), Honda, Yamaha, BMW, Triumph and Peugeot. http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16296-moscow-custom-tuning-show-february-20th-22nd.html http://www.amdchampionship.com/news/16296-moscow-custom-tuning-show-february-20th-22nd.html Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:21:00 +0000 World & European Championship of Custom Bike Building