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This edition includes ... “ Battle of the kings ”, 2017 Carole Nash Irish Motorbike and Scooter Show , Krugger Motorcyles ’ 3rd place bike ‘ Ladd ’ & ‘ Showbike Fighting ’ Jakarta , Indonesia
“ Beach Bobber ” wins UK and Ireland “ Battle of the Kings ” contest
Former Modified World Champion Shaw Harley-Davidson , based in East Sussex , UK , have won the UK and Ireland round of Harley ’ s 2017 “ Battle of the Kings ” competition with “ Beach Bobber ”. UK dealers were invited to produce budget capped Sportster customs based on either the Iron 883 , Roadster , or in the case of Shaw ’ s “ Beach Bobber ”, an XL 48 . Customized in their ’ Speed and Custom ’ division by Head Custom Technician Neil Sefton and Service Manager Simon Pocock , judging of the UK BOTK was at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle
Show ( 17-19 February ); aftermarket parts include a custom fuel tank , Free Spirits top yoke , RSD handlebars and risers , Lowbrow Customs rear fender , Vintage crown fuel cap , Shaw Speed & Custom one-off exhaust , Motogadget vintage speedo , paintwork by Image Design Custom , soft texture wheel paint . Second place went to Guildford Harley-Davidson with “ Cookie Cutter ”, by Michael Noble , also based on an XL 48 , with third place going to the legendary Warr ’ s Harley-Davidson , on the King ’ s Road in London ’ s Chelsea , with “ Super
Beach Bobber
Super Hooligan
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Cookie Cutter
Hooligan ”, a street-going flat tracker interpretation of the Harley Roadster by Warr ’ s Charlie Stockwell , one of the UK ’ s leading customizers . The 2017 UK BOTK winner “ Beach Bobber ” will now go forward to represent UK and Ireland against fellow finalists from across Europe at the BOTK grand finale to be held at Milan ’ s EICMA motorcycle exhibition in November 2017 to decide the overall “ Battle of the Kings ” 2017 champion . If you want to see more of the kind of stylish work being produced by authorized Harley-Davidson dealers in the UK currently , many more of the bikes that entered the contest can be seen here … customkings . harleydavidson . com
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