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Postcards From CUSTOMBIKE Magazine Bike Show In Germany.

Published by Cyril Huze December 15th, 2012 in Builders, Customs and Editorial.

Pictures taken at the 2012 Custom Bike Show of  Bad Salzuflen . Photography Lothar Steinmetz, courtesy Martin Mix, Thunderbike Germany.

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  1. 1 Ray Shaft Dec 15th, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    Weird stuff in Europe!

  2. 2 Branson Dec 15th, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    I like the shovel used as a seat. Lol.

  3. 3 18bravo Dec 15th, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    I sold my ’84 Katana in Germany in ’88. It would be cool if the one in the lower right was the same bike. Of all the bikes I’ve owned, I really miss that one.

  4. 4 Woody Dec 15th, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    Looking at the pictures just made me sad, seeing how the “theme bike” virus seems to be infecting so many custom bikes 🙁

  5. 5 Brauchi Dec 16th, 2012 at 9:04 am

    @ Woody – There was not only theme-junk

    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lmZDfbDBmdo/ULvi2lCdVsI/AAAAAAAAQBI/E6uepCfBcOA/s1024/IMG_1252.jpg

  6. 6 Smittydog Dec 16th, 2012 at 12:09 pm

    European bike builders are different,but very eunique.I love their style.

  7. 7 Zipper Dec 16th, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    A for originality. Who else could come up with these designs b ..Zut the Germans?

  8. 8 Johnny Wolf Dec 16th, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    Festoonery overload.

  9. 9 Septic the Sceptic Dec 16th, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    Shovel seat = Stupid.
    Cooking knife block = Stupider
    Pistol hand grips = Stupidest thing ever.

  10. 10 Woody Dec 17th, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    @Brauchi very nice! Please note I didn’t say they were ALL “theme” styled, only made note that more and more custom bikes seem to be succumbing to the urge to make a cartoon instead of a bike. There will be always be amazing bikes at every show, but I truly feel the theme craze is more of an infection than a genre. Back when an old Commando & Sporty were all I could afford and I drooled over custom inline 4s AND V-Twins, one of my favorite builders was Tom Summers out of MN . http://www.lowridersbysummers.com/ I still feel he’s a perfect example of how to go “out there” without resorting to hanging garden tools off a bike or whatever. Would I WANT to do 1000 miles on some of his bikes? No, but I could, and when I got there folks would know the only “theme” was custom ☺☺☺

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