With around 1,000 manufacturers from around the world and over 200,000 trade visitors, motorcycle enthusiasts and media representatives from more than 100 countries, INTERMOT in Cologne, Germany is an essential event for the entire motorcycle industry. Five days where visitors come to see products launch, are talking engine size and horsepower. The international customizing scene has been integrated into the event in a standalone show-within-a-show format under the name INTERMOT Customized. About 100 bikes from 26 countries are entering the AMD World Championship expecting to win the 18-carat gold, diamonds and black onyx World Champion Of Bike Building ring handcrafted in England by Alabaster & Wilson. Before to be set up at the custom bikes display where they will be judged during the next 4 days (each builder judge his competitors), some of them made a pit stop at the photography studio installed on location. Some eye candy for all of you (photography copyright Onno “Berserk” Wieringa for Cyril Huze)
More custom Motorcycles After The Jump.
Some very, very nice pieces.
More, more Cyril.
That’s some neat sh*t right there! And a pan head boxer? Very creative!
Custom scene looks pretty healthy in Europe. Better than in the US?
Wow!
Love this sidecar and most of the others.
Those are some SWEET RIDES !!!!! of work involved . GREAT JOB TO ALL THE BUILDERS …
As usual mad building skills and zero style.
Hey, Takehikes, why don’t you send a picture of your stylish bike to Cyril. If you are so much better than all these builders, I am pretty sure he will post it online. Lol.
The sidecar – Brilliant
The cyclecar – Whimsy at its absolute finest
The sleek and low Black n’ Brass bobber – Stunning
The ‘sport ‘ bike – A genuine beauty
The Kruger wanna be – Questionable
As for the rest t . Dang if them Euro’s aint outclassing us of late when it comes to custom bike building . And to think . We created the genre .
That first bike is just a waste of a perfectly good flathead engine. Yikes.
Terence – Only famous builders are allowed to comment on bikes on this blog now?lol
I have to agree with Takehikes on some of these. The boxy look, or large wheel with seat hanging mid air don’t inspire me. There are some awesome builds and a few that aren’t great looking.
Just because someone doesn’t like it doesn’t mean it’s no good. Its preference, not mandatory.
Can’t we all just get along?
well i love to see new and unique bikes styles , and some great idea for new builds from each of them . looks like a lot of hard work went into theses bikes .
True, but a lot of hard work with a pan & roller would be required to put a few coats of paint on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, no? IMO, “mad building skills and zero style” really does apply to some of those bikes-absolutely great craftsmanship, but still hideous. At least the US hasn’t cornered the industry in that
Maybe we just aren’t willing to “think outside the box” and they are?
58 Box – Thinking outside the box is just buzz word nonsense.
Them boys ain’t wired right…but it’s ok on them…
I dig the blue Chopper.