37th Biker Fest International, the results of the final of the Italian Custom Bike Show Championship and the only Italian date of the AMD World Championship

Big names of the Kustom Kulture and talented rookies ‘got in the ring’ of the 37^ Biker Fest International for the final of the Italian Motorcycle Championship, battling it out with airbrushes, paintworks and inventive technical solutions. The Italian event also returned to be the stage for the only Italian date of the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building

The 2023 edition of the Italian Motorcycle Championship has been archived in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Udine-Italy). The final of the IMC, the only Italian championship dedicated to custom bikes and builders, was staged during the 37th Biker Fest International, the most important and longest-running custom bike show in Europe, an unmissable event for all enthusiasts that this year recorded the 120,000 attendees in its four days.

This top-level event, born in 1987 by the will of Moreno Persello, also had the pleasure to host again the only Italian round of the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building, organized by the British magazine American Motorcycle Dealer: a partnership that has been going on for several years and that turns the BFI into the ‘arena’ of a prestigious international competition. Longtime Biker and then founder of Editrice Custom, Persello directs - together with his son Micke and his wife Carla Battigelli – a ‘poker’ of magazines, which makes this specialized publishing house an absolute reference in the field of Kustom Kulture: Bikers Life, the first historical magazine dedicated to the Biker world, was joined over the years by Cruisin' Life, Kustom World and Special Cafè.

It's exactly in this context that many big names of the custom motorcycle scene ‘got in the ring’, challenging each other with airbrushes, paintworks and inventive technical solutions. On the Main Stage of the Luna Park Area, one of the five sectors of the event, BFI’s Organizers Moreno and Micke Persello presented prizes and awards worth more than 10,000 euros. The international jury, composed also by journalists and AMD World Championship judges Onno "Berserk" Wieringa (NL) and Horst Rösler (D), selected the best creations by Italian and foreign participants divided over eight categories, also awarding the AMD trophies, Best Rookie Customizer, special prizes from the sponsor LK Arredamenti and, of course, the sought-after Best in Show.

This highly coveted prize went to Mannaia Motorcycles' 'Miss Penny', a custom bike built around a beefy S&S V-Twin that features an ingenious hubless front end. Among the Baggers, the first place went to the Yamaha Wild Star from Biker Sheriff, while the H-D Shovelhead from Austria's Penz Custombikes took the prize in the Freestyle category. Still in the Harley-Davidson sector, the Modified class saw the success of the mighty V-Rod from Custom THOM, while first place among Old Style bikes went to the BSA 500 Sloper from PDF Motociclette. GDesign's Husqvarna 430 SM took the lead in the Scrambler, whereas the Moto Guzzi Nevada from Motor Line came turned out to be the best Café Racer. In the Metric category, dedicated to custom bikes built on the basis of not-American manufactured models, the victory went to the colorful BMW R18 "Joker" by Aurelia Motorrad, but a flat-twin of the German brand also dominated the Streetfighter class, thanks to the R1200 S built by FTG Moto.

The BMW R100 RS by VM Cycles, for its part, was awarded in the AMD World Championship along the H-D Evolution by Niko Bikes and the Harley Panshovel by DMC Toys 4 Men. A special mention, finally, for Roscoo Motorcycle, which recorded the victory among Rookies with a promising Moto Guzzi special and won a dedicated stand at the Verona’s Motor Bike Expo. A clear example of the talent-scouting nature of the Custom Bike Show, which is not only 'heavy' names of the industry but also discovery of the champions of tomorrow. To them, as well as to all the participants who put themselves on the line, the congratulations of the Organizers and the applause of the large audience under the stage.

Having archived the 37th Biker Fest International, the date to mark on the calendar is September the 14^th-17^th, when engines will turn back on in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Udine-Italy) for the second edition of the Italian Bike Week. The best way to close a memorable season on a high note!

ITALIAN MOTORCYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP AND AMD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RANKING

Scrambler

1. 1- HUSQVARNA 430 SM - GDESIGN CUSTOM M. (CO) wins gift card and WeMoto.it sweatshirt
2. MOTO GUZZI V50C - PUNTO MOTO (VE) - wins Hurly mat + Motorcycle Storehouse helmet airbrushed by Eleonora Tiezzi - Space Kustoms
3. BMW R100 - MASTERCYCLES (TV) - wins €100 San Marco Petroli fuel coupon

Cafè Racer

1. MOTO GUZZI NEVADA - MOTOR LINE (VA) - wins Stand at Roma Moto Days 2024
2. DUCATI MONSTER - GARAGE 66 WPR (RN) - wins Bertoni glasses
3. H-D XL1200 S - LUCKY74 (TS) - wins €100 San Marco Petroli fuel coupon

Old Style

1. BSA - PDF MOTOCICLETTE (BG) - wins €200 MCJ Exhaust System coupon
2. SLANZI - GIANNI PITTARO TRUANT (PN) - wins Motorcycle Storehouse prizes
3. H-D FLM - OLD MILWAUKEE GARAGE (VE) - wins €100 San Marco Petroli fuel coupon

Streetfighter

1. BMW R1200 S - FTG MOTO (MI) - wins €300 Gift Card by Alex de Pase Tattoo Studio
2. KAWASAKI Z650 RS - OVERDRIVE CUSTOMS (VE) - wins €200 Gift Card by Alex de Pase Tattoo Studio
3. SUZUKI GSXR-S - FRANCIS VON TUTO (FI) - wins €100 Gift Card by Alex de Pase Tattoo Studio

Modified H-D

1. H-D V-ROD - CUSTOM THOM (MN) - wins €250 Dynojet gift card
2. H-D LOWRIDER S - PROMOTO GARAGE (MI) - wins backrest by IMCO Motorcycles
3. H-D SOFTAIL - NSK (MI) - wins €100 San Marco Petroli fuel coupon

Metric

1. BMW R18 "JOKER" - AURELIA MOTORRAD (LI) - wins Rebuffini saddle
2. MOTO GUZZI V11 - ROSCOO MOTORCYCLE (MB) - wins Bertoni glasses + Motorcycle Storehouse helmet airbrushed by Andrea Lucca
3. BMW K100 - MDIM GARAGE STYLE (TV) - wins €100 San Marco Petroli fuel coupon

Bagger

1. YAMAHA WILD STAR - BIKER SHERIFF (TV) - wins chrome handlebar controls by Zodiac
2. HONDA VT 600 - THE RED KING (BA) - wins Rebuffini motorcycle grips
3. H-D STREET GLIDE - MOSER JOHANN (Austria) - wins 100€ San Marco Petroli fuel coupon

Freestyle

1. H-D SHOVELHEAD - PENZ CUSTOMBIKES (Austria) - wins €500 shopping vouchers by XLMoto
2. H-D "GLASIR" - MC CYCLES (TV) - wins stay for 2 people at Italian Bike Week 14^th/17^th in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Udine-Italy)
3. MOTO GUZZI V35 - STRAY'S GARAGE (MO) - wins 100€ San Marco Petroli fuel coupon

Best in Show

• S&S "MISS PENNY" - MANNAIA (VA) - wins €1000 shopping vouchers by Rizoma + €100 San Marco Petroli fuel coupon

Best Rookie Customizer

• ROSCOO MOTORCYCLES (MB) - wins stand at Motor Bike Expo in Verona-Italy 2024

AMD

• BMW R100 RS - VM CYCLES (UD) - wins €1000 shopping vouchers by XLMoto
• H-D EVOLUTION - NIKO BIKES (BG) - wins €1000 shopping vouchers by V Performance
• H-D PANSHOVEL - DMC TOYS FOR MAN (AT) - wins 1000€ shopping vouchers by F.G. Racing&FGirdex

Special prizes by LK Arredamenti 

1. FAST KUSTOM - wins €500 kitchen extra discount
2. SAMUELE GORNI - wins €350 room extra discount
3. PUNTO MOTO FACTORY BIKE - wins extra €125 sofa discount

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