ALLY PALLY SHOW 2010 - AMD COMPETITION WINNERS
Ace Cafe London, organisers of the recent, and a first in the UK, AMD Affiliated Motorcycle & Custom Show at
undertook to provide one prize of GBP 5,000 and, based on the extraordinary quality of the custom work seen in the
modified Harley-Davidson class, Harley-Davidson UK agreed to provide a second prize fund of GBP 5,000 for an
additional winning builder to be able to compete in the AMD Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building.
Ace Cafe London and the organising team behind the show wish to thank all who attended, visitors, exhibitors,
sponsors and competitors, despite the weekends weather being from hell, for helping not only to make the show at
Alexandra Palace an event to be proud of, but also for ensuring that for the first time, not one but two AMD affiliate
show winners, a UK and an International competitor will have the opportunity to compete on the world stage during
the 70th anniversary of the Sturgis Rally, USA where, since 2008, Ace Cafe London operates a remote location facility
as part of AMD's Champions Park.
Ally Pally Show Winning Bikes (both going to Sturgis, USA)
Winner - Best in Show - Special Parts Supply (SPS - Erick Martens) "Speed Demon"
Winner - Modified HD - Shaw Harley-Davidson "Strike True II"
Please find below list of competition winners. Details of the specifications of the winners’ and other bikes in the
competition and further information in respect of the competition bikes, class definitions and requirements, event rules
and procedures is availableon request from Neil Blaber or Duncan Moore of AMD.
Best in Show I - winner of the Ace Cafe London Motorcycle & Custom Show sponsored
AMD Affiliate Event ‘Sturgis/Finals’ Prize
Special Parts Supply (SPS – Erick Martens) of the Netherlands for ‘Speed Demon’ (www.specialpartssupply.nl)
Best in Show II - winner of the Harley-Davidson sponsored Modified Harley-Davidson class ‘Sturgis/Finals’ Prize
Shaw Harley-Davidson, Lewes, East Sussex, UK, for ‘Strike True II’ (www.shawharley-davidson.co.uk)
Freestyle Class, sponsored by Zodiac International.
Winner: Garage 65, Viareggio, Italy, for ‘KCosmoDrive’ (www.garage65.it)
Second: Sbay Motor Co, Cadiz, Spain for ‘Flying Sbay’ (www.sbaymotorco.com)
Third: Lamb Engineering, Salisbury, Wilts, UK for ‘Wide Boy’ (www.wmf-uk.com)
Modified Harley-Davidson Class, sponsored by Harley-Davidson UK.
Winner: Shaw Harley-Davidson, Lewes, East Sussex, UK, for ‘Strike True II’ (www.shawharley-davidson.co.uk)
Second: Shaw Harley-Davidson, Lewes, East Sussex, UK, for ‘Johnny Cash Get Rhythm’
Third: Warr's Harley-Davidson, London, UK, for ‘24’ (www.warrs.com)
Metric Class, sponsored by Vance & Hines Exhausts, Kuryakyn and Progressive Suspension courtesy of
Alchemy Bikes, Potters Bar, Herts, UK (www.alchemybikes.co.uk).
Winner: Steve Conway Racing, Brighton, East Sussex, UK, for ‘Brighton Belle’ (www.steveconwayracing.co.uk)
Second: SVR Custom, London, UK, for ‘Oldskool Zed’
Third: Ian Spencer-Woodbridge, Leigh on Sea, Essex, UK, for ‘FZ 948’
Brit Bike Class, sponsored by Ride Wright Wheels of California, courtesy of Nick Gale Custom Cycles, London, UK
(www.nickgalecustoms.co.uk).
First: Muddy Helmit Customs, Hertford, UK, for ‘Low 'n Blu’
Second: Black Market Customs, Iden Green, Kent, UK, for ‘Slowrider’
Third: Sooty's Customs, Emberton, Bucks, UK, for ‘Spark in the Dark’ (www.sootyscustoms.com)
‘Old Style’ Class, sponsored by Zero Engineering/Samurai Choppers, Japan, courtesy of
Krazy Horse Custom Cycles, Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, UK (www.krazyhorse.co.uk / www.zeroengineeringeu.com).
First: Huggy Leaver, London, UK, for ‘1942 Knucklehead’
Second: Phantom Manufacturing Co., Stamford, Lincs, UK, for ‘Phantom EG’ (www.thephantom.co.uk)
Third: Foss, London, UK, for ‘Twin Pan’
STOP PRESS!
Shaw Harley-Davidson on top of the world!
Sussex-based Shaw Harley-Davidson is celebrating this week after being crowned World Champions in a global
custom bike building competition. The Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership clinched the title in the Modified Harley
class of the AMD Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building, held in Sturgis, USA.
Its entry, ‘Strike True II’, which is a stunning customised 2010 Harley-Davidson Softail Crossbones motorcycle,
qualified for entry into the Sturgis-based event after scooping victory in the UK heat held at the official AMD affiliated
Ace Cafe London Motorcycle and Custom Show at Alexandra Palace in February.
The victorious bike, which features a number of modifications, including a hand-made rear fender, fabricated petrol
tank, 1940s style speedster handlebars and custom paintwork, will now travel back to the UK to go on display at the
Shaw Harley-Davidson Speed and Custom Shop in the dealership’s Holmes Hill showroom.
The award followed another Shaw Harley-Davidson victory with its custom ‘Goldtop’ bike scooping first place in
the professional custom class at the South of England Rally – the biggest Harley-Davidson rally in the UK. The
double victory firmly establishes the dealership as one of the leaders in custom.
A major part of the Harley-Davidson® lifestyle involves customisation, so the Sussex dealership’s participation in
the event, was particularly apt. There are two types of custom bike building, one is from the ground up and the other
is to modify a Harley Davidson, both of which give fantastic results.
The Shaw Harley-Davidson Speed and Custom Shop is designed especially for custom bike enthusiasts who are
interested in modifying, refurbishing or stripping and re-building their motorcycles. The team at the dealership
has been customising and painting motorcycles since it first opened more than seven years ago. Although,
the Sussex-based dealership only launched the Speed and Custom Shop in January 2010, its recent accolades are
testament to the dealership’s capabilities.
“I can’t believe we’re world champions,” enthused Harley-Davidson Dealer Principal Steve Willis. “Winning at the
Sturgis world custom event is a massive achievement, but especially in the first year that we’ve ever entered.
The Shaw Harley-Davidson Speed and Custom Shop has been really popular this year and winning the award is the
jewel in our crown. We’re proud to be the first UK entry to ever win the event and the only Harley-Davidson
dealer to ever have won the award in the seven-year history of the event.”
Shaw Harley-Davidson completed its hatrick of success with a partner pick award from Harley-Davidson
Motor Company – the ultimate seal of approval.
