If you’ve been to the Buffalo Chip during the Sturgis Rally, you know it’s the premier location for spotting sexy cycles. Whether you’re into big wheels, glistening chrome, screaming exhaust, or smokin’ hot paint, there’s always plenty of eye candy on display or rolling on by. This year guests experienced five full days of the world’s most beautiful bikes with six bike shows at the CrossRoads, a custom bike auction and one seriously epic bike giveaway. Feast your eyes on this irresistible lineup of custom bikes that took home titles and wowed crowds during the 2014 Sturgis Rally:
Baggers Magazine Winner Takes All Bike Show
On Sunday, Aug. 3, the baddest baggers of Sturgis gathered at the CrossRoads to battle for $5,000, prizes and the title of “World’s Best Bagger.” The judges agreed this bad boy deserved the prize:
Nick Trask – Trask Performance – Phoenix, AZ
Legends Ride® Auction
Crowds gathered around this fully customized 2014 Harley-Davidson® Street Glide on Monday, Aug. 4 to watch bidders battle it out during the annual Legends Ride auction:
Street Chopper Magazine Winner Takes All Bike Show
Stretched frames, long front ends and extended forks filled the CrossRoads on Monday, Aug. 4 for a Sturgis bike show dedicated to builders who love to strip ’em down. But only one chopper would reign supreme:
Jon “Harpoon” Haprov – Harpoon Kustom Paint
What was the coolest bike you saw this year in Sturgis? Tell us about it in the comments below!
Buffalo Chip’s Top Builder Competition
Chip fans and motorcycle enthusiasts spent months scoping out and voting for custom bikes in the Chip’s first ever online to onsite Sturgis bike show. Crowds then gathered on Tuesday, Aug. 5 to see the bikes in person at the CrossRoads. After judges deliberated, this bike was voted Top Builder for the Adventure Power Class:
Brian Jenkins – Phoenix, AZ
Hot Bike Magazine Winner Takes All Bike Show
Custom bikes of all kinds rolled in to the CrossRoads on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Onlookers drooled over all the bikes, but this one took the cake:
Pat Patterson – Led Sled Customs – Dayton, OH
Cycle Source Nighttime Chopper Show
This screaming yellow flattie grabbed the judges’ attention, getting Best in Show on Wednesday, Aug. 6:
Greg Theis – SW Recycling
Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show
The granddaddy of all bike shows brought over 100 custom bikes and countless onlookers to the Best Party Anywhere™ on Thursday, Aug. 7. The judges carefully examined bikes to find the one with the best personality, function and progressive sense of motorcycle culture in 16 different classes:
Over 1,000 CC Radical – T.D. Ward – St. Louis, MO
Over 1,000 CC Super Radical – Matt Harris – Alcoa, TN
Three Wheeler Class – Shane Cooper – Phoenix, AZ
1 to 250cc Class – Gary Hurlbert – Denver, CO
251 to 1000cc Class – Steve Savaria – Snohomish, WA
Sportster Custom Class – Ray Richardson – St Louis, MO
Sportster Radical Class – Pat Patterson – Dayton, OH
Most Unusual Class – Richard Meyer – Omaha, NE
Full Dresser – Shane Whittenberg – Yukon, OK
Extreme Bagger – Brian Jenkins – Phoenix, AZ
Rat Class – William Walker – Sidney, NE
Antique Restored – Jeryl Eberly – South Whitley, IN
Antique Unrestored – Tim Grant – South Whitley, IN
Bobber Class – Danny Gumm – Denver, CO
Over 1000cc Stock – Greg Carpenter – Elk City, OK
Over 1000cc Custom – Katie Washnok – Aberdeen, SD
Best in Show – Brian Jenkins – Hatred Customs – Phoenix, AZ
Sturgis Rider® Sweepstakes
Throughout the year motorcycle and music enthusiasts entered to win this one-of-a-kind, Ness-customized Victory Cross Country 8-Ball with its own matching Epiphone Les Paul Studio guitar. Buffalo Chip president, Rod “Woody” Woodruff, drew this winner’s name from the hat on the main stage, Thursday, Aug. 7:
Want to win a custom bike and guitar during the 75th anniversary of the Sturgis Rally? Register now for your chance to win the 2015 Sturgis Rider Sweepstakes!
What was the coolest bike you saw this year in Sturgis? Tell us about it in the comments below!
