100% Biker – August 2019

the fortunes of both brands around.

That collection includes forty customs either

bought or commissioned by the museum from

the best builders out there and the machines that

were brought to Austin were among some of the

most impressive, including Don Cronin and Mick

O’Shea’s Rondine Moto Guzzi, the 2013 AMD World

Champion; George and Sofi Tsingos’ Medusa; The Six

from Revival Cycles; Walt Seigl’s Bedeveled Ducati

and Bryan Fuller’s 2029 centre-hub steering all-

electric bare metal stunning creation. 

Everything about this Handbuilt Show harked

back to the spirit of working with one’s hands and,

for this, I commend the Revival Cycles crew for their

vision. From the food trucks hand-making their fare

outside to the hand-painted signs displaying the

price on each of the event shirts, no detail seemed

to have been missed. It is this attitude that will

encourage better and better quality and better and

better customs, and so, come next spring, I will be

headed back to Austin to see the cutting edge of just

what is possible with motorcycles.

Everything about this Handbuilt

Show harked back to the spirit

of working with one’s hands

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Even with the slightly bizarre seat, Jay Shia’s Devil’s Advocate 1957 Royal Enfield

Indian is pretty cool. How many Royal Enfield Indian customs have you seen?

El Scorchio reflects the quality, glitz and surprising subtlety

that Mark Shell of Bonneville Customs brings to all his builds.

Josh Allison of Cry Baby Cycles’ 1945 Harley Knucklehead King Nothing. When not building his own

stuff, Allison is lead fabricator at Orange County Choppers. Yes, that Orange County Choppers.

Medaza Cycles’

Mick O’Shea

(left) and Don

Cronin. We’re

not sure if the

banner refers to

them...

Root 66, Tim Scates’ 1952 Panhead chopper.

Centre hub steering electric bike, Bryan Fuller of Fuller Moto’s 2029 was

built for the Haas Museum to show what a 2029 version of the 1929 Majestic

might look like; it uses a Zero electric power train and 3D printed parts.

Bob, a 1947 Indian Chief bobber built by Mark Hurley

of the Spring Motorcycle Company, and just gorgeous.

Makoto^ Endo^ and^ his^ painting^ of^ Revival^ Cycles’^ Birdcage,^

rendered^ over^ the^ weekend^ in^ ink^ with^ chopsticks.

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