Is it show standard?
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 10,946
Likes: 822
From: Nevada
I appreciate the time and effort folks put into show bikes, but polish and shine will never compare to riding.
I do lots of touring. My friends with bling bikes worry about their rides at motels and don't sleep well. My bike is always safe parked next to theirs!
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 824
Likes: 2
From: O'fallon IL
I'm not into showing but i know a couple of friends who do have show bikes. The main thing you want to concentrate on is getting the bike clean. I'm not talking your normal wash and wax. I mean every little nook and cranny needs to be spotless.
Thread Starter
|
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,397
Likes: 403
From: Australia
Thinking about entering to support the show and effort the organisers put into it.
Not worried about winning or not, dont want to be out of place amoungst alot of trailer queens either.
Not worried about winning or not, dont want to be out of place amoungst alot of trailer queens either.
Show bike are cool and neat to look at. Bikes that blast past you on the highway are my thing. They can be pretty and clean or dirty and mean. I'm impressed when they are on the road runnin' with asses in the seat. If I was a judge and there were $100,000 show bikes trailered in it would only take one person to roll up on his daily rider and they would get my vote hands down. My life is to short not to enjoy twistin' the wick.
i do understand the trailer queen mentality, but you CAN ride a show bike
That is a very clean good looking bike. By clean I mean, sharp, elegant, not overdone.
I would think it would do very well in stock custom catagories in shows. But know this about bike shows, do it for fun. Don't go in there and upset because the bike did not do well. Some shows you'll do great in, others you won't.
My customers have been showing their bikes for years and its great when you win, but many get upset when they don't. So many factors affect judging. One time I judged a bike show and while there was plenty of nice paint, I picked a black panhead. It was just so clean looking, great lines, attention to detail. And everyone was surprised a custom painter picked a bike without custom paint, but I love panheads.
Show your bike and have fun with it.
I would think it would do very well in stock custom catagories in shows. But know this about bike shows, do it for fun. Don't go in there and upset because the bike did not do well. Some shows you'll do great in, others you won't.
My customers have been showing their bikes for years and its great when you win, but many get upset when they don't. So many factors affect judging. One time I judged a bike show and while there was plenty of nice paint, I picked a black panhead. It was just so clean looking, great lines, attention to detail. And everyone was surprised a custom painter picked a bike without custom paint, but I love panheads.
Show your bike and have fun with it.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 3,158
Likes: 68
From: Martinsburg, WV
I'm going to try and make it to a show or two this summer. The first year I had it my friend was urging me to enter it at the show at his bar and I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Not because of the simplicity of the mods, but I just bought the bike and everything on it was the PO's. After changing it up and getting it closer to the vision I have for it, I'm ready to show it off as mine.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 7,882
Likes: 5
From: So California
Have fun. Nice getting feedback from strangers that they like what you've done to your bike.
I've had friends, family and strangers say I should show mine.
I have no desire to have it formally judged. I love it and that's all that really matters anyway.
I've had friends, family and strangers say I should show mine.
I have no desire to have it formally judged. I love it and that's all that really matters anyway.