The Irish affiliate round of the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building took place at the Carole Nash Irish Motorbike and Scooter Show and the top prizes were awarded in both domestic and international categories, with Zodiac International sponsoring prize vouchers for the winners.

AMD INTERNATIONAL CUSTOM BIKE BUILDING COMPETITION

1st Prize:
The 2011 AMD World Championship runner up Larry Houghton of Lamb Engineering in the United Kingdom won the top prize with “Circus of Speed”, a heavily modified Triumph Bonneville.

2nd Prize:
Second City Customs, also of the UK took second place with their S&S-engined chopper “The Rousler”, which featured a one-off custom frame and extensive engraving work by the legendary Don Blocksidge.

3rd Prize:
Revatu Customs of The Netherlands with “Black Pearl”, a bike powered completely by compressed air!

AMD IRISH CUSTOM BIKE BUILDING CHAMPION

The 2013 AMD World Champion Medaza Cycles, Mick O’Shea and Don Cronin, was again crowned Irish Champion for 2015 with new project “Road Fever” – a Ducati-derived special.

2nd Prize:
Runner up was Trevor Balbrinie with “Clipper”, based on a 1960 Royal Enfield engine, suspended in a one-off circular custom frame.

3rd Prize: Awarded to “Jonesy” for his Sportster-engined one-off custom “Tramp”.

The show also saw the Championship’s first ever electric bike – “Strom 48” built by Noel Connelly of Flame-Art Design, which picked up the Best Custom award.

Photography by Ned Kelly, Imageart

Ireland’s AMD Custom Bike Building Champion 2015

Sponsored By Zodiac International

1^st – Don Cronin & Mick O’shea – €3,000 Cash Prize And Zodiac Products €1,500
2^nd – Trevor Balbrinie – Zodiac Products €750
3^rd – Jonesey – Dinny Shanahan – Zodiac Products €500

AMD International AMD Winners

Sponsored By Zodiac International

1^st – Larry Houghton €1,500 Cash Prize And Zodiac Products €1,500
2^nd – Ian Cushing, Second City Customs – Zodiac Products €750
3^rd – Rene Van Tuil, Revatu Customs – Zodiac Products €500

AMD National Prizes Sponsored By Deltran Battery Tender

Alan Bradshaw – Deltran Battery Tender

People’s Choice       Rene Van Tuill
Best Chopper           Ian Cushing, Second City Customs
Best Custom             Noel Connolly
Best Engineering     Rene Van Tuil
Best Harley               Ger Conlon
Best Japanese          Tony Mc Carthy
Best Lowrider          Alan Betson (Clan Na Gael)
Best Modified          Philip Hennigan (Tom Hanrahan) Motorcycle Paintshop
Best Old School       Jimmy Talbot
Best Paint                 Larry Houghton
Best Performance   Lucas Koniuszek
Best Scooter             Brendan Moriarty
Best Streetfighter    Eddie Busa
Best Trike                  Mick Mc Carthy & Dai Beeza
Best Vintage              Noel Connolly

Sponsored By Ace Café London

Mark Wilsmore – Ace Café London

Best British               Marie Dixon – For The ‘James 1924’
Best Café Racer        Tom Collier – For ‘Triton 1955’
Best Classic               Harry Lindsay – For ‘1903 Celtic Cycle, Dublin’
Best Mods                 Paul Bevan – Lambretta 1965
Best Rockers             Emma Lappin, Royal Enfield 1964

Ace Café ‘Treat’ For All Entrants To The AMD Custom Bike Building Competition

Ace Café Goodie Bag Worth €50 For All The Winners Of The AMD Custom Bike Building Competition

BATTERY TENDER – sponsor of the AMD Annual Awards for best paint, best engineering, best Harley, best streetfighter, best classic, best trike, best custom, best British, best scooter, best vintage style, best café racer, best chopper, best Japanese, best lowrider, best old school, best modified and “the people’s choice” award. All bikes qualify to compete for the annual awards competition.

All entrants to the AMD Competition and Annual Awards will receive an Ace Café ‘Treat’ and the 18 winners of the AMD Annual Awards will each receive a special Ace Café Goodie Bag, worth €50.