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In pictures: The Handbuilt Motorcycle Show

In pictures: The Handbuilt Motorcycle Show
Hazan Motorworks Supercharged Harley at the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Hazan Motorworks Supercharged Harley at the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Monocoque Honda (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Monocoque Honda (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
The show is free but donations are encouraged. That's a Triumph cutaway as the base. (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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The show is free but donations are encouraged. That's a Triumph cutaway as the base. (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Harley-Davidson drag racing inspired bobber with Sportster engine (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Harley-Davidson drag racing inspired bobber with Sportster engine (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
DesmoPro Café 31 Ducati was built for the Café Racer TV show and more recently was featured in a race challenge on the Naked Speed show (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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DesmoPro Café 31 Ducati was built for the Café Racer TV show and more recently was featured in a race challenge on the Naked Speed show (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Zeke De Zeeuw. the show's youngest builder at 12 years of age (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Zeke De Zeeuw. the show's youngest builder at 12 years of age (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Revival Cycles, based in Austin, is the show organizer. They built this Ducati known as J63. (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Revival Cycles, based in Austin, is the show organizer. They built this Ducati known as J63. (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Steampunk scooter (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Steampunk scooter (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
You never know what you are going to find outside the show on the street (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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You never know what you are going to find outside the show on the street (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Flat track racer Brittney Olsen with her son and her Harley racer (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Flat track racer Brittney Olsen with her son and her Harley racer (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Classic café racer (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Classic café racer (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Honda Trail Bike (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Honda Trail Bike (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
The Handbuilt takes it's art seriously. Even when it doesn't have two wheels (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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The Handbuilt takes it's art seriously. Even when it doesn't have two wheels (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
From full on custom to traditional original what they all have in common? They were all built by hand (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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From full on custom to traditional original what they all have in common? They were all built by hand (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Builders Rich Lambrechts and Alex Earle looking over the Desmopro Ducati "Café 31" (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Builders Rich Lambrechts and Alex Earle looking over the Desmopro Ducati "Café 31" (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Earle Ducati (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Earle Ducati (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Elizabeth Castillo's Knucklehead Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Elizabeth Castillo's Knucklehead Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Wall of Death (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Wall of Death (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Tribute to lady riders past (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Tribute to lady riders past (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
All for sale. All really cool. Decisions, decisions... (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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All for sale. All really cool. Decisions, decisions... (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Kyle Shorey Shade Tree Fabrications 100in EVO Custom Speedmetal (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Kyle Shorey Shade Tree Fabrications 100in EVO Custom Speedmetal (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Ready for a big weekend of apparel sales (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Ready for a big weekend of apparel sales (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
"Sasha" Ducati Monster S4/RS by Apogee (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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"Sasha" Ducati Monster S4/RS by Apogee (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Handbuilt Show street scene (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Handbuilt Show street scene (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Hazan Motorworks Supercharged Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Hazan Motorworks Supercharged Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Hazan Motorworks Supercharged Harley at the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Hazan Motorworks Supercharged Harley at the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Builder Load in on Thursday (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Builder Load in on Thursday (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Analog Motorcycles Indian Scout (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Analog Motorcycles Indian Scout (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Classic Chopper as stairwell décor (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Classic Chopper as stairwell décor (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Attention to detail. Even the t-shirt wall was hand labeled (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Attention to detail. Even the t-shirt wall was hand labeled (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Honda CB Café Racer (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Honda CB Café Racer (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Harley-Davidson Flat Tracker (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Harley-Davidson Flat Tracker (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Loading in a Triumph Café Racer (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Loading in a Triumph Café Racer (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Wall of Death sign - It's Hell On Wheels (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Wall of Death sign - It's Hell On Wheels (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Bryan Fuller Norton "Misty Green" (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Bryan Fuller Norton "Misty Green" (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Beauty adds up, the count includes every detail ... Like this stunning Ducati wheel (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Beauty adds up, the count includes every detail ... Like this stunning Ducati wheel (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Indian Twin-Scout. If one motor is good, two is better, right? (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Indian Twin-Scout. If one motor is good, two is better, right? (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Indian Twin-Scout, double motor (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Indian Twin-Scout, double motor (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Show goers found it hard to decide where to look next (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Show goers found it hard to decide where to look next (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Car designer and motorcycle builder Alex Earle (right) waits to load in one of the three Earle Ducati's he brought from California (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Car designer and motorcycle builder Alex Earle (right) waits to load in one of the three Earle Ducati's he brought from California (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
This side car for a BMW handbuilt by Pokie Parmidge started life as a drop tank for a P15 Mustang (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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This side car for a BMW handbuilt by Pokie Parmidge started life as a drop tank for a P15 Mustang (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Wall art and motorcycle art are displayed side by side (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Wall art and motorcycle art are displayed side by side (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
OTC Triple Speed Triumph 3 wheeler built builder and TV personality Bryan Fuller (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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OTC Triple Speed Triumph 3 wheeler built builder and TV personality Bryan Fuller (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Every nook and cranny of the Fair Market building was used for display (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Every nook and cranny of the Fair Market building was used for display (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
T-shirt and poster sales are brisk all weekend (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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T-shirt and poster sales are brisk all weekend (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Allan from Revival Cycles photographs each build as they arrive. Sometimes the owners get in on the action too. (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Allan from Revival Cycles photographs each build as they arrive. Sometimes the owners get in on the action too. (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Revival Cycles BMW (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Revival Cycles BMW (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Hazan Motorworks Supercharged Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Hazan Motorworks Supercharged Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Wall of Death (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Wall of Death (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Supercharged Motus custom (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Supercharged Motus custom (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Feel a need for speed? This supercharged Motus will fill it (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Feel a need for speed? This supercharged Motus will fill it (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Brittney Olsen and her vintage flat track Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Brittney Olsen and her vintage flat track Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
British Customs Triumphant Tracker (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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British Customs Triumphant Tracker (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Hageman Yamaha TT (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Hageman Yamaha TT (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
This Ducati started life as a 1000DS, then it met builder James Compton and got a makeover (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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This Ducati started life as a 1000DS, then it met builder James Compton and got a makeover (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Analog Motorcycles Ducati Scrambler (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Analog Motorcycles Ducati Scrambler (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Analog Motorcycles Ducati Scrambler (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Analog Motorcycles Ducati Scrambler (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Honda 450 (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Honda 450 (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Analog Motorcycles Indian Scout (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Analog Motorcycles Indian Scout (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
MV Agusta 350, Owner: Alex Krill (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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MV Agusta 350, Owner: Alex Krill (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Revival Cycles BMW (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Revival Cycles BMW (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Honda CB (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Honda CB (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
One off was the theme (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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One off was the theme (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
At night the party moves to the back lawn where the Wall of Death performs till late (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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At night the party moves to the back lawn where the Wall of Death performs till late (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Motostudio Motoguzzi (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Motostudio Motoguzzi (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
New this year as a show sponsor - Lincoln Electric (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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New this year as a show sponsor - Lincoln Electric (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Yamaha Brat Style/Street Tracker (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Yamaha Brat Style/Street Tracker (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
James Compton Ducati (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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James Compton Ducati (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
James Compton Ducati motor (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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James Compton Ducati motor (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Confederate Land Speed Racer sharing space with MotoTintype Wet Plate / Collodion photography By Susan Mclaughlin and Paul d'Orleans (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Confederate Land Speed Racer sharing space with MotoTintype Wet Plate / Collodion photography By Susan Mclaughlin and Paul d'Orleans (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Iconic Ducati 750 Sport and RSD Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Iconic Ducati 750 Sport and RSD Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
"Misty Green" Norton by Bryan Fuller (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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"Misty Green" Norton by Bryan Fuller (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
"Blue Bike" Vincent (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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"Blue Bike" Vincent (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Alex Earle with one of three Earle Ducati's he brought to display and hopefully sell - this one now has a new owner (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Alex Earle with one of three Earle Ducati's he brought to display and hopefully sell - this one now has a new owner (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Each entry was individually lit and displayed (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Each entry was individually lit and displayed (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Roland Sands Designs Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Roland Sands Designs Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
OTC Speed Triple by Fuller Moto (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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OTC Speed Triple by Fuller Moto (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Harley Flat Tracker Motor (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Harley Flat Tracker Motor (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
This young show goer took one look at the gold metalflake paint on the C31 Ducati and started to dance. She had the matching purse. (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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This young show goer took one look at the gold metalflake paint on the C31 Ducati and started to dance. She had the matching purse. (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Café 31 soaking up the spotlights on Friday night at the Handbuilt show (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Café 31 soaking up the spotlights on Friday night at the Handbuilt show (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Steve Klein's Flying Merkel (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Steve Klein's Flying Merkel (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Shinya Kimura Indian Cannonball entry (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Shinya Kimura Indian Cannonball entry (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Speedway inspired custom (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Speedway inspired custom (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Motorcycles as art in Austin (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Motorcycles as art in Austin (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Noted customizer Shinya Kimura rode this vintage Indian in this years Cannonball coast to coast road race (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Noted customizer Shinya Kimura rode this vintage Indian in this years Cannonball coast to coast road race (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Hazan Motorworks Supercharged Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Hazan Motorworks Supercharged Harley (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Le-Caffage Ducati 848 by Apogee (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Le-Caffage Ducati 848 by Apogee (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Le-Caffage Ducati 848 by Apogee (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Le-Caffage Ducati 848 by Apogee (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
The Le-Caffage Ducati 848 by Apogee retains the classic Ducati trellis frame (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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The Le-Caffage Ducati 848 by Apogee retains the classic Ducati trellis frame (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Custom handbuilt exhaust - Le-Caffage Ducati 848 by Apogee (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Custom handbuilt exhaust - Le-Caffage Ducati 848 by Apogee (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Triumph Scrambler (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Triumph Scrambler (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
"Sasha" Ducati Monster S4/RS by Apogee (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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"Sasha" Ducati Monster S4/RS by Apogee (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Robert Clark's Slammed Scooter (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Robert Clark's Slammed Scooter (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Kevin Rickbeil's classic Italian Gilera Saturno 500cc Single cylinder (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Kevin Rickbeil's classic Italian Gilera Saturno 500cc Single cylinder (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Fair Market building, Austin Texas (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Fair Market building, Austin Texas (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Revival Cycles Raleigh (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Revival Cycles Raleigh (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
"Widow Jane" Vincent (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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"Widow Jane" Vincent (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Team Obsolete Dick Mann Matchless G-50 arrived fresh from Amelia Island Concours where it was part of the exclusive Daytona High Bank Racers display (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Team Obsolete Dick Mann Matchless G-50 arrived fresh from Amelia Island Concours where it was part of the exclusive Daytona High Bank Racers display (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
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Hand Crafted. In Austin it's a high art. Only in its second year, the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show is an invitational showcase for hand crafted motorcycles that has rapidly set the custom bike builders' world on its ear by raising the bar for custom shows. Builders from across the USA assembled in Austin during the MotoGP weekend to display their work in a three day event that's a mecca for the top talent the motorcycle industry has to offer.

There is no theme of specific motorcycle brands represented, with the display ranging from the truly unexpected – a custom Motus – to the usual suspects of customization – Triumph, Harley Davidson and Honda. In fact, if any sort of theme did emerge, it was the surprising number of Ducati builds. The Italian brand, known more for it's racing history, seems to have captured the imaginations of this creative crowd.

DesmoPro Café 31 Ducati was built for the Café Racer TV show and more recently was featured in a race challenge on the Naked Speed show (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
DesmoPro Café 31 Ducati was built for the Café Racer TV show and more recently was featured in a race challenge on the Naked Speed show (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)

Organized by Revival Cycles, a private motorcycle shop based in Austin, the show is free to the public and generates its own scene of interesting customs and personal statements which ride in and out all weekend. From private owners with an eye for style to budding builders looking for customers, the ever changing parade ranges from rat bikes to stretched scooters. The street outside is almost as interesting as the show.

You never know what you are going to find outside the show on the street (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
You never know what you are going to find outside the show on the street (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)

With 100 display slots available and many more builders than that vying for a chance to show their wares, the branded leather invites were coveted and the Revival panel could afford to be fussy. If you were lucky enough to be invited, when your bike arrived it was photographed and then individually spotlighted on a stand making the event more of a pop up museum of motorcycle art than what normally passes for a free weekend bike show.

The Handbuilt takes it's art seriously. Even when it doesn't have two wheels (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
The Handbuilt takes it's art seriously. Even when it doesn't have two wheels (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)

Load in started Wednesday and was a builders who's who. In this crowd t-shirts are the new business cards, making it easy for builders to spot, and meet guys (and girls) whose machines they all knew, but whose faces were maybe not as familiar. In an age where "friends" are often people you have only met online it was a priceless three day opportunity to share tech tips with other designers in person and really look for ideas and inspiration.

Builders Rich Lambrechts and Alex Earle looking over the Desmopro Ducati "Café 31" (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Builders Rich Lambrechts and Alex Earle looking over the Desmopro Ducati "Café 31" (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)

It really was a field of dreams. Guys like Alex Earle, who has the enviable day job of big time automotive designer, but dreams at night of his own line of high-end, limited edition Ducati specials, were here looking for advice, ideas, and ultimately buyers, without which this dream cannot come true. Or Zeke De Zeeuw, a 12 year old budding builder who brought the Honda race bike he built for the Naked Speed reality TV show with him. Before you meet him you might think it was just a stunt for TV. After you meet him you know it wasn't. Zeke is going to be a builder and my bet is he will be a good one. In this group he's already well known, well liked and more importantly, respected. He spent some of the weekend with the show sponsor Lincoln Electric, learning how to weld. All while his proud dad (who brought the Motus custom) looks on.

Zeke De Zeeuw. the show's youngest builder at 12 years of age (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
Zeke De Zeeuw. the show's youngest builder at 12 years of age (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)

And it wasn't just motorcycles either. Artists prints and photos were on display and out back in the fenced yard was an old fashioned Wall Of Death, a carnival show with its origins in the heart and soul of this culture.

At night the party moves to the back lawn where the Wall of Death performs till late (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)
At night the party moves to the back lawn where the Wall of Death performs till late (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)

For gearheads, the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show is the sort of show you go to more than once, the kind of place where it's common to strike up an interesting conversation with a total stranger.

It's absolutely mechanical magic. Check out our gallery and see for yourself.

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