The annual Custom Chrome Europe Dealer Show once again played host to the prestigious AMD Official European Championship of Custom Bike Building at the Phoenixhalle, at Mainz, near Frankfurt in Germany on March 27th and 28th.

In an event that saw some 126 custom bikes from 20 different countries (making this the most international AMD European Championship yet!), Italian builders continued to confirm their emergence onto the international scene by scooping most of the top honors.

Garage 65 from near Pisa in Italy followed up their Verona, Zuerich and London successes by taking the win in the Freestyle class, claiming the title of European Champion, with their hub-center steered, radically styled ‘KCosmoDrive’ lowrider.

Note: The Brass Balls Team will be heading to Sturgis so plan on stopping in at the World Championships and seeing the latest from Dar Holdsworth on the crew.

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Dar Holdsworth, Brass Balls BossMan, stops for a pic before he enters Tropical Tattoo Old School Chopper Show On Thursday March 4th. Dar attended all the events but really enjoyed the Chopper Shows at Limpnickie and Tropical Tattoo.

The chops at Tropical Tattoo are built with today’s retro style on new, resurrected and antique motorbikes. raising hell in Daytona. The custom culture is always in movement and transition.

Dar attended the Daytona Beach Bike Week, which is a motorcycle event and rally held annually in Daytona Beach, Florida. Approximately 500,000 people make their way to the rally area for the 10-day event. The festivities include motorcycle racing, concerts, parties, and street festivals.

The final numbers are not in but attendance was down this year. It’s believed the cold weather kept people away. The ones that did make it weren’t disappointed.
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