The annual invitation only competition, sponsored by Cycle Source Magazine, will include 22 award winning builders. A limited number of builders are invited to participate annually.
Artistry in Iron participants include builders that have shaped the industry and who are establishing the trends in custom bikes and engineering. The bikes are judged solely by the master builders themselves, and the winner is announced on Saturday, October 4 and presented with a check for $10,000. The public is invited to visit the bikes during Rally Central hours and to meet the participating builders during autograph sessions throughout the weekend.
Get a good look at the world’s most beautiful bikes at the 11th annual ARTISTRY IN IRON, MASTER BUILDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP. Discover what the leading custom bike builders do to make their custom designs the greatest.
See and meet 22 of the hottest builders as they show off their latest build. If you appreciate the artistry of a well-built machine, you gotta check this out. The famous and soon to be famous will have their bikes on display at this “invitation only” show. You’ll get to check out the bikes, chat with the builders and get autographs from your favorites.
Rick Bray from RKB Kustom Speed in Hanford, CA was selected by his peers as the 2013 Artistry in Iron champion and will be back in 2014 to defend his title.
Awards will be presented on Saturday, 10/4 at 6:00pm in the Artistry in Iron display area at Cashman Center. A check for $10,000 will be presented to the winning builder, as voted by his peers – the other participating builders. In addition, a trophy will be presented to the People’s Choice Winner.
This years invited Artistry In Iron Builders include:
Count’s Kustoms Eastern Fabrications
Pandemonium Custom Choppers Northeast Chop Shop
Hazan Motorworks Brass Balls Cycles
Doomtown Choppers Bones Legacy
Hog Killers Cut Throat Customs
Hoosier Daddy Choppers Raw Iron Choppers
Split Image Kustoms Profile Cycles