The Big Twin Customs presented by Newmar showcased southern California’s best in Long Beach for the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows presented by Toyota and 58,463 attendees showed up this weekend to see the best the industry had to offer.

What a combination of cool we had in the show this weekend. The legendary Sugar Bear himself allowed us to show his beautiful old school chopper Gorjus that I was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to sit on. (With his permission of course) The bike not only blows me away in the detail but it felt like it was made just for me. The bike’s a rider and I’ve added it to my Christmas list but after seeing the rest of the display my list just kept growing.

Mike Stafford of MGS Custom Bikes had Radical Simplicity and The Teaser in the showcase and the reaction was overwhelming from the crowd. The work involved in these creations and the minds behind them are just amazing.

Tom Zima and Illusion Cycles blew us all away with the Tom Z Tandem. The inline three-wheeled custom is amazing and fully functional as a rider. The rear wheel of the bike can be raised or lowered to allow for sharper turning radius and the rear suspension is adjustable for rider comfort.

The bike itself is an amazing example of pushing the bar up a notch in the world of customs and the attendees were snapping up picture after picture of the bike all weekend! Visit http://www.illusionmotorcycles.com/ for more information on the bike and look for more of these in the future.

Officer Coy Bradstreet brought in a little bit of control to the display with the Blythe Police Special straight from the Blythe Police Department. Officer Coy is a very cool example of law enforcement’s finest enjoying the show and representing. We were glad to have them out, and remember us if you see us in Blythe!

Roland Sands and Jesse Rooke both had a bike in the feature for display purposes and the crowd loved them. We didn’t allow voting on these but those two builders sure draw a lot of attention when they’re in the house.

Randy Smith’s BMW Custom was a common conversation piece throughout the weekend. The bike featured a unique powerplant combination with the custom and the end product was a very cool bike.

Now, Metric Envy was in a class of its own, literally…. This bike just arrived in Long Beach from the Big Twin Invitational in Las Vegas where it won it’s class, and the bike is truly amazing. Built by Andy Manna and Justin Scalzi from Viking Motorcycle Company, this bike stopped everyone in their tracks and it was very easy to understand how it took to the top honors for the Long beach Big Twin Customs.

Narrowly edging out some radical designs from Bo Lucianno with Old Glory, Mike Stafford with Radical Simplicity and Sugar Bear’s Gorjus, Metric Envy won the most votes for the People’s Choice.

Similar to the Sportbike Customs showcase, the Big Twin Customs were packed with great bikes in Long Beach and represented some of southern California’s best. Trying to mention them all would take us to three pages…so we’ll let the pictures tell the story.

Swift Motorcycles

Revolution VRX 175

Bluetiful, Jamie Downchild

9/11 Foundation Tribute Bike I

Old Glory, Hogg Pitt Customs

Paul Senior's Personal Bike - Courtesy of RoadLock Security Systems

A very special thank you goes out to all of our exhibitors for the Long Beach Big Twin Customs Presented by Newmar. Hope to see you again next year: