It’s That 70’s Show: MN Results

It was the invasion of the 70’s with diggers and choppers rolling into the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show’s Minneapolis MN edition on January 17-19, 2014. Many of the guys had ridden their sleds out to Born Free and some of them still had the road grime from this past summer.

The sleds looked as good as the guys sporting the Duck Dynasty beards.

You could tell Cabin Fever had hit the city because the lines were long getting into the venue and the show was shoulder to shoulder with enthusiasts. Or it could have been that once inside the warm confines no one wanted to brave the -13 degree weather.

The J&P Cycles’ Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show results are in for Minneapolis, MN Our SHO DOG winners: Huenly Choppers won a Garage Leathers solo bag and TJ Design won a Rocking K Leathers chain wallet. People’s Choice Award winner is Ryan Hable and received a custom Bell Helmet pinstriped by Skratch.

Ultimate Builder FreeStyle Class

David Polgreen of The Wretched Hive rolled in Miami Vice, a ‘70’s era digger style sled, into the FreeStyle class. It features an original chromoly Arlen Ness frame, 6” stretch, extended vintage Ness springer and super rare magnesium Kimtab wheels. Gas tank and fender modled to frame, oil tank hidden in fender, custom exhaust with handmade pentagram tips.

1. David Polgreen, The Wretched Hive – Miami Vice, ’66 Shovelhead
2. Eldon Haas – Twister, 2011 Custom Chopper
3. Derik Skogen, Hellbent MFG – Day of the Dead, ’12 H-D FLHX

Ultimate Builder MOD Harley

Pete Mason brought in his Full Tilt Boogie-built 1940 HD Knucklehead and took the win in MOD Harley by edging out Jason Schulberg’s 1954 HD Panhead by a point. The bikes look outstanding. Masons Earl is a stock frame, stock 61cu engine modified into a bobber with paint by Micheal Geltz.

1. Pete Mason, Full Tilt Boogie – Earl, 1940 HD Knucklehead
2. Jason Schulberg – Old Gold, ’54 HD Panhead
3. TJ Design – 2011 HD Street Glide

Ultimate Builder Retro MOD

TJ Designs brought in a bike named Craig. It’s a 1978 Shovelhead that features a 23” front wheel, shaved fork legs, percolator oil sight glass and glass air cleaner.

1. Jason Schulberg/Tracy Hilgers TJ Designs – Craig, ’78 Shovelhead
2. David Polgreen, The Wretched Hive –Black Orpheus, ’37 HD UL FLatead
3. Bob Henry – Ol’ Blue, ’50 HD FL

Ultimate Builder Performance Custom

Wow – a AWD motorcycle on a KTM 350 platform. Reports indicated that this performance bike always gets a hole shot and is excellent in snow, mud and soft sand. Features AWD dual A-arm suspension, anti-dive and coordinated wheel braking.

1. Bill Lawson – LawsonAWD, 2013 KTM 350
2. Ryan Hable, Hable Racing – 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa
3. Jon Peterson, Road Closed Promotions – Duc Man, ’13 KTM SMR 450