LC Fabrications’ Jeremy Cupp takes Freestyle in Washington, DC

J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show Washington DC Results

Jeremy Cupp took 2nd in New York before the holiday break and then motored into the 1st at the Washington DC edition of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike show. He beat all comers in FreeStyle with his custom Sportster called LC Speedster.

Winner J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

Winner J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show


The Grottoes, Virginia native took the National Championship last year and is continuing on his winning ways. The bike has a hybrid café and flat tracker style. The all metal tail doubles as an oil tank with a dramatic trio of hard lines feeding the engine.

The Sportster comes equipped with power supplied by an S&S internals. The silver and black paint scheme contrasts nicely with the distressed oxblood leather diamond-pleated seat cover. Hanging off the carb is a striking LC Fab’s Ham Can air cleaner. It’s a won-of-a-kind motorcycle from a won-of-a-kind builder.

Winner – #1150- Jeremy Cupp, LC Fabrications, LC Speedster – Custom Sportster
Runner Up – #1250 Robert Kelly, Bert’s Cycle & Fabrication – 1968 Stroker Shovelhead

Green Earth Technologies provides a product sponsorship in the Freestyle class with their portable power sprayer and green bucket of polishing and cleaning materials.

Modified Harley presented by Harley-Davidson Class

Ross Latimer’s personal bike is a 2002 Harley-Davidson Sportster

Ross Latimer’s personal bike is a 2002 Harley-Davidson Sportster

Rats Hot Wheels is Ross Latimer’s personal 2002 Harley-Davidson Sportster that took 1st place in J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder MOD Harley class. It features a layer Custom Candy teal/ Hot Wheels paint scheme with a 1250cc Hammer Performance motor that makes 110+ HP. Ross did the fabrication, built his exhaust and painted the bike.

Winner – #1300 Ross Latimer, Rats Hot Wheels – 2002 Harley-Davidson Sportster
Runner Up – #850 Angelo Slano, Bulldog Army – 2005 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy

Harley-Davidson is the presenting class sponsor, along with Harley-Davidson, J&M Motorcycle Audio and K&N Filters, providing product sponsorship.

Modified Retro presented by Royal Enfield Class

Winner J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

Winner J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show – Retro

Ben Davis of Legion Cycle Works rolled in his sano1979 Honda CB750 and rolled out with a win. The sled features a handmade fairings, GSXR1000 front end conversion, mono shock conversion, CR29 carbs and one off top triple tree engraved with a scene drawn by a DC comics artist. Additional components include the LED bars for headlights, spoke rim conversion, digital speedo and hidden starter button.

Winner – #875 Ben Davis, Legion Cycle Works – 1979 Honda cb750
Runner Up – #1050 Hank Thibodeau, Widowmaker CDR – 83 Kawasaki GPZ750

Royal Enfield is the presenting class sponsor, along with K&N Filters providing a product sponsor in the class.

Modified Custom Class

Winner J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

Winner J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show – MOD Custom

Sean Skinner of Motorelic built the motorcycle from an enthusiasts’ poll at caferacerxxx.com instagram page. The bike started out as a 2014 Royal Enfield Continental GT.

Winner – #1375 Sasha Valentine, Motorelic- 2014 Royal Enfield Continental GT
Runner Up – #1400 Thomas Foulds, DIY Cycle Part – 1981 Yamaha XV 750

2nd Place Retro MOD - Winner J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

2nd Place Retro MOD – Winner J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

Additional Awards at the DC Editon of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

  • Best Paint was awarded to #1175 Kelvin Dudenhoeffer for Evil Crusader, a 2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide. Paint by Sinthium Custom Motorcycle Paint.
  • The People’s Choice recipient was #1250 Robert Kelly with his 1968 Stroker Shovelhead. He won a Custom 500 lid from Bell Helmets and $100 gift certificate from J&P Cycles.
  • Hank Thibodeau of Widowmaker CDR took the Ingenuity Award for Mushu Suzie, a custom 1983 Kawasaki GPZ750. It features a 6″ under wide glide leaf spring front end, a one-off headlight, bars, dual ram air intake, rear mounted gas tank and a 13″ seat height.
  • The Originality Award went to #1000 Casey Harrington for his Prince tribute called Purple Rain. The bike is a 1981 HondaCM400A.
  • Ross Latimer won the K&N Award with his 2002 Harley-Davidson Softail.
  • SHO DOG is awarded to the individual that works the show to promote their business and the custom bike industry. Roy Chamberlain of C&C Cycles won the The Leatherworks solo chopper bag for his efforts.
2nd Place MOD Harley - J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

2nd Place FreeStyle – J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

 

2nd Place MOD Custom - J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

2nd Place MOD Custom – J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

 

 J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

SHO DOG – J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

The J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show is the nation’s largest motorcycle builder competition series featuring more than 350 motorcycles and the talents of dozens of local builders at each of the 7 Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® (IMS). These elite-level, custom motorcycle creations will compete for cash and product prizes on the IMS Tour, including the Championship Round in Chicago.

 J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

2nd Place MOD Harley – J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

Best Paint – J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show

J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show - The Originality Award

J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show – The Originality Award

J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show - The K&N Award

J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show – The K&N Award

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