BEST IN SHOW / AWARDS

The Best in Show & all the BF Awards will be handed out Sunday June 28 th. The Best in Show will come from the crowd so if you are building a bike get it done and on show grounds...this could be your year! Winner and bike get a trip to the Mooneyes HRCS in Yokohama Japan in December. We have about 20 Awards to be given out that range from best café to best original so we got you covered. BF7 is just around the corner so get on it!  

Born-Free 6 Award Winners

Born-Free 6 Awards and Winners

1-Best In Show-Brent Rogers 1946 Harley Knucklehead built by Kiyo’s Garage (also Mooneyes Pick)

2-Invited Builder First Place-Kosuke Saito of Sunrise Cycles 1936 Harley Knucklhead

3-Invited Builder Second Place- Brandon Casquilho of Mullins Chain Drive 1967 Harley Shovelhead

4-Invited Builder Third Place-Tom Fugle Harley Panhead chopper

5-BF Founders Invited Builder Pick-Jason Sheets of Sheets Welding and Machine 1958 Harley Panhead

6-Most Outstanding- Sin Takizawa 1932 Harley with Koslow OHV conversion

7-People’s Choice- Larry Pierce of Garage Company Customs 1948 Harley UL

8-Best Knucklehead-Dan “Bacon” Carr 1941 Harley

9-Best Panhead- The Harpoon 1950 Harley

10-Best Shovelhead-Kyle Edger 1968 Harley

11-Best Sportster-Paul Ponkow 1960’s Harley Sportster “Exorcist Delight”

12-Best Flathead- Big Joe Lingley 1953 Indian Chief

13-Best Indian-Matt Walksler of Wheels Through Time 1942 Indian Chief

14-Best British-Bryan Thompson 1952 Triumph

15-Best Japanese-Duane Ballard 1981 Kawasaki “Kosmoski”

16-Best Chopper-Bobby “The Leg” Middleton 1948 Harley Pan/Shovel

17-Best Bobber-Ryan Cox 1940 Harley Knucklehead

18-Best Original Jeff Coffman 1948 Harley Panhead

19-Best Modern-Roland Sands KTM 690

20-Best Café-JSK Design Harley Sportster

21-Best Competition-Jasin Phares 1980 Harley Shovelhead

22-Best Paint-Tatsuya Fuji of Duas Caras Cycles 1938 Harley

23-AMCA Pick-Vince’s 1939 Harley Knucklehead

24-Rider Award- Eric 1944 Harley Knucklehead ridden from South Florida

25-Greasy Kulture Magazine Pick-Todd Asin of Small City Cycles 1947 Harley Knucklehead

26-Born-Free Award-Fresno Tom

-Day one motorcycle giveaway winner-Patrick Tracey chose a 1957 Triumph Pre-Unit Trike built by Ryan Mullion of the Tiger Shack. 

-Day two motorcycle giveaway winner-Randy Fajardo won a 1947 Harley Knucklehead Built by Todd Asin of Small City Cycles

Awards Saturday and Sunday

Hey guys we have a generous number of awards to be given out next weekend at Born-Free. These California Bear plaques we had cast up and they really look sharp. Here's a run down::  Saturday is the Invited builder awards with the top builder winning a trip to Mooneyes in Yokohama with their bike. Also the builder bike giveaway!!  Sunday is all the general awards approx. 20 ..from Best British to the Best in Show. The Best in Show will be picked from the crowd this year...so that's you! The winner will get a trip to Mooneyes Japan with their bike!! Also the 47 Knucklehead giveaway!!  Get your bikes finished and to the show. We care about the regular guys or girls that ride in and we are going to reward you!! We also are always looking for new builders for next year so
if you have something you are proud of...bring it!!