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IRISH MOTORBIKE & SCOOTER SHOW
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Dublin, 1-3 March 2019
Despite awful weather over the weekend, the 2019 edition of the
Carole Nash Insurance sponsored Irish Motorbike & Scooter Show
reported attendance figures of 27,980, an increase over its record
breaking 2017 event.
n increase in standard was again
evident in the 47 entries to the
Ireland International Custom Show.
Two winners (best Irish and best
international guest builder) won expenses to
represent the show at the 2020
AMD World Championship.
Noel Connelly's Bonneville racer
inspired "Speed Freak" took top
honors as Irish Champion, finally
breaking a run of second places
stretching back to 2011. Noel's Evo
Sportster-engined ground-up build
featured an S&S dual throat carb
and many handmade parts, using
10 mm 5086 aluminum and brass
laminate construction front forks,
carb air stacks and seat hump
surround.
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In second place was C&C Choppers'
Panhead-engined hardtail chopper "Shadow
Play", with Greg Pienkowski's Arlen Ness
inspired Honda CB550 "Yellow Digger"
taking third place and "Best Custom" prizes.
The international winner was Twistedspine
Motorcycles from England with "Copper
Penny", an old school chopper converted
from a stock 1200 Sportster, featuring a one-
off stainless steel frame, springer front end
and handlebars, handformed tank, fender
and oil bag.
Bristol Bobbers' "Queen Ann's Revenge"
took second place with the Yamaha XS650
engined board tracker, having finished
seventh in the 2018 AMD World
Championship Retro Modified Class. Patsy
McArdle became the first Northern Irish
prize winner as his rigid bobber "Ruby" took
third place, featuring an 1,850 cc Ultima
engine, Weber carb and extensive 24 carat
gold plating.
Out thanks again to Zodiac International
for their generous sponsorship of the prizes
and Ace Cafe London for providing Goodie
Bags to all of the winners.
The show saw Franklin Motorcycles, the
first appointed Indian dealer in the Republic
of Ireland, showcase the 2019 Indian FTR
1200 S Race Replica. Keith Reynolds, of
Franklin Motorcycles, said: "The FTR is a
truly unique machine. It is the first time a
mainstream manufacturer that competes in
Irish Winner: Noel Connelly's 'Speed Freak' used 10 mm 5086 aluminum and
brass laminate for the front end, carb air stacks and other handmade parts
Irish second place: C&C Choppers' 'Shadow Play' also won the award for Best Paint
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