Harley-Davidson Battle of the Kings
The custom competition has opened Down Under, with voting open to the publicBattle of the Kings is the ultimate Harley-Davidson custom motorcycle build-off and, for the first time since its launch in 2015, Australian dealers will compete against machines entered from all over the world including Europe, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, the Middle East and South America.
Voting for the top Australian custom bike will open to the public from August 1, 2018, with the 2018 Australian Custom King to be crowned in September, 2018.
For the first stage of the competition, 17 Harley-Davidson dealers from across Australia and New Zealand will go head-to-head with their one-off, two-wheeled creations. The base bike must be a ride-away Harley-Davidson Dark Custom motorcycle. Models eligible include the Street 500, Street Rod, Iron 883, Iron 1200, Forty-Eight, Forty-Eight Special and Roadster, as well as two models from the 2018 Softail range: the bare-knuckle Fat Bob and the bare-boned Street Bob.
Once crowned, the winner will take to the global stage going head-to-head in a showdown between the national champions to select the 2018 World Custom King. The ANZ finalist will be on display with the other global finalists at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan from where the winner will also be announced.
Dealers have a maximum customisation budget of $10,000, and at least half of the parts and accessories used in the build must be from the Harley-Davidson parts and acccessories range and, once complete, the bike must be approved as road legal.
For information on the Battle of the Kings, visit www.h-d.com/customkings.
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