Show Class Mag People Champ final countdown--GO Vote!

The fine folks at Show Class Magazine have narrowed down their People's Champ contest to 24 but need your help picking the 25th contestant. Remember the winner of all this gets automatically inserted into our Invited Builder circle at Born-Free 6!!! CLICK HERE to see what/who is in the running and to go vote!

Josh Kurpius Exhibit at the Harley Museum

This is a can't miss event. Josh's photos capture the true American experience on a motorcycle and the Harley Museum is heaven on earth.

BF5 Tattoo

Spotted this in Japan last week! Done by the fine folks at Sid's Tattoo in Santa Ana at Born-Free 5.

Entry Fee for BF6?

Yes it's true. This year we are charging $ 10 per day to get into the show. We have had an unbelievable 5 years of doing it for free but we simply can't do it anymore. Last year was a great show but we had many major issues behind the scenes. Two guys are not capable of handing the 20k+ spectators, 175 vendors ,25 Top Sponsors, 30 Invited builders ect... The show has suffered some, the people involved have not gotten the attention that is needed and deserved and frankly we can not handle the stress, pressure and workload anymore.

So what does the $ 10 admission do? The first thing it does is it pays for day 2..remember it's two full days now and we are giving away 2 bikes as well. That will almost double our operating costs...which are sky-rocketing.

Next it will help us hire a much needed real event staff to make your experience more enjoyable and help us do our job better. Much Better! We are also bringing over a container from Japan with Invited Builder/Invited Guest bikes... So if you can't get to a bike show in Japan we will bring the Japanese bikes to you. There is a massive laundry list of additional things that warrant the $ 10 per day admission but I think you get the message.
If it's too much to pay or you think the show is now tainted it's ok not to come. We want you to but it's up to you... remember it's just a bike show! We have always shared everything we do and why we do it (probably to a fault) with everyone but that's how we have always done it and it's made the show what it is. This year is going to be a challenging and interesting one for sure and we hope you are there to enjoy it with us... 

           

The Invited Builder Bikes You Can Win....So Far

Here is the list of the builders who are committed as of today. We are still working on a few of the guys and may add more in the coming days... Tom Fugle , Caleb Owens , Joey Cano , Matt Walksler , Paul Cox , Jason Sheets , Oliver Jones , Larry Pierce , Trent Schara , Bryan Thompson , Nick Miserendino , Ryan Mullion and Kevin Baas. We will announce what they are building soon...  

Dave Mann Chopperfest

We had a great time yesterday at the Dave Mann Chopperfest in Ventura! Always brisk but sunny weather and great bikes. We also went live with our Born-Free 6 bike giveaway posters and tickets. Thanks to all that stopped by the booth! 

We also had the tough job of picking the Best In Show as part of our sponsorship with the Chopperfest and gave a giant check to John Edwards and his killer Panhead. We think Dave Mann would approve! 

Posters Go On Sale Next Week

The poster w/ free ticket that will enter you to win one or maybe two of the bikes we are giving away this year at BF6 will be on sale online through Lowbrow Customs next week. We kicked off selling yesterday live at the David Mann Chopper fest and the response was strong. The posters this year are screen printed on a heavy stock and look amazing...even the tickets are nicer. We will be announcing which builder bikes that will be in the giveaway promo tomorrow. The bike for day 2 is still undecided..it may be another builder bike or if we find something unique we may go that direction. We will keep you updated on that.