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Greg Westbury's "Lucky" Best of Show winning bike Each year, the new winner of the Performance Machine Best of Show Trophy at the LA Calendar Motorcycle Show has seen a complete turnaround from what won in years before. There's just no way to second guess what style bikes the Show judges will like. From the candy colored chopper of Harold Pontarelli, the unique originality of Jesse Rook's first ever custom - a mono fork single sided custom, the junk dog custom from Shinya Kimura, to the one-piece solid billet chassis of Dreamcraft's Rapture, to the hand tooled leather and engraved alloy western themed custom "Art Attack" from Russ Hess - the only thing any of these winning bikes had in common were two wheels hung together my a highly talented, creative and original builder. Copy Cats need not apply. Our 2007 Best of Show winner Greg Westbury offered up a beautifully simple alternative to the plethora of raked forks, gaudy paint jobs, too much chrome and polish, and senseless theme bikes that often proliferate any show, and our Show is no exception. Greg's unique Bobber named "Lucky" proved to be just that as it won him his 2nd Best of Show award at Long Beach. We didn't learn until after the awards ceremony that that Greg's same bike had won Best of Show at Artistry in Iron at the Las Vegas Bike Fest some 9 months earlier. Two premier Shows think alike when it comes to choosing one great bike. "Lucky" is bare bones as any Bobber / Bar Hopper should be, but it goes further that most as a total design package, with fit and finish which is far beyond what's been seen anywhere else. The stunning flow of the very unique creame white rigid frame with matching contour fuel tank with a ergot Pan Head style engine that blends in perfectly. The pivoting girder brushed stainless steel front fork, working with a variable linkage coil/over mountain bike shock mounted at the steering head. To the adjustable chain tensioner on the rear frame rail feeding the drive chain to a Westbury logo engraved alloy sprocket turning beautiful wood grain painted alloy wheels. Craftsmanship and detail is every where to the extreme, it's almost excessive, but it all flows together beautifully without being outlandish. The LA Calendar Motorcycle Show is America's Autorama for future bikes, and Greg Westbury's "Lucky" could be that exotic prototype that everyone wishes would go into production at an affordable price.
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