Harley’s global dealer custom competition launches with a fusillade of very tasty European builds. We’ve also got a Kawasaki KX450 with amazing 3D printed bodywork, a custom Ducati Panigale costing $114,000, and news of Triumph’s limited edition ‘TFC’ bikes?including a Rocket…

Battle Of The Kings 2019 Harley-Davidson?s dealer competition is back for 2019, and there?s a noticeable jump in quality this year?for both the bikes themselves and the standard of photography.
We?re seeing a few likely trophy contenders already, especially a pair of Sportster Forty-Eights: the yellow ?Mustard? from Shaw of the UK [top] and the ?Mojo Desert? from H-D Las Palmas in Spain [above].

Then there?s a Softail Heritage Classic from H-D Bologna called ?Space Age? [above], which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 space mission. Over 200 H-D dealers from more than 30 countries have been working on their custom creations, and the European stage of the competition is now open. There are three categories?Dirt, Chop and Race?and if you?re in Europe, you can vote for your favorite here.

Kawasaki Z1000 by Cowboy?s Chopper When he started out, Alex Gao of Cowboy?s Choppers specialized in one style of bike build?choppers, as you can probably guess. But these days he builds customs in any style, and the latest machine to roll out of his Taipei workshop is this brutal Kawasaki Z1000 cafe racer.

Alex?s customer wanted a machine that would be at ho...