If I could choose one to own and drive I would go for the UK one, but the Aussie’s level of craftsmanship is astounding. That said, from the first ep the US one was the most eye catching of all three. Had I been there to vote I think I would have voted either UK or AU, but all three are amazing and worthy of respect!
The black bike is the only one that is rideable every day, or for long miles. The Australian bike had the best craftsmanship. The American won because it was big long and bloated, and that is what Americans who voted want.
@@craigd1275as an American I would be voting for the UK bike. As incredible as the Australian one was you’d need sunglasses for your sunglasses if any sunlight hit it and the American bike is just hideous
The Aussie bike I’ll surely never forget, I think it’s the nicest bike ever. Haven’t seen this in years but this was three talented teams all these bikes are gorgeous. I think this is the best episode.
The American bike was awesome, but even though I'm American I have to give the winning nod to the Aussie team. That polished aluminum bike was awesome and the winner in my opinion. Hat off to you Scotty you built a dream on wheels hands down the best and baddest bike in the world.
They did zero hand works. Most of parts not customize at all. Simply use phone call and blame others. Also no meaning paint job or body vvorks. Their chooperbike derivatived to be an after market modify on scene
American biker's have been building one off custom motorcycle;s longer than anyone its what we do its our heritage ! Not surprised at all that Martin Brother's took the prize ! The Aussie bike beautifully designed but to much aluminum not enough contrast ! British bike very clean but a bit to simple ! Joe martin hand's down winner !
The Aussies deserved to win, their bike was the better built of them all And I'm a Kiwi We never like Aussies to win ,all bikes were good in my eye but that Aussies bike ,If the people only new what went to making them before the vote things may have been different
Outstanding work on all three bikes. I was most impressed by the Aussie one; the pure skill of the metalwork is jaw-dropping. I hope to see more of that.
What a burn. The bobber that the Brit built in Southern California is exactly, but exactly, what I want. Absolutely flawless execution of my dream bike: how did he know? Fooking brilliant, that.
Russel's bike was the best one up there. Ridable, fat bob white walls, clean, and above all a freakin badass Knucklehead! My dream bike from the day I first viewed this sweet ride...An amazing bike of the ages. #1 with a bullet over the top... I wish it was mine 👍👍
That was a half ass bike that anyone with the parts can assemble. Russell built NOTHING on that bike... he used pre-existing, and ready made parts, that were slightly modified for his build! This was a bike BUILDERS competition, not a bike assembly competition! So no, sorry, Russell's bike comes in 3rd place.
WTF? Joe Martin makes the ugliest and most uncomfortable looking bikes in the history or bike building! It should have been judged this way Overall winner: Russ Mitchell Best Craftsmanship: Scotty Cox Best Pile of Shit: Joe Martin
mind was blown by the level of cratmanship put into the aussie bike i wish i could build a bike from the ground up like that from literally nothing. nothing but respect but i kinda feel like bikes styled like that kinda look a bit too much like something woulda seen on like west coast choppers or something. lots of people including me are much more partial to that old school stylings kinda like what the english did.
yeah not saying it judt coz im aussie but the usa one looked like a bike some little kid would hsve on his t-shirt ewith flames in the bsckground the aussie one looked good and sounded great the others looked cheesey snd sterotypical
1. Australian bike is the best, built from the ground up. 2. English bike comes second, i love the old school stuff 3. American bike looks like a bike from a reality bike show from discovery.
I'm USA, but sorry, that hand made Australian bike should have won. All great bikes, but people have no idea what it takes to design/cut/shape/shine/fit parts like they did. Not to mention get parts to them. People just gloss over the out of the ordinary types of bikes these days, thanks to bike build shows. No one likes to ride a motorcycle with their hands and feet way forward, trying to steer unless they only have them to show. Aussies, you rock and so do you English with that engine!
Anyone who knows Bikes would Vote the Aussies for the win ... just look at the comments section. Just shows that very often the people judging the art haven't got the skill to know what it is they are judging in the first place. The U.S Bike looked like a childs toy blown up to scale ... beyond silly.
+Guido Rollard I agree. Beyond National things (which I don't care about), the aussie team surprised me! In the middle of nowhere they managed to build that stunning masterpiece! Hats off gentlemen, you are winners! I am glad that arrogant guy didn't win. The aussie guy was correct "there's a huge difference in building bikes and assembling bikes".
+Alistair Nelson Bush Jr. wasn't elected by honest votes, just like Obummer wasn't. They were just the puppets assigned by the powers that be. Having said that, I agree the Aussie chap is an amazing craftsman. I mean he is a world class metal worker. I think Joe Martin is also quite gifted in metal working. The Arrogant Britwit get's zero praise from me though. There's a reason he's never won in the States, and if he wasn't so fucking arrogant, he might see why and correct it. Clearly that won't happen.
and often, a lot of the real craftsmen are hardly known outside their community, and just do what they love to do back home in their garage or shed, regardless of shows and stuff. Only if someone wants to bring his business into spotlight, thats a reason to do so
Guido Rollard I think you're 100% correct. I build some pretty cool shit in my garage/shop, and I do it with very little money, or resources. I always love to see true craftsmen build things, no matter what genre it's in. We are a dying breed. these days if they can't google it to see how everyone else does it, or if a computer can't tell them what to do, they are lost. I'm a machinist by trade, and a damn good one. Kids aren't learning to do things with their minds and hands any more. It's a real shame too.
Aussie team should have won. It took way more skill to fabricate a bike that was way more unique than the other two. I agree with Aaack Aardvark here: Murcian and Brit bikes were a lot more bolt-on vs. truly custom bits throughout the bike. Not only that, but the bike that won was by far the least drivable. They barely got that monstrosity running...
So...the Americans made another same-same bike with no originality or creativity, painted in a boring color, all the while trying to convince themselves they're bad-ass...and only managing to be ass. The 'Brit' who is about as much that as the Americans, despite his assurances, made an IKEA bike, assembled out of flat-pack parts. And the Aussies made a bike with sweat, mallets and hard work, from absolute scratch...the way it should be done. And, of course, the Americans won. Because heaven forfend that they don't, in an American show.
Exactly right. Can't let someone other than an American win a comp run by an American show. Aussies always smash it outta the park. Build shit hot bikes & cars which have their own originality about them.
All those bikes were built by fabulous builders. I have to say I appreciate the labor into the Australian bike, awesome skills just amazing but the bike I would ride, and wanna be seen on is Russell's. In fact it resembles my own bike in many many ways. I have to say every single thing about the exile bike is my absolute favorite. Great job fellas. 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏. Nice
Hope Scotty got some of that, and not just the dealer who sponsored the build. Dude seriously needs the money to fix that leaky roof! All jokes aside, though, it was a fantastic build.
The only bike builders here were the Aussies. fabricating almost everything them selves. Pommies were a joke, buy shit and put it all together, that requires pretty much no skills besides some basic mechanical knowledge
I’m sorry but when you allow a contest to be judged by a bunch of drunk spectators, your gonna get it wrong. Now the Martin bros. bike was an outstanding build NO QUESTION ABOUT IT!! But in as much as they built it custom, they still didn’t go through what the Australia team did. You see, EVERY SINGLE INCH OF THAT bike was custom cast aluminum polished to the specs of a fine Swiss watch. The contest should be judged by qualified builders that know what they are talking about. NOT by a bunch of easily impressed inebriated Yahoos that are judging them on pretty paint and striping. C’mon are you kidding me?? EVERY SINGLE PART OF THE AUSSIE build was built by hand. Did you see how thick the fender material was?? Or how beefy those handlebars were? Everything about that build SCREAMED high quality. The winner and the English bobber were fine bikes for sure and I would feel privileged to own either of them. But my opinion and 45 years experience with custom work says: the Aussie testament CREAMED the other guys and that they won on beauty, technical prowess and all around perfection. If they were compared to watches: •Martin bike was a SEIKO •English bobber an Omega •Aussie bike is a ROLEX!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🏻
Waveluth It’s all just for fun, dude. It’s not like the international title belt, or something. In the end, it’s all about what the bike sells for. This is all just Hollywood and fun.
Shows how much styles can change. I watched this episode as a kid. I said back then, USA bike all the way. Now at 32, I would pick Exile bike in a heartbeat.
Crazy to thinks this was 11years ago.. That Bobber's probably the coolest, but what Scotty and the boys put together was awesome! Good stuff. That American dude though, really brought nothing to the table for me.
There were bits of all 3 that I liked. The American one had that long, low curvy look, but in the end it looked like a tribal tattoo with wheels. The English one had the perfect '50s vibe, and I really liked the extremely clean look and the fact it had 2 fat tires on it, but the only access to the front brake being on that shift lever under your butt was a bit of a bummer, as was the shifter position, and it was an off-the-shelf assembly that really didn't have that chopper look. In the end, the Aussie bike really nailed it. Absolutely blown away by the craftsmanship that went into it and it's hard to argue with the quality of the end result. The fit and finish were next level. They'd have had my vote had I been there.
depends on what style of chopper youre going for. you say the english didnt quite have a chopper feel, but it definitely had that 50s early 60s bobber kinda early chopper style. the other two were that newer style of chopper. in my mind the aussies did the best work all around for sure, that level of craftmanship is just amazing and i respect it, but i just cant get down with that newer style of chopper and will always prefer that older style like the british did. i will agree that the choice to do the front brake like that is a bit dumb though.
We do not make single seat bikes unless someone actually asks for it....We call single seats Gay bikes....you ride it to the bar and pick up a beautiful woman then she follows you home in her Toyota....does not make sense unless your just into yourself....old time choppers with room for a girl is the only way to go....and they get 200 to 300 miles on a double tank of gas..
I must repeat another's post," Australian team were the best by far. Superb craftmanship ". Martins had the nicest paint, Russel's bike are very cool and easy to ride but the Aussie bike in a build off was far and above the others.... I live in Washington State, USA.
Team Australia had the best bike by far. They should have won no doubt. The level of craftsmanship on the bike was amazing, all the detail that went into the build is something to really admire. BAD ASS BIKE TEAM 🇦🇺.
You can’t beat Exile’s minimal clean style, but if the audience would of seen these bikes built the Aussie team would of win, because they made a custom bike with tons of fabrication.
*The Americans most definitely put the most creativity and function all while making the most comfortable to ride bike, except for the fact that it's a hard-tail!!! The Brits (Russell) built (assembled) the same old boring bobber that they ALWAYS do!!! The Aussies actually "built"something for once, and it actually ran!! The Aussies also finally picked someone that's not afraid to put a little hard work into his bike, I actually kinda liked this one!!*
the Assie's Bike was Right there with American bike, how they his rear suspension was top notch!! the work put in it was was actual work not just bought, also loved the Front on the US bike also having mostly built in house not bought..! either one of these equally deserved the Win, also why I would never hand the Win over to England is because most parts are ordered not Built by them the Aussie had it right that was more of an assembly not a build, classic look or not.
The british bobber was the BEST. The other too, nice bikes, but waaaay too flashy, they looked like toys. Unfortunately, seems like the American public enjoys super colored, bling bling, awkward looking motorcycles. The truth is, at the end of the day, no one would buy that kind of stuff. They would all go for a NORMAL bike.
Florin Nitulescu Not really. You're talking Daytona here. The *East Coast* American public likes lots of flash bling. The West Coast American public likes lots of flash bling. The rest of us, the REAL Americans, generally prefer old school over anything. The results in Sturgis, for example, likely would've come out different.
John Ratko Oh, ok. I understand. I wasn't trying to sound harsh, but I'm more into motorcycles that look like motorcycles, not like spaceships. But then again, it is my opinion, it shouldn't be everybody else's opinion.
Florin Nitulescu I agree with you, Florin. A motorcycle should look like a motorcycle. If someone gave me a $50,000 spaceship motorcycle, I'd just tear it down and use the motor, transmission and anything else I could salvage to put into a normal frame to make it a motorcycle.
Florin Nitulescu I have to agree with both of you guys they really aren't ridable bikes.However if the craftmans ship were the deciding factor the AUSIE bike wins hands down Cant hide mistakes when its all polished,also all built in house,not saying opening a catalogue and ordering parts isnt a good way for your average joe to build A bike but this was a build off,not call your supplier and bitch. So on that alone the Ausie's won.
Aussie bike was badass but imagine having to polish it all the time just to keep it looking good? British bike was one you can buy off of craigslist that somebody slapped together in their garage.
I remember watching this when it first aired, and thinking the Exile looked timeless, while the other two, as impressive as the work was, instantly looked like 2004. It was obvious then the long swoopy tribal flame stuff would not be around in a few years. Russell Mitchell in 2021 is still building satin black tanks while the other two are now doing completely different things, which I think says it all.
Timeless doesn't matter because people will always love the stuff from their era. Take the vehicle industry, how sought after all the old mustangs, corvettes, chargers, camaros, old trucks, it's endless all the older vehicles that are going for big money now. So, in time, these older bikes will be just as sought after as collectible time pieces.
Riding the bike vs. looking at the bike…that’s why I liked his bike back then & now. Tbh…I loved the whole chopper craze and its extremes but always knew I wouldn’t want to own one of those zero maneuverability kickstand showpieces.
This episode is what made me a Joe Martin fan for life no matter what he's building. If I had one in my garage? it's Exile. It's my style of what I want to ride most. it's me end to end. I love and appreciate any and all artists with passion and these guys set off a firestorm back in the day of what became the big bike boom 2K! It's great to watch Joe still today doing cars on Iron Res- He is a metal magician. .
keith hunter The audience doesn’t get a written description of the bike or anything. They just look at it for a few moments and go by initial aesthetic impression.
NO SENSE AJAJA EVEN THE LLOK ON HIS FACE SAYS "I REALLY CAN´T BELIEVE IT" exile bike is by far the most beautiful, different, solid and easy to maintain ajajaja
The bikes were all beautiful and the voters were all those at Bike Week, not know what country built which bike. I love the American bike but I would have chosen the Aussie bike. Super craftsmanship.
You prove what you're made of on a biker build show. Martin Bros showed that after being happy with their quality tolerances. That's why Indian Larry is a legend.
for me it's the Exile bike all the way , just love that fat front tire , but that Aussie bike is pure talent , and he should have won . the Martin Bros. bike is too flashy and too long . plus i don't care for the ride position . honestly it looks like a thousand other " choppers " out there .
Russell Mitchell's Bike is the real winner for me, I like the looks, the ruggedness the toughness, clearly it's a bad ass more functional and smooth bike compare to the two bikes.
"You don't want something that's offensive to the eye, something that's tacky to the eye. I believe in the less is more philosophy..." Has he even seen his own build?
But he builds great bikes. I like his acid builds. And everything is so clean looking. No cables or wires. If I had the money. A lot of parts for my bike would be from Excile bikes. But hey, that's my idea on how a bike should look. Not everyone shares the same view.
I liked the Ausiie bike the best British 2nd American 3rd. The Aussies didn't order a bunch of stuff from a catalogue they built that bike by hand and it shows.
"The names and Nationalities of the builders have been hidden to ensure fairness from voters" ? I'm sure they didn't put together the giant Martin Bros logos cut into the billet rims of each tire? Come on! I'm sure if it was judged in England or Australia then the results would be different? The Australian bike was insane but I think he shot himself in the foot with those terrible handlebars!
For bike built, Scotty the Aussie hands down. Master piece. For rideable and one i would buy, the UK bike without a doubt. Amazing bike. Ete candy with style and paint job, the US bike. Would have been 3rd in my vote. Hard pressed between UK and Australia. Just depends on my personal criteria
I dont believe this is The ULTIMATE biker build off...itd be much better if they had to fab completely their own parts,not just order,with a longer time constriction that is...let's see who's who then!!
Dont know why I watched this, but as an American all 3 were cool; I really think the Aussie bike was the best, followed closely by the Brit bike. Brit bike was clean and solid. The American bike was flashy but looked like it was be uncomfortable on long rides. The Aus bike was pure craftsmanship.
If I could choose one to own and drive I would go for the UK one, but the Aussie’s level of craftsmanship is astounding. That said, from the first ep the US one was the most eye catching of all three. Had I been there to vote I think I would have voted either UK or AU, but all three are amazing and worthy of respect!
The black bike is the only one that is rideable every day, or for long miles. The Australian bike had the best craftsmanship. The American won because it was big long and bloated, and that is what Americans who voted want.
@@craigd1275as an American I would be voting for the UK bike. As incredible as the Australian one was you’d need sunglasses for your sunglasses if any sunlight hit it and the American bike is just hideous
Australia was so incredibly awesome smooth on point craftsmanship & amazing movement wth practicality
The Aussie bike I’ll surely never forget, I think it’s the nicest bike ever. Haven’t seen this in years but this was three talented teams all these bikes are gorgeous. I think this is the best episode.
The American bike was awesome, but even though I'm American I have to give the winning nod to the Aussie team. That polished aluminum bike was awesome and the winner in my opinion. Hat off to you Scotty you built a dream on wheels hands down the best and baddest bike in the world.
They did zero hand works. Most of parts not customize at all. Simply use phone call and blame others. Also no meaning paint job or body vvorks. Their chooperbike derivatived to be an after market modify on scene
The Land down under should have won. Beautifully made and designed but they are all winners. Great work guys✊👊🤙🤘
American biker's have been building one off custom motorcycle;s longer than anyone its what we do its our heritage ! Not surprised at all that Martin Brother's took the prize ! The Aussie bike beautifully designed but to much aluminum not enough contrast ! British bike very clean but a bit to simple ! Joe martin hand's down winner !
I'm American but the job that the Aussie did was amazing I never seen anyone make almost everything on a bike just wow!
Jessie James Austin speed shop he makes alot of his own parts.
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All are winners but the Australia bike was out of the world but for a bike to ride daily I like the British guys old school build.
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Damn that Aussie bike looked great! Original oil tank...so much metal fab...that's a real custom machine! It just popped with all that chrome.
Irvin Gish your be. Cleaning Aussie bike for days or years to much chrome. Joe Martin paints he’s bikes thank you
@@davidbarber2010it’s polished alloy not chrome bud get it right
The Aussies deserved to win, their bike was the better built of them all
And I'm a Kiwi We never like Aussies to win ,all bikes were good in my eye but that Aussies bike ,If the people only new what went to making them before the vote things may have been different
Mate, I'm a Kiwi too and I agree.
You are absolutely right, the English was not bad but the Autransians have worked hard they deserved it but they
Dwight Harborne nope lol
The ausie is the real craftsmanship.. Pure talented 🎉
Outstanding work on all three bikes. I was most impressed by the Aussie one; the pure skill of the metalwork is jaw-dropping. I hope to see more of that.
What a burn. The bobber that the Brit built in Southern California is exactly, but exactly, what I want. Absolutely flawless execution of my dream bike: how did he know? Fooking brilliant, that.
I'll Second that!!!
my favorite was the Brits bike, though I gotta say I have a lot more respect for the Aussies craftsmanship
Same
Man you took the words outta my mouth from the 2nd episode. I almost thought I was re-reading my own comment 🤣
The Bobber. Hands down. I like something you can ride everyday.
Thumbs up for the super mullet on the announcer at the live show!
Russel's bike was the best one up there. Ridable, fat bob white walls, clean, and above all a freakin badass Knucklehead! My dream bike from the day I first viewed this sweet ride...An amazing bike of the ages. #1 with a bullet over the top... I wish it was mine 👍👍
That was a half ass bike that anyone with the parts can assemble. Russell built NOTHING on that bike... he used pre-existing, and ready made parts, that were slightly modified for his build! This was a bike BUILDERS competition, not a bike assembly competition! So no, sorry, Russell's bike comes in 3rd place.
I agree..Russell takes the lead.
Less is more and his is spot on 👌
Nicest bike but a copy of many that have been before it.
foot clutch and suicide shifter? utter junk lol, do you even ride bikes?
you cant go wrong with that style of bobber or chopper just simple not over the top not chopped or stretched too much. like you said dream bike.
WTF?
Joe Martin makes the ugliest and most uncomfortable looking bikes in the history or bike building!
It should have been judged this way
Overall winner: Russ Mitchell
Best Craftsmanship: Scotty Cox
Best Pile of Shit: Joe Martin
Convicts smashed it, nice try Russ, that bike woulda won if the comp was in east london 🧐 but the Ozzies lifted the bar with that tank 🤤
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mind was blown by the level of cratmanship put into the aussie bike i wish i could build a bike from the ground up like that from literally nothing. nothing but respect but i kinda feel like bikes styled like that kinda look a bit too much like something woulda seen on like west coast choppers or something. lots of people including me are much more partial to that old school stylings kinda like what the english did.
Team Australian had the best bike. Damn near all of it was build from the ground up. They should have won.
yeah not saying it judt coz im aussie but the usa one looked like a bike some little kid would hsve on his t-shirt ewith flames in the bsckground the aussie one looked good and sounded great the others looked cheesey snd sterotypical
1. Australian bike is the best, built from the ground up.
2. English bike comes second, i love the old school stuff
3. American bike looks like a bike from a reality bike show from discovery.
LTLUCKYLUKE way overkill with Chrome on the Australian bike the British bike should have won it and then the Aussie Bike second
Metal_Horror_Gamer I agree
The Aussies did all the work,They should have won just for that,But Exile's bike is more my style Im not in to the freaky lookin chops.Mean and clean.
I'm USA, but sorry, that hand made Australian bike should have won. All great bikes, but people have no idea what it takes to design/cut/shape/shine/fit parts like they did. Not to mention get parts to them. People just gloss over the out of the ordinary types of bikes these days, thanks to bike build shows. No one likes to ride a motorcycle with their hands and feet way forward, trying to steer unless they only have them to show. Aussies, you rock and so do you English with that engine!
well my vote from the uk was
1st Aus 100% hand built
2nd USA 98% hand built
3rd my push bike
Anyone who knows Bikes would Vote the Aussies for the win ... just look at the comments section. Just shows that very often the people judging the art haven't got the skill to know what it is they are judging in the first place. The U.S Bike looked like a childs toy blown up to scale ... beyond silly.
Australian team were the best by far. Superb craftmanship.
+Guido Rollard these ppl voted for George bush
+Guido Rollard I agree. Beyond National things (which I don't care about), the aussie team surprised me! In the middle of nowhere they managed to build that stunning masterpiece! Hats off gentlemen, you are winners!
I am glad that arrogant guy didn't win. The aussie guy was correct "there's a huge difference in building bikes and assembling bikes".
+Alistair Nelson Bush Jr. wasn't elected by honest votes, just like Obummer wasn't. They were just the puppets assigned by the powers that be. Having said that, I agree the Aussie chap is an amazing craftsman. I mean he is a world class metal worker. I think Joe Martin is also quite gifted in metal working. The Arrogant Britwit get's zero praise from me though. There's a reason he's never won in the States, and if he wasn't so fucking arrogant, he might see why and correct it. Clearly that won't happen.
and often, a lot of the real craftsmen are hardly known outside their community, and just do what they love to do back home in their garage or shed, regardless of shows and stuff. Only if someone wants to bring his business into spotlight, thats a reason to do so
Guido Rollard I think you're 100% correct. I build some pretty cool shit in my garage/shop, and I do it with very little money, or resources. I always love to see true craftsmen build things, no matter what genre it's in. We are a dying breed. these days if they can't google it to see how everyone else does it, or if a computer can't tell them what to do, they are lost. I'm a machinist by trade, and a damn good one. Kids aren't learning to do things with their minds and hands any more. It's a real shame too.
Aussies should've won. Handcrafted and brilliant build.
Aussies should of had that, hands down.
and this is from an American
Too much bling
they definitely have the most talent, building all by hand is beyond amazing
Polishing it everytime you ride it would get old.
Nah the Brits had the coolest one
@@saheedmcmaster3736 Same bike they always make. Just pull parts off the shelf and assemble.
Australian guy is insane...
Pure GOLD ❤️
Aussie team should have won. It took way more skill to fabricate a bike that was way more unique than the other two. I agree with Aaack Aardvark here: Murcian and Brit bikes were a lot more bolt-on vs. truly custom bits throughout the bike. Not only that, but the bike that won was by far the least drivable. They barely got that monstrosity running...
The timing had to be adjusted. Barely got it running? The Aussies couldn't get theirs running until they replaced a wire. Nice logic.
The Aussies have something that is fading from this world , Hard Work
the Aussies should of won by miles, no i aint an Aussie i'm english
Yeah i know dude this guy work hard by handmade wow tuff job 😁👍🏼
Indeed
Snakebite well people didnt know that
People vote for what looks good not how much time and effort was put into it
I agree the Aussie bike was far better looking
Russell is the only one that built a functional bike that will still be cool 50 years from now
He didn't build shit! He merely assembled a bike from pre-existing parts! lol ! Joe and Scotty hand built their own bikes from the ground up!
@@georgekouts first time on the internet?
@@georgekouts congratulations on being a troll
@@BerserkerNick Thanks! Congrats on being a moron who hates facts and truth! lol
@@georgekouts there's nothing in the entire world that means less than your opinion except maybe you, bye troll
So...the Americans made another same-same bike with no originality or creativity, painted in a boring color, all the while trying to convince themselves they're bad-ass...and only managing to be ass.
The 'Brit' who is about as much that as the Americans, despite his assurances, made an IKEA bike, assembled out of flat-pack parts.
And the Aussies made a bike with sweat, mallets and hard work, from absolute scratch...the way it should be done.
And, of course, the Americans won. Because heaven forfend that they don't, in an American show.
Exactly right. Can't let someone other than an American win a comp run by an American show. Aussies always smash it outta the park. Build shit hot bikes & cars which have their own originality about them.
Stu Boyle with all due respect nobody knew which bike was made where
m109rocket Yeah, because that wasn't blindingly obvious? Oy...
I would love to see you design or paint that.
BS. Exile makes all of their own parts too.
All those bikes were built by fabulous builders. I have to say I appreciate the labor into the Australian bike, awesome skills just amazing but the bike I would ride, and wanna be seen on is Russell's. In fact it resembles my own bike in many many ways. I have to say every single thing about the exile bike is my absolute favorite. Great job fellas. 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏. Nice
I believe the Aussie bike sold for $250,000 not long after this. Scotty builds amazing bikes.
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Hope Scotty got some of that, and not just the dealer who sponsored the build. Dude seriously needs the money to fix that leaky roof! All jokes aside, though, it was a fantastic build.
Building a bike did they cast the motor wiring make the tires or mixed the chemicals that created the paint and do the crome work.
That much?!
Scotty's bike needed a little paint (to much shine) Liked the pipes,and exhaust.
I wouldn't trade the Exile bike for both of the others. It is a classic that will be in style forever.
The only bike builders here were the Aussies. fabricating almost everything them selves. Pommies were a joke, buy shit and put it all together, that requires pretty much no skills besides some basic mechanical knowledge
I’m sorry but when you allow a contest to be judged by a bunch of drunk spectators, your gonna get it wrong.
Now the Martin bros. bike was an outstanding build NO QUESTION ABOUT IT!!
But in as much as they built it custom, they still didn’t go through what the Australia team did.
You see, EVERY SINGLE INCH OF THAT bike was custom cast aluminum polished to the specs of a fine Swiss watch. The contest should be judged by qualified builders that know what they are talking about. NOT by a bunch of easily impressed inebriated Yahoos that are judging them on pretty paint and striping.
C’mon are you kidding me?? EVERY SINGLE PART OF THE AUSSIE build was built by hand. Did you see how thick the fender material was?? Or how beefy those handlebars were? Everything about that build SCREAMED high quality. The winner and the English bobber were fine bikes for sure and I would feel privileged to own either of them. But my opinion and 45 years experience with custom work says: the Aussie testament CREAMED the other guys and that they won on beauty, technical prowess and all around perfection.
If they were compared to watches:
•Martin bike was a SEIKO
•English bobber an Omega
•Aussie bike is a ROLEX!!
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Waveluth It’s all just for fun, dude. It’s not like the international title belt, or something. In the end, it’s all about what the bike sells for. This is all just Hollywood and fun.
A Seiko. Still laughing at that comment.
Shows how much styles can change. I watched this episode as a kid. I said back then, USA bike all the way. Now at 32, I would pick Exile bike in a heartbeat.
Everytime I see the Australian guy, I hear the Nightrider from Mad Max! I like the night riders mom!
Crazy to thinks this was 11years ago.. That Bobber's probably the coolest, but what Scotty and the boys put together was awesome! Good stuff. That American dude though, really brought nothing to the table for me.
I like Russell s personality and demeanor but Scotty's the Ausies bike was second to none and deserved to win
There were bits of all 3 that I liked. The American one had that long, low curvy look, but in the end it looked like a tribal tattoo with wheels. The English one had the perfect '50s vibe, and I really liked the extremely clean look and the fact it had 2 fat tires on it, but the only access to the front brake being on that shift lever under your butt was a bit of a bummer, as was the shifter position, and it was an off-the-shelf assembly that really didn't have that chopper look. In the end, the Aussie bike really nailed it. Absolutely blown away by the craftsmanship that went into it and it's hard to argue with the quality of the end result. The fit and finish were next level. They'd have had my vote had I been there.
depends on what style of chopper youre going for. you say the english didnt quite have a chopper feel, but it definitely had that 50s early 60s bobber kinda early chopper style. the other two were that newer style of chopper. in my mind the aussies did the best work all around for sure, that level of craftmanship is just amazing and i respect it, but i just cant get down with that newer style of chopper and will always prefer that older style like the british did. i will agree that the choice to do the front brake like that is a bit dumb though.
Aussie bike was the one I was the most impressed with the build on, by miles... but the (not very) British bike was the one I'd want to ride.
Australians did a awesome job.. They would have got my vote.🤘🏽
The bike I most admire is Scotty. The bike I’d want to own is Russell. Joe’s bike is there.
for me american bike for show room, ausie bike for show off, british bike for daily bike..
love the old school bike
On point
We do not make single seat bikes unless someone actually asks for it....We call single seats Gay bikes....you ride it to the bar and pick up a beautiful woman then she follows you home in her Toyota....does not make sense unless your just into yourself....old time choppers with room for a girl is the only way to go....and they get 200 to 300 miles on a double tank of gas..
The Aussies bike reminds me of the v rod. I love this Australian bike. I think its tits on. I would love to own that sorted beauty
vrod ain't a real bike
I liked the Brits biker better simplicity and very clean.
I liked Billy Idol's bike!
ArgentPure only thing I would change about the billy bike is beach bars and a hand clutch all three bikes looked great
I must repeat another's post," Australian team were the best by far. Superb craftmanship ". Martins had the nicest paint, Russel's bike are very cool and easy to ride but the Aussie bike in a build off was far and above the others.... I live in Washington State, USA.
Team Australia had the best bike by far. They should have won no doubt. The level of craftsmanship on the bike was amazing, all the detail that went into the build is something to really admire. BAD ASS BIKE TEAM 🇦🇺.
Outta all 3 I couldn’t choose their all Bad ass an spectacular!!!!
Aussies: 100k bike, $3 multimeter :)
Now days them bicks arent worth shit.
A saw a Borget bick go through mecome last year they couldnt get five grand for it .
Lol
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You can’t beat Exile’s minimal clean style, but if the audience would of seen these bikes built the Aussie team would of win, because they made a custom bike with tons of fabrication.
Bike builder and appears on a stock '03 Vrod, Love it ! xD
This show came out a couple decades ago. Crazy.
*The Americans most definitely put the most creativity and function all while making the most comfortable to ride bike, except for the fact that it's a hard-tail!!! The Brits (Russell) built (assembled) the same old boring bobber that they ALWAYS do!!! The Aussies actually "built"something for once, and it actually ran!! The Aussies also finally picked someone that's not afraid to put a little hard work into his bike, I actually kinda liked this one!!*
the Assie's Bike was Right there with American bike, how they his rear suspension was top notch!! the work put in it was was actual work not just bought, also loved the Front on the US bike also having mostly built in house not bought..! either one of these equally deserved the Win, also why I would never hand the Win over to England is because most parts are ordered not Built by them the Aussie had it right that was more of an assembly not a build, classic look or not.
The british bobber was the BEST. The other too, nice bikes, but waaaay too flashy, they looked like toys. Unfortunately, seems like the American public enjoys super colored, bling bling, awkward looking motorcycles. The truth is, at the end of the day, no one would buy that kind of stuff. They would all go for a NORMAL bike.
Florin Nitulescu Not really. You're talking Daytona here. The *East Coast* American public likes lots of flash bling. The West Coast American public likes lots of flash bling. The rest of us, the REAL Americans, generally prefer old school over anything. The results in Sturgis, for example, likely would've come out different.
John Ratko Oh, ok. I understand. I wasn't trying to sound harsh, but I'm more into motorcycles that look like motorcycles, not like spaceships. But then again, it is my opinion, it shouldn't be everybody else's opinion.
Florin Nitulescu I agree with you, Florin. A motorcycle should look like a motorcycle. If someone gave me a $50,000 spaceship motorcycle, I'd just tear it down and use the motor, transmission and anything else I could salvage to put into a normal frame to make it a motorcycle.
Florin Nitulescu I have to agree with both of you guys they really aren't ridable bikes.However if the craftmans ship were the deciding factor the AUSIE bike wins hands down Cant hide mistakes when its all polished,also all built in house,not saying opening a catalogue and ordering parts isnt a good way for your average joe to build A bike but this was a build off,not call your supplier and bitch. So on that alone the Ausie's won.
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Yes I liked the bobber best but this was a build off not a take a parts off the shelf and assemble it.
As far as I'm concerned, the Aussies are the winner of this competition.
Aussie bike was badass but imagine having to polish it all the time just to keep it looking good? British bike was one you can buy off of craigslist that somebody slapped together in their garage.
TT like what you said about the Aussie. and. British bikes have to polish. The Aussie bike for days to keep it looking good thank you.
The real winner of that contest was the announcer with that beautiful mullet.
I remember watching this when it first aired, and thinking the Exile looked timeless, while the other two, as impressive as the work was, instantly looked like 2004. It was obvious then the long swoopy tribal flame stuff would not be around in a few years. Russell Mitchell in 2021 is still building satin black tanks while the other two are now doing completely different things, which I think says it all.
I like the ausi bike more but if i had to own one it would be the brit bike 100% , it's not flashy but still looks bad ass
Timeless doesn't matter because people will always love the stuff from their era. Take the vehicle industry, how sought after all the old mustangs, corvettes, chargers, camaros, old trucks, it's endless all the older vehicles that are going for big money now. So, in time, these older bikes will be just as sought after as collectible time pieces.
Riding the bike vs. looking at the bike…that’s why I liked his bike back then & now.
Tbh…I loved the whole chopper craze and its extremes but always knew I wouldn’t want to own one of those zero maneuverability kickstand showpieces.
@@F1JV spot on, short n sweet the only way to go on a chopper and trim the fat.
Excellent point. Chrome and bling are tacky now.
This episode is what made me a Joe Martin fan for life no matter what he's building. If I had one in my garage? it's Exile. It's my style of what I want to ride most. it's me end to end.
I love and appreciate any and all artists with passion and these guys set off a firestorm back in the day of what became the big bike boom 2K!
It's great to watch Joe still today doing cars on Iron Res- He is a metal magician. .
That mullet though, it's strong, real strong!
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they all had their points of good an bad..
over all, aussie should have done it, due to the build.
its call bike build off for a reason
keith hunter The audience doesn’t get a written description of the bike or anything. They just look at it for a few moments and go by initial aesthetic impression.
NO SENSE AJAJA EVEN THE LLOK ON HIS FACE SAYS "I REALLY CAN´T BELIEVE IT" exile bike is by far the most beautiful, different, solid and easy to maintain ajajaja
The English Man isn’t a real builder 😂 used a replica engine, bought everything and assembled 😂🤣
i have one of the bikes he built with an evo. they do a good job.
Billy lane would've been the best choice
who here thinks Australians are the real builders here? Love from India
my lord these bikes are hideous.... please reference Indian Larry's choppers, now they have class.
Gas'n'Oil the black one is cool but i agree with you
I respect your opinion but to each their own.
That wasn’t even a competition. The black one was just common to ever win.
Australians, because it was hand made.
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Yeah they killed themselves with those terrible handlebars though!
Joe Martin's bike is the best no matter who he goes up against do you want to know why my name is Martin stick with what you know
I think the aussies bike was amazing they should’ve won
The bikes were all beautiful and the voters were all those at Bike Week, not know what country built which bike. I love the American bike but I would have chosen the Aussie bike. Super craftsmanship.
If the display and voteing had been held outside of the US, the outcome would have been very different.
john lowe that’s bullshit because no one really knew who’s bike it is
Joe Martin Excellent job superb painting you the Best GBU AMERICA LOVE U SO MUCH Hatts of u 🎩
You prove what you're made of on a biker build show. Martin Bros showed that after being happy with their quality tolerances.
That's why Indian Larry is a legend.
for me it's the Exile bike all the way , just love that fat front tire , but that Aussie bike is pure talent , and he should have won . the Martin Bros. bike is too flashy and too long . plus i don't care for the ride position . honestly it looks like a thousand other " choppers " out there .
Aussie all the way beautiful work :) second USA
Russell Mitchell's Bike is the real winner for me, I like the looks, the ruggedness the toughness, clearly it's a bad ass more functional and smooth bike compare to the two bikes.
Aussie was the perfect build! 🧐
"You don't want something that's offensive to the eye, something that's tacky to the eye. I believe in the less is more philosophy..." Has he even seen his own build?
next time they do a world biker build off they should get an Englishman who lives in England instead of Russel
Destiny would be cool, the issue was money for filming this had like no budget the aussie side was basically self shot
But he builds great bikes.
I like his acid builds.
And everything is so clean looking. No cables or wires.
If I had the money. A lot of parts for my bike would be from Excile bikes.
But hey, that's my idea on how a bike should look. Not everyone shares the same view.
I like the British bike the best but the Aussie bike is the most impressive.
Personally i would've voted for the British bike but i wanted the ozzies to win😔
All this men got my absolute respect for building this beautiful motorcycles, thank you very much ⚙️🔧🔩well done guys Thanh you for all your work 👍*
Little did I know watching this as a kid I would eventually go from loving the American chopper. To preferring bikes more like the one from England
The English team built an American HD based hot rod style bobber...traditional English bikes look nothing like Exile.
Both flags with the union jack won this,
The American bike looks like a everyday custom US chopper
I vote Aussie.
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To me it came out looking store bought I vote British
Russel saying that we Americans aren’t sophisticated was uncalled for.
I liked the Ausiie bike the best British 2nd American 3rd. The Aussies didn't order a bunch of stuff from a catalogue they built that bike by hand and it shows.
same here
davidbrennan5 nope lol
They are all amazing but i love that UK bike. Especially the white walls. It looks the dogs bollox.👍
"The names and Nationalities of the builders have been hidden to ensure fairness from voters" ? I'm sure they didn't put together the giant Martin Bros logos cut into the billet rims of each tire? Come on! I'm sure if it was judged in England or Australia then the results would be different? The Australian bike was insane but I think he shot himself in the foot with those terrible handlebars!
For bike built, Scotty the Aussie hands down. Master piece. For rideable and one i would buy, the UK bike without a doubt. Amazing bike. Ete candy with style and paint job, the US bike. Would have been 3rd in my vote. Hard pressed between UK and Australia. Just depends on my personal criteria
I dont believe this is The ULTIMATE biker build off...itd be much better if they had to fab completely their own parts,not just order,with a longer time constriction that is...let's see who's who then!!
Dont know why I watched this, but as an American all 3 were cool; I really think the Aussie bike was the best, followed closely by the Brit bike. Brit bike was clean and solid. The American bike was flashy but looked like it was be uncomfortable on long rides. The Aus bike was pure craftsmanship.
Nah men, the British bobber was just a fat 883 with a bycicle handlebar.
Australian team won.
should have been ,, Aussie , UK and scrap that u.s.a thing
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