Loading AI tools
Reality television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Biker Build-Off is a reality television series for the Discovery Channel. Created and narrated by Thom Beers, the series was originally conceived as a single special called The Great Biker Build-Off. The show proved so popular that more episodes were produced in succeeding years, to the point that it was turned into a regular series (and its name shortened to just Biker Build-Off) in 2005.
Biker Build-Off | |
---|---|
Created by | Thom Beers |
Starring | Hugh King (Master of Ceremonies) |
Narrated by | Thom Beers |
Composer | Ken Mazur |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 33 |
Production | |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company | Original Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Discovery Channel |
Release | September 28, 2002 – 2007 |
Two reputed custom motorcycle builders from different parts of the country—usually with very different styles of building—each build a unique custom bike in their respective style, pitting their teams and expertise against each other to see who is the better builder.
Biker Build-Off was originally an irregularly-grouped series (termed "rounds") of contests that spanned a calendar year. The original Great Biker Build-Off was a single competition. In 2003, the second round had three contests, and the third round (2004) had six. In 2005, the program was turned into a regular series in which each round would feature a total of 13 contests each. There has also been a World Biker Build-Off special (pitting three international bikers) in 2004.
Various aspects of the rules have evolved over the course of the series. When the show became a regular series, the current rules of the Biker Build-Off were defined as follows:
1. Each builder has 10 days to build a working custom motorcycle in his or her respective style.
2. Upon completion, the two builders bring their bikes to a mutually-agreed neutral location.
3. When they meet, the two builders and their teams will begin a lengthy ride to a bike show.
4. At the bike show, the two bikes will be showcased and a winner decided by an audience ballot.
Builder 1 | Builder 2 | Winner |
---|---|---|
Billy Lane | Dave Perewitz | Billy Lane |
Indian Larry | Paul Yaffe | Indian Larry |
Billy Lane | Indian Larry | Indian Larry |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.