The 5th annual Brooklyn Invitational was by accounts a raging success. With a builder list like this, it's hard to fail:

ANDY CARTER - PANAGEA SPEED

BRANDON HOLSTEIN - THE SPEED MERCHANT

CALEB OWENS - CRO CUSTOMS

CICERO DE GUZMAN JR.

DAVE BARKER - SPEEDMETAL CYCLES

DAVE FRESTON - CHOPPERDAVE’S

DAVE POLGREEN - THE WRETCHED HIVE

ERNIE BARKMAN UGH MACKIE - SIXTH STREET SPECIALS

JASIN PHARES - HAROLD’S IRON WORKS

JEFF WRIGHT - CHURCH OF CHOPPERS

KEINO SASAKI - KEINO CYCLES

KENNY CUMMINGS - NYC NORTON

KIM BOYLE - BOYLE CUSTOM MOTO

LOCK BAKER - EASTERN FABRICATIONS

MAX SCHAAF - 4Q

MATTIAS ANDERSON - LEBEEF KUSTOMS

NORITAKA FUKUOKA

PAUL COX - PAUL COX INDUSTRIES

ROLAND SANDS - RSD

SETH ROSKO - ROSKO CYCLES

STEPHAN PATE - RESTORATION WERKS

T-ROD WALT SEIGL -

WALT SIEGL MOTORCYCLES

Inside the ROOT Studios in Brooklyn, NY, custom motorcycles from all over were parked in the sparse, studio environment. Uncluttered by displays and other frills, any spectator could walk right up and admire a world-class machine from all angles. The crowd easily filtered back and forth through the cramped vendor room, Asahi bar, the gallery and back to the street out front where hundreds of hand-built choppers lined the entire block. Several bands jammed throughout the day, tattoo artists were busy and as always, pre-parties, after-parties and all sorts of activities combined to make a one-day event feel like it lasted all weekend. Mix that artsy/party vibe with the fun of riding one of the most intense cities in the world and you've got a weekend of chopper fun that's hard to beat.

Photos by our friends at Biltwell Inc.

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