The Harley-Davidson King of Kings 2020 winner has been announced, and it’s the “Apex Predator” created by Oscar Peralta and Harley-Davidson Queretaro, Mexico.
A total of 18 Harley-Davidson dealers from 12 different countries took part in the final of the custom bike building compeition. They were chosen as previous winners of national Battle of the Kings contests around the world, and challenged to create custom Harleys with an unlimited budget for their work.
The result was a wide range of bikes and styles from across Europe, Japan, Brasil,Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. But there could only be one winner from the 15 bikes which were put forward to a public vote.
Victory went to the Apex Predator, with the runner-up spot taken by Harley-Davidson Athena from Greece, with their Roadster-based Gryps.
The Apex Predator:
The winning Apex Pedator was based on a 2020 Harley-Davidson Sportster XR1200. It became a retro-futuristic mix of a flat tracker and streetfighter, with custom bodywork.
Also created bespoke for the bike was a hand-crafted 2-1-2 underseat exhausts, which sits under the handmade vented tail unit. Also built by the team were the custom hand and foot controls, and the Alcantara seat unit.
Other parts used include the wave brake disc rotors and upside down Showa big piston forks for the front end, along with front fork covers. And the mix of power-coated parts with Sterling Green paintwork. The headlight is an LED Daymaker from the Harley-Davidson Breakout, and it also boasts a full-colour TFT Bluetooth instrument panel.
So it’s a worthy winner, thanks to the work of Oscar Peralta, Agustin Anguino, Luis Fernando Pera, Rodrigo Perez, Eduarado Trejo and Yeyo.
The Other King of Kings 2020 Bikes:
The runner-up machine Gryps was created by Harley-Davidson Athena inspired by the mytical creature of the same name (know as a Griffin elsewhere, which is a combination of an eagle and a lion).
The basic proportions of the donor Roadster were kept, along with the iconic petrol tank. But the back was raised up, the front lowered, and then came a mix of custom building and aftermarket parts.
The other entries varied from retro creations and designs to clean modern builds and everthing in between.
The other bikes were:
- XL 1200 FT from Harley-Davidson Boreaux
- Melville from Harley-Davidson Shizuoka
- XRTT-1200 Daytona from Gold Coast Harley-Davidson
- La Chieuse from Harley-Davidson S-One
- RoadXster from Autostar H-D
- Choo Choo from Sykes Harley-Davidson
- Emperor from Thunderbike
- Store Build from Adelaide Harley-Davidson Bike Works
- Daytona’s Red from Harley-Davidson Barcelona
- French and Cheap from Harley-Davidson La Rochelle
- Sport Rod from Motor Saloon
- El Ganador from Sycamore Harley-Davidson
- The Iron RR from Harley-Davidson Szczecin
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