HARLEY-DAVIDSON ANNOUNCES THE WINNER OF THE ULTIMATE TEST RIDE COMPETITION
Andre Smetsers is invited to the USA, where he creates his own custom bike together with a Harley-Davidson® designer
Oxford (November 23, 2015) – Harley-Davidson® has selected the Dutchman Andre Smetsers from among all participants in the “King of all Test Rides” competition held in Europe and Africa. Smetsers wins a truly unique prize: a customized Dark Custom™ bike designed with Harley-Davidson Senior Industrial Designer Dais Nagao.
Andre can choose one of the dark custom bikes from Harley-Davidson . Together with Nagao, he will then design the machine of his dreams in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A regional European Harley-Davidson authorized dealer will then implement the design.
Harley-Davidson covers all costs for the VIP trip to the USA and accommodation in Milwaukee, the home of the Motor Company, where Andre is also invited to a tour of the Harley-Davidson Museum. Before that, he will fly to California to experience the Los Angeles custom scene on a dark custom bike.
Tens of thousands of motorcycle fans from Europe and Africa took part in the “King of all Test Rides” competition by test riding Harley-Davidson Dark Custom These include the redesigned Forty-Eight® and Iron™ 883, the Street 750®, the Street Bob, the new Street Bob Special and the Fat Bob®.
Andre Smetsers took a test ride on a Forty-Eight at “Central Harley-Davidson” in Veghel, the Netherlands. “This is unbelievable,” said the overjoyed winner when he received the news from the company, “I’m getting a custom bike as a gift and will be traveling to the USA – I can hardly believe it!” Harley-Davidson is happy for Andre and wishes him always have a good trip on his new machine.
Text & image credits: Copyright Harley-Davidson Europe