This bike began life as a Yamaha MT-07 before Jake Drummond got hold of it and transformed it into this futuristic vision.
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More photos from the show are below the story text.
The One Motorcycle Show, an alt-flavored celebration of both custom and common motorcycles, born 16 years ago almost as a lark by local customizer and graphic artist Thor Drake (below), returned for its latest iteration at the city’s iconic (and vacant) Zidell shipbuilding facility on the shores of the Willamette River.
One Motorcycle Show founder and director Thor Drake sits with a custom Harley-Davidson Sportster S, which he reimagined as a flat-track-style street machine.
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The annual event, known locally and across the motorcycle industry as the One Moto Show or simply the One Show, has grown year over year under Drake’s guidance. Drake told me that the first show (which I attended all those years ago) featured about 30 motorcycles. This year, he says the show included more than 300 bikes, along with a smattering of custom cars, stunt shows, racing, and original elements such as artwork, live music and a spread of Portland’s five-star food carts.
Builder Brad Hall poses with his Harley-powered creation, 'Hysteria', which he said he finished building the night before the show opened.
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The name of the show comes from the idea of building “one motorcycle” that expresses the owner’s love for motorcycling, no matter what form it takes. Thus, entries at the show range from six-digit customs (above) to mopeds covered in glitter (below) to daily riders still coated in road grime.
Builder Stephanie Kachel adorned this 1969 Honda CT90 with glitter, tassels, and a bright blue basket. It stands out in traffic.
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In the years since that first show took place in a small warehouse in Portland’s industrial district, the One Moto Show’s growth and popularity have attracted sponsors including Progressive Insurance, Indian Motorcycle, Harley-Davidson, BMW, Monster beverages, Traeger Grills, Danner Boots, and many more. While the show was free to attend in the early years, paid admission is now required.
A building where huge boats were once made is an excellent venue for a huge open air - yet covered - motorcycle show. But the building might not be around much longer.
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While the One Moto Show has been held at the sprawling former boatbuilding facility (above) for the past several years, the location of future shows is now uncertain. Rumors have swirled that the Zidell Yards are a strong contender for a future baseball stadium, which might better align with the massive growth of condo and apartment towers, and facilities for Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) that have remade the South Waterfront district over the past 20 years (Portland’s contentious ICE facility, site of the infamous Frog protests, is also nearby). However, the stadium construction also remains in the idea stage, so the show could return to the massive building in the years to come.
Founder Drake is unfazed by the possible site challenges, as the show has moved around multiple times over the years. “As long as people continue to want to see and build bikes, the show will go on,” he said on the show’s first day.
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Show sponsor Harley-Davidson brought its in-house custom RMCR to the show this year.
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Harley-Davidson was in attendance with its one-off RMCR factory custom (above), which I wrote about here. They had a kiosk where attendees could vote on whether it should go into production. Result? Over 90% said they should build it and sell it.
ONYX custom electric motorcycles
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New electric motorcycle maker ONYX brought numerous customized RCR 80V electric bikes, including this one paying homage to the “Kaneda bike” from the iconic 1980s anime Akira.
Roland Sand's custom Royal Enfield Shotgun
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Customizing icon Roland Sands worked with Royal Enfield of India to create this tantalizing revision of the popular Shotgun 650 twin.
Gas Monkey Garage electric LiveWire S2 chopper
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Gas Monkey Garage wowed show goers with this chopperfied machine built around a LiveWire S2 electric power plant rather than a traditional V-Twin.
One Moto Show Scooter Chopper
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Want a chopper but only have the budget for a scooter? Builders at the One Show have you covered.
Morgan from Atomic Strips
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Art has been a significant part of the One Moto Show from the start. Morgan from Atomic Stripes had a small workstation and produced drawings and paintings throughout the show.
Crepe stand at the One Moto show
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It wouldn’t be Portland without some (delicious) weirdness, so this crépe booth fit right in with the beer, pizza and burger vendors.
One Moto Show 21 Helmets competition
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A long-running feature of the show is the 21 Helmets art helmet competition, where showgoers vote for their favorite customized skid lid.
Vintage Harley-Davidson
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Do you like your vintage bikes with some patina? Patina is practically holding this tank-shifted Harley together. See you next year!
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