Knockout Motorcycles in USA

Ralph Randolph, bike builder, jet pilot, former Marine and erstwhile cage fighter, found inspiration not at the bottom of a bottle, but rather on it. This bourbon-inspired Randolph creation was based on NASCAR wild-man, Robby Gordon, and his racecar, “Old #7,” which he drove for Jim Beam Racing.

Knockout Motorcycles

It all began with a race, of sorts, to build the hottest bike possible which a couple of ticks past four weeks would allow. Randolph and his crew at Mesa, AZ-based Knockout Motorcycle Co. were invited to participate in CMT Channel’s Chopper Challenge. The rules and concept, which Randolph said he played a large part in forming, called for an even playing field and were designed to be a true test of each builder’s skill and creativity.

Knockout Motorcycles

All participants got the same parts to work with and no out sourcing was allowed. They each had 30 days to build a theme bike that best represented their corporate sponsor. So, in the glare of television lights and directors’ barking camera angles and ordering retakes, nine teams set about wrenching, molding, painting and hand shaping aluminum and steel into artful design and practical function.

“They didn’t call it a challenge for nothing,” said Randolph, “you’ve got a camera in your face here, a part that doesn’t work there, a crazy deadline, takes and retakes, and you’ve got to filter it all out and focus on what you do best. So we just ratcheted up and did it, and I’m pretty proud of what we accomplished.”…[Read the complete story at Motorcycle-usa-com]

Knockout Motorcycles

Contact

624 West Broadway Suite 203
Mesa, Arizona 85210
Phone: 480-279-1734
ralphrandolph.com

Update:

They have moved to the address below:

250 w. Baseline Rd. ste, 101 Tempe 85283 .
Phone:  480-279-1734

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