Watching thousands of people flood into London’s Tobacco Docks for the Bike Shed Show, it’s amazing to see what can grow from a mere love and admiration for custom motorcycles. The Bike Shed started as a custom motorcycle blog in 2011, but eventually grew into a restaurant, retail space and gear brand. It first opened in London, and then expanded to Los Angeles last year.
Now the brand has put on more than 13 of these custom shows between London and Paris—so it’s safe to say they’ve cracked the formula. So much so, in fact, that the Bike Shed Show often sits on many a custom builder’s calendar, as the deadline for whatever project they’re working on.
The show not only features a ton of custom bikes with lots of variety, but also has live music, great food, top vendors from all over the world, and panel discussions with brands and builders.…