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Jerry Covington is a custom motorcycle builder and owner of Covingtons Customs.
Background
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Jerry started building custom motorcycles (choppers ) in the early seventies and founded Covingtons Customs in Woodward, Oklahoma in 1993.
He has become well known in the motorcycle industry as one of the top custom builders for his clean designs and high quality custom motorcycles, and has appeared in numerous TV shows Including the Discovery Channel's Biker Build-Off series,[1] Mind of Mencia ,[2] [3] [4] [5] [citation needed HotBike,[6] [7] [8] Carlos Mencia , musician Sammy Hagar , and race car driver Billy Boat .
Press and publicity
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Magazine Covers
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American Bagger (U.S. ) Apr. 2009
HotBike (U.S. ) Feb. 2009
Easyriders (Germany ) Mar. 2009
Easyriders (U.S. ) May. 2008
American Cycle (U.S. ) Jan. 2008
Bikers Life (U.S. ) Sep. 2008
Easyriders (U.S. ) Oct. 2007
Biker Zone (Mexico ) 2007 Vol 168
Street Chopper (U.S. ) Nov. 2006
Hot Rod Bikes (U.S. ) Jan. 2005
Easyriders (U.S. ) May. 2004
V-Twin (U.S. ) Mar. 2004
Hot Rod Bikes (U.S. ) Oct. 2003
Street Chopper (U.S. ) Apr. 2002
Magazine Articles
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V-Twin (U.S. ) Aug. 2009: To Russia, With Love: An International Success Story
Distinctly Oklahoma (U.S. ) Jul. 2009: "Get your Motor Runnin... Head Out on the Highway..."
American Bagger (U.S. ) Apr. 2009: "Covingtons: Retro Custom Bagger"
HotBike (U.S. ) Feb. 2009: Finned with Finess: Covingtons Classy Shovel
American Bagger (U.S. ) Feb. 2009: "Covingtons Customs: Billet Covers Part 2"
Easyriders (Germany ) Mar. 2009: Interview mit Jerry Covington
V-Twin (U.S. ) Apr. 2009: Jerry Covington: In For the Long Haul
American Bagger (U.S. ) May. 2008: The Fabricators Motorcycle: A Covingtons Showcase Bagger
Easyriders (U.S. ) May. 2008: Lucifer II: Giving the Devil His Due
American Cycle (U.S. ) Mar. 2008: Whiskey: Russell Orr's Covington Chopper
American Cycle (U.S. ) Jan. 2008: Covington vs Covington
AMD (U.S. ) Jan. 2008: Covingtons Cycle City: It's a Family Affair
V-Twin Annual (U.S. ) Jan. 2008: A Fist Full of Dollars: Covingtons Hi-Tech Pro-Street
Hot Bike Baggers (U.S. ) Jul. 2008: Sweet Glide: Covingtons Customs FLHX
Bikers Life (Mexico ) Sep. 2008: Psychodelic Chopper
Easyriders (U.S. ) Oct. 2007: One For The Books: Drag Specialties FatBook Sourced by Jerry Covington
Barnetts (U.S. ) Oct. 2007: Covingtons Customs Bobber: Featured Custom
Easyriders (U.S. ) Aug. 2007: A Fist Full of Dollars: Covingtons Hi-Tech Pro-Street
V-Twin (U.S. ) Jun. 2007: One Hundred Bucks Bought It: One lucky ticket holder got the deal of a lifetime
American Bagger (U.S. ) May. 2007: Covingtons Black Bagger Goes to South Africa: A Stunningly Subtle Two Wheeler
Biker Zone (Mexico ) 2007 Vol 168: Covingtons Black Bagger Goes to South Africa: A Stunningly Subtle Two Wheeler
HotBike (U.S. ) 2007 Vol.39 No.9: Covingtons El Capitan: Two Firsts For Covingtons Custom Cycles
Easyriders (U.S. ) Jan. 2006: Covingtons Pagan Gold Hot Rod: Lucifer 1
Street Chopper (U.S. ) Nov. 2006: Covingtons Hot Rod Twin Cam
Hot Rod Bikes (U.S. ) Jan. 2005: Scaring Soccer Moms Everywhere: Ultra Classic Redux
Iron Works (U.S. ) Aug. 2004: Shop Bike Special: Old School Bobber
American Iron (U.S. ) Jun. 2004: Covington Built Bagger: To Mark, It's the best of everything in one machine
Hot Bike (U.S. ) May. 2004: Old School Looks: At an Old School Price
Easyriders (U.S. ) May. 2004: Spirit Of The Chopper: Covingtons Keeper
V-Twin (U.S. ) Mar. 2004: When quality alone does all the selling: It's a Keeper
Best of American Iron (U.S. ) Softail Special 2004: Hold That E: An extreme machine for Xtreme Machine
Best of American Iron (U.S. ) Softail Special 2004: In Spades: Rodeo rider keeps it on two wheels
Hot Bike (U.S. ) Nov. 2003: Stretch Limo: Low Long and Aggressive
Hot Rod Bikes (U.S. ) Oct. 2003: Searchin: It all Began With an Axle Cover
Street Chopper (U.S. ) Jan. 2003: A Builders Bike: Or So He Thought
V-Twin (U.S. ) Dec. 2002: Master Builder Covington: Jerry's Lean, Clean, Running Machines
Hot Rod Bikes (U.S. ) Aug. 2002: Green, Clean, Riding Machine: A Pro Street Built for Two
V-Twin (U.S. ) July. 2002: A Herd of Choppers is Hittin' The Trails: Meanwhile, Back at The Ranch
Street Chopper (U.S. ) Apr. 2002: Arrogant Attitude: You'd Have One Too
American Iron (U.S. ) Apr. 2002: Hold That E: An extreme machine for Xtreme Machine
Hot Bike (U.S. ) Sep. 1998: Jerry's New Bike: All it cost was a shop ticket
Easyriders (U.S. ) Apr. 1997: Mutual Admiration Society
Books
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Today's Top Custom Bike Builders 2009[9]
Art of The Bobber 2006[10]
Top Chops Oct. 2005
Art of the Chopper Sep. 2005
Television appearances
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Awards and accomplishments
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Induction into Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame 2016[13]
Easyriders Invitational - Dallas 2008, Best of Show
AMD World Championship 2006, 2nd place: Production Manufacturer[14]
Discovery Channel ’s Biker Build-Off Champion for Jerry Covington vs. Warren Vesely January 11, 2005
V-Twin Magazine, Best Custom Fabricated Bike
All American Motorcycle Show 2004, Best of Show: Pro-Builders Class
Easyriders Invitational - Houston 2004, 2nd place: Best of Show
Easyriders Invitational - Louisville 2003, 1st place: Best Street Custom
Easyriders Invitational - Louisville 2003, 2nd place: Best Radical
Easyriders Invitational - Columbus 2003, 1st place: Best Radical
Hot Bike Magazine, High Tech Product of 2000, for TC88B frame
References
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^ Film.com
^ Locate TV the original on 2012-03-09, retrieved 2009-07-29
^ Zimberoff, Tom (2003), Art of the chopper ISBN 9780760315729
^ Nichols, Dave; Lichter, Michael; Lane, Billy (FRW) (2005), Top Chops: Master Chopper Builders ISBN 9780760322970
^ "Old-School Looks... At An Old-School Price" , Hot Bike
^ Kelly, Howard, "Covingtons Challenge Two Bikes for Friends" , Street Chopper
^ Michael Lichter Photography Blog the original on 2008-04-13
^ Speed TV Books the original on 2009-08-01, retrieved 2009-07-29
^ Drate, Spencer; Salavetz, Judith; Mardikian, Alex (2006-11-15), Art of The Bobber ISBN 978-0-7603-2531-5
^ Discover Oklahoma
^ Oklahoma Horizon the original on 2008-02-28
^ www.woodwardnews.net
^ AMD Championship
External links
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