VIOLA, WI – July 11, 2025 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – S&S Cycle is excited to announce that builders have been selected for an incredible event to take place at the 2025 Mooneyes Show in Japan. The response to the 2025 Vintage Tour in the United States has been incredible, and the Japanese market loves vintage v-twins, so a special tour has been created.
On December 7th, 2025 at the Mooneyes Show in Yokohama, Japan, three very special builders will compete in a one-day build off to become the S&S Cycle Vintage Tour Champion. Voting will be done at the show by attendees between 8:00am and 3:00 pm, and the winner announced that day. Competitors are:
Masumi Tsuchino |
Yusaku Sato |
Takuya Okubo |
“It has been many years since I attended Mooneyes on behalf of S&S Cycle for the first time,” said S&S owner/director Brett Smith. “Howard and our friends in Japan have done a fantastic job paving the way us to return and provide a special experience as an extension of our 2025 Vintage Tour.” Smith went on to say, “I very much look forward to celebrating the creativity and ingenuity of the Japanese custom builders. Many of you recall the overall winner of the S&S Cycle 50th Anniversary Biker Build-Off was won by one of your countrymen, Keiji Kawakita of Hot Dock Custom Cycles. He set the bar high and I cannot wait to see who will emerge as the new leader of custom building in Japan!”
The competitors will be given awards that day by Brett Smith, grandson of George Smith, S&S Cycle founder, and those awards will be hand-built by Tom Smith also grandson of George Smith. Unlike the US-based Vintage Tour, this build-off will follow the competitors along on their social media and the S&S Cycle social media to help attendees get ready to vote.
S&S Cycle wishes to extend special thanks to the team at Neo-Factory (https://www.neofactory.co.jp/) for helping us organize the build-off and getting the builders their S&S engines quickly to start the project.
About S&S Cycle:
For over 65 years, S&S Cycle has been the leading manufacturer of Proven Performance motorcycle components, engines, and exhaust. George Smith and Stanley Stankos founded the company in 1958 in Blue Island, Illinois. Shortly after the founding of S&S, George and his wife Marjorie (whose maiden name was also Smith) bought out Stanley, and Smith & Stankos became Smith & Smith (S&S). In 1969, S&S moved from Blue Island to Viola, Wisconsin, and expanded to La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 2004. The technology has changed, but one thing remains: S&S Cycle is dedicated to making affordable and reliable performance products for the v-twin industry.
For further information, please visit www.SSCycle.com
Source: S&S Cycle
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