David Mann Chopperfest - the Best of the Best

David Mann Chopperfest is one of the premiere chopper shows in the United States. The event is held in honor of legendary biker artist David Mann and brings hundreds of custom motorcycles and kustom kulture artists to the California coast each winter. This recap film covers the 17th edition of the festival, held at the Ventura County Fairgrounds on Sunday February 12th, 2023. Thank you to Rets Riding Glasses for sponsoring our coverage of the event: Our recap video contains nearly two hours of footage of the best Knuckleheads, Panheads, Shovelheads, Triumphs, Evolution Big Twins, Sportster choppers, and many many more. We also interviewed some talented builders and artists to dig deeper into some of the stories behind these bikes. David Mann Chopperfest pays tribute to the brilliant artist who continues to inspire so many bike builders to this day, and is named in his honor. Tragically, the chopper community recently lost another influential member in David “Huggy Bear“ Hansen. David founded David Mann Chopperfest 17 years ago and has been organizing the event ever since. He also owned and ran The Shop in Ventura, which has been a staple in the vintage bike scene for 50 years. We were lucky enough to speak with David Hansen and his son Tory while we filmed this video back in February. Our video is dedicated to David’s memory and we thank him for his numerous contributions to the culture we all enjoy so much. 0:00 Intro 0:34 Stacy McCleary | Stacy’s Garage 9:53 Bike Montage 1 12:58 David Hansen and Tory DuVarney | Chopperfest Organizers 17:10 Bike Montage 2 21:47 Wayne Wreck | Artist 28:44 Bike Montage 3 33:33 Mike Muller | Olive Street Specials 37:16 Bike Montage 4 43:10 Jason Wilson | Sacred Steel Cycles 50:10 Mega Bike Montage