Ron Simms is an American

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builder, operating his business, Simms Custom Cycles, in Hayward, California. Simms has been building custom motorcycles for over 47 years. He has been featured in

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magazine, and the photo essay book ''Art of the Chopper'', where his work was compared to

Arlen Ness Arlen Darryl Ness (July 12, 1939 – March 22, 2019) was an American motorcycle designer and entrepreneur best known for his custom motorcycles. Ness received acclaim for his designs, most of which are noted for their unique body style and paintwo ...

as epitomizing the East Bay Style. In 2017 appeared in American M.C. Season 1 episode 1. Jesse James of West Coast Choppers apprenticed under Ron Simms.

Awards

*Best Performance Machine Equipped Bike, 2009 Los Angeles Calendar Bike Show"Legendary Builder Wins with PM", August 11, 2009, Performance Machine website
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References

*''Techno-Chop: The New Breed of Chopper Builders'',

Mike Seate Mike Seate (born in 1965) is a motorcycle journalist, TV producer and presenter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is th ...

, Simon Green and Steve Terry, p. 81, Motorbooks 2005,

External links

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