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Jerry Covington

Jerry Covington is a custom motorcycle builder and owner of Covingtons Customs.

Jerry Covington
NationalityAmerican
OccupationCustom motorcycle builder
Websitehttp://www.covingtonsustoms.com/

Background edit

 
Psychedelic by Jerry Covington

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] Carlos Mencia's Mind of Mencia,[2] and Corbin's Ride On.[3] Jerry has also been featured in several custom motorcycle related books including "Art of The Chopper",[4] and "Top Chops".[5] Jerry's one of a kind motorcycles have won many awards, have been featured in dozens of magazines, including Easyriders,[citation needed] HotBike,[6] and Street Chopper,[7] and have been photographed by Michael Lichter Photography.[8] Jerry has built motorcycles for celebrities such as comedian Carlos Mencia, musician Sammy Hagar, and race car driver Billy Boat.

Press and publicity edit

Magazine Covers edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

Awards and accomplishments edit

  • 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 edit

  1. ^ , Discovery Communications, archived from the original on 2008-04-13
  2. ^ Film.com
  3. ^ , archived from the original on 2012-03-09, retrieved 2009-07-29
  4. ^ Zimberoff, Tom (2003), Art of the chopper, MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company, ISBN 9780760315729
  5. ^ Nichols, Dave; Lichter, Michael; Lane, Billy (FRW) (2005), Top Chops: Master Chopper Builders, MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company, ISBN 9780760322970
  6. ^ "Old-School Looks... At An Old-School Price", Hot Bike
  7. ^ Kelly, Howard, "Covingtons Challenge Two Bikes for Friends", Street Chopper
  8. ^ , archived from the original on 2008-04-13
  9. ^ , archived from the original on 2009-08-01, retrieved 2009-07-29
  10. ^ Drate, Spencer; Salavetz, Judith; Mardikian, Alex (2006-11-15), Art of The Bobber, MBI Publishing Company LLC, ISBN 978-0-7603-2531-5
  11. ^ Discover Oklahoma
  12. ^ , archived from the original on 2008-02-28
  13. ^ www.woodwardnews.net, 23 March 2016
  14. ^ AMD Championship

External links edit

  • Motorcycles at Curlie
  • Covington's Customs

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Jerry Covington is a custom motorcycle builder and owner of Covingtons Customs Jerry CovingtonNationalityAmericanOccupationCustom motorcycle builderWebsitehttp www covingtonsustoms com Contents 1 Background 2 Press and publicity 2 1 Magazine Covers 2 2 Magazine Articles 2 3 Books 2 4 Television appearances 3 Awards and accomplishments 4 References 5 External linksBackground edit nbsp Psychedelic by Jerry Covington 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 Carlos Mencia s Mind of Mencia 2 and Corbin s Ride On 3 Jerry has also been featured in several custom motorcycle related books including Art of The Chopper 4 and Top Chops 5 Jerry s one of a kind motorcycles have won many awards have been featured in dozens of magazines including Easyriders citation needed HotBike 6 and Street Chopper 7 and have been photographed by Michael Lichter Photography 8 Jerry has built motorcycles for celebrities such as comedian Carlos Mencia musician Sammy Hagar and race car driver Billy Boat Press and publicity editMagazine Covers edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit Discovery Channel s Biker Build Off Jerry Covington vs Warren Vesely January 11 2005 Corbin s Ride On Mind of Mencia Season 1 Episode 9 V Twin TV Speedvision Discover Oklahoma 11 Oklahoma Horizon 12 Awards and accomplishments editInduction 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 frameReferences edit Turbo Biker Build Off Discovery Communications archived from the original on 2008 04 13 Film com Locate TV archived from the original on 2012 03 09 retrieved 2009 07 29 Zimberoff Tom 2003 Art of the chopper MotorBooks MBI Publishing Company ISBN 9780760315729 Nichols Dave Lichter Michael Lane Billy FRW 2005 Top Chops Master Chopper Builders MotorBooks MBI Publishing Company 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 archived from the original on 2008 04 13 Speed TV Books archived from the original on 2009 08 01 retrieved 2009 07 29 Drate Spencer Salavetz Judith Mardikian Alex 2006 11 15 Art of The Bobber MBI Publishing Company LLC ISBN 978 0 7603 2531 5 Discover Oklahoma Oklahoma Horizon archived from the original on 2008 02 28 www woodwardnews net 23 March 2016 AMD ChampionshipExternal links editMotorcycles at Curlie Covington s Customs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jerry Covington amp oldid 1178205309, wikipedia, 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