RTR The Bike Show will be held on Saturday, June 20th, with registration starting at 10am for the bikes, with the festival opening at noon. There is a seperate fee for exhibiting your bike in the show. It's $20 day of the event, but only $14.75 if you pre-register online and you get a FREE T-shirt, custom lanyard, pin and ADMISSION to the SHOW / RALLY as well! Folks that don't register in advance don't get the free t-shirt for showing their bike and have to pay for admission at the gate!

 

 

As motorcyclists, bikers, or whatever you want to call yourselves, our bikes are often our pride and joy. In many cases, We spend hours after hours, and often dollars after dollars making them our own personal ride. With all that time and effort, why not bring them out and showcase what you’ve done? To that end, we present the 2026 REASONS TO RIDE CHAMPIONSHIP BIKE SHOW SERIES!!!

 

For over 15 years the RtR Bike Show Series has featured local, regional, and nationally recognized shows that welcome all builders and bike owners. Vintage, metric, v-twin, customs, restored antiques, “resto-mods”, trikes, and radicals – they are all welcome to the show. Each bike show is also a qualifier for our Championship Shows – both the State Show and the National Championship Shows.

 

These shows are RIDE-IN shows, meaning that the bikes are expected to be ridden and a little bit of road dust is fine. We don’t split hairs over trailering in bikes, but we do require that all bikes must be functioning. They must start and be able to be safely ridden on the road.

 

The shows feature voting by event attendees and weighted judges scores in order to select which bikes receive the awards. We use this approach to make certain we include the “people’s choice” as well as a professional eye – preventing it just being a popularity contest. Some shows, though, are Judged Shows – with the guest votes simply going towards the People’s Choice Awards.

 

All Shows feature trophies and placards to recognize the bikes and winners, with special prizes being added in some shows in consideration of the location and hosts. The Best of Show Bikes and TOP Class Winners from the Bike Show Series are then invited to take part in the Championship Shows.

 

This year’s shows will feature a broader range of classes, including SPORT BIKES, CRUISER, CUSTOM and RADICAL BAGGERS, GARAGE BUILDS, TRIKES, as well as VINTAGE, CUSTOM PAINT, and SOUND AWARD categories.

 

A class must have at least 3 entries in order to qualify for a BEST OF CLASS Award. Subcategories and Specialty Classes (show in italics) must have at least 3 distinct entries within in order to be broken out, but is done at the discretion of the event organizers. Judged Shows will include both a BEST OF SHOW and a PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD. Reasons To Ride Magazine and show organizers reserve the right to consolidate or add classes at their discretion.

 

ALL BEST OF SHOW Winners qualify for the Championship Show. Best of Class Winners are entered for consideration, with top series performers being selected for the Championship.
Exhibitors that register in advance will receive a FREE t-shirt as a new special incentive for Pre-Registration. The shirts will be otherwise available at the time of registration for a discounted rate of $15 for Exhibitors. Otherwise, a limited number will be available for $20 each.

 

For shops interested in participating and possibly exhibiting customer and shop bikes, a limited number of shop displays are available.  These basic booth spaces are $150 for the premium placement and include 3 Bike Show Resitrations.  To reserve space for group bike displays (ie., shops, clubs, race teams, etc..) you can purchase here online.  For more information, email INFO@ReasonsToRide.com