| Ron Simms | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | custom motorcycle building |
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Ron Simms is an American custom motorcycle 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 Easyriders magazine, and the photo essay book Art of the Chopper, where his work was compared to Arlen Ness 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
References
- Born to Be Wild: A History of the American Biker and Bikes 1947-2002 , Paul Garson, and the editors of Easyriders, Simon & Schuster 2003, ISBN 978-1-4165-7523-8
- Art of the Chopper, Tom Zimberoff (chapter 16) (Google books), Bulfinch Press 2005, ISBN 978-0-8212-5752-4
- "The Outlaw - March 1, 2003". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- "Legendary Builder Wins with PM", August 11, 2009, Performance Machine website
- Techno-Chop: The New Breed of Chopper Builders, Mike Seate, Simon Green and Steve Terry, p. 81, Motorbooks 2005, ISBN 978-0-7603-2116-4
