RICHMOND, Va. — Fresh off its close-up on a hit TV series, a local motorcycle maker is getting its next shot of exposure.
Richmond-based Classified Moto, which recently saw its custom bike creations featured on the AMC series “The Walking Dead,” was recruited by St. Louis-based Rebel Yell Bourbon to build a custom motorcycle as part of its “Rebels Uncaged” summer promotion.
Classified Moto was one of four builders across the country selected to participate in the promotion, along with shops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas. The bikes will be driven from St. Louis to South Dakota in August for this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, and they will then be up for grabs as part of a nationwide contest later this year.
Classified Moto’s creation, a custom-made Kawasaki KZ1000, was unveiled Monday evening at a Rebel Yell-sponsored event held, fittingly, at McCormack’s Big Whiskey Grill at Regency Square Mall.
John Ryland, who launched Classified Moto with his wife and co-founder Betsy Ryland in 2011, said he wasn’t sure how Rebel Yell became aware of their shop, but he suspected its exposure on “The Walking Dead” played a part.
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Classifiedmoto.com is back up (and with it, the latest build queue.) Booyah. #walkingdead #rva
