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

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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"Legendary Builder Wins with PM", August 11, 2009, Performance Machine website
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References

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

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

External links

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