Wrench Against the Machine

David Mucci's Draft Studio from Chicago and Michael Mundy's Steel Bent Customs from Tampa, Fla., tackle the 72-hour challenge of customizing a new bike with computer-driven mechanics.

Loaded Gun Customs' Kevin Dunworth brings an all-star team to the competition that includes renowned chopper fabricator Will Ramsey and the fastest woman on a motorcycle, Jody Perewitz. Opposing them is LA's Lossa Engineering and legendary builder Jay LaRossa. When it comes to sourcing parts and hitting up connections for this Harley Sportster build, Lossa holds the clear home-team advantage.

Brian Sloma and LA's Spirit Lake Customs face off with Brady Young and team Seaweed and Gravel from Leucadia, CA in a challenge to turn a stock street bike into a classic flat tracker. As the judges wait to race the bikes, both teams face electrical issues that force them to work together and use every second of the 72-hour clock.

Both teams are thrown for a loop when they're asked to make a chopper out of a late 70's Japanese bike. Australian master fabricator Craig Rodsmith leads Chicago's Rod Smith Cycles against Justin Webster and J. Webster Designs from Gainesville, FL.

It's a matchup between DIY garage builders from Louisville, Kentucky and a superbike racing pit crew from Boerne, Texas when Scott Halbleib's H Garage takes on James Compton's Compton Customs. A belt-driven starter bike foils Compton's plans to upgrade performance while H Garage battles sleep deprivation to finish their build in time.

The competition returns to its roots in Cleveland, Ohio and Skidmark Garage, where friendly boasting between builders ultimately became a 72-hour test of endurance and craftsmanship. James Vann and Bedlam Werks from Athens, Georgia take on Cameron Jones and LA-based Lucky Wheels in a showdown heavily affected by wintry Midwestern weather and riding conditions.