Cape Town Bike Show in pictures

Harley-Davidson tourer was beautifully airbrushed to resemble a Second World War USAF aircraft, complete with rivets, serial numbers, bullet holes and warning signs.

Mounted on the primary drive casing is a belt-driven supercharger.

Supercharger feeds a pressurised intake chamber on the right via an intercooler mounted in front of the engine.

Rune was an outrageously art-deco, 350kg blingmachine with a tweaked 1832cc Goldwing engine, built at the Honda plant in Maryville, Ohio in 2004.

Honda CR480 is a replica of ultra-rare 1978 works machine. It is believed that only three originals were built.

1981 Husqvarna 390, in its day an aristocrat among motocross machines.

1991 Maico 490 was one of the hairiest two-stroke motocrossers ever; only experts need apply.

Canadian BMW R100 GS was ridden through Africa.

This stunning custom machine was the centrepiece of the Viper Lounge display.

These are not show bikes lined up as if on parade and gleaming in the sun, these are some of the machines the spectators arrived on.

These kids had great fun demonstrating the custom bicycles.