Wrench Against The Machine
"Wrench Against the Machine" pits the best bike builders in the world against each other in a race to see who can crank out the best custom design in only three days. Each episode features new designers using the full range of their skills to create ingenious custom rides. Upon completion, a panel of motorcycle experts, including Roland Sands, Alan Stulberg and Michael "Woolie" Woolaway, evaluate the finished products and declare the winner.
- 2016-2016
- 1 season
- Esquire Network
- Reality
"Wrench Against the Machine" pits the best bike builders in the world against each other in a race to see who can crank out the best custom design in only three days. Each episode features new designers using the full range of their skills to create ingenious custom rides. Upon completion, a panel of motorcycle experts, including Roland Sands, Alan Stulberg and Michael "Woolie" Woolaway, evaluate the finished products and declare the winner.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
Don't Wreck A Good Bike
Tue, Nov 15, 2016 43 mins
David Mucci's Draft Studio from Chicago, IL takes on Michael Mundy's Steel Bent Customs from Tampa, FL. Expecting to build a vintage motorcycle, both teams have 72 hours to tackle the challenge of customizing a brand new bike with computer-driven mechanics. One misstep could turn these performance bikes into nonworking duds on two wheels.
Episode 2
Friday Night Bikes
Tue, Nov 22, 2016 43 mins
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.
Episode 3
Flat Track Fever
Tue, Nov 29, 2016 43 mins
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.
Episode 4
Chopper Up
Tue, Dec 6, 2016 43 mins
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.
Episode 5
It's a Gas Gas Gas...
Tue, Dec 13, 2016 43 mins
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.
Episode 6
Shock N' Roll
Tue, Dec 20, 2016 43 mins
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.