Custom motorcycle builder focusing on making beautiful and functional custom bikes. INDUCTED: 1995 A custom bike builder for more than 30 years, Donnie Smith’s innovations continue to influence custom bike builders today. Born in 1942, Smith grew up on a dairy farm in Donnelly, Minn. In the mid-1960s, after two…
Story and photos by Marilyn Stemp on 2014 Donnie Smith Show Innovate, evolve or get out of the way! That’s not the mantra of a famous business guru but it might well be because it’s very good advice. More to the point, after talking with Neil Ryan, head honcho of…
The Buffalo Chip — Custom 2014 Street Glide Built by Sturgis Students Wins Donnie Smith Award The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® proudly announces that the custom 2014 Harley-Davidson® Street Glide built by participants of the Chip’s Student Build Challenge received first place in the High School Build Open Class at the…
Thunder Press — Sean O’Neil, July 5, 2013 Filed under NORTH, RALLIES & EVENTS ST. PAUL, MINN., MARCH 23-24–The Donnie Smith Bike Show featured many new custom motorcycles, as you’d expect, but also see a lot of restored vintage bikes. The display set up by the Viking Chapter of the…
Thunder Press — John Galvin, March 26, 2013 Filed under Photos, Top Stories SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, MARCH 23-24–The 26th annual Donnie Smith Bike Show and Parts Extravaganza took over the RiverCentre in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, March 23-24 with some of the biggest names in the industry showcasing their latest…
The Editor — This Digger by Donnie Smith was built back in the digger heyday and it looks as good now as it did then. The Digger by Donnie Smith The Digger became another popular style. Similar to the Frisco choppers, Diggers were frequently even longer than earlier bikes, but…
Cyril Huze Blog — March 10th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events. The 31st annual Donnie Smith Bike Show is scheduled for march 24-25 2018 at the St Paul Minnesota River Centre. This show is the largest custom-bike show in the mid-west and is drawing some of the big guns in…
Saturday, March 24, 2018 Bike Shows & Car Show 2018 are even better than before. Now you can see custom bikes, meet famous builders, shop high quality vendors in three areas around the United States and have an incredible time doing it. 200-plus custom bikes, food, and new for this…
Donnie Smith International Bike Show By Joe Mielke. Friday, April 23, 2004 Minnesota’s Twin Cities played host to a bevy of motorsports shows during the last weekend of March, but the place to be was Donnie Smith’s Bike Show & Parts Extravaganza, “Taking it to the Streets.” It was an…
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