Wheels and Waves festival to welcome 11 Honda GB350S special builds in official custom competition

This month will see the return of the Hondacustoms.com building contest at the Wheels & Waves festival in Biarritz, with 11 one-off Honda GB350S retro singles set to battle it out for the top spot.

Running from June 11–15, the annual shindig will showcase bikes from seven countries, each fettled by dealers and custom pros to celebrate the new air-cooled model.

This year will be the sixth year of the competition, with builders competing from across Europe to build the most voted for Honda GB350S customisation. Some stick close to the original recipe, whilst others have added full fairings, classic HRC paint jobs, cafe racer style bars, and more.

Previous years at the coastal event have also seen the transformation of the CB1000R, CB650R, CMX500 Rebel, Dax, Monkey, and Grom.

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Over 25,000 voters are expected to participate throughout summer. This can be done online, with downloadable phone and desktop wallpapers also available.