Xavier Muriel, Cycle Source Magazine’s Builder of the Year and builder of Easyriders Magazine’s Bike of the Year, has started on a custom motorcycle for us and one lucky member of the High Seas Rally community will win it! Throughout the year, Xavier will update us on the progress with special videos, photographs and anecdotes straight from his garage, Providence Cycle Worx in Austin, Texas.
Click here to find out more about Xavier, read on to see the amazing progress on the HSR custom motorcycle, and check back often to learn how you can win it!
Rounding the final turn! (Custom Bike Build Update - November 2020)
New customizations! (Custom Bike Build Update - September 2020)
Press play to go inside Xavier Muriel’s new garage for the inside scoop on High Seas Rally’s custom motorcycle build. Award-winning bike builder and HSR host Xavier Muriel has been fabricating the gas tank and adding cool new controls and customizations.
We can't wait to see the finished bike unveiled aboard the High Seas Rally in October 2021 and the excitement when it's raffled off to one lucky passenger. If you're onboard you're automatically entered to win!
The HSR custom bike is going to be amazing and it can be yours if you're onboard when the rally cruise hits the high seas!
Sparks are flying! (Custom Bike Build Update - June 2020)
Creating a custom bike is all about building up excitement and energy during the process. And that's exactly what High Seas Rally host Xavier Muriel is doing as our award-winning bike builder assembles HSR's custom motorcycle, which will be unveiled and raffled off to one lucky passenger aboard the ship.
To check out the most recent work on the bike, click play and step into Xavier's garage, Providence Cycle Worx in Austin, Texas. Sparks are flying right now and the excitement is building. By the time August rolls around, Xavier will be rocking the final assembly.
The HSR custom bike is going to be amazing and it can be yours if you're onboard when the rally cruise hits the high seas!
We now have a complete roller! (Custom Bike Build Update - March 2020)
Xavier Muriel has checked in from his garage in Texas to provide us an update on HSR's custom bike build. Both rims now have rubber on them and the front end has been selected!
Now you may be asking yourself, "Why does the front end look funny?" Well, Xavier points out that he's working in a mock stage.
As the build continues, Xavier will modify the Lowers by shaving off unwanted pieces to make it look extra cool and custom. Xavier has also started the mock on the rear fender, by spacing and aligning the rear wheel to the center of the frame. Correct spacing is VITAL for the bike to track true running down the road, Xavier says. When the fender is in position, he will begin cutting and welding to start crafting the killer custom look.
The Bars and Risers are now in house. As is the Paul Cox Rigidaire seating system, which allows the driver to use a small manual pump to inflate the seat for the most comfortable ride, while not sacrificing the always classic look of a chopper.
Next up? Installation of the motor, tranny and belt drive, then fabrication of the oil tank before moving toward the front of the build. "I always start at the rear of the bike and work my way forward," Xavier says.
Remember, the custom motorcycle will be going home with a very lucky member of the HSR community after the 2021 cruise.
Frame it! (Custom Bike Build Update - February 2020)
We checked in with Xavier Muriel in his Texas garage and he was ready with an exciting update to the High Seas Rally's custom bike build. Xavier is "honored, stoked, excited, jazzed" to share with you the result of his recent pitstop in California to collaborate with Rick Bray of RKB Kustom Speed on the bike's frame.
Now that the frame has been cut, bent, turned, heated, shaped, formed and finished by hand from raw materials, where does Xavier go from here?
"Imagine that feeling you had as a kid, going to sleep knowing that when you wake up it's time to open Christmas presents … it's that very same feeling," Xavier says. "I've been fortunate to have S&S Motors help me out with one of their 80-inch black and chrome motors, Baker Drivetrain came to the table with an awesome blacked-out 5 speed tranny, and BDL closed the deal with one of their tried and true systems."
Next up: Xavier will set up the drivetrain in the frame and start mocking up the build. The wheels are coming from Black Bike Wheels, matted up with some Metzeler Rubber.
Then the fun REALLY begins. If you sailing on the cruise next October, you are automatically entered to win this incredible custom bike!
WIN LOADS OF LOOT!
Big Cash Prizes + Custom HSR Motorcycle
+ Vendor Products + Awesome Memorabilia
On High Seas Rally 2021, we’ll raise a ton of money for a great cause and you’ll have the opportunity to take home the biggest haul to date, including huge cash prizes, merchandise and even a custom HSR motorcycle!
- Over $2.9 million raised through HSR’s Raffles, Contests & Auctions to provide dialysis patients and their caregivers with all-expenses-paid vacations of a lifetime.
- Over $200,000 in cash and prizes won by guests on last year’s rally cruise!
- $4,000 Group Program – Form a Riding Group (any combination of New, Past and Current Guests; Virgins welcome) and each member is automatically entered to win a share of $4,000 cash + and can earn money for charity and additional group benefits. $2,500 for 1st prize; $1,000 for 2nd prize and $500 for 3rd prize. Learn More
- $2,500 Virgin Raffle – All first-time HSR cruisers and any guest who refers an HSR Virgin are entered to win $2,500. Host also nets $50 cash for each Virgin cabin recruited!
- Custom HSR Motorcycle – All guests are automatically entered to win the custom HSR motorcycle built by our award-winning builder and host Xavier Muriel. This epic prize will be displayed onboard and awarded Day 7 of the cruise.
- 50/50 Raffles – These awesome Win-Win Raffles netted $50,000 in cash to guests in 2019 and another $50,000 to benefit HSR’s dialysis patients. With multiple 50/50 Raffles throughout the week, you’ll have lots of chances to win big cash and support a great cause!
- $5,000 Early Bird Raffle – Every guest booked for HSR ’21 prior to May 31, 2020, was entered to win $5,000 cash.
- Pirate Bingo – One of the biggest and best games on the high seas, your $40 entry fee gets you 4 bingo cards and a rowdy night of fun with thousands of dollars in cash and vendor prizes on the line. Guests won almost $20,000 in 2019.
- Best Tattoo — Our guests have some awesome ink to show off so this contest is competitive! Prizes are up for grabs for the best HSR Tattoo and for Best in Show!
- Hillbilly on the High Seas Contests — The “best” dressed guests at the Hillbillies on the High Seas Theme Night party will have some awesome prizes to stuff into his or her overalls. Come tattered in tank tops and trucker hats, plaid and pigtails, bath robes and bubba teeth. Remember, everyone is a winner during this awesome night of people watching!
- Cousin Eddie’s Costume Contest: Do you have the costume chops to be the ultimate Hillbilly on the High Seas? See where you or, better yet, where you and your partner stack up!
- Queen of the Trailer Park Contest: We have all seen beauty pageants, but have you seen one at the trailer park? We are going to crown one lucky lady or guy as Queen of the Trailer Park. Think Daisy Duke meets Honey Boo Boo. This contest is Backwoods not Beauty, so trade in those high heels for dirty feet. Bonus points for missing teeth!
- Best Beard — Got a big and badass beard?! The ladies will be the judge of that! In this contest, longer is not always better. Our lady judges are looking for something that smells and feels good, too!
- Topless Man — All hands on deck, ladies! Put on a blindfold and feel around for the man with the best (oiled up) chest.
- Treasured Chest — A fan favorite fundraiser on Pirate Takeover Day, the Treasured Chest contest raises big cash for charity. Our ladies get decked out in their best pirate gear and use their “assets” to collect money from those in the crowd. The contest winner is the woman who collects the most money, but the real winner is our awesome charities.
- Belly Smacker — Not familiar with the ancient art of the belly smacker? Contestants jump into the pool from a 3-foot platform. Arms spread, belly out ... the winner is selected based on style, sound and size of the splash!
- Scream Queen — Channel your inner demons and top the decibel meter with your best bloodcurdling scream during High Seas Halloween.
- Putting for $$$ — Just like on the course, you drive for show, but putt for dough. See ya at the ship’s mini-golf course!
- Door and Promenade facing window Decorating — Show your love for bikes and rallies by decorating your cabin door or your Promenade facing window.
- Virtual Bike Show — Cycle Source Magazine will present the inaugural Virtual Bike Show aboard HSR ’21. This event will give rally-goers the opportunity to show off their ride with many prizes on the line for the best motorcycle eye candy in multiple categories! Full details for entering will be made available closer to our sailing date.
- Live and Silent Auctions – Over $75,000 was raised in 2019 to benefit HSR’s dialysis patients with loads of amazing memorabilia going home with guests, including a ZZ Top signed guitar, Willy G signed gas tank, Kenny Chesney signed guitar, Foghat signed guitar, Geoff Bodine signed NASCAR gas tanks, Brooks & Dunn signed drum head, and Dale Earnhardt artwork.
