Birthed by the creator of Sideburn Magazine and the UK’s Dirt Quake, Gary Inman, the Worship Moto Show is a celebration of the excess of the 90s. For the second year in a row, a plethora of custom Japanese streetfighters, sportbikes, muscle bikes, and other oddities descended on the 120-year-old Left Bank Church in Leeds, England. Hotshot motorcycle photographer Craig King-Stuart was in attendance this year to capture the event in all of its neon glory.
Worship descended on Leeds again this year with 50 original bikes and no repeats—quite the feat for the show’s creator and runner, Gary Inman. Seeing the organizers and volunteers transform a church into a curated space of modified muscle, a spectacle of speed, was impressive.
Throughout the morning, each builder and owner pushed their creations into the venue—long sturdy metal ramps on hand to climb the steps to the altar. The caliber of motorcycles was extremely high. Scores of beautiful custom bikes put everything on display—race exhausts, sponsor stickers, air intakes, and nitrous bottles. It really was a feast for the senses.
As both art director and photographer, I found myself attracted to the visual style and language of Worship. It’s a disarming contrast; a 120-year-old gothic church in Leeds mixed with Japanese glyphs, chromatic aberrations, TV lines, and a VHS aesthetic. The event also had special hosts to make you feel welcome; Sticky’s Speed Shop ‘zombie priests’ kept a watchful eye on all attendees.
The 90s nostalgia was palpable—but it felt less like a passing fad, and more like a cultural statement of muscle and style. With the autumnal sunshine hitting some of the most beautiful bikes at the show, they were perfectly presented for the compositions I had in mind. Light played with the myriad surfaces and materials to give depth and form to these machines.
A selection of special bikes took their place at the top of the altar. The first was from Guy Martin, the custom-built Martek Suzuki turbo GSX-R1100 from his class-winning Pikes Peak adventure. An iconic number eight to catch your eye, this extremely minimal raw machine has the stance for extreme speed at high altitudes in thin air. Next to Guy’s bike was its sister: another Martek GSX, formerly owned by The Prodigy’s Keith Flint.
The family was completed with another GSX-R from Death Spray Customs—a very classy machine in my eyes. The graphic design was on point, with high contrast graphics and glow-in-the-dark decals contrasted against the overall avant-garde aesthetic.
On the other side of the room sat another stunning design: Manu Piddiu’s Yamaha FZ1000R. This custom build was super high spec, but I also loved the design, done by Manu himself. The striking purple graphics, contrasted white tail, and race graphics with yellow highlights really did it for me.
I was also fortunate enough to meet Marc from Haxch again this year—I’m still in love with his Thunderbolt XZR900 Yard Built project. A crazy amount of work was put into that aluminum fairing to make it look better than factory.
Continuing the 90s aesthetic was a Rothmans Honda NS500 from Andy Feeley. This was the first and only two-stroke machine to grace the Worship Show’s church. I photographed this motorcycle a lot as the rays from the church windows created an atmosphere centered around it—this livery is so iconic, and the Jim Lomas full exhaust system really caught the light.
It’s always interesting to see where people place their stickers for the People’s Choice award. This year, a Ducati stole the show from the Japanese bikes: the Alonze 600 Special by Jim Alonze. Handcrafted from scratch using a Ducati Monster 600 donor, this build was on another level.
Ticket holders were well looked after with British BBQ favs from Paradise Tap & Taco, a bar serving up great coffee, tea, beers, and cakes, and plenty of places to sit down, relax, and enjoy the bike- and people-watching. I also ran into new and familiar faces at the show; a great mix of people that left with lots of inspiration for the Worship Moto Show 3, which Gary has already announced for 2026.
Worship Moto Show | Instagram | Words and images by Craig King-Stuart
