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A Suzuki Hayabusa with a £25,000 face lift was crowned Best in Show in October’s Show and Shine competition at MCN Live! with Carole Nash in Skegness at the weekend.

Dave Smith from Nottingham beat off strong competition to take not only the Best Sports Bike gong but also was awarded the accolade of Best in Show with his Suzuki Hayabusa.

The 47-year-old from Nottingham has spent £25,000 to get his customised paint scheme, yokes, seat, wheels – imported from America - and swing arm. Smith was in the army and this can be seen throughout the bike, including the reinforced 50 calibre World War Two bullets which replace the original foot pegs.“I’ve only had this for two years but it’s been five years in the making getting parts for my old Hayabusa that I’ve now brought on to this one. I ride it everywhere, it wasn’t built for shows it was built to ride, but I’m pleased when I get recognition.”

The Hayabusa was runner up in its sports class at this year’s Bulldog Bash and has been to other shows in previous years.Simon Agus, 45, from Scarborough walked away with the Best Street bike category with his Spondon frame modified Suzuki GSX-R. The bike has been a regular winner at other shows around the country, but Agus says it’s still worth the effort.

“I’ve shown it lots, usually at rallies, it’s had quite a lot of success before. I’m really happy with this, it’s another award for the mantle piece. I haven’t been to Butlins for a couple of years for the MCN event so to come back and then get a prize with the bike is great,” said Agus.Adrian Betts, 38, won the Custom section with his bright green Triumph Rocket III trike. This was the first time the Lincoln biker has ever entered a bike into a show like Show and Shine but his Mark Grinnall conversion won over the judges, which included MCN Deputy Editor Ped Baker.

Betts said: “I’ve only had the bike about a month as it’s taken four months to get sorted. This has made my weekend and I’ll definitely look into showing the Triumph again.”See more pictures from MCN Live! at Butlins, Skegness here

The Suzuki Hayabusa (or GSX1300R) is a hyper sport motorcycle made by Suzuki since 1999. It immediately won acclaim as the world's fastest production motorcycle, with a top speed of 188–194 miles per hour (303–312 km/h), surpassing the Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird by at least a full 10 miles per hour (16 km/h).After the much-anticipatedKawasaki Ninja ZX-12R of 2000 fell 4 mph (6 km/h) short of claiming the title because of being speed-restricted, the Hayabusa secured its place as the fastest standard production bike of the 20th century.

In 2000, fears of a European regulatory backlash or import ban led to an informal agreement between the Japanese and European manufacturers to govern the top speed of their motorcycles at an arbitrary limit, allowing the Hayabusa's title to remain, at least technically, unassailable, since no subsequent model could go faster without being tampered withModel year 2000 and later Hayabusas, as well as their competition, are electronically limited to 300 kilometres per hour (186 mph), giving the unrestricted, 190-mph 1999 models even more cachet with collectors.