2014 Barber Motorsports Vintage Motorcycle Days

[David (N. Alabama)]

Had a great weekend at Barber. The weather cooperated. There was a good turnout and I believe everyone had fun. Well, almost everyone.





There is a lot to see at Vintage Days. Some go for the racing.













Sorry for the image quality. 10 year old camera on max zoom.

[David (N. Alabama)]

Some go for the Vintage Trials and Cross Country events. I was a section judge for the Trials Competition. These bikes are 40 or more years old.



This rock was kicking folks butts. It was definitely a mental game to maneuver around and over obstacles. It may not look like much, but they had to make a really tight turn and it was right in the way.





This is a 1930s Royal Enfield that he did not want to drop so he took the Dab for putting a foot down.





Success!

[David (N. Alabama)]

All the cool Vintage bikes were making me drool. ;)









and many were being ridden as well as displayed.

[David (N. Alabama)]

Some of the custom vintage bikes were rolling art.

[David (N. Alabama)]

Some of the Custom Vintage Bikes Not so much...









This Indian Inline Four and this Morgan Cyclecar were pretty amazing. The Cyclecar was driving around and it is amazing anyone can even fit in this thing.

[David (N. Alabama)]

There were also a couple of death defying shows to get your adrenalin going. The Wall of Death and the Globe of Death drew the crowds.













At one point they had 3 bikes riding while the blond stood in the middle of the Globe of Death. I was too mesmerized to take a photo.

[David (N. Alabama)]

There was also a New Bike vendor area where Triumph, Moto Guzzi, BMW, Motus, and Indian were represented. If you had $300k burning a hole in you pocket you could take home one of these custom built Motus machines.



and triumph showed off this bike that was ridden hard and put away wet, to show off how tough their adventure bikes are.

[David (N. Alabama)]

The Swap Meet area was very interesting. Everything from small parts to complete bikes. One guy had a Kawasaki Gas Tank sitting on a stack of bins with a $2000 price tag on it. I asked him if the rest of the bike was in the bins, but sadly no.

I did find some tanks that to me made good subject matter for still life photos.






Barber Motorsports Vintage Days is a must on your motorcycle bucket list. I hope this thread has inspired some of you to make the trip next year.



That's all for now. See ya!

[Scott-(Altoona, PA)]

Beautiful, amazing and interesting images. Thank you for sharing!

[doug of so fla]

David: thanks for the photos !! Wish I could have went this year maybe next year, I have been there several times and love that place. You are correct that every rider should put this place on their bucket list. The museum & track and events are amazing!!! and it gets better all the time. What Mr Barber has done for motorcycling is truly unbelivable

https://www.barbermuseum.org/

[Mr Jensee]

My wife and I are planning to go to the Barber Motorcycle Museum in November. It has been on my bucket list.

[Mart656]

David: Great photos. I think that is going on my bucket list too.

[ekap1200]

Great shots, thanks for posting these. I for one sure do miss dirt trails and hill climbs. And the older bikes sure bring back memories . You don't see Royal E's that often. This has been added to my bucket list.

[Mr Jensee]

Well my wife and I just got back from our little week vacation where we went to Branson, MO with stops in Boling Green, KY to visit the Corvette Museum and wrapped things up at the Barber Motorsport Museum. I have to say I was thoroughly impressed with both. We took a car trip instead of riding motorcycles because frankly I cannot do that anymore. I was salivating over all the bikes I got to see again that I grew up wanting as a kid. Some bikes took me back the good times my friends and I had riding our little Honda's, Suzuki's and Yamahas. I took a ton of pictures and brought home a T shirt as a remembrance of the occasion. I even got to see my beloved ZRX on display as well as seeing a number of GS Suzuki bikes. I am disappointed that the Voyager XII was not given a place in the Museum. After all it was produced for nearly 2 decades and though it did not influence the touring world like the Gold-wing and Harley Electra Glide did, it should have been there. There were at least 2 GWs on display, a number of Harleys, and even a current Victory Vision. Even though, I wish I could have spent an entire day there.