A most excellent day in my week at the gap
The museum is all American motorcycles and there is a lot of really rare and interesting stuff.
Gas stop on the way to the museum
Parked in the shade and ready for some history
Outside the front door, guard dog in the same place he was last year
All bikes in the museum run. Dale, the owner, walks around BSing with guests and starts up some of the bikes.
Dale was very impressed with Chuck "Supertune"
The Hill Climb exhibit is especially impressive. Back in the day, hill climbing was serious business with the factories.
Most of the dozen + hill climb bikes have factory provenance
Smoke em if ya got em!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Lo4xem3Sk&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cBILgl_mzg&feature=youtu.be
If it's powered by an American motorcycle engine it may be in this museum. Harley Davidson powered airplane anyone?
The sign said "world's first jet ski"
Harley powered ice saw
Don't even think about Cody!!!
One of Evel Knievel's XR750's
Color me lucky
There were no signs saying "do not touch" or "do not sit on bikes"
So we had our way like it was dollar night
Craig and Heather on vacation
Daytona beach racers
As we prepared to leave, Dale was giving a girl a ride around the compound and stopped to chat.
Dale on the phone with the producer of Cafe Racer TV show, telling him about Chuck and the 2 stroke guys.
Lunch afterward
Gas stop on the way back
We rode part of the Blue Ridge Parkway back. Rough pavement as shown well in this video that jim-K posted elsewhere (Chuck's RD)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7mqIBrBcjw&feature=youtu.be
Perfect weather, great guys, great roads and a nice fun pace
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Good times for sure! Miss it already......