Sal Paradise
Hooligan
Its cold and snowy so we took a trip yesterday to Motorcyclpedia in Newburgh NY about 10 miles from me. Free parking and admission tickets were $11.
Well worth it.
http://motorcyclepediamuseum.org/
http://www.facebook.com/MotorcyclepediaMuseum
Fantastic place - amazing collection of antique motorcycles. The building has to be 50,000 s.f. with hundreds of bikes. The staff is super friendly - once they found out we were riders, the velvet ropes came down and we could walk in right up to the bikes. I met the vice president of public relations and the owner, Ted himself walking around. Very happy atmosphere. My one criticism is their signage sucked. Basically each bike had an 8 1/2" x 11" paper zip tied to it telling you what it was. The exception to this was the Indian timeline room which had EVERY INDIAN MOTORCYCLE MADE FROM EVERY YEAR.
Indian Collection
More of the Indian collection
An example of an un-restored 1900's Harley ( Note coaster brake - very typical)
There were hundred of antique bikes ( but not much info) - note the bikeon the right with the gold tank - typical of these bikes, you had levers for timing, mixture, throttle, levers for clutch, shift levers - and hand pump for oil. Between all the levers and pumps, and with almost no brakes you had to be a wizard to ride these bikes.
Me standing behind a giant motorcycle made with wagon wheels and 2 1000 cc engines - a real working bike made by some nut/genius in the 1950s. The wall of death int he back is accepting apprentices for $375. You take 5 lessons and then if you pass you ride the wall for real.
Indian 4 cylinder prototype
Steam powered velocipede from the 1870s
unrestored 1908 Indian
early Jap ice racer
4 engine mini drag bike
tiny tiny working motorcycles
Well worth it.
http://motorcyclepediamuseum.org/
http://www.facebook.com/MotorcyclepediaMuseum
Fantastic place - amazing collection of antique motorcycles. The building has to be 50,000 s.f. with hundreds of bikes. The staff is super friendly - once they found out we were riders, the velvet ropes came down and we could walk in right up to the bikes. I met the vice president of public relations and the owner, Ted himself walking around. Very happy atmosphere. My one criticism is their signage sucked. Basically each bike had an 8 1/2" x 11" paper zip tied to it telling you what it was. The exception to this was the Indian timeline room which had EVERY INDIAN MOTORCYCLE MADE FROM EVERY YEAR.
Indian Collection
More of the Indian collection
An example of an un-restored 1900's Harley ( Note coaster brake - very typical)
There were hundred of antique bikes ( but not much info) - note the bikeon the right with the gold tank - typical of these bikes, you had levers for timing, mixture, throttle, levers for clutch, shift levers - and hand pump for oil. Between all the levers and pumps, and with almost no brakes you had to be a wizard to ride these bikes.
Me standing behind a giant motorcycle made with wagon wheels and 2 1000 cc engines - a real working bike made by some nut/genius in the 1950s. The wall of death int he back is accepting apprentices for $375. You take 5 lessons and then if you pass you ride the wall for real.
Indian 4 cylinder prototype
Steam powered velocipede from the 1870s
unrestored 1908 Indian
early Jap ice racer
4 engine mini drag bike
tiny tiny working motorcycles
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