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2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Ride In Bike Show

October 11, 2022

The Old Bike Barn crossroads bike show at Ama Vintage Motorcycle Days has been bringing the best of the best classic originals, points restorations, and even groundbreaking custom machines for many years now. Our 2022 show set the bar high as usual with some really great entries. The show got off to a rocky start with a little bit of wild July weather but the rains died down to let everyone enjoy the day and bring their best bikes to the crossroads once again.

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A Perpetual Need for Speed: The History of Kenny Roberts

October 04, 2022

At the age of 12, Kenny Roberts was much more into horseback riding and trotting around on ponies than riding bikes. However, once a friend dared him to hop on a mountain bike and take a spin, the horses went out to pasture.

Not long after his first venture on a bike, Roberts was often caught taking apart small engines around his house and trying to customize them for the bikes he wanted to race around on. It was all uphill from there for Kenny Roberts, and his legendary racing career began.

One of the Initial Best Kept Secrets in Motorcycles: The History of the CR250 Elsinore

September 27, 2022

In 1964, Soichiro Honda, owner of Honda Corp., made a very bold, public statement, “Honda will never build a two-stroke motorcycle.” Their reputation was built upon four-stroke engines during the period, and they were at the top of their game. Why fix something when it’s not broken?

Fortunately for Honda Corp, a couple of rogue engineers did not hold the same vision as Mr. Honda, and they clandestinely began to work on a two-stroke bike that would change the dirtbike world forever: the CR250 Elsinore.

The History of Motorcycles in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

September 20, 2022

Dating back to well over a century ago, motorcycles have been an integral, exciting part of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb…most of the time. Though there have been years where no motorcycles were allowed to compete, primarily due to deaths and injuries of participants, when the two-wheeled machines were part of the festivities, there was not a dull moment to be had.

In 1916, the year it all began, the first winner of the motorcycle division climbed the hill, and it seems that the last motorcycle crossed the finish line in the race to the clouds in 2019, as bikes have now been banned from the race following the death of a participant. While only allowed to compete in 41 of the hill climbs, it is without a doubt that every year motorcycle participants graced the Peak, they brought passion and heart to the race. They offered fans from the world over an unparalleled sense of adventure and excitement that could be found nowhere else.

The History of the Harley Davidson WL in WWII: The Little Motorcycle that Did

September 13, 2022

The Harley Davidson WL has been accredited by many to have been a vital piece of the Allied victory pie from World War II. Due to the reliable nature of Harley´s, they were a natural choice to receive the government´s contract to assist the take-down of Hitler and his forces.

Also known as ¨The Liberator,¨ the Harley WL could access places and make clandestine moves quickly and proficiently. This gave Britain, America, and other Allies the upper hand needed to help turn the tables and take control over war-torn parts of the world, allowing us to win back the freedom we were fighting so desperately to maintain.