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The Road To Babes Ride Out

July 28, 2021

Planning for Babes Ride Out
I started planning about 1-2 months ahead, an all backroads route and booking places to stay for the outbound and return trip. I had been to Babes Ride Out in 2019 so I was pretty familiar with what to expect and the roads.

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AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Gearing Up

July 17, 2021

The highlight of our year is just around the corner! That's right, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is coming up fast. For the folks here at Old Bike Barn we love any event that caters to vintage motorcycles, but there is something about AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days that is the icing on the cake for us! One of the best things we see every year is the blending of multiple generations with the same passion for vintage motorcycles, it has us smiling all weekend. It doesn't matter your age, what time period, make or style of vintage you are into, there is truly something for everyone.

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Wauseon Vintage Flat Track Races Gearing Up

July 14, 2021

The Wauseon National vintage flat track races presented by Roeder Racing is just around the corner, Friday, July 16th! This great tradition at the Fulton County Fairgrounds in Wauseon, Ohio is something you won't want to miss. Going on its 14th year alongside the Antique Motorcycle Club of America swap meet, the fairgrounds are home to a beautiful half-mile track that serves as a raw and gritty experience for fans and racers alike. Each year the team behind Roeder Racing steps in to really turn up the heat on this event and give spectators and Wauseon swap meet patrons an exciting day at the track. The range of bikes goes through every class and era of vintage motorcycle - from board trackers of the early 1900s, on to big twin tank shift Harleys and Indians of the 30's and 40's, to the Japanese and British powerhouse twins and singles of the 70's and up.

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YSR Daize

June 30, 2021

Within the different communities of vintage motorcycle enthusiasts, there is often certain subcultures or niches that emerge over the years that tend to gravitate towards different models or brands. For example some people absolutely love 2 stroke vintage dirtbikes and nothing else and set out to devote all their free time and money to making sure that they keep them on the road and well appreciated. Well what about 2 stroke mini superbikes? Yep, theres a whole subculture for that and Brandon Friedman of Brooklyn, New York set out to make an event centered around his love for the 1980's-90's Yamaha YSR 2 strokes. In 2019 he put on his first YSR Daize in Suches, Georgia and the event has quickly developed a following from fellow enthusiasts around the country. Brandon's event is quickly coming up yet again on July 16th, 2021 so we wanted to give a little backstory on the event, what got him into these fun little machines and why if you own a YSR yourself, you might just be inclined to dust it off and set a course for Georgia here in a couple weeks.

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EL Diablo Run 2021 Part 2

June 24, 2021

Our adventure picks up where we left off with the completion of the Biltwell "circle of death" races and continues the fun leading into another night of good times and some exploration of the local sights further south of San Felipe the next day including the incredible "Valle de Los Gigantes" with towering cacti reaching 60 foot in height. We then circle back to camp for the Choppers magazine bike show and end the weekend on another bar hopping rager in town before saddling up Monday morning to make the scorching trek back through the desert up Hwy 5 into Mexicali, then onward into the beautiful winding Southern California roads leading us to Temecula.

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