Motorcycle Classics — September-October 2017

CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

Back for its 12th year, join us for the

fun at the Bonneville Vintage GP,

Sept. 1-3, at the Utah Motorsports Campus

in Tooele, Utah. Norton will be the featured

marque of the Motorcycle Classics Vintage

Motorcycle Show on Saturday, celebrating 50

years of the Commando, plus trophies in six

classes and a People’s Choice award. Sunday

will feature a custom bike show. Both days will

feature AHRMA racing, along with the CB160

races with Le Mans starts both days. On the

web at bonnevillevintagegp.com

Visit the Owls Head Transportation

Museum in Owls Head, Maine, for

the Vintage Motorcycle Festival and Antique

Aeroplane Show, Sept. 2-3. Owners of pre-1997

motorcycles are encouraged to exhibit and will

be admitted free of charge. In 2016 the show

attracted more than 400 exhibitors throughout

the weekend, along with antique planes and

more. On the web at owlshead.org

Visit the 35th annual Battle

of the Brits Motorcycle & Car

Show and Swap Meet at Camp Dearborn in

Milford, Michigan. This event regularly draws

more than 200 bikes and 300 cars. Classic

British, European and pre-1984 American

bikes are invited to be a part of the show.

Food and beverages will be available,

along with on-site camping. On the web at

metrotriumphriders.com

Join all the good folks and clas-

sic bikes at the Modern Classics

Ride-In on Saturday, Sept. 16. More than

200 vintage and custom bikes are expect-

ed. No judging, no classes and no awards,

just a fun day of checking out vintage bikes

with friends, food and more. On the web at

martinmoto.com

Visit the 34th Annual Italian

Motorcycle Owners Club 2017

Rally in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The show

runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All Italian bikes

and scooters are invited, and the show benefits

the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Judging is at noon for rally classes. On the web

at imoc.website/rally

Join the Old Capitol Lions Club

for their 2nd annual Vintage Bike

Show and swap meet on the Monterey Peninsula

on Sunday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Del

Ray Oaks, California. Bring your vintage bike

to display. All proceeds benefit The Blind and

Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County.

More info: [email protected]

Join us for the 13th Annual

Barber Vintage Festival at

Barber Motorsports Park outside Birmingham,

Alabama. The show runs through Oct.

8 and will feature AHRMA road racing, the

American Motor Drome Wall of Death, Ace

Corner, the swap meet and more. Our Motorcycle

Classics bike show will feature more than a

dozen awards, with the Norton Commando

as our featured model. On the web at

barbervintagefestival.org

Attend the 15th Annual

Harvest Classic European &

Vintage Motorcycle Rally. Registration starts

Friday afternoon, and you can camp at the loca-

tion Friday and Saturday night. The swap meet

runs both days. Friday afternoon the 100cc Fun

Run will take place, and Friday evening enjoy

the Ben Beckendorf Band. Saturday is the big

day, with the bike show, vintage trials, a home-

cooked barbecue, music, raffles, a live auction

and an outdoor motorcycle movie on the big

screen that night. The Globe of Death will also

be running shows both afternoons. On the web

at harvestclassic.org

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9/16 Sept. 8-10 — 21st Annual

Radnor Hunt Concours

d’Elegance. Malvern, PA.

radnorconcours.org

Sept. 8-10 — Thunder

in the Smokies Rally.

Maggie Valley, NC.

handlebarcorral.com

Sept. 8-10 — AHRMA

Roadracing at Talladega

Gran Prix Raceway.

Munford, AL. ahrma.org

Sept. 9-10 — 28th Annual

Classic British Motorcycle

Club of Cincinnati

Vintage Motorcycle

Rally. Burlington, KY.

sites.google.com/site/

cincybritishbikes

Sept. 10 — Rice-O-Rama

Vintage and Custom

Japanese Motorcycle Show

and Swap Meet. Spencer,

MA. rice-o-rama.com

Sept. 21-24 — Retro Affair

Vintage Motorcycle Show

at AIMExpo. Columbus,

OH. aimexpousa.com

Sept. 23 — Vicksburg

Vintage Motorcycle Show.

Downtown Vicksburg,

MS. Vicksburg Vintage

Motorcycle Show on

Facebook.

Sept. 28-30 — 9th Annual

SLO Classics Motorcycle

Rally. San Luis Obispo, CA.

centralcoastclassicmc.com

Sept. 29-30 — Antique

Motorcycle Show and

Swap Meet. White Rose

Motorcycle Club. Spring

Grove, PA. whiterosemc.

org

Nov. 5 — 38th Annual

Hansen Dam All Brit

Ride. Near Glendale, CA.

socalnorton.com

Motorcycle Classics wants to know about classic motorcycle shows, swap meets, road runs and more.

Send details of upcoming events at least three months in advance to [email protected]

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Don’t miss these upcoming events!

Jim and Carolyn Venable took home the

Best Ducati award for their 1974 Ducati

750SS at the 2016 Motorcycle Classics show

at the Barber Vintage Festival. Join us this

year, Oct. 6-8.

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