For an outdoor weekend event complete with camping in November, Florida sounds like the right place. And so it is every year that thousands make […]
BMW MOA Rally 2019
5:07am Lebanon, TN. I am standing in darkness that has a tinge of the coming dawn. It is a cool if not slightly chilly 63 […]
Mid America 02 Fest 2019
For 19 years, the Mid America 02 Fest has taken place in Eureka Springs, Arkansas with a brief departure to Hermann Missouri some time ago. […]
No Dough 2019
It has been mentioned before on these pages, that behind many of the events that we have witnessed and enjoyed, is a person with a […]
Sebring Historics 2018
The local BMW club, FSCBMWCCA, organized an outing to the Sebring Historics, and we tagged along. Sebring is a historic track with a rich legacy. […]
Barber Vintage Festival 2018
If you are a fan of old motorcycles, there is no better place to be in October than the Barber Vintage Festival. It grows each […]
Limerock 2018
The annual pilgrimage to Limerock Motorsports Park is always great for vintage racing, and a lovely drive through bucolic northwestern Connecticut. This year, Bugatti was […]
MOA Rally 2018
With all due respect, the state fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa would not be on the top 10 list of places to go see in […]
The Cult Turns 50
In the course of the average human life, you don’t get to celebrate too many 50 year anniversaries that happened entirely on your watch. Even […]
Martin Classics 2018
This year, for the first time in many, we missed the Martin Moto Classics show. It always coaxes local, and now with growth, regional owners […]
NYC IMS 2017
As seen through the eyes of a vintage enthusiast, this annual pilgrimage is a chance to see what is new and trendy, and to lay […]
Limerock 2017
For us, Labor Day weekend is synonymous with the Limerock Vintage Motorsports Weekend. The event has graced these pages many times before (see Lapping Limerock […]
In Season
One of the sure signs that we are back in the riding/driving season, is that the gatherings of the clans become routine once again. Breakfast […]
Hershey 2017
The weather forecast was not helpful. Not that this is unusual for an April event in Pennsylvania. We have attended this event in snow flurries, […]
Modern Classics 2017
Here in the wintry northeast USA, we have invented a number of great ways to break the grip of winter on our 2-wheeled hearts. Among […]
Vintage Dirt
There are significant pros and cons to some aspect of your passion becoming cool. In the pro column, parts can become available again, magazines run […]
NYC IMS 2016
The International Motorcycle Show (IMS) comes to NYC once per year and used to fall right in the of the non-riding season where it was […]
Clash of the Marques
It had been a long time since the tribe gathered at the traditional summer breakfast spot along the river. The impending end of the driving […]
Das Motorrad Vintage Fescht 10
A Guest Post by Friend of the Blog, Todd Trumbore Ten years ago, I got together with my good friend Karl Duffner and kicked around […]
Beauty and the Bratwurst
Porsche napkins, Porsche water, a Porsche Super 90 Cabriolet on display, an RS2 parked at the entrance, and yet, this was not a white tablecloth […]