The\u00a0Mid-Atlantic\u00a0Motorcycle Show<\/a> was worth the admission. The displays ran the gammut from the small custom motorcycle shop with only one bike on display, to complex displays with overhead lighted trussing\u00a0that honestly, …reminded me of my days as a sound engineer traveling the countryside in a truck full of gear, and the time it took to set it up.<\/p>\n

They really must have done a great job of promoting it because it was packed when we (My son and BW)\u00a0got there around 3PM.\u00a0The place\u00a0was so packed\u00a0you would have thought you were at a concert.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>BW is a true Triumph diehard and I think he was on a mission. He must<\/a> have spotted the Triumph section on the show pamphlet while I was still recovering from sensory overload. He lead my son and I straight to the Triumph hotspot. Here he is straddling a Triumph Thruxton.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>There were plenty of antique motorcycles for the purist. We saw “world war” era bikes <\/a>right up to some really nice 70’s motorcycles. One that stands out in my mind is this 71 FX Superglide that set the standard for motor cycle\u00a0sales for years to come.\u00a0This 59 Ariel square 4 MarkII is something you aren’t going to\u00a0see very often.\u00a0The Ariel makes me think of when\u00a0I used to be a member of <\/a>the Antique Motorcycle Club of Manitoba<\/a> in Winnipeg, Manitoba. These guys had collections of these old bikes that were impressive. I remember Barry Smith had several old bikes he was restoring at the time. The motorcycle club\u00a0seems to have a British theme now.<\/p>\n

Now here is a unique looking machine. It’s called a McLean Wheel. Can you imagine the <\/a>strange feel this thing must have when driving it. I can imagine if you locked up the brakes too quickly you’d flip around inside the wheel.\u00a0 It kinda remind me of Star Wars. The picture, even though you can’t see it clearly here, is a picture of\u00a0someone riding it on the street. Aparently a few of them have been produced. This is a small one suitable for a kid. I couldn’t find a dedicated website but the McLean Wheel is the topic of many articles. Here is a page\u00a0with an article describing\u00a0many attempts to create the\u00a0monowheel<\/a> by other people dating back to the late 1800’s. Of course they were pedal powered back then. I showed this to my wife and her first question was, “Oh my god! Are\u00a0we going to make one now?”<\/p>\n

So here you have it. A motorcycle show is not necessarily all about the newest in Harley Davidson’s and the latest, fastest Japanese bikes. There really is something amusing for guys like me who used to ride a motorcycle but are stuck on their classic cars. Check it out sometime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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