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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Motorcyclepedia Museum

Nice ride from western Mass to the Motorcyclepedia Museum in Newburgh, NY. Five of us met up in Granby, CT and headed for rte 44 westbound to the Hudson Valley area.
We had a quick stop on the way, when parts started flying off the vintage Harley Steve was riding... no duct tape, but electrical tape and zip ties took care of the saddlebag cover.

Then we stopped for lunch in Amena, NY at Four Brothers Pizza.

Then is was on to Newburgh and the museum.

I have to say, it did not look like much from outside, but inside was massive ... bikes on the main floor and down in the basement. I saw some things I have never seen before there. Here are some pictures... not too much since the phone needed to be charged. Hopefully Dan will contribute .. he had an actual camera. (You can also go to the museum website to see a lot of great photos.)

A version of Indian for every year ... some like new and some barn fresh.



Getting ready to head out 2 hours later. You can see the wall of death ride in the background. There were 2 more in the basement.


A quick stop after getting over the Hudson River (we had to pay a toll for that). There was an accident that held us up for around 30 minutes and then it rained on us. The ride home will dry us off.

Dan is getting gear.

So is Steve...
 and the other Dan ...
 Then we stopped in Canaan, CT for some pizza at Roma's pizza. Two large pies and the 5 of us polished it off no problem.

On the way back, we looked for the battery cover and bracket that flew off Steve's bike on the way down. In the dark I did not have high hopes, but the bracket was found no problem. The cover plate was not seem. It was probably in the tall grass.