As we headed north from the beauty of the Florida and Georgia coast – the incredibly emerald waters – we stop over in Birmingham and pay a visit to the worlds largest motorcycle museum. Over 1,300 significant motorcycles on display, with another 400(?) ready to be cycled in and out, no pun intended 😉
It is hard to describe how impressive the entire display is, in fact it is a bit overwhelming for a one day visit. Walking through the displays, I felt I couldn’t ignore any motorcycle: “this must have been significant to somebody, to some company, to history…”
Back in the day, motorcycles were a big part of my adolescence and early manhood, and now I see some of these motorcycles being displayed as history. (Guess I’ve come this far in life). I had the privilege of tuning a factory racer, Yamaha TZ 750 for Wes Cooley. His image is on the T-shirt below. I can’t help but focus on the word “vintage” here. Geeze, has it really been that long?
This is a TZ 750, similar to the bikes I worked on for Wes
Other images from the museum:
 
All in all, a great, great exhibit. So much to see and appreciate how motorcycles have developed since the early 1900’s.