Frank47
XS650 Enthusiast
Oct 6,7,8. Anybody on here going? Supposed to have special display of Japanese Vintage Bikes this year. Always a good time & the museum is well worth the trip. Leeds, AL just outside Birmingham.
I go every year. This year will be no different.Oct 6,7,8. Anybody on here going? Supposed to have special display of Japanese Vintage Bikes this year. Always a good time & the museum is well worth the trip. Leeds, AL just outside Birmingham.
I’ll be there!Oct 6,7,8. Anybody on here going? Supposed to have special display of Japanese Vintage Bikes this year. Always a good time & the museum is well worth the trip. Leeds, AL just outside Birmingham.
Post covid, it’s still a good event, but a shadow of what it was.Man I wish I was closer, I'd love to go to this.
In fact, I've been watching past years that are posted on youtube the last few nights...its pretty entertaining to see the stuff that's for sale there.
The difference between the crowd at Barbers and at Mid-Ohio sure seems vastly different too, based on what I'm seeing in the videos anyway...I haven't been to the Mid-Ohio event either.
I've been going since '08. Yes, many changes. No more century race, fewer vendors, Backus and the Mo'cycle Classics folks don't show up any more, the list goes on. VJMC usually has a good showing. Last year they had a "sounds of Jap horsepower" ( or something ) contest that was pathetic, really lame. A couple of years ago the flea market expanded up behind parking lot 'D' but it is really spread out and I find it a P.I.T.A. Stroll through the paddock. The racers are a friendly lot and it's often a better show than the fan zone. Barber tip No. 1: get a cold beer and ride the tram for a coupe of laps. Tip no. 2: towards the end of the day, find a shady spot to sit, have another beer, and watch the parade on the perimeter road. It's as entertaining as anything else.but a shadow of what it was
Four hours farther south, the Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola is hard to beat. Barber is gonna really have to go some to get even close. Whenever.until they build the aviation museum on the grounds
It's much like that at the big hot rod show's in Daytona. I'm 65 and I'm the kid. The swap meet is the same stuff that I can buy at Harbor Freight and worse. Quit going years ago as it was the same ole' same ole' year after year.JetmechMarty pretty much nailed it. Sometimes I am just looking for junk so the swap meet did not disappoint. What did disappoint was flat track racing on asphalt. I thought it as kinda lame even though it is way beyond my skill level. The museum has this wonderful hand carved wooden motorcycle (700 hours !) and I found an XS 650 side hack in the paddock. Barber Vintage continues to be one of my favorite weekend outings.