Motorcyclepedia IV

Part four and last of my visit to Motorcyclepedia Museum in Newburgh, NY.

The links to the previous posts:
Motorcyclepedia
Motorcyclepedia II
Motorcyclepedia III

A bicycle with a tank and engine shoved in the frame

Love the white tires

The owner must have had very short arms, look at the handlebars

This three-wheeler came from the "De Dion, Bouton et Trépardoux" company which was formed in Paris in 1883. This became the "De Dion-Bouton" automobile company, the world's largest automobile manufacturer for a time, becoming well known for their quality, reliability, and durability

The SdKfz 2, better known as the Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101 or Kettenkrad for short (Ketten = tracks, krad = military abbreviation of the German word Kraftrad, the administrative German term for motorcycle), started its life as a light tractor for airborne troops.  The vehicle had the advantage of being the only gun tractor small enough to fit inside the hold of the Ju 52.

The Harley-Davidson XA (Experimental Army) was a flat-twin shaft drive motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson for the US Army during World War II.  Only about 1000 were produced (Wiki)

The Aurora Machine and Tool Company started as a machine shop in 1886.  In 1903 Aurora founded the Thor Moto Cycle and Bicycle Company.  I couldn't find much information about Thor but here's a page with some information (Thor)

Ace Motor Corporation was a motorcycle manufacturer in operation continuously in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1919 and 1924 and intermittently afterward until 1927.  Essentially only one model of the large luxury four-cylinder motorcycle, with slight variations, was made from first to last.

In 1969, American Machine and Foundry (AMF) bought the Harley Davidson company, streamlined production, and slashed the workforce. This tactic resulted in a labor strike and a lower quality of bikes. The bikes were expensive and inferior in performance, handling, and quality to Japanese motorcycles. Sales and quality declined, and the company almost went bankrupt.

1970 AMF Harley Davidson

Anyone for a cold treat? Ice cream?

I love the colors on this motorcycle.

After the museum tour and with the group starving we went down to the river's edge looking for a place to eat.  We settled on Billy Joe's Ribworks, a very nice place on the edge of the Hudson river.

The waterfront along the Hudson river in Newburgh has a nice dock and lots of restaurants.  You can take a leisurely ride on a paddle boat or just watch the power boats go by.

Since Orange County Choppers (OCC) is nearby, some of us decided to visit the place.  I had been there on a previous ride but decided to go again to see the effects of the split between Paul Teutul, Sr., and Paul Teutul, Jr.

My favorite chopper on display, a special Cadillac CTS-V themed model.

I own a Cadillac CTS-V

A chopper designed for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. 

My second favorite chopper on display, a special model made for the National Fallen Heroes Memorial.

I love the assault rifles and the ammo boxes with the ammo chains streaming out.

I have reached the end of my posts of the trip to the Motorcyclepedia Museum.  I hope you have a chance to visit one day.  There are many more motorcycles on display than I could post here.

I will end with a picture of the Paul Sr. bobble head toy.  I hope you have enjoyed my pictures.

Motorcyclepedia

Last June I visited the Motorcyclepedia Museum in Newburgh, New York with my friends from the Central Jersey Motorcycle Club.  The museum had opened back in April and this was our first visit to the museum.  The non-profit museum in the town of Newburgh is housed in a former Miron Home Center and has 2 floors covering about 85,000 square feet.  There are over 350 motorcycles on display and about 100 of them are Indians.  I was equally amazed by the quantity and the quality of the motorcycles on the various galleries.

My trusty Kawasaki Concours (Goldie)

We had a large group, about 20 riders, we met for breakfast and then made a beeline to the museum with no stops.  I didn't have a chance to take any photos along the trip.  Some of the club members that showed up for the ride.

From the outside it's hard to believe such a building houses so many valuable motorcycles and the sign hardly shows it, a little sign in front of the building.

Once you get inside, it's a whole different story, you are surrounded by all kinds of motorcycles that go back all the way to the 19th century, remember, we are in the 21st century, hard to believe.

I'm a big Google user but was always annoyed when viewing pictures because they would open one at a time.  With the advent of Google Plus, which I encourage everyone to join and friend me there, they have updated the way pictures are displayed, now you can see all the pictures in a post at the same time and in full size when you click on any photo.

I will be making various posts since I have so many pictures, there's no point in taking pictures if no one sees them so without further ado here is the first batch, enjoy.

Who doesn't remember "Easy Rider", the 1969 American road movie written by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper?  There's a nice collection of choppers from various Hollywood movies.

The 60's and 70's were crazy, you gotta love the trikes from the era.  These pictures were taken with my old camera with a special fisheye adapter, excuse the distortion.

I had to have a little fun, this mini chopper that looks like it was made by the guys at OCC (Orange County Choppers) was the only motorcycle we could sit on, I took advantage of it.