Just seven miles from Pole Day qualifications at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 19th, motorcycle engines dominated the soundscape at Indy’s Rockers Reunion. The thumping and buzzing of over 300 4-cylinders, parallel twins, triples, old singles and screaming two-strokes confirmed the increasing popularity of this event. Check out our pics for a mere taste of the cool found at Indy’s best vintage bike gathering of the year.
Is that a Norton? What year Triumph is that? That’n old BSA? Just a few of the many first-glance questions I field on this 2000 Kawasaki W650. When it was in stock form, the British looks were already in place, but a few key mods helped create a more racy cafe persona to this Wilkinson Bros daily rider.
‘Bout that time again, fellow vintage bike people. If you’re in Indy, or in riding distance, we’ll see you at the 6th Annual Indianapolis Rockers Reunion on May 19th, 2012. This year, we showed our support by designing the event logo and website graphics…you oughta see how the patches turned out (rad).
The grit and determination of old school metalworking is alive n’ well in Cliff Meyer’s 1976 CB550K cafe racer. Cliff owns and operates Meyerbuilt Metalworks, a metal fabrication shop where an oft-used English wheel awaits its next creative assignment. This li’l Honda is a great example of the unique craftsmanship that’s coming outta this up-and-coming Hoosier garage.
We have an appreciation for racers who started out with modest equipment and banged bars all the way to the top. We like seeing champions whose past includes hard-fought wins on family-owned bikes with hand-painted number plates.
Before both feet were in the door, I knew we were in for a treat at the Dave Mungenast Classic Motorcycles Museum in St. Louis. We had less than 2 hours till closing time, which isn’t enough to take in the incredibly unique collection of over 200 motorcycles and tons of memorabilia packed into the old building’s 6,000 square feet. Man, why haven’t we been here sooner?
