Solvang motorcycle museum

[Roadstergal]

I've been a little busy - we had an offer on a house accepted, so our fun is going to go away for a couple of years.  But we did take a little road trip this Thanksgiving, and it involved a stop at the Solvang Motorcycle Museum.  It's a private collection, so don't be in a hurry; we kicked around the town for a while while waiting for the place to open.  Michael Jackson was here:




At a glass shop down the street.








I loved the dragons.






Finally, the motorcycle museum!  It's a personal collection, but a cool and diverse one.




The days of big vented drum brakes...








And little ones.




Matchless.




Eyes without a face?




A lovely miniature Ferrari engine.  We were assured that it runs.






Big ol' belt drive!




Strap-on metal shoe to use for flat-track.




Classic.




Back when Harleys were state-of-the-art.




VERY '50s.




Buell - ugly from the get-go.




Check out the exposed front springs - and the little tail...




Lovely speedway bike.








See '50s,' above.




I can't decide if it's ugly or cool - I think it's both.




Eyes without a... never mind.






This... I just love this. I can't put my finger on why.  So delicate and graceful!






Czech, please.






This is not the biggest entry in 'stupid fast...'




This is.




Laugh ye not at the crazy pink bike!




Everything that can be carbon is carbon.




Aye, be that my tartan?

[BaltimoreGS]

Very cool, thanks for the pics!!  And congratulations on the new home   

-Jessie

[Paulcet]

Yeah, what Jessie said.  Really enjoyed the pics.

[natedawg120]

congrats and awesome pics as usual 

[dgyver]

mmmm... sweet bikes, especiallly in a private collection

[bettingpython]

Very cool, and the collection has a Britten, very rare. Theres only 10 Brittens that were ever built. The museum at Barber has one as well, I believe it's the one that won at Daytona.

[tt_four]

A lot of great looking bikes. I bet that jawa 500 was the meanest looking thing around in the 60's, it still looks fast by todays standards.

That monkey clock is awesome!

[Roadstergal]

It's a pretty awesome collection.  And yes, the Britten is one badass bike.  Apparently, he took it to a trackday before bringing it back.  I can't imagine riding that thing at a trackday; I'd be going 10 miles an hour, petrified of binning it.

[tt_four]

I really like the other bike with the oil pan under it as well. Nothing quite like going to an art museum and seeing a beautiful painting fixed with a strip of duct tape right across the front.

[ohgood]

THANK YOU ! congrats on the house, enjoy the simple life of fewere things for a while

[Caffeine]

Very cool, and the collection has a Britten, very rare. Theres only 10 Brittens that were ever built. The museum at Barber has one as well, I believe it's the one that won at Daytona.

Great pics!   I saw a Britten in a traveling collection "The Art of the Motorcycle" that stopped in Orlando a few years ago.   They also had a couple of Steve McQueen's bikes.   I can just wander around for hours looking at all those beautiful old rides! 

Thanks for sharing!