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Welcome from Quail Lodge & Golf Club May 4, 2019 Quail Lodge & Golf Club, Carmel
It is an honor and a privilege to welcome you to the 11th Annual The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, presented by GEICO Motorcycle. I extend this welcome on behalf of The Peninsula Signature Events and Quail Lodge & Golf Club. In the 11 years since the first assembly of motorcycle enthusiasts gathered on the Quail Lodge Golf Course to celebrate their love of two-wheeled adventure, The Quail Motorcycle Gathering has become one of the world’s premier motorcycling events. In addition to the hundreds of motorcycles spanning a century of innovation and design, each year the show features farm-to-table cuisine and entertainment for people of all ages. As 2019 is a year of historic anniversaries in the motorcycling community, we are pleased to commemorate 50 Years of the Honda CB750, the 100th Anniversary of the Brough Superior and Off Road Wonders Through the 90s with specialty displays and some of the finest motorcycles ever assembled on our lavish greens. In addition to viewing the exquisite vintage and modern icons, we invite you to explore our grounds and visit our sponsor exhibitions. Year after year, our sponsors bring this event to life with an array of premium-quality products and services. We extend our sincerest thanks to GEICO Motorcycle and all our sponsors for their continued support. A vital part of our mission at Quail Lodge & Golf Club is in giving back to the community that supports us. We ask you to join us in recognizing our charities Monterey Youth Museum, the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation, and the Seaside/Marina Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), and the North Monterey County High School Marching Band. Your presence and support enables us to contribute to their missions. We thank you for joining us in the day’s festivities, and we hope to see you again next year for the 12th Annual celebration of The Quail Motorcycle Gathering!
Kindest regards and happy riding,
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Table of Contents 8 Welcome from Quail Lodge & Golf Club 12 Acknowledgements 14 An Eye for Detail
The Quail Motorcycle Gathering is proud to announce Mr. Anton Lazarenko as the winner of our annual photo contest. As the winner, he had the privilege of creating the cover image for the event program you hold in your hands.
18 The Man on the Mic
Returning for its eleventh year, The Quail Motorcycle Gathering is proud to welcome Mr. Paul d’Orleans as Master of Ceremonies for the event. Paul is a familiar presence at our celebration, having served as Master of Ceremonies for The Quail Motorcycle Gathering each year since 2010.
20 The Tradition Continues
A thank you to all of the philanthropic guests and sponsors who through generous contributions have supported The Quail charities. We invite you to engage with the volunteers at the event and to learn more about each organization.
22 Fifty Years of the Honda CB750
The present era of high-power multi-cylinder superbikes began with Honda’s CB750 of 1969. When an electric-start motorcycle with four cylinders and four boldly-jutting exhaust pipes hit the market, its success was foreordained.
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To honor the 2019 Quail Motorcycle Gathering’s featured class Off-Road Wonders Through the 90’s, we present a collection of milestone machines that have shaped what’s possible in the dirt.
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Somer Hooker looks back over the history of the Brough Superior Motorcycle Company which was founded in 1919.
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We meet two of the women who are taking a strong foothold into the motorcycle world and making an impact.
36 A Lifetime of Passion
This year's honorary Legend of the Sport off-road motorcycling pioneer and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legend Malcolm Smith is the recipient of the 2019 AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award. His name is synonymous with everything positive about motorcycling: fun, sportsmanship and excitement.
38 The Quail Motorcycle Gathering Entrants’ Awards 40 2018 Circle of Champions 44 2018 Entrant Summary 56 Our Sponsors 10
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Quail Lodge & Golf Club is owned and operated by The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, 8/F, St. George’s Building, 2 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong www.hshgroup.com The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Chairman Andrew Brandler, Director and Deputy Chairman Clement K.M. Kwok, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Peter C. Borer, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Kai Lermen, General Manager, Quail Lodge & Golf Club Contributing Writers American Motorcycle Association Kevin Cameron Ginger Damon Somer Hooker Mark Hoyer Kahn Media Cover Photo Credit Anton Lazarenko Design The Antithesis G/F, 1 Pak Tze Lane Central, Hong Kong Tel: +1 852 2851 1150 E-mail: info@theantithesis.net www.theantithesis.net Publishing Infinity Press Inc. 790 Laurel Street, #113 San Carlos, California 94070, USA Tel: +1 650 595 2200 E-mail: bob@infinitypress.net www.infinitypress.net The Quail Motorcycle Gathering 8000 Valley Greens Drive Carmel, California 93923, USA Tel: +1 831 620 8879 signatureevents.peninsula.com E-mail: thequail@quaillodge.com
The Quail Motorcycle Gathering Organizing Committee Craig Barkdull Nikolette Brannan Courtney Ferrante Carson Glover Mark Kobayashi Dawn Kwok Melissa Libby Gordon McCall April Morris Maria Razumich-Zec Gareth Roberts Contributors The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie Philip Kadoorie Cycle World Paul d’Orleans Somer Hooker Richard “Dick” McClure Allen Siekman Brent Waldman
Culinary Team Componere Fine Catering Executive Chef Ethan Mantle Sponsorship, Advertising, and Public Relations Craig Barkdull Quail Lodge & Golf Club The Peninsula Signature Events Tel: +1 831 620 2862 E-mail: craigbarkdull@quaillodge.com April Morris Quail Lodge & Golf Club The Peninsula Signature Events Tel: +1 831 620 8835 E-mail: aprilmorris@quaillodge.com
Entrant Selections The Quail Motorsports Council
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An Eye for
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he Quail Motorcycle Gathering is proud to announce Mr. Anton Lazarenko as the winner of our annual Photo Contest. As the winner, he had the privilege of creating the cover image for the event program you hold in your hands. Anton is well-known for his motorcycle and automotive photography on Instagram and brings that wealth of creativity and talent to our celebration. Anton has been passionate about motorcycles and photography since his early childhood and began working as a photographer covering a variety of subjects in Germany before immigrating to the United States. Anton’s winning image was a detail shot of his personal customized café racer-styled 2015 Yamaha Bolt, featuring a close-up image of the front fork and handlebar. He describes the image as “a great mix of colors; with the brown of the leather against the silver tones of the bike with plenty of bokeh.” The Brough Superior SS100 featured in this year’s ‘100th Anniversary of the Brough Superior’ featured class was selected as the cover motorcycle for this year’s program. Anton chose to capture this iconic machine at Land’s End Park near the famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, highlighting the rider’s connection to the road and to nature on a picturesque sweeping path through the trees. Anton is proud to be part of The Quail Motorcycle Gathering and will display his custom 2015 Yamaha Bolt on our lawn alongside some of the world’s greatest historic motorcycles. Anton Lazarenko’s eye for detail, creative talent and passion for motorcycles set him apart from the competition in our Photo Contest. We invite you to enjoy his stunning images in this program as you celebrate with us at The Quail Motorcycle Gathering.
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THE MAN on the Mic TEXT: KAHN MEDIA PHOTO CREDIT: ANTON LAZARENKO
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eturning for its eleventh year, The Quail Motorcycle Gathering is proud to welcome Mr. Paul d’Orleans as Master of Ceremonies for the event. Paul is a familiar presence at our celebration, having served as Master of Ceremonies for The Quail Motorcycle Gathering each year since 2010, and he has had a long and illustrious career as a motorcycling writer, journalist and tastemaker. Paul is perhaps best known as the founder of The Vintagent, one of the largest and most influential online vintage motorcycling and motorcycle culture outlets. In addition to The Vintagent, Paul holds numerous distinctions in his career, including acting as the Custom and Style Editor for Cycle World Magazine. Beyond his journalistic work, Paul has worked as a consultant and coordinator for vintage and custom motorcycle exhibits at the world-famous Petersen Automotive Museum, organizing the acclaimed ‘Custom Revolution’ display and the upcoming ‘Electric Revolution’ exhibit on the future of electric motorcycles. Paul’s efforts also extend to documenting and preserving the creativity of motorcycling culture. He is currently producing a documentary on the making of the classic 1969 film ‘Easy Rider’
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and co-founded the Motorcycle Arts Foundation with entrepreneur Sasha Tcherevkoff in 2014 to promote and preserve outstanding artists in the motorcycling field, an achievement Paul describes as his proudest. With a personal collection including several racing motorcycles from the 1920s and 1930s, and a special affinity for the legendary Brough Superior, Paul is dedicated to keeping historic motorcycles on the road. Each vehicle in his own collection is road-registered and all are regularly ridden on the street. In addition to his duties as Master of Ceremonies of this event, Paul has worked to coordinate entries for our special ‘100th Anniversary of the Brough Superior’ featured class, selecting some of the world’s greatest examples of this iconic model to display at this year’s celebration. Paul d’Orleans’ deep knowledge and passion for the world of classic motorcycling make him a natural choice to guide our festivities at The Quail Motorcycle Gathering. We hope you will enjoy his wealth of motorcycling expertise and vibrant, friendly presence on the microphone.
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TRADITION Continues Thank you to all of the philanthropic guests and sponsors who through generous contributions have supported The Quail charities. We invite you to engage with the volunteers at the event and to learn more about each organization.
MY Museum MY Museum is a community-based 501(c) 3 non-profit where children are encouraged to interact with hands-on educational exhibits that stimulate learning through play and imagination. MY Museum has been an official charity of The Quail Motorcycle Gathering since 2014 and they partner with us at the event by providing a dedicated kids area through its popular Wheelie Mobilee, an interactive museum on wheels that consists of a Giant Mural Cart, Plinko Game, Moon Sand Station, Imagination Playground's Giant Blue Blocks, Bubbles and more! You can learn more at: www.mymuseum.org/us/
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the NPS and its students, faculty and staff. Funds raised directly shape our nation’s future military leaders and spark research that improves our national security. As our country’s premier military graduate institution, NPS is home to some of the brightest minds in the military. We ensure these students are equipped with the resources, funding and experiences they need to become effective leaders in an ever-changing world. For more information, visit www.npsfoundation.org.
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Seaside/Marina Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) An Army JROTC program serves Seaside and Marina High Schools in our area. The JROTC mission is "to motivate young people to be better citizens”. The Seaside/Marina JROTC teaches and practices leadership, teamwork, personal responsibility and self-discipline in and out of the classroom. A big part of the program's emphasis on citizenship involves school and community service. The Seaside/Marina JROTC cadets support elementary school students every week as reading tutors; the cadets support approximately 50 different school and community events annually with color guards and honor guards; and the cadets provide a wide variety of "manpower intensive" services throughout the year for numerous school and community organizations.
North Monterey County High School: Marching Band NMCUSD District Mission: An innovative community school system, we equip preschool to adult students with the skills, knowledge and attitudes they will need to pursue their life goals responsibly and creatively in a radically changing society. We believe in our students, our families, and our community. What we dream, engage in, and achieve together matters! https://www.nmcusd.org/
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Fifty Years of
THE HONDA CB750 TEXT: KEVIN CAMERON PHOTO CREDIT: CYCLE WORLD ARCHIVE
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A restored 1970 CB750 Four, a so-called K Zero model. The earliest CB750s featured sandcast engine cases, but a switch to die-cast was implemented after roughly 7,400 bikes.
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The Honda with its superbike contemporaries, BSA Rocket III, H-D Sportster XLCH, Norton Commando S, Kawasaki Mach 3, Suzuki 500cc Titan, and Triumph 750cc Trident.
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he present era of high-power multi-cylinder superbikes began with Honda’s four-cylinder CB750 of 1969. It was a natural in the marketplace because the company had invested nine years in international Grand Prix road racing to make Honda a household name worldwide. When an electricstart motorcycle with four cylinders and four boldly jutting exhaust pipes hit the market, its success was foreordained. Four-cylinder machines had been successful in road racing before – the Italian fours of Gilera and MV – and there had also been four-cylinder production bikes, such as the Belgian FN and American Indian Four. But nothing like the complexity and power of this new Honda had ever been offered for public sale. CB750 power was the result of the same principle that had made Honda fours so successful in racing – high RPM
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made possible by cylinder multiplication. England’s racing singles reached high sophistication, but their long strokes limited their RPM. By using greater numbers of smaller cylinders, each with a short stroke, Honda in racing had pushed beyond 21,000 rpm by 1967. That meant that CB750’s 67 claimed HP at 8000 RPM was achieved without strain, even though this RPM level was out of reach of the most powerful of British parallel-twins. The world motorcycle community was stunned that it was possible to offer this level of sophistication – four cylinders, single overhead cam, a disc brake, and electric start – at a price ($1,495) that guaranteed large sales. More than 400,000 would be built over 10 years.
The muscular CB750 with its four exhaust pipes and 67 horsepower was a sensation on its release in 1969.
By the end of World War II, Japan’s industries were destroyed. Starting over, they began not with the 1930s technologies that in the 1950s produced most of the world’s motorcycles, but with the latest in automated equipment. Japanese products were thoroughly engineered for rational rapid assembly, and the CB750 in particular also benefited from automotive techniques. Instead of crankshafts assembled from many pieces, then made straight by skilled handwork, the CB750 had a one-piece steel crank, spinning in durable, long-lived plain bearings. To speed its build on the assembly line, the CB750’s crankcase was horizontally split, allowing crank, gearbox shafts and other internal parts to be set sequentially into its upper case, then enclosed by the lower case half. Honda engine assembly did not depend upon fussy, time-consuming heat shrink fits. Honda’s market research in the US revealed that American buyers were most comfortable with tubular steel chassis rather than the pressed steel of many early Japanese models. It was also known that American riders wanted a comfortably muscular look backed by plenty of power. The information was good, so the bold step up from the hunched-over styling of the moderately powerful CB450 of 1966 to the instant dominance of the CB750 in 1969 was a success. Honda had followed the market method of General Motors’ Alfred P. Sloan, who created an “economic ladder of models”, beginning with the plain-Jane Chevrolet and extending upward to the luxurious Cadillac. Chevy owners stretched their credit to reach upward to the Oldsmobile. The first
Hondas – bikes like the 50cc Super Cub and the electric-start pioneer Benly 125cc twin – led to a proliferation of models, always tempting riders to move up. Ever since company founder Soichiro Honda had effectively used research to make his first product – piston rings – successful, he invested in equipment for R&D and product testing. In common with other Japanese firms, Honda had embraced the techniques of statistical process control, summed up in the words of famed manufacturing consultant Dr. W. Edwards Deming that “an increase in quality is an increase in production.” Use of a standard 2000-hour vehicle life test made Honda motorcycles known for their reliability. In 1970 Dick Mann won the Daytona 200 Miler on a CB750 Honda factory-modified for racing. The CB750 was the first motorcycle to be described as a “Superbike”, and competing brands soon entered the market – Kawasaki’s four-cylinder 903cc Z1 in 1973, and Suzuki’s GS series 750 and 1000cc fours three years after that. All this made the 1970s a feast for motorcyclists. Even with its remarkable 123.24-MPH top speed recorded by Cycle World in its 1969 road test, the CB750 today seems simplified and unsophisticated, being air-cooled with only a single overhead cam, two rather than four valves per cylinder, separate pipes and a conventional drum rear brake. It was a bold experiment that had to succeed at the first try, and further complexity could be added in step with market demand. Succeed it did, opening the doors to a new kind of motorcycling that continues its refinement to the present day.
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Highlights of their most recent Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction include a Ducati Supermono sold for $115,000, a complete collection of 1971 Honda SL’s sold for $55,200, and an ex-Steve McQueen 1938 Triumph Speed Twin fetched an amazing $175,500. Their next US motorcycle sale is slated for the famous Barber Vintage Festival on Saturday, October 5th at the Barber Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, Alabama. They are delighted to return to this world-class facility and are now accepting entries to this exceptional sale. Please visit bonhams.com/motorcycles for upcoming auction information or to submit a motorcycle for a complimentary auction appraisal.
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1928 WINDHOFF 746CC FOUR Sold for $230,500
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OFF ROAD Wonders Through the 90’s TEXT: MARK HOYER PHOTO CREDIT: COURTESY OF CYCLE WORLD ARCHIVES
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t’s important to remember: Dirt was here first. So when we consider the long history of motorcycling, off-road riding was the predominantly practiced form, simply because there weren’t many paved roads. And even though we’ve been laying asphalt ever since the first rubber hit the road, the human desire to explore and conquer on two wheels remains primal, which has led to some extraordinary motorcycles. To honor the 2019 Quail Motorcycle Gathering’s featured class Off-Road Wonders Through the 90’s, we present a collection of milestone machines that have shaped what’s possible in the dirt.
Triumph Desert Sled We’re not sure points, magnetos, shims, tickling carburetors and dubious charging systems are the “simpler times” we often reminisce about, but there is no doubt that post-war motorcycles were meant to do it all. So in that sense they were simpler times: Buy a motorcycle, use it however you like. The most prolific of the do-it-all-ers? Triumphs. Road race, dirt track, TT, scramblers, and point-to-point desert races saw huge numbers of Triumphs. Sure, there were Trophy models that were “dirt” bikes, but you could take almost any Triumph Twin made in the 1950s and ’60s and use it however you wished. It mostly involved removing parts and perhaps adding a skidplate, made from a modified shovel, of course. Pictured is Roger White’s 1958 Big Bear Run winner alongside a very original 1958 Triumph TR6 Trophy. (Photo by Jeff Allen/Cycle World)
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Husqvarna 250 When somebody says “Husqvarna” and “motorcross” it’s hard not to envision the Husky 400 Cross that Bengt Aberg used to win the 1969 and 1970 500cc World Motocross Championship titles, which Steve McQueen rode in On Any Sunday, and which Malcolm Smith rode in the Baja 1000. But, particularly in America, they all owed it to Old Number One, the 1967 250cc Husqvarna, serial number 670001, that “father of American motocross” Edison Dye brought to the States with motocross star Torsten Hallman to introduce us to this distinctly European pastime. Hallman won all 60 races he entered and changed how we raced in the dirt forever. (Photo by Kirk Willis/Cycle World)
Honda CR125M Elsinore Of course, the Honda 1973 CR250M Elsinore came first, and introduced us to Honda’s lightweight, powerful two-stroke motocrosser with an alloy fuel tank, clean lines, plastic fenders and that cute little mudflap. But it was the 1974 CR125M Elsinore that came the next year that truly dropped the moto bomb on America with its $880 price tag and dominant performance. They sold like crazy and got an entire generation into motorcycling, which helped fuel the motorcycle boom of the 1970s and beyond. In the photo, Supercross legend Jeremy McGrath tested a 1974 CR125 for a 1993 Cycle World story. Honda XR600 The quintessential off-road bike of the 1980s? Hard to argue with the Honda XR600. The desert was crawling with them on any given Sunday, but it was also an incredible race bike with choice modifications. It followed on the success of the XR500, and in 1986, the first year the XR600 raced the Baja 1000, Bruce Ogilvie and Chuck Miller won by 45 minutes. Meanwhile, in the woods, AMA Hall-of-Famer Scott Summers was winning out there a total of nine AMA off-road championships in Grand National Cross Country and Hare Scrambles series. Following its release and well into the late 1990s the Honda XR600 was a dominant force in the off-road world. The XR628 pictured is a Cycle World project bike raced in the Baja 1000 to second place. (Photo by Kirk Willis/Cycle World) BMW R 80 G/S Cycle World’s 1981 test of the G/S took the bike to Baja. In 1981, Hubert Auriol scored the first of four wins for the G/S in the Paris-Dakar rally. And, yes, those rally wins were legendary, but who among us didn’t lust after the R80 and R100G/S Paris-Dakar replicas? Imagine a world today if adventure motorcycles didn’t exist? It all goes back to “I’m not sure what this bike is supposed to do,” said Ron Gweiwe, Cycle World’s test editor in the original road test. A category-inventing machine is fairly uncommon, and one that does invent a category that has essentially conquered the world is truly an off-road wonder. (Photo from the BMW archive)
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Maico 490 Mega 2 It was remarkable that a family-owned motorcycle manufacturing business located at the edge of Germany’s Black Forest built motocrossers that could compete with the world’s best, but that’s what Maico was able to do. Handling was exceptional, even on the big open-classer 490 Mega 2 for 1981, but it was the legendary engine performance of this monster that helped make its impression on the market. Well, that and it’s $2,699 price, hundreds more than its Japanese competition. The 490 was fast, powerful, and had great handling, while coming from a tiny factory that didn’t even have its own test track. It was also the last of Maico’s truly successful bikes as the company faltered and filed for bankruptcy in 1983. (Photos by Jim Gianatsis/ Cycle World)
Suzuki RM250Z Full-Floater In the original Cycle World test on the 1982 RM250Z, we said this: “Faster than its race-prepped rivals, able to beat a works bike to the first turn...and we didn’t even change the grips.” So, while it’s true the FullFloater monoshock suspension of 1981 made the RM125 and RM250 the dominant bikes of ’81, the following year’s machine combined this amazing suspension and chassis performance with liquid-cooling, and made the bike 15-17 pounds lighter than most of its competition. The RM250Z elevated that state of the modern 250cc motocrosser. (Photo by Ron Hussey/Cycle World)
Yamaha YZ400F In 1998, Yamaha shocked the moto world with the YZ400F four-stroke. It was, in a sense, simply coming full-circle back to the off-road four-strokes of an earlier era, but it ushered in a new era of motocross machine and laid the foundation for the benefits we enjoy today of ultra-lightweight, high-power four-strokes. From the full test: “Formula for four-stroke firepower: Build a high-performance, lightweight motor and put it in your 250cc motocross chassis. Yamaha has pulled it off -- who’s next?” The answer was everybody, and the modern fourstroke motocrosser was born. Last line of the full test? “We used to be scared of a four-stroke motocross future. Not anymore.” (Photo by Brian Blades/Cycle World)
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roduction of the Brough Superior motorcycle began in 1919 when George Brough founded the Brough Superior Motorcycle Company. His father, William, founded the Brough Motorcycle Company in 1902 where George and his older brother, William Jr. worked as test riders, and George also entered competition events. After World War I the Brough Company was gearing up again, but George told his father he wanted to pursue building luxury machines. He then negotiated to take his third of the business and “build a Brough that was superior.” In 1919 he built four models. George, like many manufacturers, looked to other sources for a proprietary power plant. Initially J.A. Prestwich, aka JAP engines, was used, and others were sourced from Motosacoche, Bar and Stroud, M.A.G., and later Matchless. Quite often, Brough could specify certain aspects of the engine be built to fulfill a customer’s request. These were duly noted as “Brough specification”. The SS-80 was successful with its side-valve engine of 988 CCs. Of course, “racing improves the breed”, and Brough was to campaign several bikes with nicknames like “Spit and Polish” and “Old Bill”. The side-valve bikes broke records with 100 MPH on tracks. In 1924 the first SS-100 was built with its OHV JAP engine and Castle forks which was a design “borrowed” from Harley-Davidson. It was capable of 100 MPH. Each bike was dispatched with a guarantee that it had been timed “on a private road”. OHV racers were developed and called “Pendines”, named for the Pendine Sands in the south of Wales where high speed trials were run much in the same way that Bonneville Salt Flats is currently used by Triumph. To capitalize on the success of the SS-100, a “Baby SS100”, the 680, a 680CC OHV V-twin was launched. Later an even smaller run of nine 500CC OHV machines was unsuccessfully released. In the 1920s and ‘30s sidecars were a huge market. Brough built several to cater to public demand. One was a leaning sidecar that enabled the rider to activate a spring-loaded plunger so the motorcycle would lean and then snap back, enabling
TEXT: SOMER HOOKER PHOTO CREDIT: ANTON LAZARENKO
high speed cornering. The other was the petrol-tube sidecar where several extra gallons of fuel could be carried in the frame. A pump was used to pressurize the feed. George Brough did not only use V-twin configurations. He explored many variations, including an Austin four with dual wheels in the rear, primarily for sidecar use. Other versions had a V-four, capitalizing on some cylinders already available. Several straight four designs were explored, and then the famous Dream engine which was a vertically stacked opposed twin crankshaft four-cylinder engine. Like BMW, it had shaft drive. Brough also pursued automobile production as his father had. He implemented the same business plan as his motorcycle company which was to use a known and developed engine, sourcing several power plants and frames from U.S. manufacturers. Hudson supplied an engine and frame, and in 1938 a Lincoln V-12 engine was used. The bodies were hand built using wood. In the mid ‘30s Brough began using AMC (Matchless) motors in his line, and production was limited to the SS-100, SS-80, and the 1150. This continued until World War II when production efforts were shifted to aircraft. Sadly, after World War II, the economy was compromised and there were no suitable power plants available. As a consequence, the production of the Brough Superior ended. It is hard to talk about the Brough Superior motorcycle without mentioning one of its most famous customers, T.E. Lawrence, also known as “Lawrence of Arabia”. Between 1922 until his death he owned seven Brough Superiors, riding almost a quarter of a million miles. He kept detailed logs, noting that few repairs were necessary. He was killed on number seven right after he had ordered number eight. The Brough Superior has been revived by Mark Upham. His design is very similar to a design Brough had proposed for post- war production, a L-shaped, 90-degree twin. The modern model is 88 degrees. May the legendary Brough Superior motorcycle live on!
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Kayla Yaakov
THE FAST and The Fashionable
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TEXT: GINGER DAMON
he Quail Motorcycle Gathering is one of the world’s finest events of curated, rare motorcycle collections along with new leading-edge motorcycle brands. It is a gathering of motorcycle legends, innovators and riders of all genres. Every year the community comes together in the true spirit of the moto-enthusiasts and The Quail Motorcycle Gathering is the place to be. The show seeks to bring that community together in the same pure way that motorcyclists bond and come together naturally - for the love of motorcycles. The Quail Motorcycle Gathering saw an opportunity to broaden its appeal noticing that there is an up-and-coming community in the industry, and welcomes the newest motorcycle aficionados - women! Coincidentally, International Female Ride Day falls on the same day as The Quail Motorcycle Gathering and in true moto-enthusiast spirit they created a portion of their itinerary to honour the women who ride. Naturally it has gained in popularity. Today there is an excellence among us, an excellence that is gaining momentum. It is redefining an industry creating true trendsetters and visionaries. Meet two of the women who are taking a strong foot hold into the industry and making an impact.
Ginger Damon
The Fast and the Fashionable The Fast: Meet Kayla Yaakov, from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, an 11-year-old young lady who races. Yes, races! She jumps on a full-size sport bike against men and women twice her age. She has participated in over 300 races with a room of trophies to show for it. She has 35 championships under her belt and is a two-time AMA Grand National Champion. She is flanked by her father who is her mentor and motorcycle tech. Dave Yaakov, a former racer himself, secretly hoped his daughter would like to ride. He got Kayla a dirt bike when she was three years old just to “ride around”. To Dave’s surprise, Kayla asked her dad if she could race. She doesn’t see it as she is racing against men and women, instead she sees her true passion. She loves it and nothing could be better. “Whether you are a girl or a guy, you should ride because you’ll love it and you’re just gonna have the time of your life.” No truer words were ever spoken, and if you ride you know how true that is and if you don’t, Kayla is a great inspiration to at least give it a try. Watching Kayla race, you can truly see she is having the time of her life. We wish her continued successes and are cheering her on! The Fashionable: Meet Ginger Damon of Gigi Montrose Moto Couture. Probably the most significant moment for Ginger was seeing a woman do a motorcycle stunt in a film she was working on. Her overwhelming enthusiasm endeared one of the stunt women to bring in her vintage BMW and teach Ginger how to ride in between filming. “I remember my boss saw me riding, and she yelled at me ‘what are you doing? You can’t do that!’ So, of course I wanted to do more of THAT!” Ginger shares.
So now Ginger needed her own motorcycle. She felt a sense of accomplishment, grace and beauty. The intensity of riding defines the power within her and just like Kayla, nothing could explain the feeling of riding. It must be experienced. Ginger wanted to create an identity more familiar to herself something fashionable, yet performance oriented. “I needed to get a protective jacket, but I hated everything I saw. The fit was uncomfortable, too big, too boxy, too masculine, and worst of all, too PINK! I was really searching for an expression of who I am when I am riding; feminine with a penchant for living,” says Ginger. “I would go to motorcycle events wearing fashion apparel, and as a result, men approached me inquiring, ‘Where did you get your outfit? I wish my girlfriend dressed like that,’ then the girls would come over and sheepishly ask ‘Where did you get your outfit? My boyfriend likes the way you dress.’” What became most apparent to Ginger, was it wasn’t about creating a motorcycle jacket, it was about crafting a separate identity for a growing community – creating balance. Today, she is partnering with companies such as DuPont to bring state-of-the-art protective materials in for the ultimate fashionable gear for women. In short, we come together because we are all part of a religion called motorcycles and this passion and dedication takes us all over the world. We meet people from all walks of life, we make lifelong friends and to quote Kayla: “If you try it once you will probably love it for the rest of your life.” Thank you for being a part of The Quail Motorcycle Gathering and International Female Ride Day. Ride safe, ride often.
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A LIFETIME 36
of Passion
TEXT AND PHOTO CREDIT: AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION
This
year's honorary Legend of the Sport off-road motorcycling pioneer and AMA Motorcycle
Hall of Fame Legend Malcolm Smith is the recipient of the 2019 AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award. His name is synonymous with everything positive about motorcycling: fun, sportsmanship and excitement.
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nown to his family, friends and fans as just “Malcolm”, Malcolm Smith gained fame as a Baja 1000 champion and International Six Days Trial gold medalist, and also for his Malcolm Smith Racing products. But for most motorcyclists, he is best known as the star of the iconic motorcycle movie, ‘On Any Sunday’. Malcolm's rise as a motorcycling legend is rooted in the competitiveness he inherited from his father and the work ethic he learned from men such as Rush “Pappy” Mott and Hall of Famers Bud Ekins and Edison Dye. Malcolm's first taste of competition was at a local hare scramble race in Riverside, California. His self-described style was wild and he quickly found himself on the ground in a fiverider pileup. He didn’t lose many more races over the next 50 years. In the mid-60s, he teamed up with Dye and began racing Husqvarnas at the International Six Days Trial (now the International Six Days Enduro). Of the many events he competed in, these were among the most important. Malcolm won eight gold medals in ISDT competition, and his medal run in El Escorial, Spain, was chronicled in Hall
of Famer Bruce Brown’s Academy Award-nominated 1971 movie ‘On Any Sunday’. What most people don’t know is that Malcolm was at first hesitant about committing time for the movie. He had recently purchased a dealership and needed more time to manage the business, but after a few weeks of considering the opportunity, he told Brown, "Yes, I’ll do it." Maybe it was the movie, or maybe it was his natural ability to win just about any type of race. Or it could have been his iconic smile. Whatever it was, Malcolm became one of the most influential figures in American motorcycling history. Malcolm Smith was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998 and was recognized as an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legend in 2012. Over the decades since he claimed fame as one of America's most-liked and best-known motorcyclists, he has continued to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and help protect the future of motorcycling. The sport is more popular, more accessible and more fun because of Malcolm’s work, and the AMA Board has acknowledged that fact with the presentation of the 2019 AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Awards The featured category awards that will be presented at the 2019 The Quail Motorcycle Gathering are strictly subjective and are chosen by The Quail Judging Committee. Comprised of motorcycle industry experts, the judges will choose the award winners for these categories based on what motorcycle they feel is most deserving.
Best of Show
Innovation Award
The honorable Best of Show award will be selected by The Quail Judging
Presented by A lpinestars and to the most innovative motorcycle on the field in terms of technolog y.
Committee, presented by Chief Judge Somer Hooker, and awarded to the most significant motorcycle on the field in terms of presentation and historical significance. The winner will receive the coveted Quail Best of Show Trophy.
Spirit of The Quail Award The Quail Motorsports Council will choose a motorcycle that best represents the true spirit of motorcycling. The selection is based on design, history, engineering, enduring relevance and performance for its era.
The Quail Ride Award Presented to the motorcycle that participated on the 100 mile The Quail Ride and is also featured on the event field. The Quail Motorsports Council will select their favorite motorcycle to be the recipient of this award.
50th Anniversary of the Honda CB750 As the first production motorcycle to be called a "Superbike", the Honda CB750 has cast its place in motorcycle history forever. Celebrating 50 years of success from first being made available to the public in July of 1969, the Honda CB750 model has not only been inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in its "Classic Bike" category, but endures to this day as one of the most popular Hondas ever built. We are proud to celebrate the many examples of these great motorcycles produced between 1969 through 2003.
Off Road Wonders Through the 90’s Evolved from the first motorcycle trial competitions in the United Kingdom from the early 1900s, motocross motorcycles have enjoyed a steady growth in popularity even to this day. We are pleased to present a dedicated featured class this year, that celebrates all examples of 'Off Road Wonders', including motocross, trials and enduros.
100th Anniversary of the Brough Superior In 1919, motorcycle engineer, racer and entrepreneur George Brough launched Brough Superior Motorcycles in Nottingham, England. For the next 20 years Brough created crowd-stopping, beautiful machines for the most demanding of riders. We are pleased to honor the 100th Anniversary of this iconic brand by offering several incredible examples for your viewing pleasure.
Industry Award Presented to a groundbreaking and thought-provoking motorcycle created and built by industry professionals to the highest standards.
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Significance in Racing Award Presented to the motorcycle that best exemplifies the essence of racing.
Design and Style Award Presented by ARCH Motorcycle to the best motorcycle based on its industry leading design, concept and style.
Why We Ride Award To inspire, educate and celebrate is what the motorcycle documentary ‘Why We Ride’ is all about. For the fifth year, the Why We Ride Award will be chosen by children aged 12 and under and presented to the motorcycle on the field that most inspires them to ride.
Historical Vehicle Association (HVA) Preservation Award The HVA Preservation Award recognizes historically significant motor vehicles that have been meticulously preserved and retain much, if not all, of their original mechanical components, body, and finishes. As such, these important artifacts are excellent examples of our cultural past and national heritage.
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Heritage Award The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Heritage Award recognizes a model that best represents a contribution or contributions that AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers have made to the growth of American motorcycling. The selection will be made by a committee of attending Hall of Famers. At the committee’s discretion, special consideration may be given to bikes with direct historical ties to specific Hall of Famers, such as authenticated race bikes or personally owned machines. Motorcycles that are part of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame collection are ineligible for consideration.
Traditional Classes The criteria for becoming an award winner for a traditional class award will be judged by the collective quality of the restoration, originality, correctness and/or preservation of the motorcycle. At the 2019 The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, The Quail Judging Committee will award trophies for outstanding motorcycles in the following classes: - Antique Class - Other European Class - American Class - Competition On-Road Class - British Class - Custom/Modified Class - Italian Class - Extraordinary Bicycles and Scooters Class - Japanese Class
Award Winner Correction The Peninsula Signature Events sincerely apologizes to Stephen Haddad for the misprint in Award Presentation included in the 2018 edition of The Quail Motorcycle Gathering Program.
Other European 1st Place
1976 Hercules W2000 Wankel  Presented to Stephen Haddad – California
Other European Class 1936-1979
2018 Circle of Champions
Best of Show
1913 Flying Merkel Twin
Presented to Douglas & Marian McKenzie – California Antique Class
Spirit of The Quail Award
25th Anniversary of the Ducati Monster Award
Presented to Clyde Crouch – Texas Competition On Road Class
Presented to Isaac Villanueva – California
1920 Burt Munro Indian Streamliner
Café Racers Award
1961 BSA DBD-34 Gold Star
Presented to Craig Steggall – Washington
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2010 Ducati Monster
Electric Motorcycles Award
1974 Corbin Bonneville Partial Streamliner Salt Racer Presented to Mike Corbin – California
Industry Award
Innovation Award
Presented to Jackson Burrows – Canada Custom/Modified Class
Presented to Curtiss Motorcycles – Alabama
1960 Harley-Davidson Super 10
2020 Curtiss Zeus
Design and Style Award
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Heritage Award
Presented to Analog Motorcycles – Illinois Custom/Modified Class
Presented to Steve Mast – California Japanese Class 1936-1979
1968 Ducati 250 Narrow Case
1971 Honda CT-70
HVA Preservation Award
Significance in Racing Award
Presented to Clyde Crouch – Texas Competition On Road Class
Presented to Anthony Giammanco – California Competition Off Road Class
1920 Burt Munro Indian Streamliner
1981 Freddie Spencer’s Factory Honda Racing NS-750 Flat Tracker
Why We Ride Award
Extraordinary Bicycles/Scooters Award
Presented to Clive Belvoir – California American Class 1936-1979
Presented to Siobhán Ellis – California Extraordinary Bicycles & Scooters Class
1970 Indian Little Indian
1969 Lambretta Vega
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Antique 1st Place
Antique 2nd Place
Presented to Douglas & Marian McKenzie – California Antique Class 1935 & Earlier
Presented to Eugene Garcin – California Antique Class 1935 & Earlier
1913 Flying Merkel Twin
American 1st Place
American 2nd Place
Presented to Dan Derby – California American Class 1936-1979
Presented to Sheila Hummer-Derby – California American Class 1936-1979
1954 Harley-Davidson ST165
1958 Harley-Davidson Hummer
British 1st Place
British 2nd Place
Presented to Craig Steggall – Washington British Class 1936-1979
Presented to Kenneth Morris – California British Class 1936-1979
1953 BSA BD 1 Bantam
1970 Triumph T120
Italian 1st Place
Italian 2nd Place
Presented to Vincent Schardt – California Italian Class 1936-1979
Presented to Lee Hoffseth – California Italian Class 1936-1979
1956 Moto Guzzi Cardellino
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1929 BMW R63
1974 MV Agusta 750S
Japanese 1st Place
Japanese 2nd Place
Presented to Clay Baker – California Japanese Class 1936-1979
Presented to Owen Bishop – California Japanese Class 1936-1979
1972 Honda CB750 K2
1968 Yamaha YAS1C
Other European 1st Place
Other European 2nd Place
Presented to Mike Maloney – California Other European Class 1936-1979
Presented to Mark Francois – California Other European Class 1936-1979
1974 BMW R90S
1974 BMW R90S
Competition On Road 1st Place
Competition Off Road 1st Place
Presented to Kevin McKee – California Competition On Road Class
Presented to Chris Carter – California Competition Off Road Class
1980 Honda CB750 Four
Custom/Modified 1st Place 1960 Harley-Davidson Super 10
Presented to Jackson Burrows – Canada Custom/Modified Clas
1956 BSA BB34R Flat Tracker
Custom/Modified 2nd Place 1970 Triumph TR7
Presented to Michael Inglis – California Custom/Modified Class
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2018 Entrant Summary Car Owner
Year
Make
Model
Aaron Elliott
1996
Harley-Davidson
Sportster
Adam Cecchini
1986
Bimota
DB1R
AJ Shipley
1999
Harley-Davidson
XL1200 CB550
AJ Shipley
1975
Honda
Al Kozak
1954
Ariel
HK-1 Scrambler
Albert Catelani
1976
BMW
R90/S
Alexander Zemlin
1985
BMW
K100
Analog Motorcycles
1968
Ducati
250 Narrow Case
Andreas Strieve
1975
Kawasaki
Z1-B 900
Anthony Giammanco
1981
Freddie Spencer's Factory Honda Racing
NS750 Flattracker
Anton Lazarenko
2015
Yamaha
Bolt C Spec
Ness
SmoothNess
Arlen Ness
44
Arlen Ness
1984
Ness
Knuckle/Shovel
Arlen Ness
1947
Ness Knucklehead
Untouchable
Arnold Schmidt
1923
ACE
4 Cylinder
Beaulieu Family Private Collection
1977
Harley-Davidson
Custom
Beaulieu Family Private Collection
1941
Harley-Davidson
EL
Beaulieu Family Private Collection
1940
Harley-Davidson
UL
Beaulieu Family Private Collection
1926
Harley-Davidson
JD
Bello Moto LLC Private Collection
1950
Vespa
Faro Basso
Bello Moto LLC Private Collection
1962
Vespa
GS160 Series 1
Ben Martin
1977
Yamaha-Hallman
Original Hallman Racing
Benjamin Vickery
1976
BMW
R90S
Bert W. Skidmore
1980
Suzuki
GS1000S
Bert W. Skidmore
1984
Yamaha
RZ350
Bill Driegert
2008
Bimota
Tesi 3D
Bill Wenholz
1965
BMW
Conversion R90/2
Blair & Kathy Beck
1972
Penton
Six-Day 125cc
Blaise Descollonges
1947
Velocette
MSS
Bob & Linda Primmer
1981
Honda
CBX1000
Bob MacLeod
2003
Harley-Davidson
Sportster/Café
Bob MacLeod
1975
Norton
Custom Café Racer
Bob MacLeod
1974
Norton
Commando Café
Boxer2Valve Private Collection
1993
BMW/PLAMWERKS
R1070S
Boxer2Valve Private Collection
1981
BMW
R80GS
Boxer2Valve Private Collection
1971
BMW
R75/5
Boxer2Valve Private Collection
1936
BMW
R12
Brent Lenehan Notogaean Private Collection
1933
Sunbeam
Model 9 500cc (Wicker Sidecar)
Brent Lenehan Notogaean Private Collection
1936
BSA
Q7500cc
Brent Lenehan Notogaean Private Collection
2012
Magni
Rocket3 (1969 BSA Powered)
Brent Lenehan Notogaean Private Collection
1971
Norton
Dunstall 810
Brent Lenehan Notogaean Private Collection
1980
Suzuki
GS1000E
Brent Lenehan Notogaean Private Collection
1981
BMW
R80GS
Brian Light
2003
Moto Guzzi
VII Sport
Brian Schindler
1995
Buell
S-2
Brian Schindler
1998
Buell
S-1
Budd Schwab
1939
Indian
Sport Scout
Budd Schwab
1918
BSA
Model H
Budd Schwab
1953
Matchless
G9
䄀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 一漀眀 伀渀 䐀嘀䐀 愀渀搀 䐀椀最椀琀愀氀 䐀漀眀渀氀漀愀搀
2018 Entrant Summary
46
Car Owner
Year
Make
Chris Carter
1956
BSA
Model BB34R
Chris Ice
2017
Aero Cycle
Merlin MG03
Chris Noe
1965
BMW
R69S
Chuck McMullen
1970
Honda
QA50
Chuck McMullen
1967
Triumph
Bonneville
Chuck Talley
1971
Norton
Commando
CJ Bonura
1982
Kawasaki
S1 Recreation
Clay Baker
1969
Taco
Mini-Bike
Clay Baker
1972
Honda
750 Four
Clive Belvoir
1970
Indian
Little Indian
Clive Belvoir
1975
Bultaco
Sherpa T
Clyde Crouch
1920
Burt Munro Indian
Streamliner
Cory Ness
2018
Ness
Full Custom
Cory Ness
1998
Ness
Curvaceous
Cory Ness
2016
Ness
Double Engine
Craig & Shirley Horner Private Collection
1956
Harley-Davidson
KHK
Craig & Shirley Horner Private Collection
1916
Henderson
F-2
Craig & Shirley Horner Private Collection
1914
Indian
Twin Standard Model
Craig & Shirley Horner Private Collection
1956
BMW
R50
Craig Boone
1970
Triumph
Bonneville
Craig Marleau & Kick Start Garage
1973
Honda
CB750k
Craig Marleau & Kick Start Garage
1966
Honda
CB160
Craig Steggall
1953
BSA
BD 1 Bantam
Craig Steggall
1961
BSA
DBD - 34 Gold Star
Cris Collins
1962
Triumph
Bonneville
Curt Winter
2017
BTR
Pro Street
Curt Winter
2016
BTR
GP2
Cynthia Doolin
1963
Honda
C77 Dream
Dale Crawford
2006
Triumph
Bonneville
Dan Derby
1954
Harley-Davidson
ST165
Dan Perry
1974
Norton
Commado
Darrell Baker
1951
Norton International
M30
Darrell Baker
1939
Triumph
T100 Speed Twin
Darrell Baker
1967
Kawasaki
W1
David B. Dreyer
2002
Indian
Chief
David Belleville
1983
BMW
R100 CafĂŠ
David Bookout
2004
Honda
CB50R Dream 50
David Coffey
1974
MZ
TS150
Deb Sell
1967
Honda
Dream 305 Cucciolo
Del Thomas
1950
Ducati
Dennis Glavis
2013
Morgan
3 Wheeler, Brooklands #01
Derek Brooks
1980
Yamaha
XS650
Derek R. Kimes
1982
Yamaha
Turbo Maximus
Derry Naylor
1952
Vincent
Black Shadow
Didier Diaz
1986
Yamaha
SRX600
DK Design Private Collection
1974
Ducati
250 Desmo
DK Design Private Collection
1967
Triumph
TR6C
DK Design Private Collection
1974
Norton
850 Commando
DK Design Private Collection
1972
Moto Guzzi
V7 Sport
DK Design Private Collection
1974
Yamaha
DT400
DK Design Private Collection
2013
Triumph
Thruxton
2018 Entrant Summary
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Car Owner
Year
Make
Model
Don L. Stockett
1970
Honda
CL350 K2
Don Potter
1973
Kawasaki
Z1
Douglas & Marian McKenzie
1913
Flying Merkel
Twin
Douglas Breidenbach
1983
Honda
CB1100R
Dream on Wheels LLC Private Collection
1967
Lambretta
SX200
Dream on Wheels LLC Private Collection
1969
Lambretta
DL200
Dream on Wheels LLC Private Collection
1974
Vespa
50cc Special
Dream on Wheels LLC Private Collection
1971
Vespa
Primavera
Eckart Klumpp
1972
Honda
CB750
Edward Riggins
1969
Harley-Davidson
Café Racer
Eric K. Gayden
1978
Bimota
KB1
Erin W Poole
1995
Aprilia
RS250
Eugene Bishop
1929
BMW
R63
Evan Clements
1969
Suzuki
TS250 Savage
Ferris Wang
2017
Ducati
Monster
Foster Finch
1963
BMW
R69S
Francisco Recoder
1971
BMW
R69
Frank Jerant
1967
Aermacchi - Harley-Davidson
250H
Fred Meyer
1968
Norton
Commando
Frederick Fortune
1974
Norton
Commando Roadster
Frederick Saunders
2015
Triumph
Thruxton Ace
Gary Capone - Le Mani Moto
2016
La Mani Moto
La Regina Della Velocita
Gene Brown
1973
Norton
Commando-Hi Rider
Gene Brown
1952
Vincent
Rapide Touring
George Gofnung
1991
Bimota
YB10
Glenn-Brett & Bryan Pierce
1928
Indian
Scout Flat Tracker
Greg McBride
1949
Vincent
Black Shadow
Greg Nealon
1979
Ducati
Super Sport
Hugo Eccles (Untitled Motorcycles)
1975
Moto Guzzi
850T 'Supernaturale'
Hugo Eccles (Untitled Motorcycles)
2015
Ducati
Hyper Scramble
Hugo Eccles (Untitled Motorcycles)
2017
Moto Guzzi
V9 'Fat Tracker'
Impossibilia LLC. Seth LaForge & Ania Mitros Private Collection
2009
Mission Motor Company
Mission One
Impossibilia LLC. Seth LaForge & Ania Mitros Private Collection
2010
Mission Motor Company
Mission R
Impossibilia LLC. Seth LaForge & Ania Mitros Private Collection
2009
Mission Motor Company
Mission One, Isle of Man TTXGP Race Bodywork
Impossibilia LLC. Seth LaForge & Ania Mitros Private Collection
2007
Hum Cycles
Mule 1
Industrial Depot
2014
KTM
690 "Daisy Duke"
IngRobert Mrvis
1901
Honda
CRF250I
Isaac Villanueva
2010
Ducati
Monster
Jack Cook
2014
Ness Victory
Cross Country
Jackson Burrows
1960
Harley-Davidson
Super 10
Jame Tamer
1956
Triumph
T110
James Farley
1947
Harley-Davidson
Knucklehead Bobber
James Farley
1969
Honda
CB750
James Lawrence
1977
Honda
400/4
James W. Noel
1970
Ossa
(Spanish) Pioneer Enduro
Janet Wenholz
1965
BMW
R60/2
Jason Clark
1996
Harley-Davidson
Sportster Café
Jay Brett
1977
Laverda
1200 Jota America
2018 Entrant Summary
50
Car Owner
Year
Make
Model
Jeff Palhegyi Private Collection
1979
Yamaha
XS750 Flat Tracker
Jeff Palhegyi Private Collection
2010
Yamaha
TZ750 Flat Tracker
Jeff Palhegyi Private Collection
1959
Yamaha
YDS1R
Jeff Palhegyi Private Collection
2017
Yamaha
XSR750 Flat Tracker
Jeff Tuttobene
1982
Kawasaki
GPZ750 R1
Jeff Williams
2007
Ducati
S4RS
Jeremy Hawran
1971
Honda
CT70
Jim Carducci
2018
Carducci Dual Sport
SC3 Adventure
Jim Holyoake
1965
Bultaco
11 TT Scrambler
Joey Shimoda
1952
MV Agusta
Sport E
John Bennett
2015
Motus
Fuller Motus
John Coffman
2014
Norton
Commando
John Fritz
1969
Triumph
Track Master
John Gagliardi
1915
Harley-Davidson
11F
John Gentry
1972
Norton
Combat
John Goldman
1951
Mondial
125 Grand Prix Bialbero
John Goldman
1957
Mondial
250 Grand Prix Bialbero
John Hakanson
1971
Triumph
Champion Frame Street Tracker
John Tucker
1960
BSA
A10
John Zainer
1956
Norton
Dominator 99/Domiracer
John Zainer
1956
Norton
Dominator 99
Jolynn Rivera
2005
Ducati
S2R Monster
Jon Russell
1942
Harley-Davidson
WLC
Jonathan Ford
1968
Honda
CL350
Jonnie Green
1967
Triton
CafĂŠ Racer
Joseph F. Drazkowski
2007
Ducati
S4RS Monster Testastretta
Joshua Keel
1978
Yamaha
SR500
JSK Moto Co. Custom Motorcycles Private Collection
2014
BMW
R9T
JSK Moto Co. Custom Motorcycles Private Collection
1997
Harley-Davidson
Sportster 1200
JSK Moto Co. Custom Motorcycles Private Collection
1997
Harley-Davidson
Sportster 1200
JSK Moto Co. Custom Motorcycles Private Collection
1997
Yamaha
GTS1000
Justin Kwong
2007
Ducati
Monster S4RS
Justin Webster / J. Webster Designs
1974
Honda
CB550K
Justin Webster / J. Webster Designs
2014
Triumph
Scrambler
K.A. Atherton
1967
Triumph
T120 Bonneville
Kasey Doolin
1972
Honda
CL450 Flying Dragon
Keith Hale
1974
Ducati
750 Super Sport
Ken Giles
1968
BSA
Spitfire
Ken Williams
1985
Yamaha
RZV500
Kenneth Morris
1970
Triumph
T120R Bonneville
Kenneth Morris
1970
Triumph
T120R
Kevin McKee
1980
Honda
CB750F
Kim Cardin
1974
Suzuki
TS400 Savage
Kirk Dobson
1979
Honda
CBX1000
Kirk Taylor
1965
Ducati
Monza
Kirk Taylor
2007
Ducati
GT1000
Kyle & Brittany Kozak Private Collection
2016
Norton
Dominator SS
Kyle & Brittany Kozak Private Collection
1987
Suzuki
GSXR750
Kyle & Brittany Kozak Private Collection
2008
Custom
Black Knight
Kyle & Brittany Kozak Private Collection
1974
Hercules
W2000
Kyle & Brittany Kozak Private Collection
1946
Norton
A10M
2018 Entrant Summary Car Owner
Year
Make
Model
Larry Sims
2017
Janus
Halcyon 250
Larry Walker
1961
BMW
R50
Lee Hoffseth
1974
MV
Agusta 750S
Lorelai Craig
2007
Swift
Bobber
Manuel Rodriguez
1967
Harley-Davidson
Shovelhead Generator Motor
Marc Crocetti
1971
Triumph
T100R Daytona
Mark Atkinson
1974
Bultaco
SOCR TSS
Mark Francois
1974
BMW
R90S
Mark Leonard Private Collection
1927
BMW
R42
Mark Leonard Private Collection
1929
Moto Guzzi
Sport 14
Mark Leonard Private Collection
1962
BSA
Goldstar Clubman
Mark Leonard Private Collection
1971
Yamaha
TR2B 350
Mark Leonard Private Collection
1954
Lambretta
FD125
Mark Leonard Private Collection
1954
Moto Guzzi
Cardellino
Mark Porter
1971
Norton
750 Commando
Martin Hevezi
1974
Kawasaki
KZ400
Matt Blake
2005
Ducati
Monster
Matt Blake
1948
Indian
Scout (Big Base) Racer
Maxwell Janisch
2004
Ducati
749R
Michael Begley
1951
Vincent
Black Shadow
Michael Carpenter
1969
Kawasaki
H1
Michael Carpenter
1970
Kawasaki
H1 500
Michael Inglis
1970
Triumph
TR7
Michael LaFountain
1976
Honda
CB750 Custom
Michael LaFountain
1967
Kawasaki
W1R Custom
Michael Long
1967
Honda
CB450D
Mike Corbin
1975
Corbin
Yardney X2 Prototype
Mike Corbin
1974
Corbin
Bonneville Partial Streamliner Salt Racer
Mike Corbin
1973
Corbin
Electric X1 City Bike
Mike L. Wenstrand
1974
Yamaha
RD350
Mike L. Wenstrand
1977
Honda
MT125R
Mike Maloney
1974
BMW
R90S
Mike McGeachy
1966
Ducati
CafĂŠ
Mike Stafford
1977
Honda
CB750K
Mike Stafford
1976
Honda
CB750K
Mike Turner
1993
Ducati
900SS
Milan Petrencik
2017
Custom Mudworm
Mitch Talcove
1950
Vincent
Touring Rapide
Mitch Talcove
1951
Vincent
Black Shadow
Nick Dounias
1940
Indian
Sport Scout Bobber
Owen Bishop
1968
Yamaha
YAS1C
Padilla Custom Design
1988
Harley-Davidson
Sportster
Pagnol Motor
2017
Aprilia
RSV4 FW SSTK1
Pat O'shaughnessy
1973
Penton
250cc Hare Scrambler
Patrick Dolan
2014
Sportsman Flyer
Keystone
Patrick Dolan
2017
Sportsman Flyer
Electric Board Track Racer
Patrick T. Welch
1975
Norton
Commando 850 Mk 3
Patrick Verjinski
1958
Harley-Davidson
XLR-TT
Paul Crozier & BTR Moto Collection Private Collection
1976
Honda
CB550
Paul Crozier & BTR Moto Collection Private Collection
1987
Honda
CR500
Pete Porter
1998
Harley-Davidson
1200 Sportster
Pete Porter
1969
Honda
CB450
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Car Owner
Year
Make
Model
Pete Sabine
1978
Yamaha
SR500
Petersen Automotive Museum
1957
Norton
Model 77
Petersen Automotive Museum
1966
Yamaha
YDS-3 "Batcycle"
Raymond Meister
1972
Honda
CB450
Revival Road Co.
1969
Triumph
Trophy 500
Richard Jones
2000
Harley-Davidson
Sportster "The Vinster"
Richard Mitchell
1968
BSA
Thunderbolt
Richard Pollock
1993
Harley-Davidson
Sportster
Rick White
1991
BMW
K100RS
Rob Hardesty
1938
Indian
Chief Monster 821
Rob Kirby
2015
Ducati
Robert Hannagan & Fabrizio Rimicci
1971
Trackmaster Bultaco
Flat Tracker
Robert Ives
1958
Ariel
Square Four
Robert Ives
1950
Vincent
Black Shadow
Robert Johnson
2016
Bottpower
XR1 #26
Robert Jordan
1962
Triumph
Bonneville
Robert Jordan
1971
Triumph
Rob North Trident
Robert Simeral
1969
BSA
Victor 441 Special B44VS
Robert Simeral
1970
Triumph
Trophy 500 T100C
Robert Talbott
1925
BMW
R37
Rod Eaves
2005
Harley-Davidson
Street Tracker
Ron Wilcox
1979
Yamaha
RD400F Daytona Special
Ron Wilcox
1985
Yamaha
RZV500R
Rory Florence Buchenroth
1961
Vespa
VBB150
Roscoe Skipper
2015
Motus
MST-R
Russ Meagher
1978
Yamaha
SR500
Scott Finkel
2002
Ducati
913XL
Scottie Sharpe Private Collection
1965
BMW
R60/2
Scottie Sharpe Private Collection
1967
BMW
Conversion
Scottie Sharpe Private Collection
1975
BMW
R90S
Scottie Sharpe Private Collection
1953
BMW
R51/3
Scottie Sharpe Private Collection
1950
BMW
R51/3 and Steib S500
Scotty Bolf
1978
Honda
CB550
Sean Hutchinson
1978
Yamaha
SR500
Sheila Hummer-Derby
1958
Harley-Davidson
Hummer
Simon Graham
1974
MV Agusta
750S Three-wheeler
Simon J.D.Lucas
2014
Morgan
Siobhรกn Ellis Private Collection
1971
Eibar Lambretta
LI150 Special NYPD
Siobhรกn Ellis Private Collection
1969
Lambretta
Vega
Siobhรกn Ellis Private Collection
1974
Pasco Lambretta
MS185
Siobhรกn Ellis Private Collection
1973
Eibar Lambretta
Jett250
SOUL MOTOR CO.
1983
BMW
R100RS
Stacey Sell
1975
Honda
CB750
Stephen Haddad Private Collection
1989
Norton
F1 Rotary Pre-Production Prototype #004
Stephen Haddad Private Collection
1988
Norton
Classic Rotary
Stephen Haddad Private Collection
1976
Suzuki
RE5
Stephen Haddad Private Collection
1976
Suzuki
RE5 (0 mile)
Stephen Haddad Private Collection
1975
Hercules
W2000 Wankel
Stephen Haddad Private Collection
1976
Hercules
W2000 Wankel (0 mile)
Steve Anderson
1970
Harley-Davidson
FLH
Steve Lawrence
1968
Velocette
Thruxton 500
2018 Entrant Summary Car Owner
Year
Make
Model
Steve Mast
1971
Honda
CT70-H
Steve Vergano
2001
Moto Guzzi
V11 Le Mans
Steven Lawrence
1970
Norton
Commando
Steven Lawrence
1972
Yamaha
DS7
Steven Polkabla
1993
Honda
CBR F2
Tait Reed
1967
Triumph
T100S
Taylor Vandenhoek
1974
Norton
Commando 850
Tex Otto
2008
Ducati
Sport Classic 1000
James L. & Ginger C. Private Collection
1969
Husqvarna
360 Cross
James L. & Ginger C. Private Collection
2013
Triumph
Scrambler 900
James L. & Ginger C. Private Collection
1980
Yamaha
SR500
James L. & Ginger C. Private Collection
1965
Hodaka
Ace 90
James L. & Ginger C. Private Collection
1974
BMW
R90/6
Thomas Bamford
1970
Honda
CB750
Thomas Heinemann
1964
BMW
R60 Retro Racer
Thomas Heinemann
1982
BMW
Krauser MKM1000
Thorsten Kirchner
2017
Morgan
Three Wheeler (Heritage Edition)
Tim Castellano
1975
Suzuki
RE5
TJ Noto
1991
Ducati
851
Todd Georgopapadakos
2016
BMW
R9T
Tom Armstrong
1959
BMW
R50
Tom Gross
1974
Ducati
750GT
Tom O'Callaghan
1962
BSA
Rocket Gold Star
Tom O'Callaghan
1966
BSA
Spitfire MK II
Trace St Germain
1978
Kawasaki
Z1R
TSW Collection
1952
Triumph
T6 Thunderbird
Victor Wilkens
1978
Kawasaki
KZ1000
Vincent Scarelli
1973
Honda
CR750 Replica For The Street
Vincent Schardt Private Collection
1962
Demm
Sport 50
Vincent Schardt Private Collection
1963
Malaguti
Olympique
Vincent Schardt Private Collection
1957
MDS
Turismo Veloce
Vincent Schardt Private Collection
1956
Moto Guzzi
Cardellino
Vincent Schardt Private Collection
1956
Moto Morini
175 Turismo
Vincent Schardt Private Collection
1959
Parilla
99 Olimpia
Vincent Schardt Private Collection
1960
Vittoria
Paperino Sprint
Vincent Schardt Private Collection
1963
ITOM
Astor GP Racer
Wayne Carini
1930
Harley-Davidson
VL
Wayne Litz
1964
Triumph
T120R Bonneville
Wayne Rainey
1990
Yamaha
YZR500 L4 500cc
Will Burke
1968
Ducati
350 Cafe Racer
William E. "Chip" Connor
1984
Moto Guzzi
CafĂŠ Racer
Wunderlich America Private Collection
2014
BMW
R9T/WUNDERLICH
Wunderlich America Private Collection
2017
BMW
R1200 GS Rallye/WUNDERLICH
Y. Bronicki Private Collection
1975
2017 Triumph/Norman
Hyde Harrier 3
Y. Bronicki Private Collection
1975
Triumph
T160
Y. Bronicki Private Collection
1972
BSA
Rob North Rocket 3
Yuri Barrigan
2017
Kramer
EVO-2R
Zach Crocetti
2001
Honda
RC51
Zach Ness
2008
Ness
Shovelhead Digger
Zach Ness
2016
Ness
145
Zach Ness
2012
Victory
Judge
55
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