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gotta get back to shopping. Hey, the Motor Maids are gonna be here soon. Then the History in Motion Parade and Field Games and Bike Show ….. Oh Man, I’m tired and my feet and legs hurt and folks are packin’ up. I think I’ll take the four lane home. Sorry to my friends who I didn’t get time to hang and talk with. At least we got a good wave or handshake. The AMCA meet at Denton ain’t a snobby gathering of guys with high-dollar antiques. It is for y’all with clean old machines you found in a shed or the project bike you’d rather ride than restore. Motorcycles 35 years old are considered antiques. Each year has a theme. For this meet it was Scooters and Minibikes – Honoring where we all started. As folks see what goes on at Denton,, there are more who
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Denton Farm Park, NC, for the Antique Motorcycle Club of America’s 12th Annual Southern National Meet in the middle of May. Not as hot nor muggy as some years, perfect weather for enjoying motorcycles. Not only were there lots of cool old machines to check out, but there were plenty of bikes and parts for sale too. I think that a running Knucklehead Chopper sold for a little more than $3,000. For twelve years the three sponsoring AMCA chapters; Blue Ridge, Dixie and Catawba Valley; picked the perfect place since Denton Farm Park enhances the antique experience with several old buildings featuring historical equipment and machinery, plus antique train rides. Other groups use the Farm Park for events featuring tractors, farm equipment, military vehicles and more. The Southern National Meet ain’t the same as most biker weekends. It’s mainly a Friday and Saturday event. Lots of us are shopping and digging through boxes Friday. Got some things on my shopping list. Still can’t find that seat I need. Only close one was sold. “Oh that is sold. Or, I sold one an hour ago.” Heard that. And yes I got things for folks who couldn’t make it to Denton but said, “If you find a Lefthanded Widget Gizmo buy it for me.” “Do you want the really nice $40 one or the OK $10 Gizmo?” For y’all who want to check out the meet and activities you can ride in Saturday morning and enjoy it in one day. A day at Denton goes by too fast. The Road Ride leaves a 9 am. Soon they start judging the really nice machines. I
