Select bikes from one of the most complete and internationally acknowledged motorbike collections in the world is now on show at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Founded in 1995 by former racing driver and car collector George Barber, the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, primarily based in Birmingham, Alabama, options bikes constructed by practically 200 totally different producers from 20 international locations round the globe. It represents practically each aspect of motorbike historical past, from fashionable manufacturing road bikes to uncommon one-off Grand Prix racers.
This exhibit, which is held in the Richard Varner Family Gallery and positioned on the museum’s second ground, attracts from the Barber Museum’s in depth holdings to focus on the motorbike’s growth, from its early origins as a method of private transportation to its modern-day prominence round the world as a car whose fashion, reputation and utility parallel these of its four-wheeled counterparts.
Motorcycles on show embody the 1928 Sunbeam Model 80 TT, the 1961 Yamaha RR250 “Yellow Tanker,” the 2008 Honda CBR600RR raced by Jake Zemke and the 1905 Indian Single.
The show can be open till March 2, 2025, and you’ll go to the Petersen Automotive Museum here for extra info.
