Ride your motorcycle into history

The AMA will celebrate its 85th Anniversary in 2009, and you can join in the fun. The AMA’s Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum is looking for a few good motorcycles—at least one from every year the Association has been in existence—for a special parade at the 2009 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. And if you have a motorcycle that fits our list, we’d love to have you join us as a member of this special parade.

We have scanned the 1924 to 2009 history of motorcycles and selected those motorcycles we feel are significant. A machine may make the list for what it meant in that very moment, (say, the Suzuki RE-5, the first rotary-engined motorcycle from Japan), or because, looking back, it made a true impact as a landmark machine (like the Manx Norton). The actual year of manufacture has also been considered; often the first year is most significant, but sometimes, such as in 1969 when the industry brought us the Kawasaki H1 and the Honda CB750, we have had to choose and maybe push one machine's parade status to its second year of manufacture. Your opinions may differ, but the machines we seek are listed below.

The parade is made up primarily of street machines, though off-road and competition machines are also on the list. We are making provision with law enforcement to permit these machines to travel the parade route, which includes public roads. It is expected the parade will travel at under 45 miles per hour.

AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is a three-day event, so we want to work with owners who can commit to riding and displaying their machines all three days. If you are, for example, arriving Saturday or leaving early Sunday you will not qualify. If your bike will be used in AHRMA competition that weekend, you will not qualify as machines will be on display when they are not parading. Entrants must commit to having their machine on site by 10am Friday July 24 and available for display through 3:30 pm Sunday July 26.

All entrants will be provided two weekend passes available at will call.

A parade of the machines will be produced on Saturday around the lunch hour. Machines will need to queue up at a location (TBD) near Lexington, Ohio, and ride to the event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, about 5 miles. Therefore, all machines must be in good running condition, safe and roadworthy. Again, requested non-street legal racing machines are exempted from having lighting, horns, etc.

Each motorcycle will be photographed for a special feature on the AMA and Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum websites. One photo will include the owner(s). A copy of these photos will be provided to each owner but AMA will retain non-exclusive rights to use each photo.

One person may submit more than one entry and offer more than one machine, though a rider will be needed for all motorcycles.

AMA staff reserves the right to select from among entered machines for the machine most appropriate, best condition, etc.

Interested in being part of this historic event? Send us the following information, either by e-mail to kwood@motorcyclemuseum.org; or to 85th Anniversary Parade, Attn. Katy Wood, Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, 13515 Yarmouth Drive, Pickerington, Ohio 43147:

Be sure to include photos of your motorcycle!

Owner information:
Name
Address
City
State
Zip
Cell phone number
Home phone
email address

Bike information:
Brand
Model
Year
Condition
Modifications
Restored/Unrestored
Color

By applying to be part of the AMA’s 85th Anniversary parade, you are agreeing to be part of this event. You will need to arrive at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days by 10 a.m. Friday, July 24, and be available for various events as noted above, including the parade and photo shoot and that you will not remove your machine from display before 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 26.

Complete list of requested machines:

1924 Ace Four
1924 BMW R
1924 Husky V-Twin
1925 Brough Superior SS 100
1925 H-D JD
1926 Cleveland
1927 Indian Ace
1928 Indian 101 Scout
1929 Husky
1930 Excellsior - Henderson
1931 Aerial Square Four
1931 Scott
1932 H-D ServiCar
1933 Indian Dispatch Tow
1934 Indian Sport Scout
1934 Nimbus
1935 Crocker
1936 Aerial Square Four 1000
1936 H-D EL (Knucklehead)
1937 Cushman Scooter
1937 Triumph Speed Twin
1938 BSA Gold Star
1938 Norton International
1939 Husky
1940 Brough Superior SS 100 (Final)
1940 H-D WLDR Racer
1941 Indian Miliraty 841
1941 Indian Military 741
1942 H-D XA
1943 Indian Four
1944 H-D WLA Military
1945 Triumph TRW Military
1946 Lambretta
1946 Mustang (Scooter)
1947 H-D Hummer
1948 Vincent Rapide or Black Shadow
1949 H-D FL Hydra-Glide
1949 Indian Scout
1949 Indian Arrow
1950 Indian Warrior
1950 Matchless
1950 Norton Manx
1951 Husky
1951 Zundapp
1952 H-D KR Racer
1952 NSU Max
1953 Indian Chief (final)
1954 H-D Sportster 50th Anniv
1954 Parilla
1955 Sears Allstate 175/250
1956 Velocette
1957 H-D Sportster
1958 H-D Duo-Glide
1958 Honda Super Cub (50cc)
1959 Triumph Bonneville
1960 Honda CB92
1960 Royal Enfield
1961 Honda CB77 Super Hawk
1961 NSU
1962 Honda CL72 Scrambler
1963 Bultaco Metralla / TSS
1963 Rokon Trail Breaker
1964 BSA Hornet
1964 Hodaka Ace 90
1964 Triumph T120TT
1965 H-D FL Electra-Glide
1965 Norton Atlas
1965 Suzuki X-6 Hustler
1966 Munch Mammoth
1966 Triumph Saint (police)
1967 Bridgestone
1968 Husky CR250
1968 Yamaha DT-1 Enduro
1969 Honda CB750
1969 Kawaski Mach III (H1)
1969 Triumph Trident
1970 BSA Rocket III
1970 Honda ATC 90 (ATV)
1970 Norton Commando
1971 Kawaski Mach IV (H2)
1971 Penton
1971 Triumph Hurricane (Vetter)
1972 Ducati 750 SS
1972 H-D XR750 (Alloy)
1972 Honda CB500
1973 Kawaski Z1
1973 Maico
1974 BMW R90S
1974 Yamaha TZ750
1975 Ducati 900SS
1975 Honda Gold Wing
1976 Honda CB750 Automatic
1976 Moto Guzzi LeMans
1977 H-D XLCR
1977 Suzuki GS750
1978 Kawasaki Z1R
1979 Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica
1979 Honda CBX
1980 H-D Belt-Drive
1980 Maico
1981 Bimota
1981 Hesketh
1982 Honda CX500 Turbo
1982 Kawasaki KZ 1000 Eddie Lawson Replica
1982 Yamaha 650 Turbo
1983 Honda VF750F Interceptor
1983 Kawasaki 750 Turbo
1984 BMW K
1984 Honda VF500F Interceptor
1984 Kawasaki GPZ900
1985 Suzuki GSXR 1100
1985 Yamaha FZ 750
1985 Yamaha V-Max
1986 Honda VFR750
1986 Suzuki GSXR 750 LTD
1986 Yamaha FJ1100
1987 Honda Hurricane (600 or 1000)
1988 Ducati 851 Superbike
1988 Kawasaki ZX 7
1989 Buell RR1200 Battle Twin
1990 Bimota Tesi
1991 Bimota Tesi
1991 Yamaha TDM 850
1992 Honda CBR 900
1993 BMW R100RS
1994 BMW GS1000
1994 H-D VR1000
1994 Yamaha GTS 1000
1995 Ducati 916
1996 Kawasaki ZX-9R
1997 Suzuki TL 1000
1998 Aprilia RSV Mille
1998 Yamaha R-1
1999 Kawasaki W650
1999 Suzuki Hyabusa
1999 Victory
2000 Honda RC51
2001 Yamaha FJR 1000
2002 H-D V-Rod V-Rod
2002 Suzuki DL 1000
2003 V-Star
2004 Honda Rune
2004 MV Agusta F4 1000
2004 Triumph Rocket III
2005 BMW HP2
2005 KTM 950 SuperMoto
2005 Victory Hammer
2006 MV Agusta Brutale
2006 Yamaha Road Liner
2007 Ducati Desmosedici
2008 H-D Rocker
2008 KTM RC8
2008 Triumph Bonneville