AMA HOF Bike Show Spotlights Classic Motorcycles

Vintage motorcycle riders, collectors and racers will ride or haul their classic bikes to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this July 10-12 for AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. Some of the best of those motorcycles will be showcased in the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Show, presented by Hagerty Insurance Agency, on July 11.

BikeBandit.com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, July 11-13, 2014 near Lexington, Ohio. Photo by Jeff Guciardo/American Motorcyclist Association. — AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2014, featuring Indian Motorcycle at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Photo by Jeff Guciardo/American Motorcyclist Association.

“AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is packed with great bikes of all genres,” said AMA Chief Operations Officer Jeff Massey. “But the best of the best are always represented at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Show. Whether you’re drawn to vintage dirt bikes, classic V-twin or inline-four street machines, rare European marques or anything on two wheels, you’re going to find it here.”

The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Show, presented by Hagerty Insurance Agency, will feature American, British, European and Japanese models from the early 1900s through 1989. Pre-registration is not necessary. Registration will take place at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame tent at the event prior to the show, closing at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Registration costs $10 per bike and is a donation to the Hall of Fame.

Riders participating in Saturday’s Lap for History on their show bikes will have time to return those bikes to the display area prior to judging. Professional judging will begin at 2 p.m., with awards presented at 3:30 p.m.

For 2015, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame museum. AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is a fundraiser for the facility, which houses the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and other thematic exhibits that celebrate motorcycling’s heritage.

It all adds up to one of motorcycling’s premier events. For more information: www.amavintagemotorcycledays.com.

AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Show, presented by Hagerty Insurance Agency
Bike Show Classes

Special awards:
Best of Show in each category
Grand Marshal’s Choice

American Motorcycles:
Through 1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
American Custom

British Motorcycles:
Through 1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
British Custom

European Motorcycles:
Through 1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
European Custom

Japanese Motorcycles:
Through 1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
Japanese Custom

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame recently named Marilyn Stemp and Steve Piehl to its board of directors.

Stemp is a pioneering figure in the motorcycle industry, founding IronWorks Magazine with her late husband, Dennis, and becoming the first female editor of a nationally circulated, mainstream motorcycle magazine. She also revived their trade magazine, Iron Trader News; edits the monthly Kiwi Indian News; contributes to several powersports media outlets; and is the founding editor of Sturgis Rider Daily. Stemp is a noted editor and writer of several motorcycle-focused books. Her consistent support for charitable efforts in the industry include the annual Biker Belles Celebration, Las Vegas BikeFest and as campaign chair for the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum’s development plan in 2014. She co-founded the Flying Piston charity events taking place in Daytona and Sturgis each year and is a National Ambassador for All Kids Bike. Stemp was inducted into both the Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the Sturgis Museum's Hall of Fame in 2018, and in 2022 she was recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in Powersports by DealerNews.