Story and Photography by:
Andrew Livelsberger
Background:
Finding its current home in 1999, the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. The museum houses memorabilia and records to preserve motorcycling heritage.
Impression:
I’ll first start off by saying that I am not a bike guy. I can appreciate what they are and know the names of some of the more famous riders and athletes. I also have many friends that love to ride.
With that, I did not know what to think or what I thought I might get out of the museum.
I was attending the Journey of Andrew Byrd launch event (10,000 mile ride in 10 days to raise money and awareness to combat childhood cancer), and the AMA Motorcycle Museum was allowing attendees free admission.
The Motorcycle Museum has done it right, as I feel you do not have to be part of the motorcycle culture to appreciate the culture, history and displays.
What can be appreciated from my perspective is the history as well as the craftsmanship that goes into the engineering and design. Looking at the styling of the bikes over the years and noticing the differences between motocross, street bikes and high end, built for speed records machines.
I’d also like to take some time to commend the staff that works there. They are a wonderful group of people that are a wealth of knowledge and utterly helpful. This is a great organization and they have given the central Ohio community a great showcase to one of our oldest modes of transportation.
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