Just got back from Vintage Days. WOW, I'm going every year from here on out! It's everything I heard it was. Didn't find a couple of things I was looking for but found a few things I couldn't live with out! I met member 736 on Friday and bought a tank from him. I only could talk to him for a minute he was pretty busy. In fact anyone selling CB750 stuff seemed to be doing a brisk business. Weather was GREAT!
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Sorry I'm so late getting up to speed, work's a btch.
Whoa, thank you zzpete for the pics. I'm standing next to the red one telling my wife it's a $5,000 or $8,000 bike. Seller tells me it sold yesterday, Thursday, for $2,000 and the blue for $3,000. I think I peed myself. I walk across the path and find THREE more restorations and hear the seller say he sold all three, bundled, on Thursday, for $10,500 cash, $3,500 each. "It's better than waiting around to see if they sell."
So I go up to the parking field and pass a trailer with ELEVEN CB750K's tied up in a beautiful row for travel. Somebody else notices and tells me they are going to France. We talked about how sad it was that the best is going out of the country.
You have to rent a vendor space to get in honestly on Thursday and carry cash if you want to take the best home.
This was my third trip. I love it. It's like being dropped into the 1970's.
Thursday is a drive day, eight hours, rainy.
Friday is spent trying to traverse a giant field of rusty motorcycle parts, no time for any thing else. The steakhouse is Brown Derby Roadhouse and if you follow that road towards Mansfield, it becomes West Park Avenue. This is important because there is boulevard racing that you shouldn't miss. You'll see people on the sidewalks in lawn chairs for this.
Saturday is the judging were I take in the infield tents, VJMC, AMA, and marque. And of course, each trip to the parking involves a walk through rusty motorcycle parts. Saturday night, AMA runs dirt track at one of the county fair grounds for $20 each. If you've never seen dirt tracking live, you won't be disappointed.
Sunday is vintage racing. Bring a chair, cigars, beer and big hat. Chill. I don't think there is a way to follow vintage racing. It was just a beautiful day at the race course.
Monday, eight hours home.
Yes, I'll be there again.
