Topic: 2021 Gilmore Museum Vintage MC days

[Bankerdanny]

I'm heading to Hickory Corner for the Gilmore Museum Vintage MC days on Saturday morning. I plan to do the group ride, check out the museum(which is great, I've been there multiple times) and hang out with Sean Barney and Ekpent (Eric) for a while before heading back to Chicago in late afternoon. Anyone in the area should feel free to join us.

The Gilmore sponsored ride is free and the museum is a reasonable admission and worth visiting if you have never been there. Anyone around Chicago that would like to ride up with me, I will be leaving Lincoln Park around 6am. For the ride back I will cut over to the Red Arrow Highway and take the scenic ride back.

PM me if you would like to come.

https://gilmorecarmuseum.org/events/vintage-motorcycle-weekend

[Kevin D]

I have been looking forward to this Danny, but will happily be performing grandpa duties at a birthday party this Saturday. Hoping for abundant sunshine for all you riders.

[seanbarney41]

We will miss ya Kevin

[Bankerdanny]

I have been looking forward to this Danny, but will happily be performing grandpa duties at a birthday party this Saturday. Hoping for abundant sunshine for all you riders.

Maybe next year. There should be some sunshine, but it is looking like I may get a wet ride home.

[ekpent]

Road Warrior Danny made it over to Hickory Corners Saturday morning for the Gilmore ride just in the nick of time for the "kick stands up at 10:00" start. Haven't heard if he got wet going home. Sean was riding his tarted up orange 750F and I was on my green K4 though not pictured. Its Amish    The pretty decorated 750 with the fairing has been ridden every year by a very nice lady for a long time. Guy on the GS1000 is a good friend or ours also. Some other random shots before we left.

[ekpent]

 All in all it was a pretty good size turnout. Here are a few more random pics.

[Bankerdanny]

Road Warrior Danny made it over to Hickory Corners Saturday morning for the Gilmore ride just in the nick of time for the "kick stands up at 10:00" start. Haven't heard if he got wet going home. Sean was riding his tarted up orange 750F and I was on my green K4 though not pictured. Its Amish    The pretty decorated 750 with the fairing has been ridden every year by a very nice lady for a long time. Guy on the GS1000 is a good friend or ours also. Some other random shots before we left.

Hey Eric. Not a drop of rain, it was sunny and beautiful the whole ride home. By the time I got home though I was wiped out. I ended up taking a nap before I had the energy to take a shower to rinse off the road grime.

[ekpent]

Road Warrior Danny made it over to Hickory Corners Saturday morning for the Gilmore ride just in the nick of time for the "kick stands up at 10:00" start. Haven't heard if he got wet going home. Sean was riding his tarted up orange 750F and I was on my green K4 though not pictured. Its Amish    The pretty decorated 750 with the fairing has been ridden every year by a very nice lady for a long time. Guy on the GS1000 is a good friend or ours also. Some other random shots before we left.

Hey Eric. Not a drop of rain, it was sunny and beautiful the whole ride home. By the time I got home though I was wiped out. I ended up taking a nap before I had the energy to take a shower to rinse off the road grime.

  Long day in the saddle for you cowboy.

[Stev-o]

Looks like a fun time and some "impressive" bikes as well!

[seanbarney41]

Road Warrior Danny made it over to Hickory Corners Saturday morning for the Gilmore ride just in the nick of time for the "kick stands up at 10:00" start. Haven't heard if he got wet going home. Sean was riding his tarted up orange 750F and I was on my green K4 though not pictured. Its Amish    The pretty decorated 750 with the fairing has been ridden every year by a very nice lady for a long time. Guy on the GS1000 is a good friend or ours also. Some other random shots before we left.

Hey Eric. Not a drop of rain, it was sunny and beautiful the whole ride home. By the time I got home though I was wiped out. I ended up taking a nap before I had the energy to take a shower to rinse off the road grime.

love it when a plan comes together!  ...was great riding with you again Danny

[Kevin D]

Good weather + good roads + nice bikes + good company = an outstanding day.

Danny, I know just how you felt afterwards. It’s 140 one way for me making for a 350 mile day, farther for you.

I’m about 50% on my Gilmore meet attendance… everything needs to line up just right for me to make it,
and FWIW the birthday party was also terrific.

[Hoosier Honda]

Count me in for next year, I'm on your way. I somehow have never even heard of the Gilmore Car Museum, just looked it up and it looks pretty cool. Think I may head up there in a couple weeks.

[Bankerdanny]

Good weather + good roads + nice bikes + good company = an outstanding day.

Danny, I know just how you felt afterwards. It’s 140 one way for me making for a 350 mile day, farther for you.

I’m about 50% on my Gilmore meet attendance… everything needs to line up just right for me to make it,
and FWIW the birthday party was also terrific.

I've been to the museum 5 or 6 times and the MC 3 or 4, this was only the 2nd time I did the round trip ride. In 2019 my 750 was just getting back on the road so I trailered it up. The other time was on my 77 GL1000 in 2013 or 14