As you can probably tell from a quick read of this site, I like classic and antique motorcycles. I can’t afford one, but I like them.
If you like them, I thought it might be a good idea to provide you with a little compendium of collections and museums you can visit to feed your jones for antique iron.
Here then is the motofotostudio.com motorcycle museum and collections list:
The Roper Steam Motorcycle – photo by Todd Halterman
Allen Motorsports Collection – Post-war Road and Racing Machines including Norton Commando, BSA twins and triples, Slippery Sam Trident, Harley roadracers and flat trackers, Vincent and many more.”
The collection now has over 900 vintage and modern motorcycles and as well as a substantial collection of Lotus and other racecars. It is considered the largest in North American and possibly the world. There are approximately five hundred motorcycles on display at any given time, including Britten #7.The museum’s library houses one of the largest collections of motorcycle literature in the world, with more than 5000 books, and numerous parts catalogs, service manuals, photographs and over 650 video titles.6030 Barber Motorsports Pkwy Birmingham, Alabama 35094Phone (205) 699-7275
Being in business 84 years, you have the tendency to accumulate things over time like family treasures and heirlooms. With the opening of our new facility, we decided to put a museum at the end of the building. The museum is ever changing and we are constantly adding to it. It truly is an evolution.4220 Bailey Ave.Buffalo NY 14226Phone: 716-832-7159
The LONE STAR MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country with beautiful motorcycling roads all around. We display a wonderful collection of machines from around the world dating from the 1910’s to modern. The collection includes a 1939 Norton International.36517 Hwy 187NorthVanderpool, Texas
Motorsports Hall of Fame includes motorsports categories: open wheel, stock cars, motorcycles, drag racing, power boats, air racing, and more. Annual induction ceremonies add to a growing list of distinguished Heroes of Horsepower.43700 Expo Center DriveNovi, Michigan 48375
The Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame is home to over 50 original and fully restored examples of vintage and antique Indians, Harley-Davidsons, Excelsior, Tornax, Vincent, Ariel, Mustang, Matchless, BSA, Honda, Cushman, Panther, and Triumph, dating from 1913 to 1973.5865 N. Nevada AveColorado Springs CO 80918Open limited hours – call 719-487-8005
Over the past few decades Bar and Hedy Hodgson have assembled a vast collection of both street and racing, vintage and modern motorcycles that are significant to Canada. This has come to be known as the SUPERSHOW Collection and is on loan to the Canadian Motorcycle Heritage Museum.
The `collection’ or the collecting of motorcycles began with Fred Deeley when he was sixteen years old. (Fred went by the name of Trev to avoid confusion. His father and Grandfather were both named Fred and were also in the motorcycle game.)
Vintage Memories Inc. is a part-time museum open by appointment only. Located in North Georgia about an hour from Atlanta, the museum will occasionally host small club meetings, serve as a club ride destination, or as a bike show location. They don’t charge admission, but instead ask for donations which go to local charities.
Vintage Motorcycles from Italy and around the world. Ducati, Adler, Moto Guzzi, Vespa, Laverda, Benelli, Aermachi, Bianci, Indian, MV Agusta, Parilla, Mondial, Gilera, Yamaha, Motobi, Kawasaki, Honda, Maserati and Ferrari.Vintage Motos is Colorado’s premier vintage motorcycle museum, showcasing over 170 motorcycles from around the world, with a focus on Italian marques.2762 Walnut St.Denver Colorado 80205Call:303•547•7389
Over 250 rare antique American Motorcycles and Automobiles in running condition. Wheels Through Time All-American Transportation Museum.Maggie Valley, NC
You can spend a lot less, but if you plan to ride the bikes in your collection, the above pricing is a reasonable approximation of what you can expect to pay.
As for insurance for your collectible motorcycle? You should be able to get Agreed Value coverage on a classic 1959 BSA Gold Star Catalina valued at $15,000 for somewhere around $25 a month, and that gives you the whole shooting match of coverage.