Barber Motorsports Museum....a must see! - Page 2

farmer fred · 12-04-2010, 10:08 AM

I want to see them crank up this bad boy:

arkansawyer · 12-06-2010, 05:05 PM

Barber is really incredible. Not many dirt bikes though.
They have a barn fresh Hodaka with all the 'trick' mods on it. A perfect DT1.

Vesco's streamliner brings back childhood memories. I saw it 30+ years ago in Houston. Only three really big names from the era were nice to a little boy with lots of questions. Don Vesco was one of them.

JustPlainDave · 12-07-2010, 04:30 PM

As far as I can remember, Tim Ferry's Yamaha, an HD military bike and dirt tracker are the only dirt bikes I saw. Hopefully, they will have some more on display when I return.

Howler · 12-07-2010, 06:38 PM

The Barber is completely awesome! I had no idea it would be so cool. Here's a few of my pics. The first is the view when you walk in, it was overwhelming.

Howler · 12-07-2010, 06:44 PM

A few more...

backwoodsKLR · 12-08-2010, 11:14 AM

I love Barber and hope to go back again soon. I heard one guy say that almost all of the bikes are in running order and if they put a battery and fluids back in, most can be running in short order!!!

Nortonbrian · 12-08-2010, 11:32 AM

Actually we have a good selection of off road bikes, m/x, trials, enduro etc. but we are running out of room to display them. Those darn Lotus just take up too much space!

Mongle · 12-08-2010, 04:44 PM

I went to Barber to do a track day and didn't even know the museum was there till I showed up. Once I saw it I told the wife we were spending another day in Leeds! That place is great!

Sounds like there is a little more around there now...when we went the only hotel was at the end of the road...I had to fight the cockroaches for my pillow!

JustPlainDave · 12-08-2010, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nortonbrian

Actually we have a good selection of off road bikes, m/x, trials, enduro etc. but we are running out of room to display them. Those darn Lotus just take up too much space!

Tell Mr. Barber to get busy and build another facility for the cars.

I'll come see that one too. A Lotus and Porsche museum maybe...hmmmm.

We had a great time at your museum but a little bummed we couldn't get downstairs to see the shop and the Porsches.

MiamiMotorcyclist · 12-08-2010, 05:39 PM

Thanks for sharing so many great pictures.

I have been meaning to get there for years but it hasn't happened.

This is a great reminder.

I rode solo 520 miles round trip on a rainy/ drizzly at best day to Orlando when the Art of the Motorcycle display was there and even that was worth it.

This is way better though. Of course there was a Britten at the AOM display and that was more than half of the reason I went through the trouble (rainy boring turnpike/ I-95 ride) that day.

Here is a link to the album from that day- sorry, I know it SHOULD be a SmugMug account.
http://s279.photobucket.com/albums/k...%20Motorcycle/

JustPlainDave · 12-25-2010, 01:44 PM

The pics will be back the 27th.
I put too many on this month and exceeded my bandwidth.

arkansawyer · 12-25-2010, 07:25 PM

I visited art of the motorcycle in Memphis on the way home from Barber a few years ago. Barber was much better.
One of my visits Brian Slark came up and said hi. Nice to meet someone who played such a role in the motorcycle industry and with so much knowledge.

ThomasVolomitz · 01-19-2011, 07:01 PM

I was there today and thought I would contribute a couple pics from the 600 I snapped.

WhichWayRound · 01-24-2011, 12:17 PM

Wow! The Barber Museum looks like my own personal heaven, definately have to visit there the next time I go stateside.

Thanks for sharing the pics, you've made me a very envious person.

ThomasVolomitz · 01-24-2011, 01:50 PM

Can't count how many BSA's, Nortons, Triumphs and other British bikes the museum holds. It's amazing.

12-06-2010, 05:05 PM	#17
arkansawyer Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Hot Springs Oddometer: 1,656	Barber is really incredible. Not many dirt bikes though. They have a barn fresh Hodaka with all the 'trick' mods on it. A perfect DT1. Vesco's streamliner brings back childhood memories. I saw it 30+ years ago in Houston. Only three really big names from the era were nice to a little boy with lots of questions. Don Vesco was one of them. __________________ When you come to a fork in the road, take the single track instead.

12-07-2010, 04:30 PM	#18
JustPlainDave ^OP Tubeless Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Sarasota, Fl Oddometer: 179	Dirt Bikes As far as I can remember, Tim Ferry's Yamaha, an HD military bike and dirt tracker are the only dirt bikes I saw. Hopefully, they will have some more on display when I return. __________________ "If you can't be handsome, be handy": Red Green 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere

12-08-2010, 11:14 AM	#21
backwoodsKLR Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Central Mississippi Oddometer: 7,702	I love Barber and hope to go back again soon. I heard one guy say that almost all of the bikes are in running order and if they put a battery and fluids back in, most can be running in short order!!! __________________ 2013 Tiger 800XC \| 09 KLR650/685 SOLD \| 04 Wee Strom SOLD \| Explore: Backwoods, MS \| My Daytrippin Thread MS Tag-O-Rama Map / Jackson, MS Local Tag-O-Rama Map

12-08-2010, 11:32 AM	#22
Nortonbrian Adventurer Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Barber Museum AL Oddometer: 32	Barber museum Actually we have a good selection of off road bikes, m/x, trials, enduro etc. but we are running out of room to display them. Those darn Lotus just take up too much space!

12-08-2010, 05:39 PM	#25
MiamiMotorcyclist used to be -MiamiUly Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, Fl. Oddometer: 1,833	Thanks for sharing so many great pictures. I have been meaning to get there for years but it hasn't happened. This is a great reminder. I rode solo 520 miles round trip on a rainy/ drizzly at best day to Orlando when the Art of the Motorcycle display was there and even that was worth it. This is way better though. Of course there was a Britten at the AOM display and that was more than half of the reason I went through the trouble (rainy boring turnpike/ I-95 ride) that day. Here is a link to the album from that day- sorry, I know it SHOULD be a SmugMug account. http://s279.photobucket.com/albums/k...%20Motorcycle/ __________________ Okay it's a sportbike... but riding is not a sport, it's a necessity. Same goes for the Dual Sport.

12-04-2010, 10:08 AM	#16
farmer fred Banned Joined: Aug 2006 Oddometer: 1,493	I want to see them crank up this bad boy:

12-07-2010, 06:38 PM	#19
Howler Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 222	The Barber is completely awesome! I had no idea it would be so cool. Here's a few of my pics. The first is the view when you walk in, it was overwhelming.

12-07-2010, 06:44 PM	#20
Howler Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Oddometer: 222	A few more...

12-08-2010, 04:44 PM	#23
Mongle Knuckle dragger Joined: Dec 2009 Location: North Carolina Y'all Oddometer: 1,303	I went to Barber to do a track day and didn't even know the museum was there till I showed up. Once I saw it I told the wife we were spending another day in Leeds! That place is great! Sounds like there is a little more around there now...when we went the only hotel was at the end of the road...I had to fight the cockroaches for my pillow!

12-25-2010, 01:44 PM	#26
JustPlainDave ^OP Tubeless Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Sarasota, Fl Oddometer: 179	Sorry The pics will be back the 27th. I put too many on this month and exceeded my bandwidth. __________________ "If you can't be handsome, be handy": Red Green 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere

12-25-2010, 07:25 PM	#27
arkansawyer Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Hot Springs Oddometer: 1,656	I visited art of the motorcycle in Memphis on the way home from Barber a few years ago. Barber was much better. One of my visits Brian Slark came up and said hi. Nice to meet someone who played such a role in the motorcycle industry and with so much knowledge. __________________ When you come to a fork in the road, take the single track instead.

01-19-2011, 07:01 PM	#28
ThomasVolomitz Not so Gnarly Joined: Aug 2010 Location: DDR c/o Honecker Oddometer: 3,976	I was there today and thought I would contribute a couple pics from the 600 I snapped. __________________ Doo Done

01-24-2011, 12:17 PM	#29
WhichWayRound Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: Londontown Oddometer: 15	Heaven Wow! The Barber Museum looks like my own personal heaven, definately have to visit there the next time I go stateside. Thanks for sharing the pics, you've made me a very envious person. __________________ "If you have to stop and ask for directions, you're not lost enough!"

01-24-2011, 01:50 PM	#30
ThomasVolomitz Not so Gnarly Joined: Aug 2010 Location: DDR c/o Honecker Oddometer: 3,976	Can't count how many BSA's, Nortons, Triumphs and other British bikes the museum holds. It's amazing. __________________ Doo Done

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