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Old May 15, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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The wife and I rode over to the Barber Motorsports Vintage Museum in Birmingham, Alabama.
All I can say is WOW!! Was our first time there. Could have spent a month looking around. Way neat place.
Put it on your list of p-laces to go.
here's a couple of pics to whet your apetite.




 
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Old May 15, 2010 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by beaucoup_dinkydow
The wife and I rode over to the Barber Motorsports Vintage Museum in Birmingham, Alabama.
All I can say is WOW!! Was our first time there. Could have spent a month looking around. Way neat place.
Put it on your list of p-laces to go.
here's a couple of pics to whet your apetite.
I'm glad you enjoyed our little slice of heaven. Everything in the museum can be put on the street running in less than an hour, and whats in the museum is less than half of the collection. Come back in September for the AMA Races.
 
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I was drooling on my key board..very cool.
 
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I've been twice so far. It's an unbelievable place if you like old bikes.
 
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here's a link to the rest of the pics.
What a great collection they have!!

http://s688.photobucket.com/albums/v...rber%20Museum/
 
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