Ducati owners out in force for British & European Saturday

The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum hosted its third annual British & European Motorcycle Saturday on August 23 at the AMA campus in Pickerington, Ohio. Despite temperatures well into the 90s, riders, collectors, and spectators filled the grounds. Plenty of wonderful examples of late and early model European and British motorcycles were on display.

The Ducati Riders of Ohio Club (Ducati ROC) paid a visit with over 20 members revving in for the show. Never before has the museum seen so much red paint gracing the entry. Not only were they beautiful machines to witness, but as they rode in as a group the sound was quite impressive especially since among them was a rare Ducati Desmosedici, Ducati's race replica V-Four, and numerous 1098s.

A lightly customized Norton Commando (left), a beautifully restored BSA Gold Star were among vintage machines on hand. Two of the latest BMW sport bikes, the HPs in all their carbon fiber glory were out for their first break-in miles.

Along with seeing a great show of bikes, visitors toured three new Museum exhibits; MotoStars: Celebrities + Motorcycles, Red Bikes, and Awesome-Ness, the Arlen Ness Hall of Legends exhibit.

If you missed this bike show you’ll have another opportunity to see a world-class gathering of vintage motorcycles at our 7th Annual Concours d’Elegance on Saturday, October 11th.