Two-wheeler Around the World Exhibition opens at the Petersen Automobile Museum

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The Two-wheeler Around the World exhibit is now open to the public at the Petersen Automobile Museum in Los Angeles, California. The exhibition showcases bikes from the famous collection of the Barber Vintage Motorcycle Museum and will run until March 2, 2024.

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The Barber Museum The collection is considered one of the most comprehensive and internationally recognized motorcycle collections in the world. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, the museum was founded in 1995 by former racer and automobile collector George Barber, and the museum’s properties focus on telling the history of motorcycles from an international perspective. economic, multi-themed, including more than 1,800 rare collectibles. , and iconic motorcycles that span from the 19th century to the present day.

The Barber Museum’s collection includes bikes made by nearly 200 different manufacturers from 20 countries around the globe and represents nearly every aspect of motoring history, from from popular street bikes to one-of-a-kind Grand Prix racing bikes.

In 2003, the museum expanded into an 880-acre motorsports park, including a 16-lap, 2.38-mile track and annually the facility hosts the Barber Vintage Festival, where Full of classic and exotic races. meet, sales people, test rides on modern bikes, etc.

The Two-wheeler Around the World exhibition, held at the Petersen Automobile Museum’s Richard Varner Family Gallery on the second floor of the 100,000 square foot museum, draws from the rich assets of the Craftsman Museum haircut to highlight the development of motorcycles, from the early days. Its origins as a means of personal transportation to modern times stand out worldwide as a vehicle whose style, popularity, and utility parallel its four-wheeled counterparts.

Motorcycles on display include Sunbeam Model 80 TT 1928, Excelsior Super X 1929, Yamaha RR250 “Yellow Tanker” 1961, Harley-Davidson Model 19 J 1919, 2008 Honda CBR600RR raced by Jake Zemke and Indian Single 1905, among more and more.