by Mike –

The Quail Motorcycle Gathering celebrates the Evolution of the Motorcycle, honouring both pre- and post-war eras of the world’s finest sports and racing bikes.

I attended this event for the first time this past Saturday. Since the Quail Lodge is only a short drive from my home I figured I had nothing to lose expect the $75 fee to get in. But this included a delicious lunch so the risk was a little lower.

According to the event web site,

The featured themes for 2016

The 8th annual The Quail Motorcycle Gathering celebrates the past, present and future of motorcycling.

Categories include:
Pre-1916 Motorcycles
40th Anniversary of Superbike
BMW Classics
Extraordinary Bicycles
Antique
Japanese
British
Italian
Other European
Competition On Road
Competition Off Road
American
Custom/Modified
Scooter
Chopper

This event is like the Pebble or Amelia Island Concours for motorcycles. There were hundreds of motorcycles and a few bicycles on display along with hundreds more outside the event parked along the street by visitors who rode to the Quail.

Best of Show was won by a 1925 BMW R37 race bike owned by Robert Talbott, shown below.