All quiet on the downtown front! On a quiet day we had a nice visit from Jack Miller, the last of the Telegram Messengers in Hawaii. He worked for ITT World Communications up until 1976 and rode a Honda. He said one of his co-workers rode a Harley, which often wouldn’t start. Another rode a BMW R60 with Earles forks. He himself has had a CZ at one time, and a Penton. He liked that Maico, too, and said he was hoping to find a Honda Passport he could buy to scoot around Sacramento, where he lives. Good luck on that one! We do have a couple of them on display with great stories to go with them.

Thanks for visiting, Jack!

Greg Ekins (Bud’s nephew) and Brad Lackey were here Dec. 31 with another couple. Dave Fedor got pictures and then posed himself. Lots of new displays at the Museum this week. Come by! You never know who is going to be there!

David Fedor with Brad Lackey

Belonged to someone’s grandfather and we all want to ID it. I see a v-twin, tank shift, electric headlight, leather saddle…I believe it’s an Excelsior V Twin. American made. Email me at neil@oldgeezersatlarge.com

Is it an Excelsior?

Brian Stearns and his son, Jack, came to the Museum today in celebration of Jack’s first street ride. He has ridden dirt bikes since he was big enough, but this was his first street ride, on dad’s BMW GS (bumble bee). Brian rode his 1937 Indian.

Brian on his Indian, Jack on Brian’s Bumble Bee

Posing with Emma

A lot of great people and great bikes came by today, Oct. 19, when the power was out all over the Monterey Peninsula. This is Ron Baxter’s 1968 BSA 650 Thunderbolt. Now, if he had a feather and I had that BSA, we’d both be tickled.

Both

Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Hiramatsu came by the Museum from Winters, CA, and brought photos of his personal Mustang. He and his dad restored this 1949 Mustang Model 2 “when he was a kid.” He sold the Mustang to a neighbor (so it hasn’t gone far). I sold a motorcycle once, Dennis, and was so sorry that I never sold another — and you see what happened! I have a real live Mustang on the floor here. Dennis bought the 2013 CSC Mustang to honor his dad. It’s the one on the left in the photo of both bikes.

Erick, son-in-law and daughter with the Norton

And that beautiful Kawasaki

Erick (far left) runs a motorcycle and scooter rental business…in Madagascar. He was here visiting his daughter and son-in-law and they posed with the Norton and the Kawasaki.

My grandson, Russell Hayes, came by today on his Buell with his friend Winston Yeung in tow (figuratively) on his Hayabusa. They spent a good part of the afternoon here, and are now thinking seriously about a sidecar, having tried on the BMW/Jawa rig for size. They went off in search of seafood for lunch and set the seagulls squawking.

Russell, Winston, the Buell and the Hayabusa