Museum

After a two year hiatus due to you-know-what, the Indian Motorcycle Factory Tours are set to restart in time for summer at the Spirit Lake, Iowa location.

They have been with us only a few short years, but already the impact of electric motorcycles on design thought and vice versa is profound. The new exhibit at the Petersen Museum reflects this cultural shift.

When a motorcycle museum is destroyed by fire, it is a devastating blow to the whole motorcycling community. The Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum suffered such a fate back in January 2021 but has been miraculously rebuilt and is again open to the public

Dale Walksler dedicated his life to the preservation of American Motorcycling history, founding the Wheels Through Time museum in 1993. He passed away in 2021 and now his family are planning a tribute to him with a special event at the museum.

We all like bikes, right? And we all have our favourite bikes, right? But do any of us have dozens of examples of the same bike? Not the same manufacturer. No, the same model. This guy in France does, and he wants to open a museum to put them in.

The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is one of the world’s greatest motorcycle museums but, not content with simply celebrating the past, it is also looking forward to the future of motorcycling.

After being virtually destroyed by fire, the chances of the Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum in Austria re-opening seemed impossible. And yet, less than a year later, a winter opening date has been announced.

Covid lockdowns have prevented many of us travelling even within our own countries, let alone abroad. This is a massive handicap for many attractions that rely on revenue from visitors to keep the doors open. Museums have been particularly hard hit. However, if people can’t get to the museums, then why not bring the museum to the people? Digital technology allows us to virtually tour our favourite museums which experience can sometimes be more immersive than being there in person. The NSU museum in Germany is just one that is opening its virtual doors to all visitors.

A new exhibition at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles celebrating the spirit of adventure, from 1903 to the present day and beyond. Two- and four-wheeled vehicles, both earthbound and on other planets are on display, which celebrate not only the vehicles but the adventurers who rode and drove them.

If you’ve ever been to the Middle East, especially Dubai or Abu Dhabi, the Ferrari World at Yas Marina would have been the highlight of your trip. Getting on the fastest roller coaster in the world "Formula Rossa" and being surrounded by all that Red of Italy’s finest automobile maker can make you a kid all over again.

To be called as "Ducati World", Ducati laid the first stone to the world’s first theme park dedicated to all the motorcyclists, young or old, that will include a showroom, children’s attraction, roller coaster, virtual reality and many more indulging experiences fully showcasing the Ducati brand in a larger than life format.

The National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, UK, has the winter raffle contest going on for a while now and is drawing to a close. It is running for one final week, and the contest winner stands a chance to win a 2018 Triumph Speedmaster.

All you need to do is to spend £2 ($10) to buy an entry ticket for the museum, and you could just get lucky. Even if you didn’t win, you still could feel proud about having helped the museum with showcasing some of history’s iconic motorcycles to enthusiasts just like you and me.

The history of Ducati is driven by a unique engineering talent that has always generated motorcycles of unmistakable design and most profound sporting spirit. The Monster is no different. Which is why Ducati has planned a big bash for its 25th anniversary inviting all monsteristi to a Sunday Ride Classic, 24 March at Le Castellet, France.

The busy program includes many other events celebrating Ducati’s naked machine apart from the special celebratory parade. It will include the original Monster 900 MY1993 displayed at the Ducati Museum, an exhibition of special and custom Monsters and various contests.

Harley-Davidson has been giving us resilient machines ever since they began their stunt back in 1903. This year, the Bar & Shield brand turns 115-years-old, and the company plans to leave no stone unturned to celebrate it with its fans worldwide. Bikers and non-bikers alike.

Harley has always celebrated such milestones with a bang, be it their first ever one on their 85th, 100th, or their 110th anniversaries, and each has surpassed their previous celebrations by a huge way. This time too the brand plans of treating everyone with a cynosure and for the first time, Harley invites those non-riders as well to enjoy the big bash set for August 29 – September 2.

“No matter what you ride, or even if you haven’t started yet, you are welcome to join the 115th-anniversary celebrations of Harley-Davidson.”

Christmas is over, but the excitement stays on. Thanks to this custom build of the 2016 Indian Chief Vintage. Called the ‘Top Mountain,’ this over-the-top bagger is a one-off made by an Austrian Indian Motorcycle dealer, Markus Krasser from Styrian Motor Cycle (SMC).