2006 Motorcycle Classics Barber show winner Jack Wells and his 1912 Abingdon King Dick.

Just about anywhere you go these days, you’ll find classic bikes showing their best for a growing crowd of classic bike fans. Ahhh, but where do they shine brightest? Oregon and Utah or Alabama and North Carolina? We aim to find out, with the Motorcycle Classics East Meets West Classic Bike Shows, and the winner gets to see his or her bike featured in the pages of Motorcycle Classics.

The challenge is simple: East or West, who’s got the best bikes? To find out, we’re holding two shows with – you guessed it – one East and one West. We’ll hold the first show, the Motorcycle Classics Bike Show West, on Saturday, Sept. 6 at the 3^rd Annual Bonneville VintageGP at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. Presented by Motorcycle Classics, the Bonneville VintageGP hosts rounds 14-15 of the AHRMA Michigan Engineering Historic Cup Roadrace Series and rounds 18-19 of the AHRMA Speed & Sport National Vintage Trials series. There’ll also be opportunities to make a run at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats, plus a Sunday ride, a swap meet, sidecar racing, the list goes on.

The second show, the Motorcycle Classics Bike Show East, will be on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the 4^th Annual Barber Vintage Festival at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum outside of Birmingham, Ala. Easily the most incredible classic bike museum in the world, the Barber Museum also hosts the annual Vintage Festival along with the last races of the AHRMA racing season.

We’ll pick the best in category from each show, and when it’s all over we’ll hold a People’s Choice vote for the best overall classic bike from the two shows. And the best is still yet to come, because the winner will see his or her bike featured in Motorcycle Classics. So get yourself over to the Motorcycle Classics East Meets West Classic Bike Shows sign up page and register now for one or both shows. Bonneville or Barber, we’ll see you there. – Richard Backus

One of the most loved BMW’s of all time, the R90S, with its signature half fairing, is a great classic bike to own and ride today: So great, in fact, that it was the bike we here at Motorcycle Classics featured on the cover of our Premiere Issue in the fall of 2005.

Just over 17,000 R90s’s were produced between 1974 and 1976, and with 67hp and a top speed of 125mph, they’re still plenty powerful and quick to ride as an everyday commuter and weekend tourer today.

This 1975 R90s (VIN No. 4980822) has just over 32,000 miles on it, and has been professionally repainted by BMW of Ft. Worth, Texas. The owner claims that the bike is perfect with no dents, no scratches, new Metzler tires, and a new battery. They also claim that the bike is 100 percent original except the seat has been recovered in the original style, and a VDO volt meter and VDO clock have been added.

The current owner bought the bike six years ago from a BMW enthusiast/rider/collector, and though he loves the bike, he is neither riding nor showing the bike and has decided it’s time for someone else to enjoy it. Sounds like a deal to us!

Check it out here.

Update! Turns out we weren't the only enthusiasts that thought this bike would make a new owner proud, as before we could even get this newsletter out the door, the R90S had found a new home! Enjoy the photos anyway, and next week we'll search eBay and highlight another great bike perfect for your garage!