Rockerbox Motofest 2016 Best Café Racer winner Scott Blackford’s 1965 Suzuki T20.Photo by the Motorcycle Classics staff
Featured events
Attend the 9th Annual The Quail Motorcycle Gathering at The Quail Lodge in Carmel, California. This year features Norton Motorcycles, celebrating 50 years of the Norton Commando, plus 10 more categories. The $75 ticket includes a barbecue lunch.
Head to the Kings Fairgrounds in Hanford, California, for the 49th Annual Hanford Vintage Motorcycle Rally, which will feature an antique and classic motorcycle show, a parts exchange and sale corral, RV hookups, food and more than 150 vendors.
Legendary motorcycle racers and father and son Yvon and Miguel Duhamel will be the Grand Marshals for the 18th Annual Riding into History Motorcycle Concours at the World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida. RIH begins on Friday with the Grand Marshal’s Historic Vintage Lunch Ride and the Grand Marshal’s Dinner, followed Saturday by the Concours d’Elegance, featuring “Kaizen Honoring the Japanese Motorcycle” for 2017.
Visit the Friends of Steve McQueen car and motorcycle show in support of Boys Republic, a private, nonprofit school dedicated to troubled teens, in Chino Hills, California. This year’s theme is the movie The Sand Pebbles.
Join the Heart of America Motorcycle Enthusiasts at the 26th Annual HoAME Vintage Motorcycle Show at the Merriam Marketplace in Merriam, Kansas.
Join us June 9-11 for the Rockerbox Motofest at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, featuring a ride-in bike show on Saturday, vendors, AHRMA racing and more. Join the Sunset Cruise on the famed track Saturday, and check out the Bill Dixon Stunt Show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Visit the 7th Annual Vintage Rally at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa. Enter your 1988 or older bike in the Classic & Antique Motorcycle & Bicycle Show. There will also be a special “Choppers, Bobbers and Customs” class for customs of any year through 2017.
More events
May 6
VJMC Bikes on the Beach
Panama City, Florida
May 6
11th Annual Carolina Classic Motorcycle Show
Spencer, North Carolina
May 19-20
AMCA Southern National Meet
Denton, North Carolina
May 20
KCVJMC Spring Rally at Donnell’s Motorcycles
Independence, Missouri
May 20-21
OVM Corvallis Ride, Show and Swap Meet
Corvallis, Oregon
May 21
16th Annual British & European Classic Motorcycle Day
Clarksburg, Maryland
May 21
39th Annual BSAOCNE British Motorcycle Meet
Lancaster, Massachusetts
May 21
8th Annual Antique Motorcycle Swap Meet and Show
Centreville, Michigan
May 22
USCRA U.S. Vintage GP
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, New Hampshire
June 3
Cars and Motorcycles of England
Oakbourne Mansion
Westtown, Pennsylvania
June 3-4
Ohio Valley BSA Owners Club Spring Classic
Toronto, Ohio
June 4
8th Annual Bayfield Old Bike Day
Bayfield, Ontario, Canada
June 6-10
34th Annual Americade
Lake George, New York
June 9-11
Lake Erie Loop
Wellington, Ohio
June 10-11
USCRA FIM North American Vintage Road Racing Championships
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, New Hampshire
June 16-17
AMCA Viking Chapter National Meet
St. Paul, Minnesota
June 16-18
45th Annual Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group Paris National Rally
Paris, Ontario, Canada
June 16-17
Fort Sutter AMCA National Meet
Dixon, California
June 16-17
AMCA Viking Chapter Annual Meet
St. Paul, Minnesota
June 17
OVM Clackamas County Cruise
Estacada, Oregon
June 22-25
VJMC National Rally
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
June 23-24
GABMA 32nd Annual British in the Blue Ridge Rally and Bike Show
Hiawassee, Georgia
June 23-25
24th Annual Triumph National Rally
Oley, Pennsylvania
June 24
OVM Ride to the Rendezvous
Brooks, Oregon
June 24-25
22nd Annual CJMC Classic Japanese Motorcycle Swap & Show
Dixon, California
Motorcycle Classics wants to know about shows, swap meets, road runs and more for classic motorcycles. Send details of upcoming events at least three months in advance to lhall@ motorcycleclassics.com.