Vintage Moto Museum (pics)

[5280ZX6R]

Until recently I wasn't aware of a a vintage motorcycle museum here in Denver. It's a private collection of around 200 bikes ranging from 1933 - 2008, and it's all hidden away in a basement. You'd never think twice to walk by and not give the building another look. For those of you that want to visit go to www.vintagemotos.com (http://www.vintagemotos.com). I definitely encourage those of you that are local to have a look. The owner of the bikes is a character that couldn't be more willing to spend time chatting with you.

While I know virtually nothing about bikes of such a vintage...as a motorcycle enthusiast it is of course very interesting. From a technology standpoint its hard to believe both how far advanced some of the designs were, and just how impressive the tech we have in today's bikes.

I've uploaded about half the pics I took to my flickr gallery.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/sets/72157625316030505/

I took quite a lot of detail pics...here they are. (More of them in the Flickr gallery.)

Ducati Mach 1
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5196225887_6a54db81d7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196225887/)
IMG_0424 copy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196225887/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5196844240_f21ea59a12.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196844240/)
IMG_0585 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196844240/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

I absolutely love these old gauges
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/5196226167_fd34e79e30.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196226167/)
IMG_0426 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196226167/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5196826616_5130bbc1db.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196826616/)
IMG_0429 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196826616/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

You meet tha nicest people...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/5196827428_0ca6bdc3e8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196827428/)
IMG_0445 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196827428/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5196228327_6819861d1b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196228327/)
IMG_0456 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196228327/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5196228569_3ccd01e4d3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196228569/)
IMG_0459 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196228569/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5196228863_22ed6fa97a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196228863/)
IMG_0466 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196228863/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5122/5196829416_85dfc0f3de.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196829416/)
IMG_0471 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196829416/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

[5280ZX6R]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5196230579_da103912a1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196230579/)
IMG_0486 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196230579/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

1951 Imme 100 - absolutely beautiful
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5196838490_b0f54791de.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196838490/)
IMG_0559 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196838490/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

The swingarm also doubles as the exhaust pipe. The engine is mounted to the swingarm/exhaust and thus pivots with the swingarm. Both the front and rear use single sided swing arms.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5196232439_8ed4802471.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196232439/)
IMG_0516 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196232439/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5196233301_9049e16700.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196233301/)
IMG_0523 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196233301/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/5196234317_b936ea05d3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196234317/)
IMG_0535 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196234317/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

Just a few bikes in a basement
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5196834750_9aeccf1997.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196834750/)
IMG_0552 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196834750/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5196238929_c0db93a4a2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196238929/)
IMG_0564 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196238929/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5196835006_6c351bce1d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196835006/)
IMG_0553 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196835006/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

1933 Puch - 2 stroke, two pistons, one combustion chamber
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5196839274_ed2a3d5fbc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196839274/)
IMG_0567 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196839274/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

[5280ZX6R]

Bevel head Ducati 750
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5196241803_52e2d1677b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196241803/)
IMG_0573 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196241803/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5196241067_3c11392e66.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196241067/)
IMG_0572 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196241067/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

Desmosedici V4 - not a terrible center piece...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5196842518_a96f1dbe74.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196842518/)
IMG_0576 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196842518/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5196242683_a2da0242d8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196242683/)
IMG_0577 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196242683/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

I know a whole lot more about this bike than I do some of the others!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5196243621_27b7af8efc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196243621/)
IMG_0579 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196243621/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

A nice quiet work space.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5196244531_c0745f6731.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196244531/)
IMG_0590 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196244531/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5196245053_5e427d8411.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196245053/)
IMG_0594 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56166942@N02/5196245053/) by berg2639 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56166942@N02/), on Flickr

Thanks for looking...

[Keyser Soze]

Nice pics. Definately my kind of basement $$$

[asp_125]

Wow... just wow! Must visit this place.

[Sleev]

y, he did a show at the Arvada Ctr for Humanities a few yrs ago. amazing collection

[birchyboy]

I'd never heard of it. Thanks for posting!

[5280ZX6R]

sorry you did'nt know about this guy & his collection...I thought every gearhead around here did..:dunno:
he brings a few bikes to alot of different car shows each summer...and he welcomes the kids at his shop too
here is a pic of 1 of my boys drooling

I was surprised I didn't know about it either!

I recognize both of those bikes from the museum. :-)

It's definitely worth checking out if you're in to bikes. Especially going in to winter. It's a great way to spend a few hours.

[FZRguy]

We should get a ride going down there some nice Saturday.

[swademaster]

Nice pics, Andy. I've been by the place, but never had a chance to stop. Maybe this winter Blake and I will make a visit.

[Spooph]

We should get a ride going down there some nice Saturday.

+1

[guessinthe2000]

Thats crazy. I wanna go sometime too