Barber Museum: 1956 Parilla Corsa
1956 Parilla Corsa with full dustbin fairing on display at the Barber Motorsports Museum in Leeds, Alabama.
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1956 Parilla Corsa with full dustbin fairing on display at the Barber Motorsports Museum in Leeds, Alabama.
Until I visited the Barber Motorsports Museum, the only rotary engined motorcycle that I’d ever seen or heard was the Suzuki RE-5 owned by my friend Quacka. There’s a good reason for that. There...
Barber Motorsports Museum Board Track Racing Display: Imagine running full speed at 75mph and a 45° angle with nothing but your feet as brakes… Great board track racing video from Daytona, Florida in the...
The Tesi with it’s hub-steering has become one of those motorcycles that is the stuff of legend. Seeing the unusual Bimota in the wild is a bit like seeing a UFO. Sure some people...
From the mid 1930’s through the late 1960’s, the Cushman company produced some of the most charming 2 and 3-wheeled motor scooters with model names like the Eagle, Model 53 Airborne and the Pacemaker.
Has there ever been a finer looking sidecar than the one on this 1958 Ariel Square Four?
Ride along with Kenny at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama doing the Kevin Schwantz 2-Day Track School.
I used to have a big, gray G-shock wristwatch. The band on it was made of a stretchy, elasticized material. Every day after work I would ride my bicycle while wearing that watch. All summer...
The first time that I saw the fabled Britten V1000 was in 1998 on the top floor of the Guggenheim Museum at the Art of the Motorcycle exhibit in New York City. As we...
Last week my honey Kenny flew to Birmingham, Alabama to attend the Kevin Schwantz 2-Day Motorcycle School where he attended classes on Thursday and Friday. On Friday evening I hopped on a plane and...
I blew Kenny a kiss as the black limo drove away from our house last night. The windows were tinted so dark, I couldn’t tell if he saw it or not. I went on...