20th vintage motorcycle rally

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The Vintage Motorcycle Rally landed in Kansas City with a variety of old and new bikes, spanning nearly 100 years. With nearly every style, shape, and level of horsepower represented, there were very few average every-day ordinary bikes. 


Hosted at the Airline History Museum, and it rained pretty heavy the night before, but they were kind enough to pull the old Connie's out and provide some protection for the inventory, in case the storms fired up again.
Location: Airline History Museum, 201 NW Lou Holland Dr, Kansas City, MO 64116, USA

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