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The Howard County Fairgrounds is located on Route 144 in West Friendship, and is the home of the annual Howard County Fair and the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. Another popular event is the Howard County Motorcycle Swap meet, hosted several times a year. This is one of the oldest "motorcycle swap meets" in the nation.
Walneck's Classic Cycle Trader was a motorcycle magazine begun in 1978 by motorcycle enthusiasts and swap meet organizers [2] Buzz and Pixie Walneck. [1] The first issues were flyers that listed motorcycle parts for sale; demand for parts and complete motorcycles subsequently resulted in the publication growing into a large, full color magazine that contained over 120 pages during its peak.
In addition there is a motorcycle swap meet with memorabilia and bikes from all eras. [3] Annual bike exhibits include, the American Motor Drome Wall of Death, product demos, and motorcycle experts. [4] All the proceeds benefit the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
The new location also includes a one-mile dirt oval and has hosted both USAC Silver Crown and AMA Grand National Championship motorcycle racing. Canfield Speedway/Canfield Fairgrounds: 0.500-mile dirt oval Canfield, Ohio: Poor Man's 500 (1950–1952) 1950–1952 ARCA & USAC ran on an inner mixed .250 mi oval until it closed to auto racing in 1973.
The Denver City Council approved a $50,000 settlement in September 2003 with eighteen claimants – the original eleven petitioners in addition to seven other Hells Angels who were detained at a motorcycle swap meet in early 2003. [107] Denver police chief Gerry Whitman also wrote the club a letter of apology. [108]
The scheduled events included races, shows and a motorcycle hill climb competition. [5] The rally traditionally takes place over nine days in June, always the 2nd and 3rd full weekend. The rally was the largest annual gathering of North American motorcyclists until it was overtaken by the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally during the 1970s.
Riders in traffic at the 2008 Black Bike Week. During the 1960s and 1970s, many black motorcyclists visited Atlantic Beach, South Carolina, some riding Harley-Davidsons, but also riding many Japanese Hondas, Kawasakis, Suzukis, and Yamahas, which, along with race, distinguished them as riders from the white event's participants who preferred the Harley-Davidsons. [3]
Iron Horse Trail Motorcycle Show Ellensburg, Washington: 3,000 (2011) [21] 2009 [21] ABATE local chapter 110-mile (180 km) rally including visit at Wild Horse Wind Farm: Good Vibrations Motorcycle Rally Salem, Oregon: 1,750 (2010) [22] 2010 [23] Roadshows, Inc. Discontinued 2014 [23] Pacific Northwest H.O.G. Rally Spokane Valley, Washington ...