Skip to main content Concours for a Cause: Classic motorcycle show raises funds for K9s For Warriors Historic thunder rumbled into St. Augustine’s World Golf Village last week as the area’s largest motorcycle concours ringed the Walk of Champions with 270 classic and modern bikes.And as an estimated 4,000 visitors checked out everything from delicate Ducatis to victorious Vincents, the 17th annual Riding Into History Motorcycle Concours was raising money for its charity — K9s For Warriors.Concours chairwoman Jennifer Samioglou said the event pairs the work of 200 volunteers with a display of historic motorcycles that helps a worthy cause.“It’s motorcycles for a good cause, but it’s not your typical poker run,” she said. “A lot of people will come for the motorcycles, then be drawn to the charity and start to love both and that’s what really makes it. We are very lucky — we have people who bring one bike that they own, and we have people who bring 15.”The motorcycle concours assembles antique, vintage, race and custom bikes from all over the country.

Jacksonville’s Historic Motorcycle Society showed off the single-cylinder, single-speed 1911 Reading Standard that rider Norm Nelson will use in the 2016 Cannonball Motorcycle Endurance Run. He will be one of 100 riders launching on Sept. 10 in Atlantic City and traveling 3,400 miles to San Diego on motorcycles from 1916 or older. Parked atop its handlebars was a modern addition — an aluminum box with knobs where Nelson will place each day’s map so he can scroll it as he rides.Doc Batsleer doesn’t call his rare 1922 Ner-A-Car a motorcycle. Instead, he said the unrestored, low-slung vehicle is more of a two-wheeled car with a parallel frame, twin headlights and a “steering wheel” handlebar connected to a linkage.“You can make a figure eight at walking speed in the grass with your hands off the handlebar. You can fly it like an airplane,” he said. “There are a couple of them around. They are coming out of the woodwork due to the Internet.” The biggest display was 14 classic Harley-Davidson racers from the Hollingsworth Race Team from St. Augustine.

The family ran the Harley dealership for more than 60 years, and family members raced what they sold, many of them hitting the race track when they were new and now in vintage events. motorcycle tires ann arbor miAs for why the team polished up 14 motorcycles for this event, it’s all for the veterans, Al Hollingsworth said.“enduro motorcycle tire pressureIf bringing these inspires people to come and look at them, and throw a donation to those guys, it’s all worth it,” he said. ww1 style motorcycle helmets“Each one of these have a different cam and a different sound to them.”predator motorcycle helmet reviews

Mike Grossberg’s sleek 1938 Indian 438 had a matching white sidecar and won Best in Class, while Robert DeMoss’ 1961 Maico 250 Bundeswehr was a 17-horsepower German Army motorcycle.Rows of Hondas and Suzukis soon gave way to BMW, Norton and Triumph motorcycles, some with sleek aerodynamic racing fairings. Around the lake, a mannequin in full leather racing gear was next to Terry Whigham’s 1963 Harley-Davidson 250 CRTT, a replica of Cal Rayborn’s racer. Then there was Fred Prudhomme’s diminutive 1951 Indian Brave dirt track racer.Indians can be big classic cruisers. But Prudhomme’s motorcycle was designed to race, with a single-cylinder 250cc L-Head engine, three-speed transmission, tiny saddle and just enough rear fender. Calling it the “world’s slowest Indian,” it doesn’t even have brakes, and was built for the all-American company by Brockhouse in England.“This is my third one. I thought it was unique enough that it was worth it and I found enough parts to put it together,” Prudhomme said.

“It’s pretty slow, but it’s fun and it handles well.”The Preservation Award went to a 1958 Harley-Davidson FLH Duo-Glide, owned by Mark Hampton of Port Orange. The Grand Marshals’ Award went to a 1979 Suzuki GS1000S Wes Cooley Replica, owned by Jim Sabo of Cocoa. The Best Featured Marque was a 1954 Victoria Bergmeister V35S, owned by Jimmy Sabino of Marco Island. The Don Bradley Award, which honors late artist Don Bradley, was a 1949 BSA B34 Competition, owned by Kathy Siller of Mount Dora. And Best in Show was a 1967 Velocette Thruxton, owned by Joel Edward Greene of Cairo, Ga.Motorcycles weren’t the only vehicles on display. Patty Schwarze showed off a pink 1963 Messerschmitt KR-200 microcar with a single seat up front and a tiny bench seat for two in back. It’s powered by a 10-horsepower two-stroke engine. It was parked next to an array of Vespa scooters.Dan Scanlan: (904) 359-4549 Popular stories in this section View all Local Store SalesWith three wheels and four tires, the new GT3 concept from T3 Motion is already an automotive oddity.

So why’d they have to make it look like a post-war bubble car? T3 Motion is best known for their Electric Standup Vehicles (ESVs) and microcars. They’ve almost gone full-size with the GT3, a plug-in EV powered by lithium-polymer batteries. It’s got a top speed of 70 mph, has a range of 80 to 100 miles and is expected to sell for between $35,000 and $42,000. Potential buyers with around $40K in their pockets might want to kick the tires — and will probably notice that two of them are on the rear wheel. It’s a proprietary design from T3 Motion, and the company claims that the design “improves traction, stability and handling, while the low rolling resistance and rounded profile of the rear tires increase energy efficiency.” Another advantage: Because it only has three wheels, T3 says it can be registered as a motorcycle. T3 says the multilink, dual-shock rear suspension is inspired by Formula One racers. We can’t help but notice that the design appears to be inspired by a Mighty Mouse cartoon, or the famous Messerschmitt KR200 — minus the bubble top.