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Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: A Gem Of A Museum
Pristine1910 Harley-Davidson
Posted July 25, 2008
The 14th Annual Tommy Thompson Reunion Ride visited Wheels Through Time, undoubtedly the best motorcycle museum in the country in this writer’s opinion.
Diorama Of Vintage Motorcycle Shop . . Can You Smell The Oil?
Proprietor and Curator, Dale Walksler and his staff went out of their way to make the group feel welcome. The museum is located in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, between Asheville and Cherokee, although they may be moving to Arizona in the future. This museum is a showcase of motorcycle history with exhibits featuring dioramic hill climbing, early shops, military and women in motorcycling displays.
Curator, Dale Walksler, Takes This Old Crocker Through The Gears
Vintage bikes of nearly every make and design are on display and Dale and his staff will start them up for you to hear the motors and smell the exhausts. After all, seeing these bikes is only half of the thrill but to hear them run is exceptional. Dale astounded the group when he lit up a vintage Crocker and rode it around the museum floor at near burn out speeds. He likes to race these vintage bikes and attends and sometimes competes in the various vintage races around the country.
This museum not only competes with some of the best around, like the AMA museum, Sturgis Motorcycle Museum, J&P in Anamosa and the new Harley-Davidson museum in Milwaukee, in my mind it blows the competition away.
Kitten #9 (Vicki Sanfelipo) Has Her Eyes On This Feline Knuckle
All of these museums should be visited if you’re interested in the heritage of motorcycles and motorcycle design. These are gems that tell a story and will help preserve our culture for many years to come.
For a look at the Tommy Thompson Ride visit to Wheels Through Time and to see what the museum offers, visit www.wheelsthroughtime.com and look for the video of the Tommy ride and then check out some of the museum features. | 
