Four brave restorers of 1920's Excelsiors motorcycles set off to retrace a ride made 100 years ago by Charles Lindbergh. I followed and took some photos for 9 days, less than half of the 3400 mile ride.

The route started on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, paid homage in Chicago at the former Excelsior plant, and then wound through back roads of Indiana and Kentucky to the Camp Knox area. Lindbergh had stayed there for 6 weeks to do ROTC training, making many side trips in the area. Then the route continued on through Tennessee to the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, eventually completing Georgia North to South on the way to Lake City, FL. That's the part I could cover.

Their return trip wanders more Westward through Alabama, enjoying the Barber Motorsport Museum in Birmingham, and going further to the National Motorcycle Museum in Iowa. Completion was at the Lindbergh Museum in Little Falls, Minnesota, celebrated with local vintage bike enthusiasts. The full story is on the AMCA Forum/Parking Lot Chatter/Lindbergh Ride thread.

The ride organizer was Gene Harper from Denver, joined by Alex Bernhardt of Chicago, Stewart Maclellan of Toronto and Hans Coertse coming all the way from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Bill Maron of Evergreen, CO, drove the chase truck with trailer.

I am adding some B&W film photos from my Hasselblad camera, some of which are travel scenery.