Saturday, September 27, 2008, I made my third trip to visit the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, AL.  I had mentioned on a couple of motorcycle forums that I would like to go again so a couple of other riders joined me. I left early and met a friend and fellow VFR rider from Murfreesboro, TN on I-65 at Columbia, TN.  We ate breakfast and then headed further south where we met a V-Strom rider and his father-in-law at Cullman, AL.  After gassing up our bikes we headed a little further south to Birmingham, AL. and got to the museum just as it was opening. The museum is absolutely astounding, and is a mecca for motorcycle enthusiasts.  There are motorcycles on display of every vintage from 1900 to the present day.  The bikes on display are always changing and I've seen a distinct evolution in the three time I've been there. I didn't take as many photos this time as I did on the two previous trips because a lot of them would have been repetetive.  While they do change the displays around they don't change everything in the museum, that would be very intensive.  The museum is 5 levels tall, although the lowest level is the "Restoration Level" and is not open to the public.  Trips I and II contain about 275 photographs total and today I add about another 93 or so.  There should be something in one of the trips for just about everyone! Kelly, Shea, and James, thanks for going.  I appreciate the company and I'm really glad you could join me.  Something like that is far more fun in the company of others who share the interest than it is by myself. Photos From My First Trip To Barber On June 2, 2007 Are Here! Photos From My Second Trip To Barber On September 29, 2007 Are Here! PHOTOGRAPH NOTES: All of the photos below are links to larger photographs.  You can click any of the photos to view a larger one. Most of the photographs have an accompanying placard that shows information about the display.  I've arranged the photographs so that the placard is displayed first and then the vehicle that it describes. On some of the rows I intentionally omitted the last column to preserve the ordering of the photos.  If the column is blank it's because I was trying to keep placards and vehicles on the same row. 1948 Lotus Mk. I Replica 1948 Lotus Mk. I Replica   1915 Iver Johnson 1915 Iver Johnson 1976 Konig 500 1976 Konig 500 2007 N.C.R. New Blue 2007 N.C.R. New Blue 2007 N.C.R. New Blue 2008 Bimota Tesi D3 2008 Bimota Tesi D3 2008 Bimota Tesi D3 2008 Bimota Tesi D3 2008 Bimota Tesi D3 1997 Morbidelli V-8 1997 Morbidelli V-8 1954 Indian Papoose 1954 Indian Papoose 1969 Vostok C 364 1969 Vostok C 364 1969 Vostok C 364   1953 Victoria Bergmeister 1953 Victoria Bergmeister 1952 DKW RT 125 1952 DKW RT 125 1951 N.S.U. 251 O.S.L. 1951 N.S.U. 251 O.S.L. 1930 N.S.U. 501 TS 1930 N.S.U. 501 TS 1957 Showa Cruiser 1957 Showa Cruiser 1953 Honda Cub 1953 Honda Cub 1959 Panther Model 100 1959 Panther Model 100 1919 Johnson Motor Wheel 1919 Johnson Motor Wheel 1929 Norton Model 18 1929 Norton Model 18 Note the Gas-Powered Tail Light Note the Gas-Powered Tail Light 1933 Sunbeam Model 99 1933 Sunbeam Model 99 1933 Sunbeam Model 99 Bikes On The Track 1938 Zundapp K 800 1938 Zundapp K 800 1938 Zundapp K 800 Unknown - Notice Spare Tire! 1932 Indian Model 403 1932 Indian Model 403 1932 Indian Model 403 Tandem Whizzer - Year Not Shown 2004 BMW C-1 2004 BMW C-1 2004 BMW C-1 2004 BMW C-1 1986 Honda VF500F 1986 Honda VF500F 1986 Honda VF1000R 1986 Honda VF1000R 1986 Honda VFR 750 1986 Honda VFR 750 2004 Honda Rune 2004 Honda Rune 1990 Honda NSR 125 1990 Honda NSR 125 1990 Honda VFR 400R (NC30) 1990 Honda VFR 400R (NC30) Honda CB1100R Honda VFR750R 1992 Honda NR 750 1992 Honda NR 750 1965 Honda CA77 Dream 300 1965 Honda CA77 Dream 300 1964 Honda CB77 Super Hawk 1964 Honda CB77 Super Hawk 1962 Honda CL72 Scrambler 1962 Honda CL72 Scrambler 1997 Suzuki TL1000 1997 Suzuki TL1000 1999 Honda CBR 1100 XX 1999 Honda CBR 1100 XX Note Zero Miles!   2002 Ghezzi and Brian Super Twin 1100 2002 Ghezzi and Brian Super Twin 1100 Note Full-Circumference Brake Disc   1995 Aprilia RS 250 1995 Aprilia RS 250 1995 Aprilia RS 250 1995 Aprilia RS 250