BARBER'S, anybody interested?

[tazmocycle]

for the last few years i have posted to see if anybody would be interested in coming to barber's vintage days races and swap meet, which will be on Oct.10-12. i have a motel that i have used for several other rallies and they usually let us have a room for $50 plus taxes. it's in a good part of town and close to several great places to eat and some regular fast food places too. there's also some nice camping and cabins at

http://alapark.com/OakMountain/ both of these are about 8 miles from barber's.

http://www.barbermotorsports.com/vintage-home.php

so if anybody is interested, i'll get with the manger of the motel and see what i can get for us there, then i'll sent up a password for you to use when booking to get the rate. so look at your calanders and see if you can make it, and i know you will have a lot of fun here, just ask the folks thaty was lucky enought to make it to the international ralley this year.

take a look in full screen!! they race all 3 days even 100 year old bikes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci8lhE9A6J0 the swap meet, about 10,000 bike over the weekend.

[mm482]

I am interested, I just have to get some things worked out before I can commit. The following week I am going to The CMA Colors Rally in Mena Ark. This will be almost on the way.

 

Earl

[syscrusher]

I am interested, I just have to get some things worked out before I can commit.

Earl

 

The same for me, but I really want to go, I just don't always get what I want.

Please see what you can do about the motel and that will help a lot!

[bmiller]

The Barber tour was definitely on of the highlights at this year's rally.

[tazmocycle]

well, I got a rate of $60 plus tx for basic room from guy there, but I haven't got to talk with mr chander, who normally deal with me on this. may try to go by tomorrow and meet face to face. but if you want go ahead and call and talk with him and tell him you are with the "royal riders", maybe he'll come down a little more. all the other motels that I would stay at are around $75 to $104 a night. they know there's an event going on and hard to get much discount. I may stay 1 night myself so as to hangout and have a few drinks with the guys. I may have about 1 1/2 gal of apple pie too. they have a large parking area if you want to trailer the bike and leave cage and trailer there while riding in the area.

Saby Chandler

Days Inn

1485 Montgomery Hwy

Birmingham, Al 35216

daysinn_vh@yahoo.com

http://www.daysinn.com/hotels/alabama/1485-montgomery-hwy/search-results?partner_id=&Available_property=false&campaign_code=&checkout_date=10%2F12%2F2014&children=0&corporate_id=&useWRPoints=false&ratePlan=BAR&teens=0&affiliate_id=&searchWithinMiles=&PriceFilter=0-2147483647&perpage=15&brand_code=BH%2CDI%2CRA%2CBU%2CHJ%2CKG%2CMT%2CSE%2CTL%2CWG%2CWY%2CPX%2CWT%2CWP%2CPN&content=false&iata=&childAgeParam=0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0&rate_code=&adults=1&checkin_date=10%2F10%2F2014&radius=25&rooms=1

[tazmocycle]

well, just heard from Mohair(a friend from ga) and they're in bowling green, Ky tonight and are going to be here around 2 pm Friday evening. i'm meeting him and a couple of guys with him and going to visit the museum friday and go for the races on sat. hope more will show up, should be several local guys going too. the weather right now should be ok, problly afternoon showers sat and sun.

on another note about barber's, is that we have been having the ride for kids charity for the last several years and when we come back from about a 60 mile ride thru the countryside, they let us ride around the track for 2 laps. this year they let us go around 3 times. so next year, september 13th, you need to be here so you can get a big thrill, riding around with us. i'll start posting about it around june 2015 so you won't miss it!! LOL!!

[midnightrider1300]

hey guys be sure to look for an RV that has URALS and some other vintage bikes... that's the owner of the dealership I work at... they would love to talk and meet any yamaha riders...tell John or Scott Donny said stop by...

[Broncoboy36081]

Well I'm in Alabama as well and I have been to barber for the pediatric brain tumor ride. Wonderful charity and ride. If you guys get a chance to ride south to Troy let me know.

[tazmocycle]

glad several of the guys got to come over and visit barber's. I think all had a great time! barber's has really worked on getting this thing to be one of the best events around. they have added a lot of parking area for cars on the backside near the camping area and more shuttles to get you around the track to any places you want. they also have added a motocross area in the woods behind the new parking lot, and there was a lot of dirt bike over there using it. getting more hyway lanes from the interstate into the park, now off ramp from I20 east is all the way to the 4 lane that goes to the park entrance(use to have to merge left into strait lane and then get back right into turning lane to park. the indy car races are getting bigger and most of the BIG NAME DRIVERS are coming and talking about how good the track is.

The Ride for Kids Sept 13, 2015 I will post up after May-2015 to remind everybody of it. you don't have to donate to ride in the event and after about a 60 miles ride thru curvy & hilly back roads, when we get back to the park we get to ride around the race track a couple of times, this year we got to GO AROUND THREE TIMES!!! you don't even have to do the 60 mile ride, you just jump in line and run right out onto the track.

[BigLenny]

Definitely wanna go to that next year. Labor Day weekend myself and my two cousins rode our bikes to Barber and went to the museum. WOW! What an awesome place! We agreed to go to the Vintage Days event next year. I'll give you a headsup so we can meet and put a face with a name.