Annual vintage motorcycle exhibit opens Saturday in Warren

WARREN

Dave Wrench and his wife Pamela are the epitome of motorcycle enthusiasts, which explains why they, along with 200 others, braved the chilly winter temperatures to preview the annual antique motorcycle show at the National Packard Museum Friday night.

The 15th annual exhibit, “Seldom Seen Cycles,” consists of 30 classic motorcycles rarely seen in public displays. One of them, a restored 1923 Douglas, caught Wrench’s eyes.

“The mechanics are so simple,” the Youngstown resident said. “They were easy to figure out and they worked.”

Wrench, 69, is intimately familiar with cycles. He owns 11 of them.

“You just have to admire the ingenuity of the people that built these,” Wrench said.

Next to the Douglas is the exhibit’s oldest motorcycle on display — a 1905 Harley Davidson Belt Drive, which is only partially restored. That’s just fine with the exhibit’s curator, Bruce Williams.

“It has the original fenders, the paint job’s original and it still works,” said Williams, the show’s only curator since its inception 15 years ago.

Read more about the exhibit, which opens to the public Saturday, in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.