Oley, Pennsylvania April 28-30, 2011

Sean Brayton and I loaded the motorhome, school bus, truck, and trailer, and headed south for the five-hour ride to Oley. We left at midnight and reached Oley at sunrise only to experience a brutal wind storm and torrential downpour that lasted at least five hours. At that point, it looked like the day was going to be a total washout but as the afternoon progressed, everybody emerged from hiding and the meet began.

Sean and I brought our two Cannonball bikes, my 1911 Flying Merkel, and his 1911 Indian to be displayed along with several other Cannonball entries for a small reunion which was held next to Dale Axlerod's spaces. We also brought an original paint 1911 Merkel Model U single which Sean rode and displayed at Saturday's show. Sean had just completed the restoration of the engine and she purred like a little kitten without incident for the three days. We offered our 1951 Harley excellent runner for sale in the corral for $10,000 and did not get even one interested party.

As usual, there were many hard-to-find parts available for sale, and I came home with a bunch of rare treasures for the many restorations that we are currently doing. I regard this meet as one of my favorites and I was not at all disappointed with this year's event. We are off next to Rhinebeck and then to Davenport. Click on the to see some of the photos I took at this year's Oley Meet.