Gold Hill Bike Show and the "BatBike" (June 23-24)

Got into NC on Saturday morning, on Saturday afternoon went to The Gold Hill Antique Bike Show in Gold Hill, NC. I like that place, was one of the original sites in North America (starting in 1799) where gold was found and a big gold rush area developed from that. Lots of neat old buildings (though largely a recreation of that time) but you can see the old mine shaft.
As for the motorcycle, thought this was the best of the show, an old BMW. Neat thing was this was in running condition, heard the bike run, and the owner rode it back home. A very fine motorcycle. 

This was a old Yamaha 650, think it dates to the 1970s, and this is also a very fine bike. There were a lot of Harley-Davidsons, Indian's, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki, Bultaco, Triumph and BSA at the show just to name a few of the bikes on hand. It was a very good show, always a real favorite of mine to visit.   After the show, rode out to a nearby airfield run by the Cabarrus R/C Club, and checked out some of the radio controlled aircraft out there. Got a photo of one of them, and my motorcycle in the background. It was a warm day, but a nice day to ride and liked getting out after a few days in Richmond, it felt good to ride.   

On Sunday June 24, went out to Huntersville, NC. Found a very neat ironworks place while out with a lot of interesting sculptures-and that included this version of the "Batbike" which I saw there. Like unique things, and there are a not of them to be found in North and South Carolina. It was a fine ride too...a bit cooler than the day before (it is summer after all) because I headed out earlier in the morning. I have a few photos of the town(s) I mention here in my "Richmond and Me" blog.
For the two days, got in 104 miles of total riding, and enjoyed the sights along the way.