It took only about four hours to get from Memphis to the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Leeds, just outside Birmingham.
There was a friend outside of Starbucks in Memphis.
This museum houses far the most extensive collection of motorcycles in the United States; almost not to be believed! 
Many of the visitors are real motorbike aficionados. (I'm glad this man and woman were wearing dungarees under their chaps!)Here are a few pics of cool bikes:
Chopper (unidentified).
Navy Harley Davidson, 1944. My Unlce Joe rode a motorcyle while serving in the Navy in WWII. I wonder if it looked like this?
Army Harley Davidson, 1944.
1933 BMW.
1925 Bohmerland.
Parilla, 1956. The faring allowed this road bike to go especially fast. It also made it very easy to crash, so it was discontinued after a short time.
Harley Davidson replica of the chopper in the 1969 movie, Easy Rider.
A couple getting married in the museum! I'd like this sort of setting.
1902 Steffey.
1925 Harley Davidson biscuit delivery motorcycle.
Two 1980's BMW's that rode around the world. (What do you think about trying to drive a Mini around the world? Could that be my next great project?)
1950 Indian Chief.
1950 Indian Warrior with winter driving attachments!
A racing bike with no clothes.
2004 Honda Rune, with a 6-cylinder motor.
Lotus 11, 1956.
A brace of Lotuses from the 1960's.
1989 Renault-powered Lotus Formula One race car.In addition to the motorcycles, the museum had a collection of Lotus racecars, some old Formula One racecars, and a miscellaneous handful of other vehicles, mostly sports or racing cars
Also, Barber Motorsports was running a driving school for Porsche right outside the windows. Great to watch.
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