2023 MBVMC "Nun Better" Fall Show
This was our second show at the Little Sisters of the Poor in Mobile. The venue was beautiful and with their annual Lawn Party in progress on the east half of the property we had access to a wonderful selection of food. Also, plenty of visitors at the lawn party came over to see the motorcycles. The only down side was that the skies were grey and threatening along with a rather cold wind. Fortunately we were not rained on. We only had 43 bikes entered which was an unusually low count and surely the poor weather was a factor. We ended up with a net profit of $750 dollars which we gave to the nursing home. Seven knowledgable judges were drawn from the MBVMC membership. Below is a list of winners (click on the blue link to see a picture of the bike). Click here to see pictures of all the bikes entered in the show. Note several bikes were overlooked by the photographer. If you have a picture of a bike that was entered but is not shown here, please send the picture to jasdowney@gmail.com and we will add it.
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Class |
First |
Second |
Third |
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American over 350cc |
Leroy Fidler 1947 HD Knucklehead |
Leroy Fidler 1948 HD Panhead |
Ron Driggers 1992 HD Heritage |
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Japanese over 350cc |
Tim McGee 1983 Honda Silver Wing | Darren Darby 1979 Honda VF 1000 | Darren Darby 1979 Honda CBX |
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Japanese 350cc and under |
Jim Arrington 1967 Honda 305 Scrambler | Michael Steiber 1974 Yamaha DT175 | |
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European |
Mitchell Martin 1973 Moto Guzzi Elderado | Mike Murphy 1971 Moto Guzzi Ambasader | Terry Dunn 2018 Moto guzzi V7 Mark III |
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English |
Mike Hereford 1970 Norton Fastback | Jim Downey 1958 A.J.S. 16MS | Rick O'Neil Triumph Speedster |
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Custom/Cafe |
Richard Hunter 1974 Moto Guzzi 850 | Chris Best 2006 HD Heritage | Richard Parra 1976 HD Shovel Head |
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What Not |
Rick McNeill 2018 Moto Guzzi MGX21 | ||
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Competition |
Dink Stevens 1981 Yamaha 750 | Jeff Saenger 1974 Penton 125 | Jeff Saenger 1975 Can Am 125 |
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Trike |
Bill Brown Home Made | ||
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Unrestored original |
David Lawrenz 1991 BMW GSPD | Mike Porter 1952 Horndelle 125 | Andy Wisner 1968 Honda CT90 |
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Scooter |
Todd Shuls 2004 Vespa P4-150 Scooter | Jim Stadt 1978 Moto Guzzi Robin Moped |
Best of Show went to Mike Herford's outstanding 1970 Norton Fastback
Mike Herford (left) receives the "James Downey Best of Show" award along with James Downey (MBVMC's founder) and the Azalia Trail Maids
Bikes were displayed on the lawn where spectaors could look at them up close
More bikes with the Maids
