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Bikes at Monterey Car Week
Despite the fact that it’s called Car Week, there are some spectacular motorcycles to be seen, too.
Judge Somer Hooker inspects a BMW R32. Photo by Corey Levenson
By Corey Levenson
Motorcycle Classics Magazine
January/February 2017
Classic motorcycle enthusiasts are typically interested in noteworthy classic cars, so chances are good you’re familiar with what many simply refer to as Car Week, the classic car event held every August in and around Monterey, California.
It’s been taking place in one form or another for 66 years and currently includes vintage racing, car shows, auctions and special events. Here’s something you may not know: There were also some spectacular motorcycles at the 2016 Monterey Car Week.
Sprinkled amongst the many ongoing events were rare and fascinating old motorcycles, especially at the famed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, which now has a motorcycle class every other year. For 2016, BMW bikes were featured on the lawn in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the marque. Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke, the predecessor of BMW, was founded in 1916, and BMW celebrates this as its official beginning.
Some events were free, such as the Thursday evening shindig at the Baja Cantina on Carmel Valley Road. There are usually a few bikes there — nothing terribly exotic, but still fun to see. At the other end of the spectrum was Sunday’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, admission to which cost $325 in advance. As Jay Leno noted, Car Week is where mere millionaires get a chance to rub shoulders with billionaires.
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--John
