The latest issue of Motorcycle Classics featured a beautifully restored Ariel Square Four. The bike is owned by a gentleman who happens to be one of the principals of The Throttlestop, a purveyor of fine collectable cars and bikes located a couple of hours north of us in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The town may sound familiar to race fans as the home of Road America race course.
As it turns out, the owners are not only lovers of cool cars but are also passionate about old bikes. They've put together a really nice collection of relevant models and provide a small museum for us to enjoy them too.
(Right) This photo caught my eye because of the green and black Honda CB500 prominently displayed — my first bike.
(Below) If you click on the "Museum" tab on the website, you'll be treated to a chronological virtual tour of all their bikes, viewed in gorgeous photographs, including this unmolested 1986 VF1000R.
(Right) This photo caught my eye because of the green and black Honda CB500 prominently displayed — my first bike.
(Below) If you click on the "Museum" tab on the website, you'll be treated to a chronological virtual tour of all their bikes, viewed in gorgeous photographs, including this unmolested 1986 VF1000R.
Elkhart Lake is a picturesque small town in east-central Wisconsin, situated in the midst of the Kettle Moraine, a geological region running roughly north-south through southeastern Wisconsin where two glaciers rubbed up against one another. leaving bowl-like depressions (kettles) and hills of sediment deposits (moraines). Fast forward about 20,000 years and we're left to enjoy scenic roadways through rolling hills and alongside winding streams. Patti and I are planning a day trip through the entire Kettle Moraine to Elkhart Lake for a visit to the museum and lunch at one of the resort restaurants. It's always nice to have something to look forward to at a ride's destination.
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