Oklahoma History Center Presents Special Exhibit Featuring History and Art of Motorcycles
November 4 - 9, 2007

Contact: Dan Provo
(405) 522-5380
or Jeff Moore
(405) 522-0798

Oklahoma City, OK
October 30, 2007
For Immediate Release

The Oklahoma History Center presents a special exhibit focusing on the history and art of motorcycles. The special weeklong exhibit will open Sunday Nov. 4, 2007 and will close the following Friday Nov. 9, 2007. A total of 41 motorcycles will be displayed. The Oklahoma History Center is located at 2401 N. Laird Avenue and is open Monday thru Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays from Noon to 5:00 p.m.

“The exhibit displays several motorcycles from each decade beginning with a 1897 steam powered motorcycle. Some of the other early motorcycles include a 1905 Triumph, and a 1911 Flying Merkel,” Dan Provo, director of the museum said.

One of the bikes is a 1934 English Brough Superior Model 680 J.A.P. (80 cubic inch twin). Lawrence of Arabia died on a Brough. Today less than 1000 survive. These are considered the “Rolls Royce” of motorcycles.

The newest motorcycles being displayed are a 2007 Honda Interceptor, and a 2008 Victory Arlen Ness. One of the more unique motorcycles on display is a 2007 Ridley, designed and manufactured in Oklahoma City.

“The exhibit of these beautiful motorcycles treats them both as history and as an art form. Historically, they have formed an important part of our transportation being used for recreation, sport by law enforcement and the military. And as an art form they represent a unique combination of form and function,” said Dr. Bob L. Blackburn, executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society.

For the weeklong exhibit, the bikes will be on display throughout the Oklahoma History Center.