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Dale Walksler Inducted Into AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame

Dale Walksler Inducted Into AMA Motorcycle Hall of FameMuseum Curator Dale Walksler will be inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame The American Motorcycle Association Motorcycle Hall of Fame announced this week that they will add five new inductees at their...

New Additions at “The Museum That Runs”!

New Additions at "The Museum That Runs"!The Simplex Manufacturing Company got its start in 1935 when founder Paul Treen entered the motorcycle world with his small, lightweight bike. Earlier in life, Treen had worked for Harley Davidson, and so the story goes,...

17 Rare Bikes For 17 Years

Starting 17 of the Rarest Bikes for 17 Years!
Dale’s Wheels Through Time Museum is no stranger to rarity. The collection of motorcycles, automobiles, and machines, started over 52 years ago by Dale Walksler, contains some of the rarest …

Celebrating 17 Years!

Dale’s Wheels Through Time Museum is celebrating 17 years of preserving and promoting American motorcycle history in Maggie Valley, NC the week of July 4-9. The weekend celebration will be…

Wall of Death at Dale’s Wheels Through Time

The American Motor Drome Company (AMDC) will be performing their Wall of Death show at Dale’s Wheels Through Time Museum May 23-27, 2019. Touted as “America’s original extreme motorcycle show,” The Wall of Death is a vintage…

The American Restoration Chronicles

Mr. Lucky Meets Basil

I will never forget meeting Basil. A gentleman in all manners. I spotted him in deep concentration looking at a machine that is very close to my heart. The bike is called Mina. An attention to detail tribute to my mother who passed away, well, a long time ago....

Wall of Death

I met my old pal Kent Wadell in 1978 at a Harley Davidson dealer convention. I was 26, and old Kent was in his 60’s. I was a dealer in MT Vernon, Illinois and Kent’s shop was in Abeline Texas… We somehow struck up a conversation about old motorcycles and a...

Clara Wagner Lives

My fascination with the Wagner Motorcycle goes back to about 1980 when I saw one at my old pal Chuck Lipskys shop in Galesburg, Illinois. It was 1994 before I found a nice original 1909 model Wagner at an auction. I still own that machine and have always been...

Teresa’s 46 Knucklehead

The Wheels Through Time Museum is a melting pot for motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world. Great stories are told, memories relived and sometimes deals are made. I made a deal with Jim Bentley to work on a 1946 Harley-Davidson. He told me the fascinating story...

Two Cam Glory

I always like a challenge and this is a great example. A worn out bike and 45 days! But this is not the first time Buzz has thrown me a challenge. I almost can’t count, but the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is always a great finish and some ink in...