Tuesday, November 9, 2010

'Born to be Wild' Exhibit Ends Today, Nov 9th

The 'Born to be Wild' Exhibit has been on display since opening on July 9th and chronicles the history and rich tradition of motorcycle culture from around the world. This exhibit includes the display of dozens of iconic movie and celebrity motorcycles as well as rare and vintage motorcycles dating back to 1899. Fun, lighthearted motorcycles will round out the exhibit, including a motorcycle and adjoining side-car from the Jelly Belly Candy Company.
Celebrity motorcycles include ones from Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Steve McQueen, Joe Jonas, Dan Gurney, Keith Carradine, and others.
Movie motorcycles include Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1991 Harley from “The Terminator,” the 1920 Indian Scout ridden by Anthony Hopkins from “The World’s Fastest Indian,” the motorized bicycle ridden by Kevin Kline and Will Smith in “Wild, Wild West,” the Batgirl and Robin motorcycles ridden by Alicia Silverstone and Chris O’Donnell in “Batman and Robin,” the motorcycle ridden by Chris Pine as Captain Kirk in “Star Trek,” the Space Bike ridden by Adam Sandler in “Bedtime Stories,” and more!
Vintage motorcycles on display include a 1903 Harley Davidson, a 1913 Californian, a 1922 Ner-ACar, a 1948 Indian (exact replica of Floyd Emde’s winning bike from the Daytona 200 owned by Don Emde), a 1959 Cushman Eagle, a 1979 Honda CBX, a 2000 Custom Harley Chopper, a 2008 MV Agusta and many others.
The exhibit, is housed inside the Reagan Library’s Air Force One Pavilion, runs through today.
The Reagan Library is located at 40 Presidential Drive in Simi Valley, California.
Public hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The Museum admission fees are $12.00 for general admission, $9.00 for seniors 62 and over, $6 for children 11-17 and free for children 10 years of age and under. For more information, call (800) 410.8354 or visit www.reaganlibrary.com.

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