For Zac Biberstine and Kim Waterman of Indianapolis, the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days swap meet is a blooming tradition that epitomizes the motorcycle lifestyle. “I want everything,” says Waterman. “All the dirt bikes, especially.” Biberstine has been attending the event for five years. He says he likes to search “for things that have a good story—what something’s been through or where a part came from or how a bike was built.” “You realize that there are so many things that happen every day here that you can never see it all,” Biberstine says.
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Jeff Guciardo
ZAC BILBERSTINE AND KIM WATERMAN Indianapolis, Ind.
MARTYN ALLISON Williamsburg, Ky. A road race instructor at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Martyn Allison says he knowns the track “really, really well.” He’s been attending AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days for six years, and races a 2005 Triumph Thruxton for Mike Well Racing out of Lexington, Ky., in the Stars Thruxton class. “These are real enthusiasts who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty and fix bikes,” Allison says. “Having money isn’t as critical in this style of racing as compared to modern road racing. Money won’t buy you a win in vintage racing, but riding skills will.”