Blue Ridge Motorcycling Magazine

Myrtle and the bike that never was… Riding vintage Harleys from Wheels Through Time Museum

February 17, 2021

Editor’s note: Dale Walksler, founder and curator of Dale’s Wheels Through Time in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, died Feb. 3, after a long battle with cancer. As a remembrance, we offer our readers this article from noted motorcycle journalist Neale Bayly, who had the pleasure of riding some of the museum’s vintage Harleys with Dale…

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