This weekend was the 15th running of the Quail MotoFest, which featured over 200 motorcycles and over 1,000 attendees! I had the pleasure of riding up and back from Los Angeles and will share some of my personal highlights soon – but let’s start with all of the class winners!
Photos provided by Kahn Media
Best of Show Award
1937 Indian Arrow
Clyde Crouch
Per the Quail:
“Best in Class” awards were granted to one motorcycle in each of the classes, with the following honors also announced:
Antique 1st Place Presented By Bonhams
1913 Sears Dreadnaught
Steve Huntzinger
Antique 2nd Place Presented By Bonhams
1913 Indian Single Speed Twin
Russel Harmon
I met Russel at the end of the day, and after he told me the history of his bike I had to have him share it on social media:
American 1st Place
1937 Indian Arrow
Clyde Crouch
American 2nd Place
1936 Indian Chief
Michal Wojtowicz
British 1st Place
1955 Vincent Shadow Series
Peter Kishner
British 2nd Place
1969 BSA Victor Special
Robert Simeral
Italian 1st Place
1946 Vespa V98
Josh Rogers
Italian 2nd Place
1973 MV Agusta 350 B Sport Elettronica
Museo Moto Italia LLC – John Goldman
Picture Not Available
Japanese 1st Place
1969 Honda CB750
Japanese 2nd Place
1972 Kawasaki H2 750
John Fulton
Picture Not Available
Other European 1st Place
1950 BMW R51/2
Scott Williams
Other European 2nd Place
1973 Husqvarna 250cc WR/RT
John Hernandez
Competition On-Road
1969 Bultaco TSS 350
Steven Poggi
Competition Off-Road
1970 Husqvarna 400 Cross (the photo shows a 360 C Enduro)
David Pierce
Choppers Award
1970 Chopper Long Bike
Richard Jones
This features a Corvair engine with a Latham supercharger in an Amen Savior frame. I filmed a quick video of it here:
Custom/Modified 1st Place
1953 Triumph Thunderbird
Bryan Thompson
Custom/Modified 2nd Place
1969 Triumph Daytona 500
Dustin Kott
Arlen Ness Memorial Award
2025 Aero Precision Metal Works The Medusa
2025 Aero Precision Metal Works
Why We Ride Award
2024 Lightfighter LFR V3
Brian Wisemann
I asked Brian to share a little bit about Lightfighter’s story – I’ve seen them in the pits a few times over the years as they frequently partner up with Kramer.
HVA
1913 Indian Single Speed Twin
Russel Harmon
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Heritage Award
1978 Yamaha YZR 750
Steve Baker
Italian Innovation by Bimota
1987 Bimota YB4R
Robert Steinbugler
Tribute to Yoshimura
1964 Honda CB72
John Barrett – he found this bike here on Bike-urious!
Celebrating 45 Years of BMW GS
1981 BMW R80 G/S
Robert Talbott
Spirit Of The Quail Award
1983 Yamaha XV920 Midnight
Michael Szymanski
Mikey won the Spirit of the Quail award as he basically taught himself how to do all the modifications on it. Here’s a quick overview:
Which one is your favorite?