History of the Museum
2014 History
- May 2014 - Exhibits at Cheyenne County Cruisers Car Show...
- August 2014 - Fund raising begins in earnest...
- September 2014 - Funds come in faster than expected...
- November 2014 - An initial board forms...
- December, 2014 - Motorcycles on display...
2015 History - Early
- January 2015 - Bids for the construction requested...
- March 2015 - Construction bid accepted...
- April 2015 - New bikes displayed...Construction begins...
- May 2015 - Construction continues...
- June 2015 - More construction completed...
2015 History - July-October
- July 2015 - Museum building erected...
- August / September / October 2015 - Exterior facia and awning added...Interior brickwork...Electrical, plumbing, and fundraising...
- November 2015 - Materials gathering for interior walls...
- December 2015 - Interior wall construction...
2015 History - November-December
- November - Logo designed...Electrical panels installed...HVAC system installation...Building materials gathered
- December - Interior work progresses...
2016 History - January-February
- Interior work...
- Display stands built...
- Snow damages awning...
- Stage built...
- Decision made on floor...
- Front desk are built...
2016 History - May-December
- Grand Opening held May 28th...
- Signs erected...
- Painting unveiled...
2018 History
- More lights added to museum in February.
- 2nd Annual Rally held on Labor Day Weekend.
- 1944 Cushman Airborne 53 added.
- Display bike added to museum awning.
2019 History
- 1929 Harley-Davidson added to display in February.
- Additional lighting added in museum during March.
- 1986 VFR 750 Interceptor added to our display in June.
Biketember Fest was held on September 21, 2019.
Many were in attendance and fun was had by all.
Vendors, Bike Show & Shine (cash prizes), games, food, Adam Capps Band concert in City Park, top fuel bike startups and burnouts, Farmers' Market, corn hole tournament, sidewalk sales, kids activities and more.
Three new bikes were displayed at the museum at Biketember Fest:
1917 Henderson 4-cylinder
1913 Sears
1914 Indian Twin Tourist (only 238 made)