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Dixie Classic Bike Club (aka OFMC or Old Farts MC) is based in Birmingham, Alabama and was established in 1979 by a small group of British motorcycle enthusiasts trying to keep their machines together after the demise of the British MC industry in the 1970's.. Today's OFMC includes vintage and classic bikes of all marqueshas with nearly 60 members, average age of 58 year, but many active members still riding in their 70's and 80's! Members are often asked if "OF" refers to the bikes or the members....but we're not telling!! Birmingham is also home to the famous Barber's VIntage Motorsports Museum, the largest private collection of vintage bikes in world, so vintage bike enthusiasts are as easy to find in Alabama as biscuits and gravy! Visit http://barbermuseum.org/
OFMC meets monthly and holds several annual evens as well as a monthly ride for members and their guests. The March 22 event drew 17 bikes on a sunny 70 degree SUnday, riding from Birmingham, up through the twisty two-lane Appalachian backroads to the Clarkson Covered Bridge in remote Cullman County, Alabama. Built in 1904 at a length of 270 feet, it is the second-longest covered bridge in Alabama and the fifth-longest in the US, listed as an Historic National Landmark. From there, the OF's rode the perimeter of 22,000 acre Lewis Smith Lake, stopping for a Southerm-style "meat and three (veggies)" lunch at a lakeside marina. After a long break, the crew pushed onward through the Sipsey National Forest where the confluence of several rivers and old growth trees make for some great countyside riding. After nearly 200 miles, all 17 bikes arrived home without incident or mechanical mishap and a great time was had by all.
Richard Schlinkert
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