In the early ’70s, I was looking for JD parts for an old 1924 HD basket case that I had bought cheaply at an AMC meeting in Schenectady in the Big Apple. After much searching, I discovered Bill’s custom cycles in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. A call confirmed they had a lot of the components I’d been trying to find, so I grabbed my mom’s car, grabbed my friend Ricky Politi, and we drove to rural Pennsylvania in search of some biker gold! Found in a block building somewhere near the road, I was unsure what to expect from the store. When I entered, the building opened to a large room, angels began to come down singing, and a bright light shone and focused on a point in the sky. I realized that I was indeed in the right place.

I found display cabinets full of old saved engines, NOS Harley components in those wonderful black and orange containers, an alcove of good old riding hats, and an extended L-shaped counter with shelves full of things behind. Scattered throughout the large space were revamped Barleys of each and every design: Knuckleheads, Panheads, 45s, a ServiCar, a few Indians. Wherever you look and it was certainly there. Bill Morris, the owner, specialized in buying classic Harley Davidson dealers that have closed. Bill’s store was loaded with NOS components from all eras. Bill also specialized in buying a lot of other things and would probably buy whatever classic he preferred; Their catalog expanded by enormous proportions!

In the late 90s, he asked himself, what good are all these things if you can’t easily feel, see, enjoy, touch and share them with others? Therefore, he began work on what would become the first part of his improving museum, identified as Bill’s Old Bike Barn. He used an entire barn that he decided to buy and reassembled the interior of the building to house the exhibits, and it looks great as a backdrop where they would present their collection. He stocked the barn which has a large cross section of bikes and bike collectibles.

Bill found the museum to be great for people who are definitely interested in motorcycles and cars, but Bill needed to display something for everyone to make sure the museum as a whole is a destination for not just bike and car enthusiasts. , but also for families. Bill added a couple more buildings, now totaling 45,000 square feet. and filled them with a slew of other collectibles to fascinate even the most discriminating antique enthusiast.

He put together a huge collection of antiques in a series of shops that look like a small town called Billville, including anything from a 1939 World’s Fair bar, to a mayor’s office, a post office, and anything in the city. half. The museum is amazing, so take the whole family with you and plan to spend a day seeing it all. Certainly, there is something for everyone.