The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 West Main Street, will present The Wind in Your Hair: Vintage Motorcycles from July 18 to September 19, 2009. The exhibit will feature vintage motorcycles manufactured between 1900 to 1970, memorabilia and accessories, and three motorcycle-related photography collections by Michael Lichter, Danny Lyon and Sarah Lyon. The Museum will also host a series of restoration and customizing workshops, and lectures about collecting motorcycles and the cultural influences of motorcycles in the 20th and 21st centuries. The opening reception will be held Friday, July 17 from 5:00pm to 7:30pm, and will include a demonstration of pin striping techniques by local artist Miss Pinny and a motorcycle caravan.

The opening reception is free and open to the public, leather optional. Rare, unusual and landmark motorcycles of all kinds, including ACE, BMW, Cushman, Douglas, Indian, Harley, Excelsior, Motomarini, Triumph, Sunbeam, and Velocette will be part of this spectacular collection. One of the oldest bikes featured will be a 1911 Yale, with a tandem seat and original paint designs. This rare, early 20th century bike is the only one still in existence today. One of the many valuable motorcycles in the exhibition will be the 1912 Eagle that was manufactured in Brockton, Massachusetts. Ten of these originals exist today, and only four are still operable. This particular Eagle is one of the four rarities, and is the only bike that still has the original paintjob. Another not-to-be-missed bike in the exhibition is a 1906 Indian, which was restored in 2006. These three bikes hail from the collection of Jack Embry, who is the owner of The Bluegrass Motorcycle Museum in Hartford, Kentucky. The exhibit will also showcase kinetic lamp sculptures created from recycled motorcycle parts by Randel Bird of Gearhead Designs in Texas, and photography collections by Michael Lichter, Danny Lyon and Sarah Lyon, which represent the passion people have for motorcycles and the lifestyle that accompanies them.