dmonkey
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The St. Charles Motorcycle Museum & Art Gallery opened earlier this year and earlier this month I had the opportunity to visit and get the tour. The motorcycles in the museum are all owned by Andy Koczwara who was born and raised in Poland, he now lives in Illinois, and is a BMW enthusiast who's restored many bikes. Based on his collection, also a Zündapp enthusiast which is more of an oddity. His partner Ewa is an artist and has paintings on display in the museum, she also painted the exterior and interior murals. In addition to being a motorcycle museum and art gallery, the location has a wine bar with a selection of Polish beer and wines from MotoDoffo.
Hours:
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM Wednesday-Friday
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM Saturday
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday
Address: 1317 E Main St, St. Charles, IL 60174
Admission: Free! Donations accepted and there is merchandise for sale.
More info: https://stcmotorcyclemuseum.org/
Here's a local news segment about the museum:
Early Triumphs, 1915 and 1920
1928 Moto Guzzi 500
ESO Speedway racer
1928 BMW R42
Peugeot P135
This is the (replacement) BMW that Andy rode on the 2023 Motorcycle Cannonball Run when I first met him.
1915 Harley-Davidson with sidecar
German military motorcycles
Hours:
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM Wednesday-Friday
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM Saturday
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday
Address: 1317 E Main St, St. Charles, IL 60174
Admission: Free! Donations accepted and there is merchandise for sale.
More info: https://stcmotorcyclemuseum.org/
Here's a local news segment about the museum:
Early Triumphs, 1915 and 1920
1928 Moto Guzzi 500
ESO Speedway racer
1928 BMW R42
Peugeot P135
This is the (replacement) BMW that Andy rode on the 2023 Motorcycle Cannonball Run when I first met him.
1915 Harley-Davidson with sidecar
German military motorcycles
