2024 was the 14th year of the Quail and unfortunately the most significant guest of the day was rain. Still, like every other Quail it was a fun day full of great bikes and better people – I’m looking forward to going back next year! Let’s take a look at who won awards this time around:
Two things to note:
1. Rain definitely hampered attendance/participation. Per the Quail, this year there were “over 200 bikes and over 1,000 attendees” – compare that to 2018 where there were “over 350 bikes and 3,000 attendees.”
2. Rain also made it very difficult for people to get photos so I unfortunately I wasn’t provided with official images of each winner (unlike previous years, they didn’t wheel every winner up on stage, just Best of Show).
I spent most of my day in a booth (more on that later) but I did do a lap early in the day and shot some bikes that ended up winning, plus my friend Jay Brett is kindly letting me share some images he took as well. If you have a photo of something I’m missing and are willing to share, please let me know! With that in mind, here’s what I was able to scrounge up for you:
Best of Show Award
1968 Honda CB750 Factory Prototype
Vic World
Per the Quail:
“Best in Class” awards were granted to one motorcycle in each of the classes, with the following honors also announced:
Antique 1st Place Presented By Bonhams
1930 Indian Big Chief
Mike Lynch
Antique 2nd Place Presented By Bonhams
1926 Moto Guzzi C2V Racer
Greg Saule
Photo by Jay Brett
American 1st Place
1979 Harley-Davidson FLH Electra Glide
John Ventura
American 2nd Place
1964 Harley-Davidson FLH
Jason McElroy
British 1st Place Presented by Heidenau Tires
1950 Triumph TR 5 Square Barrel
Bob Ives
British 2nd Place Presented by Heidenau Tires
1955 Vincent Series D Black Shadow and Watsonian Sidecar
Peter Kushner
Italian 1st Place
1979 Laverda Jota
Steven Lawrence
Italian 2nd Place
1955 Moto Guzzi Falcone Sport 500
Gianluca Baldo
Japanese 1st Place
1968 Honda CB750 Factory Prototype
Vic World
(Same bike that won Best of Show)
Japanese 2nd Place
1965 Honda CA77 Dream
Brad Yuill
Other European 1st Place
1976 BMW R90S
Kenneth Morris
Unfortunately I couldn’t track down a photo of this bike. I know Ken reads Bike-urious so hopefully he has one he’d be willing to share. Ken also went on the Quail Ride that they do the day before show, check out this fantastic photo of him and his 5 year old daughter going down the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca!
Photo by Allan Rosenberg
Update: Ken sent me this photo of his R90S while it was being judged. Thanks, Ken!
Photo by Ken Morris
Other European 2nd Place
1973 Egli-Honda EVH-750
Ed Holman
Competition On-Road
1966 Bultaco M-23 Metralla MK2 370CC Five Speed Road Racer
Robbie Cadwallader
Competition Off-Road
1992 Cagiva D92 Works Prototype Dakar Racer
Cory Muensterman
Photo by Jay Brett
Photo by Jay Brett
Choppers Award
1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead Chopper
Richard Best
Custom/Modified 1st Place
1920’s Harley-Davidson Board Track Racer
Chris Ranuio
Custom/Modified 2nd Place
1938 Hazan Motorworks JAP 1000 (JTOS)
Jason Momoa
Arlen Ness Memorial Award
1980 Harley-Davidson Sportster Custom
Richard Best
Why We Ride Award
1981 Honda ATC 200
Chris Funk
HVA
1960 Parilla Grand Sport
Jon Jacobson
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Heritage Award
1992 Cagiva D92 Works Prototype Dakar Racer
Cory Muensterman
(Same bike that won Competition Off-Road)
Photo by Jay Brett
Vespa – Decades of Scooter Fun!
1946 Vespa V98
Josh Rogers
25th Anniversary of the Suzuki Hayabusa
2006 Suzuki Hayabusa
Steve Wellman
Surprisingly, this was the only bike in the class. I don’t mean to take anything away from Steve, I just thought there would be some other interesting Hayabusas at the event. This crazy build has 800 horsepower and goes 250 mph. Mr. Wellman wants to shave another 50 pounds (down to 400) and keep modifying until he can hit 300 mph.
30th Anniversary of the Ducati 916
1995 (1994) Ducati 916
Michael Long
Spirit Of The Quail Award
1971 Norton Commando Typhoon Special, Ex-Race Bike
Keith Dunlop
I’m going to add my own award for “Coolest Camera.” I saw someone pull out a Super Ricohflex to take some shots and I had to ask him about it. These were introduced in 1956 and they shoot on 120 film – check out this site for more information.
What were your favorites?