October 12-13, 2019
11- 4 pm each day
British 1953 Ariel
“This stunning British 1953 Ariel will be among the motorcycles on display at the Volland Store, October 12-13. This is the gallery’s fourth year of celebrating vintage motorcycles with a selection of bikes plus food and music.”
This 1953 Ariel KHA twin, owned by Dale Keesecker of Washington, KS., is one of 450 built. An even smaller number were painted Coronation Blue to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth on June, 1953. This bike was awarded Best in Show at the Heart of American Motorcycle Enthusiasts’ 22nd Annual Vintage Motorcycle Show in 2013.
– Tom Strongman, Curator
Each year, Tom Strongman, award-winning journalist, selects extraordinary vintage motorcycles from private collections to display in the gallery. In 2019 there will be nine stunning examples of commitment to excellence and aesthetic beauty – form and function, art.
Enjoy Food, Music, and Bikes
at the Fourth Annual Vintage Motorcycle Exhibit
Food : Smokin’Wille’s BBQ
Live Music: Saturday – Chris Biggs and Ken Gustin
Sunday – Santiago Brothers
Display your motorcycle on the lawn
Admission by Free Will Offering
Grab your friends, Ride your motorcycle to Volland
(on a suggested scenic motorcycle route- see below)
Special event for Bicycle Gravel Riders!
Kandango will headquarter their Fall 2019 Gravel Ride at Volland!
Two nights of camping at Volland
up to 70 miles of gravel roads + food, music, camaraderie
registration and information
Motorcycle Routes to Volland
Four scenic routes have been tested by Hal Jones, who has (probably) been on every backroad in the Flint Hills – and across the nation – accompanied by his lovely wife Vicky, who writes about their adventures in her newspaper column
“View From the Back Seat”
Directions begin and end in Volland, but you may vary your route as you wish.
Trip I
110 miles round trip from Volland
From Volland, go northeast on K-10 to Alma
North on Hwy 99 1 ½ miles
Take right turn to McFarland
Go north to I-70
Go east 2 miles
Exit for Paxico
Go north out of Paxico to Hwy 24
Go east 4 miles to Hwy 63
Go north 10 miles to Aiken Switch Road (has brown Historic Stone Arch Bridge sign on right side of Hw 63 telling you to go left)
Go west to Onaga Road
Take left to go South to Hwy 24
Turn right – go to Wamego
Go south (left at light) on Hwy 99 to Alma. Take K-10 to Volland
Trip II
155 miles roundtrip from Volland
From Volland, go north on Old K-10 to Alma
North on K-99 through Wamego to Blaine (huge historic Catholic Church)
Take right on Hwy 16 to Hwy 63
Go south on Hwy 63 to St. Mary’s
Go east on Hwy 24 to Maple Hill Road
Go south to Maple Hill
Follow main road on south end of Maple Hill down to I-70
Go 1 mile EAST on I-70. Take first exit
Go south on Keene Road to stop sign
Go right on K-4 to Eskridge
Go right on K-99 (10 miles to stop sign)
Go north on K-99 to Alma
Take K-10 back to Volland
Trip III
70 miles roundtrip from Volland
From Volland, take K-10 north to Alma
Go north on K-99 to K-18 (Zeandale Road)
Go west to Hwy 177
Go south on Hwy 177 to K-4
Go 1 mile east and go north through Alta Vista
Take K-10 to Volland
Trip IV
90 miles roundtrip from Volland
From Volland, go south on K-10 through Alta Vista to K-4
Turn right. Go west 1 mile
Turn left, go south on Hwy 177 to Council Grove
Go EAST on Hwy 56 to Hwy 99
Go north on Hwy 99 to Eskridge
Stay on 99 to Alma
Take K-10 southwest to Volland
ENJOY THE RIDE! SEE YOU AT VOLLAND!