Motorcycle Swap Meets

Wonder where you can find a pushrod for a 1948 panhead? Or how about an original rear fender for a 1938 panhead? eBay is a good choice, some sometimes you might just want to wander through the aisles, touch the merchandise, maybe trade stories with the leather-faced Harley afficionado behind the crates of clutch baskets and drive gears?

Parts were stacked in hundreds of crates along the show floor.

One place to do that is the semi-annual Jeff Williams Motorcycle Swap Meet. This long running event, held in both the OKC and Tulsa areas, has been bringing together Oklahoma motorcyclists who are looking for just the right part to finish out their long-planned project bike. December 3 saw me at this event for the first time in several years. As I walked in the door at the OKC Fairgrounds building, I was treated to the site of rows used bikes quietly waiting for an eager buyer, gleaming chrome glinting in the sunlight, ready to be mounted on a sleek bike and polished to perfection, and a multitude of buyers walking the aisles, picking up parts for a closer examination, and discussing the merits of a particular bike with a welcoming vendor.

Jericho Sanchez from Austin, Texas works to help people find just the right part. He travels all over the country selling parts, including Sturgis and Daytona.

Ronnie and Janet Hudson from Noble browse a table for parts.

Nearly new bikes sat alongside much older bikes, waiting for a ready buyer.

I did see a wayward KLR 650 for sale on the floor, which looked quite out of place with all the American V-twin equipment around. Oh well, dual sport riders need parts too!