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Top 10 Motorcycles at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2018
We already ran an article about the winners from the 2018 Quail Motorcycle Gathering and our impressions from being there, so let’s take a look at my own personal list of bike’s that I think deserve an extra shoutout. Here are the top 10 motorcycles at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering as I see it in no specific order.
![Ryan Adams](https://cdn-fastly.motorcycle.com/media/profile/2023/04/20/99_2.jpg?size=50x50)
Head Shake - Vulcan's Disciples
Humankind has been preoccupied with fire and metal throughout recorded history. The Greeks had Hephaestus; the Norse – for simplicity’s sake – had Logi, though their table of organization for all things fire and metal related is about as cumbersome as General Motors before their reorganization, and the Romans? The Romans had Vulcan, often depicted with a large hammer, their god of fire and metalworking, the master of the forge.
![Chris Kallfelz](https://cdn-fastly.motorcycle.com/resources/imgs-responsive/avatar-letters/avatar-C-FF8282.png?size=50x50)
8 Favorite Bikes From The Quail
The 9th Quail Motorcycle Gathering took place last weekend, and I was finally lucky enough to attend for the first time. Despite the cold weather, the event more than lived up to my hopes, even if I only had two hours to wade through 350 motorcycles. Our stringer, Geoff Drake, covered the event and the winners that were chosen by people who are experts about historic motorcycles, so you should definitely check that out. This article includes my subjective favorites from the Quail, purely the result of my quirky mechanical tastes. So, let’s see what tickled my fancy.
![Evans Brasfield](https://cdn-fastly.motorcycle.com/media/profile/2023/04/17/42_3.jpg?size=50x50)
BSA Purchased By Mahindra
One of the most storied names in motorcycling, BSA, has been purchased by Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., the Indian automotive conglomerate that’s one of the biggest of its kind in the world. Mahindra purchased all 120,000 shares of the company at $34.63 per share, equalling roughly $4.2 million USD. Mahindra subsidiary Classic Legends (CLPL) acquired the brand, giving Mahindra full licensing rights and the rights to sell, market, and distribute BSA motorcycles on a global scale.
![Troy Siahaan](https://cdn-fastly.motorcycle.com/media/profile/2023/04/20/23_3.jpg?size=50x50)
36th-Annual Hansen Dam Rally Report
Snortin’ Nortons, Trumpeting Tritons, Beastly BSAs, Invincible Vincents … they all rallied to the 36th running of the iconic Hansen Dam Motorcycle Rally. For 2015, the rally broke all its previous records by the sheer number of bikes and people in attendance, spilling into virtual overflow capacity at the popular recreational area. Major gearhead himself, Jay Leno, rumbled in to enjoy the event aboard a major piece of motorcycling history; a well-ridden Brough Superior SS100.
![Paul Garson](https://cdn-fastly.motorcycle.com/resources/imgs-responsive/avatar-letters/avatar-P-50E3C2.png?size=50x50)
Hansen Dam Rally Report - Calling All Brits!
The Hansen Dam Rally, officially known as the All British Hansen Dam Ride, is a SoCal tradition decades in the making and hosted the first week of every November by the Southern California Norton Owners Club (SCNOC). The day-long event includes a 95-mile loop through the canyons of the western San Gabriel Mountains and culminates in a bike show at the Hansen Dam Recreational area located in the northeastern San Fernando Valley, some 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles.
![Paul Garson](https://cdn-fastly.motorcycle.com/resources/imgs-responsive/avatar-letters/avatar-P-50E3C2.png?size=50x50)
Top Ten Defunct Motorcycle Manufacturers
For the last 40-some years motorcycle manufacturers have enjoyed an era of relative stability. The Big Four Japanese (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha), Harley-Davidson and BMW remain unremitting and seemingly indestructible.
![Tom Roderick](https://cdn-fastly.motorcycle.com/resources/imgs-responsive/avatar-letters/avatar-T-FF9646.png?size=50x50)