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October 2025 21 I'd arrived on a beau ful, blue sky Friday morning a er a much-appreciated deluge of rain the night before, to find well over a hundred or so campers already set up with their immaculately prepped vintage machines. Having followed the past two Zoar events online, I knew the quality of bikes would be off the charts. Wan ng to represent Trail Rider in fine fashion, I chose our 1968 Husky 360 Viking and our 1975 Puch Harry Everts MC250 "Twin Carb" to be entered in the vintage bike show hosted by Northeast Vintage Riders, Pres Merri Brown. By Friday a ernoon, the camping field at Zoar was packed with hordes of fans and racers se ng up for the weekend. Before nigh all, pre y much all avail- able space was filled with an es mated 3500 vintage moto enthusiasts through the gate. Sign up Saturday morning was something to behold, with 704 riders entered to experience the all-natu- ral, rolling hills of Zoar. By the way, the highest num- ber of entries at Zoar in the 70s was 526. The scene was spectacular, with a seemingly endless pack of anxious riders lined up for prac ce. As for myself, I've never been much of a moto guy and elected to just take in and absorb the vibe while tooling around the facility on the Husky and Puch while doing photo duty. What I didn't expect was to find quite a few par c- ipants had lugged many of their prized possessions from their own collec ons, with about a dozen mini museums set up in the pits. Don George's, a long-shu ered Yamaha dealer, had one incredi- ble display that included a tremendous amount of dealer literature along with many impeccably re- stored vintage Yamahas. The individual lighted Don George's le ers from their original sign, all lit up at night, was a sight to behold. Saturday night's fes vi es kicked off with a vintage bike show (where our Puch and Husky won their respec ve classes), con nuing into the evening with a live band, along with a spectacular bonfire. A er a full belly, I hit the hay early in an cipa on of Sun- day's full day of events. Sunday morning, 515 racers had entered, with many lured in by the large cash purse for the 125 GP race, consis ng of $5,100 donated personally by Ed Abdo, along with 50% of the gate fees totaling a whopping $6,100. Quite impressive for a vintage event!