Legends and Legacies Foundation

07/09/2022

07/01/2022

Thanks to artist Danial James, our number plates are in.
We will be reaching out to riders to get their top three choices of numbers and assigning them very soon!

06/23/2022

Jill is the president for the board of directors for the national motorcycle museum which houses over 550 motorcycles. Her husband John wanted to create a space to showcase the history of how motorcycling came to be and to have enough variation of motorcycles that no matter what age you are you could find something that spoke to you and when you first became interested in motorcycling.

John started collecting in his early 20’s but it wasn’t until he should J&P cycles in 2001 that his collection grew to amass enough that he needed an old Walmart building to house it all.

Since his passing Jill has carried on his tradition. When she first started back in the J&P days, Jill was one of the first of few women that were involved in the industry and it took a while for her to earn the respect. We would say she for sure has it now if not more and has become a legend to so many.

Jill is the president for the board of directors for the national motorcycle museum which houses over 550 motorcycles. Her husband John wanted to create a sp...

06/22/2022

“I will likely be the oldest rider in this event, or close to it. I will leave a couple of restored antique bikes to new custodians, and have supported antique cycle meets, road runs……….

Read more of Brian's story and why he's riding the by clicking the link below.

BRIAN WILL BE RIDING HIS 1917 HENDERSON 3-SPEED. For the L&L run Brian will hopefully have special pistons giving higher compression so that it runs cool and strong like his previous 1916 Henderson did, with essentially the same engine.

06/20/2022

Did you know that we’re building a custom food trailer to join us for the ride?

The most requested accommodation for this 3300 mile cross country journey is food and we listened.

Now our riders won’t have to worry about breakfast or dinner and the best part is that we have an on sight chef to prepare healthy options as well!

06/17/2022

Jill Parham along with her husband, John Parham, co-founded J&P Cycles, which was started in 1979. Eventually J&P Cycles became the worlds largest retailer of aftermarket motorcycle parts and accessories. Jill became a pioneer in the motorcycle industry, one of the early women leaders in a historically male-centric industry. Jill continues to inspire women in motorcycling and is now a large part of the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa, where John Parham’s collection is on display. Jill Parham was also inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame in 2019.

Learn more about her story and why it's important on next week with a exclusive video shot for the

06/10/2022

Laughlin was established in the 1940s as “South Pointe” because of the proximity to the southern tip of the state of Nevada. The early town consisted of a motel and bar that catered to gold and silver miners, construction workers building Davis Dam, and fishing enthusiasts. In the 1950s, construction workers left, and the town all but disappeared.

But in 1964, Don Laughlin, owner of the 101 Club in Las Vegas, flew over the site and saw its tourism potential. He offered to buy the land, and within a few years, the Riverside Resort motel and casino, consisting of only 12 slots and two live tables, was bustling. Within a few years more Casinos opened and the town along the Colorado River, where Nevada, California, and Arizona meet, became a major national tourist destination and gambling resort.

In 1983 the Motorcycle Rally “The River Run” with 426 participants. It was "conceived by Harley-Davidson dealer Dale Marschke, who wanted to bring his customers on a fun weekend ride." This annual event is the largest gathering of bikes and bikers in the Western United States. The event draws an estimated 70,000 motorcycle enthusiasts.

This is is Stop 14 on the 2022

06/08/2022

Stage 7 and a 2 night stay on the 2022 is Hot Springs, Arkansas is known as a resort town and is home to the oldest federal reserve in the United States, Hot Springs National Park.

The city includes Bathhouse Row, which preserves the eight historic bathhouse buildings dating back to 1892. Downtown is preserved as the Central Avenue Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city also contains dozens of historic hotels and motor courts that were built during the Great Depression in the Art Deco style. Due to the popularity of the thermal waters, Hot Springs benefited from rapid growth during a period when many cities saw a sharp decline in building. As a result, Hot Springs's architecture is a key part of the city's blend of cultures, including a reputation as a tourist town and a Southern city.

06/07/2022

Joey Yeaman has been buying and selling vintage motorcycles, cars, and clothing for years. California native and now Tennessee resident, Joey spends his time involving his family in his journeys across the country.

" I think it's important for my kids to understand what I do and also for them to learn the things I did when I was their age." Preserving is only a part of what drives Joey to hunt down motorcycle artifacts, bringing something back to life is when the real fun begins.

If you visit the Legends Museum in Utah then you can see elements of what Joey has learned over the years as a curator for the museum.

So it’s easy to see why Joey wants to ride and be apart of the Legends and Legacies Run on the infamous Electric Chair bike.

Joey Yeaman has been buying and selling vintage motorcycles, cars, and clothing for years. California native and now Tennessee resident, Joey spends his time...

06/03/2022

Fine Artist, Danial James, made up his mind to be an artist in third grade. When he graduated from art school his first job was with Bosch Automotive and that’s when his love of capturing transportation history took off and execrated when he was contracted by Harley Davidson to design T-Shirts (over 500 designs), a job that lasted 17 years.

Along with an amazing work ethic, Danial brought with him his advanced airbrushing skills, with the utmost attention to detail, and craftsmanship. Danial has the undeniable ability of transforming mundane images into his own compelling works of fine art.

Danial’s primary focus is preserve legacies, enhance lives, and inspire others. Danial’s true love, passion, pride in his work, and gift of being a painter of fine art can clearly be seen in his each of his oil paintings.

Fine Artist, Danial James, made up his mind to be an artist in third grade. When he graduated from art school his first job was with Bosch Automotive and tha...

05/26/2022

The breeze is light, the sun is low, and the living is good in Florence Alabama with its Muscle Shoals Sound.

Florence is nestled in the Tennessee River Valley, which the early Native American Indians named the “Singing River” because of the mystical sound of the water rushing over the river’s shallow water in areas known as “shoals.” The Valley is a now a vibrant mix of historic areas and quaint towns with new retail and restaurants.

You can hear the beat begin as you pull into town. The real soul of Florence is music, which can be found everywhere. This area is famous for the “Muscle Shoals Sound” that originated at several local famous recording studios in the 1960’s and continues to this day.

Florence and Muscle Shoals is Stage #5 on the

05/25/2022

Harold Coker started the Coker Tire Company in 1958. Harold’s first hand knowledge of the old car hobby, and his own struggle to find the correct tires for vintage cars led him to the concept of producing and selling era-specific tires for classic cars. It may have been a gamble, but gut instinct took over and Harold set out to make an attempt at the vintage tire trade, which was in its infancy. At the time, the old car hobby was very different, and no one had a firm grasp on the future of the industry, or if it would be a profitable market.

During the early years, Coker Tire sold vintage tires out of a 500 square foot area in the back of the retail center, while the main business came from walk-in customers wanting tires for their everyday drivers. It was a challenge to determine how to produce tires that were no longer being manufactured, and which sizes and styles would be most popular.

To overcome the challenge of producing brand new tire designs, Coker Tire purchased discontinued molds from old factories and refurbished them to modern standards. Molds were sourced from South America, the Philippines and Australia. When original molds cannot be sourced, Coker Tire has new molds built from original drawings and blueprints.

Coker Tire brokered deals with major tire manufacturers and negotiated worldwide licensing agreements and exclusive distributorships to big-name vintage brands. These brands included B.F. Goodrich, Firestone, Michelin and U.S. Royal thus increasing the variety of products available from Coker Tire.

To expand its customer base in an industry with no recognized method of distribution, Coker Tire initially went to customers by way of car shows and swap meets—a couple of employees would load a small van with tires and set up at car shows across the country. Larger trucks took the place of the van and show travel became the mainstay of Coker Tire’s commitment to its customers.

Now, after four decades, the antique tire division consumes over 200,000 square feet of warehouse space alone. Coker Tire's antique tire division started with one employee in 1974 and today has grown to more than 80.

The Coker Museum houses Harold Coker's son, Joseph “Corky” Coker, personal collection. Corky grew the collection during his career at Coker Tire. With over 100 vintage cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses, and even 3 airplanes hanging overhead, there is something for everyone. Our events can have as many or as few of the vehicles as you would like.
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