2022 Vintage Yamaha Rally - 9/22 to 9/26 - Stecoah North Carolina

XJ Friends,

The Vintage Yamaha Rally (VYR) will again be held at the Iron Horse Lodge in Stecoah, North Carolina. This year’s event will take place the weekend of September 22nd to 26th. The 2021 event will mark the 21st Annual gathering of Vintage Yamaha motorcycle enthusiasts.

In addition to our regular rides and activities, Yamaha's National Service Manager will also be in attendance. We hope you are also planning to attend!

ACCOMMODATIONS:
There are several openings still available at the Iron Horse lodge including: semi-private rooms, several RV sites, Conestoga wagons, and a significant quantity of camping sites. We hope to fill these available spots with Vintage Yamaha Rally Attendees! If you have not done so already, please make your reservations promptly.

T-SHIRTS:

The annual t-shirt design is complete, and shirts are available for pre-ordering. Shirts will not be available for sale at the rally. Please order you shirt(s) promptly.

QUESTIONS:

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask, please send your questions to VYRShirtOrder@gmail.com. A response will be promptly provided.

Respectfully & Sincerely,
VYR Organizing Committee

 

Quite a few XJ's attend each year! How about you?

 

Wow that bike looks nice! I still have my original pipes but I'm not sure how good the mufflers are on them, last time I checked them they sounded like an hour glass when I tilted them

 

I wonder how far apart the build numbers are on our bikes?

 

LODGING OPTIONS STILL AVAILABLE AT IRONHORSE LODGE:

2 covered wagons, both have 2 twin beds, Thur-Fri-Sat-Sun
1 efficiency unit, has a queen and a twin rollaway, Thur-Fri-Sat
1 efficiency unit, has a queen bed, Fri & Sat only
2 deluxe private rooms, both have option of a king or 2 twin beds, Fri & Sat
2 bunkhouse beds, Thur-Fri-Sat-Sun
5 bunkhouse beds, Fri-Sat-Sun
2 full hookup RV sites, Thur-Fri-Sat-Sun
5 electric tent/small trailer sites, Thur-Fri-Sat-Sun
And plenty of primitive camping of course.


The above details were provided by the Iron Horse TODAY 7/26/22. Please make your reservations promptly. Also please mention you are part of the VINTAGE YAMAHA RALLY. This reference will allow us to receive a full count of those attending our event. It would also be great if you could go to the Web-site and complete the RSVP


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The Awards have been received!

First, an explanation of our awards….

The Vintage Yamaha Rally is a “RIDERS RALLY” our bikes don’t sit static and unridden WE RIDE. Each day groups are formed to go out and enjoy the beautiful scenery, fantastic (and sometimes challenging) roads, eat lunch together, and return to the lodge for dinner and an evening of comradery with friends around the campfire or during our Saturday evening festivities.

A few years ago, the Organizing Team decided it would be nice to be able to recognize some of the hard work our attendees had performed in restoring or modifying their machines. A very NON-TRADITIONAL “Bike Show” was begun. This is no ordinary show, all of the ATTENDEES receive a ballot and vote on their favorite Vintage Yamahas. Typically, the attendees couldn’t care less if there is a little dirt or road grime on the bike. There are no formal judging forms “no points for this” or “deductions for that”. Just the votes from your friends to recognize your effort in restoring or resto-modification of your Vintage Yamaha.

In addition, the Yamaha Factory Representative selects a machine that he feels exemplifies Vintage Yamaha. Last year, and again this year, Yamaha also awards several additional machines with Gift Certificates for Yamaha Merchandise.

As a side note, ALL of our attendees are RIDERS! They love Vintage Motorcycles all shapes and sizes. And although ALL are welcome to attend the Vintage Yamaha Rally, only Yamaha Motorcycles 20+ years of age or older are considered eligible for the awards.

BEST OF SHOW

YAMAHA FACTORY PICK

BEST RESTORATION

BEST RESTORATION 2nd PLACE

BEST MODIFIED

BEST MODIFIED 2nd PLACE