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Dale Walksler, World-Renowned Vintage Motorcycle Expert and Museum Curator Dies at age 68.

Dale Walksler, founder of the Dale’s Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum, former Harley Davidson Motorcycle Dealer, and member of the American Motorcycle Association and Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame, who devoted his life to the advancement of antique motorcycles and their history, died in Maggie Valley, NC on February 3, 2021 at 68 years of age, with his wife by his side, after a courageous four-year battle with cancer.

Dale was born November 30th, 1952 in Oak Park, IL to Bernard and Mina Walksler and raised in Glen Ellen, IL.

He attended Glen Bard West High School and Western Illinois University, where he studied Industrial Arts. He opened his first motorcycle shop, ‘Dale’s’ in 1973, and his second shop, ‘Custom Works’ in 1975. In 1977, when the opportunity to buy Mt.

Vernon Harley Davidson arose, he seized the chance. With a loan from his father Bernie, Dale became one of the young