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Thousands of motorcycles roll into Downtown Indianapolis for Motorcycles on Meridian

Doug McSchooler
for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
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Gilbert Fisher, of Marion, Indiana, shows the American spirit with his attire for the event. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Gilbert Fisher, of Marion, Indiana, shows the American spirit with his attire for the event. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Early arrivers take advantage of finding prime parking spots for their motorcycles along Meridian Street. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Early arrivers take advantage of finding prime parking spots for their motorcycles along Meridian Street. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Dean Smith, of Warsaw, Indiana, borrowed a ride once in town for the event. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Dean Smith, of Warsaw, Indiana, borrowed a ride once in town for the event. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Dean Smith, of Warsaw, Indiana, borrowed a ride once in town for the event. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Dean Smith, of Warsaw, Indiana, borrowed a ride once in town for the event. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Dean Smith, of Warsaw, Indiana, borrowed a ride once in town for the event. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Dean Smith, of Warsaw, Indiana, borrowed a ride once in town for the event. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Living historian Doug Roush, of Oakland, dressed as an 19th U.S. Regular Infantryman, greets and talks with visitors around the Soldiers and Sailors Monument downtown. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Living historian Doug Roush, of Oakland, dressed as an 19th U.S. Regular Infantryman, greets and talks with visitors around the Soldiers and Sailors Monument downtown. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Causing a second glance, a trailer behind a motorcycle fashioned like a casket - including a corpse - found a spot along Monument Circle for the event. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Causing a second glance, a trailer behind a motorcycle fashioned like a casket - including a corpse - found a spot along Monument Circle for the event. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Among the motorcyclists cruising up and down Meridian Street, members of the IMPD Motorcycle unit could be spotted. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Among the motorcyclists cruising up and down Meridian Street, members of the IMPD Motorcycle unit could be spotted. Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Downtown Indy Inc.'s annual Motorcycles on Meridian event took place Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The event was expected to bring 30,000 motorcycle riders and attract 50,000 or more spectators. The event is in its eleventh year.
Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar