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WHAT’S INSIDE: AIMExpo 2015 Route 66 Ride Katana: A Revised Dream Bike An Inexpensive Carburetor Balancer

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IN THIS ISSUE Features EVENT: VJMC at COVER STORY Backfire Moto 11th Annual 6 Barber Vintage Festival 40 PROJECT BIKE: Katana: A Revised 12 Dream BIke

EVENT: Hap’s Annual Open House 19

EVENT: The 2015 Bull City Rumble 20

EVENT: AIMExpo: Departments Retro Affair Vintage Motorcycle PRESIDENT’S LETTER: 22 Show Always Bring a Friend...... 5 EVENT: BACK IN THE DAY: The KCVJMC 4th Annual Honda CB160 / Larry Yancy...... 10 Fall Picnic 26 FROM THE EDITOR: Looking Back and Planning Forward...... 11 EVENT: 2015 Capital City CLUB BUSINESS: Bikefest You Can Help Determine the Future Direction of the VJMC— 30 Board of Directors Election...... 54

PROJECT BIKE: TECH HELP: For Better Tech Tip #11: Stopping Oil Leaks...... 55 or for Worse 34 EVENTS CORNER...... 57

EVENT: ADVERTISER’S SPOTLIGHT: Route 66 Ride Diamond Gusset Jeans...... 58 47 CLASSIFIEDS...... 59 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX...... 61 MAINTENANCE Volume 36 / Number 6 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 • $5 & RESTORATION On the Cover An Inexpensive and 11th Annual VJMC member 49 Reliable Carburetor David Scholten Balancer fires up his 1975 Kawasaki H2 750 triple

EVENT: WHAT’S INSIDE: at the Sounds of AIMExpo 2015 2015 VJMC Midwest KCVJMC Route 66 Ride Japanese Horsepower Katana: A Revised Dream Bike An Inexpensive contest at the Rally & Show Carburetor Balancer Barber Vintage Festival cover photo: 51 official publicatioN of the ViNtage japaNese motorcycle club of North america, iNc. Michael Fitterling Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 3

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Official Publication of the VJMC Always Bring a Friend DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 e all know that friendships expand with shared good Volume 36, Number 6 Wtimes. In 2015, the VJMC created many such opportu- PRESIDENT nities for our members to widen their circle of friends. Three Tom Kolenko 770-427-4820 members of the VJMC-Costa Rica and a VJMC-UK member [email protected] and his wife made many new friends at the Barber Vintage EDITOR Festival this year. If you were fortunate enough to participate Michael Fitterling in our rallies, shows, rides, or VJMC booths at other motor- 863-632-1981 cycle events, you are definitely ending the year with more [email protected] friends than in 2014. DESIGN DIRECTOR We continue to grow because members bring their closest friends to share the Nadine G. Messier good times. At Barber 2015, we had new members take the lead helping others [email protected] have a great time over the weekend. Setting up, staffing the booth, and tearing CLASSIFIED ADS it all down was made easy by many helping hands. Keith Perry, George Martin, Gary Gadd 817-284-8195 Don Lycon, Lee Mitzel, Randy and Warren Mayes, Bryan Bentley, Floyd Finch, [email protected] Ken Hutto, Mike Montague, Barry Schonberger, Brian Olsen, and many others MAGAZINE DISPLAY added much to our regular team of dedicated volunteers. Thank you all for your ADVERTISING DIRECTOR help. Bryan Bentley Teams make a difference in this avocation. Mr Barber’s team of Brian Slark, 864-923-0559 [email protected] Jeff Ray, Jennifer Moody, and Tyler Whitson execute each festival flawlessly, so others can create memories and new friends. Yamaha’s team of Steve, Guy, and MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Lisa support the VJMC all year long. Pete Slatcoff’s team at AIMExpo make the Bill Granade 813-961-3737 VJMC look great through the efforts of Norton, Norm, Lee, Rob, Bryan, and [email protected] their many friends. The most important team to me is the VJMC Board of Directors (BOD), who all CHANGE OF ADDRESS Please direct these requests to Bill Granade: came to the Barber Vintage Festival largely on their own dime for our required [email protected] annual face-to-face BOD meeting. This dedicated group of volunteers works tire- lessly to steer this club into the future. We addressed event planning, website ADDITIONAL COPIES In order to minimize unnecessary expens- needs, publications, membership recruitment, communication needs, and other es to the club, VJMC prints a limited number concerns for the year ahead. We are a strong club because we have such a hard of each issue of Vintage Japanese Motorcy- working Board. These are not honorary posts but task-anchored positions, re- cle Magazine. However, we would be glad to accommodate any requests for additional copies quiring hard work and dedication all year long. I thank you all for your time, from members. expertise, and resources. These requests must be submitted before the We will be holding elections for the BOD this fall, where any Field Represen- 15th of the month preceding each issue. For ex- tatives with over one year of service are invited to run for office. Once elected, ample: for the Feb/Mar issue requests must be these experienced volunteers are matched, where possible, into their areas of ex- received by January 15. pertise for service on the BOD. Volunteers John Herke and Randy Mayes will be MISSION STATEMENT: coordinating the election process and can be contacted directly for additional The purpose of this organization is to promote information or BOD member requirements. the preservation, restoration, and enjoyment of vintage Japanese motorcycles (defined here as As the snow starts to fly, plan to check out the IMS shows located throughout those 20 years old or older). The VJMC also will this great land. They provide another gathering spot to check out VJMC mem- promote the sport of motorcycling and camera- bers’ show bikes, glean new parts sources, share riding memories, and peek at the derie of motorcyclists everywhere. new iron from the OEMs. Please thank the dedicated VJMC members staffing © 2015 Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club of the booths, too. North America, an IRS-approved Not-for-prof- Mark your calendars now for our 2016 National Rally in Spring Mill State Park, it 501(c)(7) corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced Mitchell, Indiana and our first Northeast Rally in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (ten- or transmitted without permission. All articles tatively set for July, 2016). Our Events Coordinator, Pete Slatcoff, would be happy copyright by their respective authors. to talk about other possible rally locations and dates where members have assem- Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine is pub- bled a committed local rally team. Boots on the ground make it happen. lished six times per year, in February, April, June, In this season of thanksgiving, I want to wish everyone a joyous holiday season August, October, and December. The views and opinions expressed in letters or other content and a bountiful New Year. Stay warm and share the season with loved ones who are those of the author and do not necessarily make life’s ride possible. represent VJMC policy. The VJMC accepts no lia- bility for any loss, damage, or claims occurring as a result of advice given in this publication or for Tom Kolenko claims made by advertisers of products or ser- VJMC President vices in this publication. [email protected]

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 5 6 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 VJMC at

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 7 8 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 event

by Vardis / [email protected]

monthly event held in a grittier part Aof Seattle, Backfire Moto happens on the third Wednesday of every month in Ballard, a suburb of Seattle. The ven- ue draws hundreds of bikes of all kinds along with their riders and a fair number of folks who just want to come to look. The kinds of bikes found here run the gamut from totally stock vintage 7214 miles on the speedo. originals to highly modified custom Part of the success of this event is the one-offs, along with scooters and mo- proximity of four pubs in the general peds, sportbikes, dual sports and some area providing liquid refreshment and , cruisers. Backfire Moto, started by local tasty food to the cyclists and visitors. guys, originally leaned more towards This is a great place to see some vintage café racer/rat-bike/vintage cycle/vintage Japanese classics in the Seattle area on scooter-style bikes but has grown in the a regular basis, with surprise appear- eight years it’s been going to include just ances by rare bikes that show up un- about anything on two wheels with a announced, and also mopeds, scooters, motor. and other interesting things. floor condition. There are only a few The photos are from the August This is a monthly event, and turnout minor flaws in this forty year-old work 19th event, where about 450-550 bikes is highest in the summer months. Given of art, but with less than 650 original showed up. In that number are some the event is in Seattle, I expect the turn- miles on it, and still wearing the origi- vintage Japanese gems, early Hondas, out in midwinter to be from only the nal tyres, it’s really darn close to an ex- Yamis, Kawis, and Zukis. Some were in most dedicated all-weather riders in the cellent original condition rating. VJMC untouched condition, some had a few Seattle area. member Smith also has five other vin- performance parts added (handlebars, New VJMC member Mike Smith is tage Japanese classics at home, or as he headers, airfilters), some were wild in- pictured modeling his VJMC shirt while likes to call it, The MCM (aka The Mo- terpretations of the owners’ visions, and attending the August 19th 2015 Backfire torCycleMuseum). Look for write ups some were just rare, like the 1976 Suzuki Moto with his 1975 Yamaha RD 200B. on VJMC member Smith’s other classic RE5 seen at the August 19th event with His bike is in almost perfect showroom bikes in future articles. l

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 9 BACK IN THE DAY

Honda CB160

by Larry Yancy

’ve been a member of the VJMC Isince 2009, and this is my first time submitting a photo. I pur- chased my first Honda in May 1966 and paid a grand total of $285 for a brand new 1966 Honda CA110 Sport 50. That summer I met Kar- en, who had a new 1966 white Hon- da C90. That summer we rode all over Chicago. I so wanted a CB160 that year but didn’t have the funds; forty-three years later I finally got the bike I had so wanted back in 1966. Restoring the CB160 was a labor of love. l

10 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 FROM THE EDITOR Looking Back and Planning Forward

by Michael Fitterling / [email protected]

Another Year Passes and a New One to Look Forward To

y the time you receive this issue we will have almost reached the end of an- Bother year filled with VJMC events. My last one will be riding with fellow Florida members on the Christmas Ride in Brooksville in December. Looking back over the year, I am happy to see that club membership has been growing steadily and our own events or events we participate in with other groups are also expanding both in number and in geographical location. In 2015, while Florida has been as active as ever, which is natural given it’s the state with the largest number of resident VJMC members with many ad- It is up to us, the ditional members wintering here, we have also been expanding events across older members, ... the country, making it easier for more members to participate in more activities closer to their homes. This year, we have had events in Alabama, Arizona, let’s inform, teach, California, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, New York, New Mexico, North Caro- and entertain a new lina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington, and those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head! generation who love What has made all these events possible is the great spirit of volunteerism these bikes like we do. that runs throughout the VJMC. If you have not had an event nearby and would like to see one happen, your board stands ready to offer its guidance and assistance in making it happen. All it takes is a core group of members willing to step up and take charge. Start small, and you may be surprised at how quickly events can grow.

Looking Back and Looking Forward I was talking to a fellow member recently about how so many of our members were lucky enough to have grown up around motorcycles in the golden days of the sixties and seventies. Those times were the heyday of our beloved Japanese bikes taking over the North American market and dominating in both street riding and offroad racing. How fortunate many of us are to have participated in that Japanese bike explosion. The stories and technical expertise gained then is stored in the memories of many of our members. Not to put too fine a point on it, but realistically, we all can’t stick around forever. We’re aging, and one day we will be part of other peoples’ memories. And those who are left behind? Who will teach them the things they need to know about these great old bikes and tell them the stories of great racers and track performances? It is up to us, the older members, to pass this information along to another generation. Let’s not let those memories fade away when we do; let’s inform, teach, and entertain a new generation who love these bikes like we do. If you have any fond memories of past experiences with Japanese motorcycles or racing, or technical expertise to offer, please send your stories in to me so they can be preserved and shared with our club, and especially with our younger members. Let’s keep this club strong by forwarding our knowledge and experience, while we still can, to the generation that will soon be holding the reins of the VJMC. l

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 11 12 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 A Revised Dream Bike

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 13 14 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 PROJECT BIKE

by Mike Hurley / [email protected]

n 1982, I was about nineteen years old and working for my father in his auto repair Ishop. There were around six mechanics working for him at the time; I was the “shag boy.” The shag boy swept the floor, cleaned up spills, brought cars in and out, ferried customers, ran for parts—you get the idea. I did all the junk that took no skill or expertise. About that time, the mechanics started to discover motorcycles, and several of them had brand new Kawasaki KZs. Both a shiny new KZ650 and KZ1000 sat inside the shop every day where we could all stare at them all day long. I had been riding and racing dirt bikes since I was ten years old, but I had never owned a street bike, and these bikes started to call out to me. I was riding a Honda XR175 at the time, and although it was a fun bike on the street, the big Kawasakis looked so mean. So, what did I do? I went window shopping—no, I couldn’t afford to buy a new street bike, but I sure spent a lot of time strolling around the dealerships. There was a Suzuki dealership just a couple of miles from my dad’s shop, and I would go down there on my lunch break and daydream. I remember the big GSs and the Water Buffalo and all the new RMs (Hey, I was a dirt bike guy!), but one day I walked in and there sat the strangest bike I had ever seen—the GS1000SZ Katana. I think I was late back to work that day because I just couldn’t get over what a departure that bike was from everything else on the floor and from anything I had ever seen outside of a bad post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie. I actually thought it was kind of cheesy, but I also thought it was pretty darn cool, too. I brought a couple of buddies to the shop to see it just a week later, but the bike was gone, and that was the last time I ever saw an original Katana in the flesh. I soon forgot about it, and the bike never crossed my mind again, until I ran across an article in a classic bike magazine in about 2006, and it was then that I knew I had to have one. That initial encounter had made an impression on me that lay dormant for almost thirty years. Is that what a dream bike is? I didn’t lust after it or pine away for years, the memory just popped back into my head after seeing it in a magazine, and suddenly I had a rush of memories from my days working for my dad and those shiny new Kawasakis that his guys rode, and an unstoppable urge to find a GS1000SZ Katana. I kept my eyes and ears open for a Katana, but I didn’t look real hard. I ran across a 1977 KZ1000 and decided to restore that in the meantime. About two years later, I was at a show talking with one of the spectators about the Kawasaki and how the Katana search led me to it, and he just happened to know about a worn, but original, , one owner 82 Katana that was available. By the next weekend it was in my garage, and the journey began… The GS1000SZ was running, riding, and in pretty good working condition, but the bike was well worn and filthy, with a lot of surface rust and corrosion. When I got it home and really began to look it over, I realized that I wouldn’t be able to just clean up any part of the bike—cosmetically everything had to be restored down to the last nut and bolt. Unfortunately, the restoration of the KZ had spoiled me—everything was available for that bike from the aftermarket, and it was all cheap, quick, and easy to get. The Suzuki was another story altogether; nothing was available from the aftermarket for this bike, and nothing was easy to find or replicate, and when you did find a Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 15 part, it was certainly not cheap. I started by stripping the bike down and pulling all of the engine covers to get an idea of the condition of the engine internally; leak down checked good, oil was clean and clear, valve clearances were in spec, and the cam lobes looked fine, with no sign of wear. The engine seemed to be in great condition and the bike ran fine before we stripped it down, so it was decided not to pull the engine apart. I’ve done several of these bikes, and every one of them has been a team project with my wonderful wife, Candie, helping every step of the way. I would not be able to do these bikes without her enthusiasm, help, and support. Once the bike was all apart, the various parts and pieces went off to be stripped and refinished. Luckily, there were some parts still available from Suzuki, so I ordered as much as I could get from my local dealer. But when everything arrived not all was right. My intention was to try to keep this restoration as close to correct as possible, with all of the correct fin- ishes and original parts. Suzuki had superseded many of the first year parts on this bike for later designs that were deemed to fit and work for the early bikes, but these parts were not the same as the originals, so I had to send some of them back and go on a quest. The shocks had to be restored and reused, and the seat that is available from Suzuki was not right and just didn’t cut it. Along the way, we ran into several snags, the biggest ones being the seat, the exhaust, and the gauge cluster. But in the end we were able to overcome all of the tough situations and get the bike very close to new, original condition. Now the GS1000SZ Katana rides down the road like a new one. Some of those first reviews were dead on the money— swift acceleration, stable at speed with quick dip into a corner, but with the long wheel base it takes a little longer to start turning. Candie and I did all of the work ourselves, including all of the paint work.l

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HISTORYevent Hap’s Annual Open House

by Michael Fitterling / [email protected]

he weather was beautiful last Satur- Tday, October 24th, and I was itch- ing to get out of the house and go for a ride. I decided to take a favorite back road route down to Sarasota to Hap’s Open House to see what some of our members brought with them to show. Several VJMC members brought bikes and three won trophies. Here’s a shot of the VJMC lineup of bikes at Hap’s and a shot of new member Sandy Cohen’s sweet Honda 175 that took first place in the Antique class. l

RIGHT: Antique Class, first place winner Sandy Cohen’s Honda 175

LEFT: The lineup at Hap’s

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 19 20 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 event The 2015 Bull City Rumble by Floyd Finch, South Carolina Field Representative / [email protected]

very year, for the last eleven years Eduring the Labor Day weekend holiday, the club Ton Up North Carolina has been hosting a great multi-day event for vintage motorcycle enthusiasts in Durham, North Carolina. The main fo- cus is on vintage café racer-styled cus- toms, restorations, competition bikes, and vintage scooters. Ever since I dis- covered this event, three years ago, the Saturday bike show has been perma- nently added to my calendar. The Ton Up Club has a purpose with this rally: all proceeds go to benefit the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association [AHRMA]. This is great organization that preserves the history of motorcycle racing while still promot- ing its future. In addition to this, they allow vintage and café racer clubs to set up booths for free to sign up new members, so as a field rep for the VJMC, with the help of some nice volunteers and my long-suffering spouse, I made it in early to set up our canopy, signup sheets, and give-away stuff. It went great, with a number of folks expressing a great deal of interest in the VJMC. One of the great things I love about this event is that every year at least one ent of the builder is just amazing. really oddball custom will show up. The Other motorcycles at the show that top motor freak at this year’s show was a I really liked included a very tasteful, diamond-plate covered Gold Wing that black Suzuki café racer (above). These , , had everyone scratching their heads. late 70s and early 80s Suzuki cycles Fellow VJMC member Mike McSween don’t get nearly the love from restorers was showing his terrific pair of restored or customizers that they should, even vintage Kawasaki road racers, with his though they were probably the best all- 1971 H1R 500, number 56 in the picture around motorcycles of that time period. taking home first place. The other green If you love vintage turbo bikes, you’ll jewel in the picture is his 1972 H2 750 enjoy the Yamaha Seca and Honda CX triple. parked side-by-side on the street (right). The award for the best Japanese mo- Everywhere you looked there was torcycle went to a highly detailed and a good selection of vintage and retro wonderfully conceived CX500 Honda. machines, fine people, good eats, and the Ton Up North Carolina website at (see opposite page). No matter what an- plenty of excitement, and I am already http://tonup-nc.blogspot.com/ for more gle it is viewed from, the artistry and tal- planning to return next year. Check out information. l Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 21 AIMExpo

Vintage Motorcycle Show

22 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 event

by Peter Slatcoff, Vice President, Events Coordinator / [email protected] Vintage Motorcycle Show s doors opened on the 2015 Amer- Aican International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo), applause filled the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), where attendees joined the LEFT: 561 exhibitors in celebrating the event’s Yamahas from VJMC members third year in Orlando. It was an hon- on display in the or for the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Yamaha area Club to be one of the stand-out displays at this year’s AIMExpo. Once again, Retro Affair stole the show. We had bikes displayed from seven different states with some members traveling over 2000 miles just to participate in the show. We asked some of these members what possessed them to travel such distances to be here. One response was, “The word is getting out that Retro Affair is quickly becoming the premier motorcycle show east of the Mississippi.” Maybe that explains our One of the highlights of the Expo problem that we had too many bikes for was Friday morning’s Yamaha pan- the space allocated for the competition. cake breakfast. VJMC was invited to But not to worry—one call to Cinna- bring a couple of our show bikes to mon Kernes (Market Place Events) and display during the breakfast, where space was provided to accommodate Yamaha celebrated their sixtieth an- all our entries. niversary. But the best part was being During the first two days of the event, served by cook Bob Star, his side kick, we were amazed by the large number of Steve Liberatore, and the Yamaha vendors and dealers that stopped by our team. Opportunities like this with Ya- TOP RIGHT: booth to look and provide some very maha further legitimizes our national A beautiful line of Hondas in the interesting comments. But what stood level of recognition. Retro Affair show out the most was the number of people Special mention goes to Lee Mitzel and his Benly motorcycle display. Lee ABOVE: who shared what bikes they had and the Here I am with AMA associated memories. I even had the dis- provided his six Benlys comprised of Hall of Fame inductee, tinct opportunity to re-acquaint with one from each model year that they Yamaha Motors Corporation’s USA two Air Force buddies that I rode and were produced. No question, they not , team manager, worked with in Japan in the early 70s. only stole the show, but they were rec- Kevin McCarty Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 23 ognized by each of the major Japanese motorcycle manu- facturers—Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha. For those of you who are big racing fans, I had the opportunity to meet with Malcolm Smith, one of the biggest names in racing. During the more than forty-five minutes I spent with Malcolm, he shared with me some of the mem- orable moments in motorcycle racing as well as his personal experiences. The one story I liked the most was his adventure with Steve McQueen in the filming of On Any Sunday. Meeting Malcolm re-energized my excitement of motorcycling to a level I have not felt since the 1970s. You, too, can meet him next year, May 20-21, 2016, at Riding into History in Saint Augustine, Florida. He will be the Grand Marshall for the seventeenth annual Riding into History show. You can join Malcolm for both the Grand Marshall Vintage Motorcycle Ride and/or the Grand Mar- shall Dinner. Overall, Retro Affair exceeded all expectations. On Satur- day, October 17th, the results of the people’s choice voting were tabulated, and the award winners were selected. There were so many awesome motorcycles that you really have to appreciate that it was a people’s choice event that resulted in the selection of the award winners. At 1:30 pm, on Sunday, October 18th, the award winners were announced. Please see the sidebar for this article for the details of the winners. No event ever happens without the help of dedicated members volunteering. In the case of Retro Affair, it is produced by the Florida Event Team. I would like to personally thank Norton Muzzone and his wife Lorrie, Steve Gauding (my left hand friend), Rob Schroeder, Lee Mitzel, Bryan James, Mike Fitterling, our mentor Norm Smith, Obis and Sharon Brea, the Coaster Man Jack Briere and friend Christine, and my brother, Tom Slatcoff. Almost forgot—our newest member to the Florida Event Team is Peter Etwell from To- ronto, Canada. Yes, Canada. Peter was a tremendous help, and he plans on attending many more of our Florida events. So, welcome, Peter, to the Florida team. In case I may have missed anyone, a big thank you to you as well. On behalf of VJMC, I would like to thank our gracious hostess and hosts Cinnamon Kernes, Mike Webster, Larry Little, Kurt Whittington, and Adam Schelor for providing us the opportunity to host the Retro Affair Vintage Motor- cycle Show at the prestigious American International Mo- torcycle Expo. I think it’s fair to say that our experience at AIMExpo was overwhelmingly positive. We leveraged the opportunity at the show to elevate national awareness of the Vintage Jap- anese Motorcycle Club. We feel the show was especially useful in terms of allowing VJMC to interact directly with motorcycle enthusiasts of all ages at all levels. We look forward to AIMExpo 2016 and the challenge to take VJMC and Retro Affair to the next level. Join us October 13-16, 2016, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, for AIMExpo 2016. l

24 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 BELOW: Florida Field Rep Steve Gaudy’s CHiPs bike seemingly RIGHT: chasing down Yamahas, a Honda 750- old and new based chopper

RIGHT: Steve Glum, Chief Marketing Officer for Ace Cafe North America, checks out my XS750 café bike

RIGHT: With legendary racer, Malcom Smith BELOW: Hondas, Hondas, and more Hondas

ABOVE: Award winners at the 2015 Retro Affair Bike Show

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 25 26 DECEMBER/JANUARY 2015 event The KCVJMC 4th Annual Fall Picnic by Mark Bayer, President KCVJMC, Kansas/Missouri Field Rep / [email protected]

he Kansas City VJMC held their Tfall picnic for the fourth time on 27 September 2015. I really enjoy this end of year picnic. However, because it is our last official yearly event, it is always sad to be reminded that another riding and show year is coming to an end. We may still have another impromptu ride or two and will still have our monthly meetings, but the cold weather is already slowly coming in. Within five or six weeks, or less, winter will have arrived. The cold weather usually lasts until March, then we will have an oc- casional warmer day mixed in with the cold ones. Riding season in our area doesn’t really start again until the end of April. As you could guess, you nev- al events. With the good weather, good er really know what kind of weather is food, and the positive camaraderie that coming your way. we share with motorcyclists in our area, John Bender, an active VJMC member, it was a great day. We held our month- first conceived of the picnic back in 2012 ly meeting at the event and awarded because he thought it just sounded like Joe Rooney the KCVJMC “Presidents fun. This year, Bill and Sandy Bowring Award” for his Honda 305 Dream. worked closely with John in organizing Jerry Juenemann shared that, after our and developing the event. We really ap- July All Japanese Show and Swap Meet, preciate their help! The first year it was a visitor gave him four bikes to restore. held it was primarily a KCVJMC club The bikes included a Black Bomber, a event, but since then we have been in- Super Hawk, a 305 Dream, and an ear- , viting other friends and clubs to join ly 70s SL350. The gift also included a with us. The event is now visited by at truckload of NOS parts. Needless to say, least four other riding groups and clubs. a dozen people wanted the donor’s name Because it is a ride-in event, people will in case he had other bikes to give away! cruise in, visit, embellish a story, then Another member, John Bender, dis- leave for a ride with friends. cussed a CA160 Dream he recently pur- Again this year, we had a great turn chased and is currently restoring. Frank out. Bill Brown’s sidecar club joined us, Sereno reported that the money raised as did a group of BMW motorcycle rid- for MDA this year had reached over ers. People representing HoAME and $3700, and that figure should climb a VCME clubs attended as well. As could little more by the end of the year. Three be expected, our own members came in people associated with our club told the numbers. Throughout the day, I’m sure group about a trip they are taking to Ja- we hosted well over a hundred guests. pan in October. On that trip they will Frank Sereno cooked the hot dogs, be visiting both the Honda and Suzuki and Kelly sold most of the remaining factory museums, as well as some other KCVJMC T-shirts left from our annu- sites of interest to the Japanese motorcy- Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 27

tomized, was there, as was a very nice original CB750A. A nearly perfectly restored Super Hawk was shown, as well as a newly restored CB160. The event was as much of a show as it was a picnic! KCVJMC members look forward to this event, as do many other local motorcyclists interested in vintage motorcycles. We had good attendance, a sizeable vintage bike show, many great stories, signed up several new VJMC members, and served some good food. We work on making our visitors feel welcome, and cle community. We will certainly want we enjoy their company as well. This is to hear about their trip after they return. the only annual KCVJMC event which After other updates about new purchas- has never had to deal with potential bad es, bike restorations, and other interest- weather. Each year we have had really ing information, we closed the meeting. nice fall weather. At our next meeting, Although many of the bikes of attend- we will begin putting together the de- ees were newer machines because the tails of our 2016 events. If anyone can picnic location requires highway riding, provide the 2016 days which will pro- we certainly had quite a number of vin- vide us good weather, please give those tage bikes. Several CBXs were there, as dates to me so we can plan our shows were several really nice CB350 Hondas. on them! As this year is ending, we look We also had three beautiful early 1970s forward to the exciting events which we , CB400 fours show up. A late 70s Honda will be hosting next year. Please follow Magna V-4, which was beautifully cus- us at www.kcvjmc.org l

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 29 30 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 event 2015 Capital City Bikefest by Steve Gauding, Florida Field Rep / [email protected]

or the second year in a row, the FVJMC Florida Event Team hosted the vintage motorcycle show that is part of the Capital City Bikefest. The event was held on Saturday 26 September at the Tallahassee International Airport in Tallahassee, Florida. This was the fourth annual event that was put on to benefit Ability First, which is a local organization that offers persons with disabilities the opportunity to achieve, maintain, and strengthen their level of independence. Capital City Bikefest featured several bands performing on the Florida Lottery Stage, a silent auction, displays from motorcycle dealers featuring all of the Japanese brands, BMW, Harley-Da- vidson, Can Am, and others. There was a dunking booth, Splat the Rat game, food, beverages, and a swap meet with several vendors. This year’s show was held inside the airplane hangar of Flightline Group Inc., a regional aviation sales and service company that also owns Red Hills Powersports, the local Honda, Yama- ha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki dealership. The hangar was beautiful and opened directly onto the tarmac, which offered a great view of incoming and outgoing aircraft. It featured a shiny white concrete floor and a huge American flag was on the wall as a backdrop to the show. We shared the hangar with two of their vintage Piper Cub airplanes. Bike show classes included British, Eu- ropean, American Classic, Pre-1969 Jap- anese, 1969-1980 Honda, Kawasaki, Su- trike; a first year Kawasaki police bike; a zuki, and Yamaha, 1980-1995 Japanese, beautiful, mildly customized Kawasaki Modern Classic, Competition, Custom, S1 250; several British entries, including Special, Mini/Scooter, and Café. Show a BSA hard tail bobber; and of course, attendees were treated to forty bikes, many beautiful Japanese classics, in- which included several very interesting cluding a pair of beautifully Yamaha XS TOP: Here I am, as the and unusual entries. These included two 650s, restored by member Norton Muz- Best of Show winner BMWs with sidecar rigs; a Gold Wing zone of Legacy Cycles. The show trophy accepting my trophy Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 31

FAR LEFT: Bike show trophy winners winners were selected by people’s choice voting, and we had a great turnout of spectators and voters. VJMC Florida Event Team members were on hand to answer questions, educate folks about VJMC, promote upcoming events, and to sign up new members. The weather was clear and sunny, and a good time was had by all. This event continues to grow, so if you want to spend the weekend in the TOP & ABOVE: Florida Panhandle, attend a great event, Outdoors were live bands and and soak up the Florida sunshine, make various vendor your plans early and join us next year. l booths

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 33 34 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 For or for

“His” and “Hers” Rabbit scooters

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PROJECT BIKE

by Jay Snyder / [email protected]

t was in the fall of 1964, when I was Inewly married and we were in need of a second means of transportation. Kathy’s new job required a commute, but we could not afford another car. Passing a local small bicycle store, a front window displaying a newly arrived scooter got my attention. In it was a shiny, two-person Rabbit 90cc Model S202 scooter made by Fuji Heavy In- tear, natural causes, and neglect. That’s dustries in Japan. It had electric start, it! I owe it revitalization and, in so do- turn signals, cushioned ride, and got ing, bring joy and happiness to our sig- over 100 miles per gallon. The afford- nificant fiftieth milestone. able $354 price came with a full tank Great idea, but now what. I’m not a (one gallon) of gas. Wow…Kathy could mechanic; fifty years in the hospitality work and commute for two weeks be- industry won’t help. I’d never restored fore having to visit the pump! anything other than some wood re- Overwhelmed with excitement, I re- finish—also no help. Giving it to some turned the very next day with Kathy, shop to complete the job was out of the hoping for her approval. Would this be question financially. Would this be- the first test of our new marriage? Her come Jay’s folly? I’ve had a few over the only question was, “What if it rains?” years. By no means a nerd, I do know to which I quickly replied, “I’ll drive or how to use a computer. Thankfully, pick you up when or if necessary.” So discovering some motorcycle/scooter it was—our first purchase together and, “how to” sites giving tips and tricks gave unknown to us, the beginning of a life- me hope, along with a false sense of en- time of memories, use, and relationship couragement to a newbie. New revela- with a scooter. tion: I will need a mentor. My younger It’s now been over fifty years of mov- brother, Doug, would have been perfect ing it around various home locations had he lived nearby, instead of in Vir- (most of which were in Vermont) as ginia. well as from garage to barn to sheds. Vermont is sparsely populated, in- Early last summer, I pondered over how cluding my town of one hundred and to mark our upcoming fiftieth anniver- sixty persons. I wasn’t going to find the sary, and while cleaning out the shed, skilled individuals needed to help with it hit me. this undertaking, I thought. Wrong! There, stored in the back corner where While playing tennis with some local winter wind had partially blown back guys, I mentioned my new project. One the tarp and a streak of sunlight slipped of them asked if I knew Bill V from a through a barn board crack hitting neighboring town and suggested I give the headlight, which reflected like a him a call. A meeting was arranged, ABOVE: star, was the neglected Rabbit. I stood and to my surprise I found a guru. Bill Pieces sent out for powder coating frozen, staring at it. So many thoughts V is retired, but still has his auto repair flashed through my mind…our first garage/shop tucked in behind his house purchase…still with us…hanging in and now only paints Honda motorcycle there…refusing to succumb to wear, gas tanks for one foreign customer.

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 37 He showed me his pride and joy—a pristine 1971 CB750 Honda. It took me little time to realize that I had found my mentor. Upon discussing my project, he agreed to provide advice when and if needed, but no hands on. Now with confi- dence and not alone, I returned home to begin. Later I learned that, in the beginning, he had no faith in my being able to ac- complish the task. Just another shoulda, woulda, coulda with an impossible dream. The collective innovation, artistry, and skills demonstrated within the Japanese Fuji Heavy Industries company through , this early 60s product became apparent and greatly admired as I began the diligent process of removing each and every part for restoration. (Note: This company now makes Subaru cars.) The project started in July 2014. Our anniversary was in Oc- tober 2014. I had a deadline of three months for completion. I kept a log, along with pictures showing locations of parts before being removed. Small parts were plastic bagged and la- beled. To my surprise, all nuts, bolts, and screws came loose with the help of PB Blaster, proving its worth. As the disas- sembly progressed, I became more and more aware of not only the ingenuity, but also the quality of materials used. The fifty year-old tires showed no signs of dry cracking, and the inner- tubes, made by Bridgestone, were as good as new. Frame and body panels were well rusted, but solid. Most evenings were spent either on the phone or Internet

38 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 gathering information and locating the needed specialty services. Again, I was lucky and fortunate to have found the following:

Excel Powderwerks Walpole, New Hampshire bead blasted all frame and body parts then powdercoated

Whitman Company Whitman, Massachusetts chromed all the small pieces needed

Manufacturer’s Supply Brentwood, New Hampshire supplied rubber bushings, bumpers, and washers

Wheel Guys Westmoreland, New Hampshire tire removal, mounting, and rim services

All of the above seemed to take interest and pride in doing their part. I marveled at their individual skills and talents applied. Of course, my mentor, Bill, is at the top of this list. The wait for these various finished parts was challenging. I understand that small jobs take a back seat, but I ABOVE: had a deadline. With less than a month Various stages left, they began to trickle in. Then, re- of ressembly assembly was the big concern. I, again, documented each step. Oh, yes, there were a few frustrating moments along times we’ve had with “the Rabbit.” I be- the way. One especially: the frame was came obsessed with the desire for com- done, and I proceeded with mounting pletion. Working into the late evenings the engine, muffler, carburetor, and near the end, however, was worth it all cables, only to discover later that the as I presented it to my wife on 24 Octo- coil must be attached to the frame first ber, fifty years after first buying it. before the engine, since the coil bolts Rabbits are known to multiply. On become covered by the engine. If at the opening page photo, the one on the first you don’t succeed, try reading the left I restored. The one on the right is directions…unfortunately there were a 1968, all original, recently acquired none. With a high level of frustration it find—a very lucky find—so we now was duly noted, underlined, and high- have “His” and “Hers.” The one in the lighted in the log. back is a work in progress. It seemed magical as the scooter be- So, that’s my story. Hopefully to be gan to take shape. Every nut, bolt, and continued. We have each just complet- washer was polished and coated with ed the required test for our motorcycle WD-40. In the process, I found joy and driver’s license in Vermont. On the road comfort, being reminded of all the fun again! Our lives are better and richer. l

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 39 A crusty 750 at the The stage at swap meet just waiting Ace Corner for restoration

Member Lee A couple of Mitzel unloading hitchhikers his trailer

A Honda Benly New bridge from sold at the the museum and swap meet across Turn 9

The Barber Museum Show bikes in the made a nice backdrop Honda class lineup for the VJMC bike show

Beautiful Bridgestone 40 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 road racer 11th Annual

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 41 LEFT: Trophy winners at the 2015 Bike Show at the Barber Vintage Festival

2015 VJMC BARBER VINTAGE FESTIVAL BIKE SHOW TROPHY WINNERS ABOVE: Construction was well People’s Choice: 1950s-1980s Yamaha underway on the museum 1st Place Buck Mitchell 1967 YDS-3C expansion. RIGHT: 2nd Place Greg Pitt 1973 LT3-100 Lee Mitzel’s 3rd PlACE gordon Bellamy 1975 RD350 “Show Within a Show,”, People’s Choice: 1950s-1960s Honda his 1953- 58 1st Place Don Ellerman 1969 CL350 Honda Benlys 2nd Place Buck Mitchell 1964 CL72 3rd PlACE gordon Bass 1966 CL77

People’s Choice: 1970s Honda 1st Place Debbie Bellamy 1975 CB400F 2nd PlACE pEte Bartholomew 1979 CBX 3rd Place Jay Mancin 1974 CB350F

People’s Choice: 1980s Honda 1st Place Russ Briney 1984 VF1000F 2nd Place Murray Milne 1982 FT500

People’s Choice: Best Suzuki 1st Place Rob Sherer 1968 TC305 RIGHT: 2nd Place lEE Mitzel 1972 GT500 Bryan Bentley 3rd Place Rob Sherer 1970 T350 explains lithium- ion batteries while People’s ChoicE: Best Kawasaki Floyd Finch 1st Place Leroy Mitzel 1969 H1 500 wrenches to show 2nd Place Mike Montague 1975 Z1B 900 how its done 3rd Place Rich Holman 1973 Z1 900 BELOW: People’s Choice: Tiddler, under 100cc The all volunteer 1st Place Ken Cumbus 1967 Honda CL90 team of your VJMC 2nd Place Barry Schonberger 1965 Honda S65 Board of Directors 3rd Place Chris Hayslip 1971 Honda SL100

Competition Class 1st Place Hiroshi Murata 1966 Bridgestone 175 Oldest Motorcycle Billy Aldrich 1963 Honda CA77

Award of Show Merit Jeff Suttle 1971 Honda SL350 Jim Bright 1965 Honda CB450 Steve York 1972 Honda CL450 Warren Mayes 1983 Honda MVX250R

Outstanding Volunteers AWARD Ken Hutto Randy Mayes Steve Adams

Longest Volunteers Granade Family

VJMC Spirit Award Bryan Bentley Ellis Holman

Winners of Sweet Sounds of Japanese Horsepower Contest Single Bruce Isaachsen Honda FT500 Twin Pat Jones Honda CB92 Triple Frank Hartman sUzuki GT550 4 cyl Billy Aldrich RC163 replica 6 cyl Pete Bartholomew Honda CBX

42 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 BELOW: cover story Ellis Holman gives a talk on the history of the Gold Wing

RIGHT: Lee Mitzel’s “Show Within a Show,”, his 1953- 58 Honda Benlys

FAR LEFT: A CL 200 just like mine back home by Michael Fitterling / [email protected] LEFT: photos by Michael Fitterling & George Martin Brian Slark accepts the award given to the entire Barber team nce more, Barber Vintage Festival has come and gone, and once again, it ex- Oceeded expectations. This eleventh year for the festival on the grounds of the world’s largest motorcycle museum and beautiful gran prix track attracted more than sixty-five thousand antique and vintage motorcycle admirers. I arrived on my motorcycle on Thursday, the day before the festival began, after a long fourteen hour ride from central Florida, only to find most of the work of set up already done by our dedicated VJMC volunteers. The club had plenty of shaded space for our members and visitors under the huge tent and pop-ups adjacent to the bike show. Friday morning was set aside for our once a year face-to-face board meeting. At- testing to the dedication of this all volunteer team, all board members made it to the meeting, regardless of how far it may have been from their homes. Issues, plans and finances were discussed with the intent of making 2016 an even bigger success for the club’s members and for making membership in the club an even more valuable asset for all lovers of vintage Japanese motorcycles. After the board meeting, the VJMC kicked off the event with the Sounds of Jap- anese Horsepower contest. The air came alive, first with the sounds of two-strokes breaking the quiet and filling the north Alabama air with smoke and the smell of two-stroke exhaust. Next up came the four-stroke twins, then triples (all two- stroke), then four-stroke fours, and finally a lone six, a Honda CBX. Next up was Bryan Bentley and Floyd Finch’s tutorial on outfitting vintage Jap- ABOVE: anese bikes with lithium-ion batteries and the regulators to support them. While Volunteers hard at work Bryan explained, Floyd worked on a Honda Dream, installing the components setting up the VJMC tent before the festival needed for this upgrade. This was followed by a history lesson on the evolution of the Honda Gold Wing, fitting in this fortieth anniversary year, given by Ellis Hol- man. This made for an informative follow-up to the history of the pre-release mod- FAR LEFT: els given earlier this year by Pete Boody at Pigeon Forge, during our national rally. Jim ’n’ Nick’s fantastic BBQ being served up On Saturday, overcast skies brought a welcome relief to the usually hot sun and to hungry members made a stroll through the very full swap meet area much more of a pleasure. From

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 43 44 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 whole, pristine bikes to daily riders to rolling parts bikes and just about every used or NOS part you could imagine, the swap meet area had much to offer. I even spotted two 1974 Honda CL200 Scramblers for sale, a one year-only bike that I happen to have in my shop at the moment and am now convinced I need to keep. Heading up the list of things to see on Saturday was the huge collection of 103 vintage Japanese bikes that afternoon that had collected in VJMC’s ample area just inside Gate 10, overlooking the Barber Museum, just across the perimeter road. Not only were there over one hundred examples of beautiful vintage Jap- anese motorcycles in the bike show, member Lee Mitzel’s museum-quality Honda Benlys ranging from 1953 through 1958 constituted a show within a show, which drew many curious visitors in. Along with Lee’s rare Benlys were other exotic examples of Japanese engineering, like the V-triple-cylinder two- stroke water-cooled Honda MVX250F (Yes, there really was one!), brought by Warren Mayes, a wonderful 1966 Bridgestone 175 road racer, and a Kawasaki 120TR, among others. At the awards ceremony, trophies were handed out to the happy winners while door prizes, provided by our generous spon- sors, were given out to many members. Next, thanks were given to the volunteers who helped make this event possible. Finally, President Tom Kolenko awarded the entire Barber team with a plaque honoring them for their generous support and assistance. Brian Slark stepped up to accept the award on behalf of the Barber team and thanked the VJMC in turn for our support of the Barber Vintage Festival since its inception. Saturday afternoon was capped off by the barbecue dinner, catered by Jim ’n’ Nick’s. Pulled pork and chicken were offered along with sides and all the fixings, which made for the most delicious barbecue dinner yet under the VJMC tent, feeding one hundred hungry diners. In my tent Saturday night, I could hear the rain that the overcast skies had predicted all day tapping above me, but by morning all was clear, and fifty members started gathering at the VJMC area to sign up and get in line for a couple of laps on the magnificent Barber track. While the members were enjoying their track time, I used the time to wander over to the museum. This year I decided to become a member and support this spectacular and growing museum. Membership also gave me access to the newly con- structed walkway over the track at Turn 9. The glass floor in the middle of the span gave a bird’s eye view to the track below, and over the rail, looking either way, was a great place to watch the bikes whiz past. While on the bridge, I also got a great view of the work on the museum expansion, already under construction on the south end of the museum, which will give the Bar- ber Museum’s huge collection of over 1,400 motorcycles some breathing room. The museum will go from its current space of 144,000 square feet to 229,000 square feet. I was told the addition will be open in time for next year’s Vintage Festival, giving attendees yet another great reason for coming back next year. As if we needed another reason! l

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event Route 66 Ride by Bob Leonard / [email protected] photos by Harry Klemm

his past spring, VJMC members THarry and Gerhardt of Fort Mo- have, Arizona, hosted a ride for fellow VJMC members along the famed Route 66. For this event, bikes were limited to tiddlers only (bikes under twenty-five horsepower). The ride, which started on the California side of the Colorado River at the Avi Resort & Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, covered about seventy-five sce- nic miles before ending at the Klemm’s compound in Fort Mohave for an excellent, catered barbecue meal. A great time was had by all. l

Some of the sights from our Route 66 trip! LEFT TO RIGHT: Harry Klemm, Jack Stein, and Gerhardt Klemm

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maintenance & restoration An Inexpensive and Reliable Carburetor Balancer

by Bob Leonard / [email protected]

any of our vintage Japanese mo- um levels are the same. Using such a Mtorcycles have more than one tool when an engine is first set-up, and carburetor, and that presents us with a then again from time to time, is the challenge: how do we balance, or syn- only reliable way to ensure the bike’s chronize, these carburetors to ensure carburetors are balanced on an ongo- that our bikes are performing at their ing basis. best? As for the tool itself, there are a num- 1 The answer is that we need to use a ber of them available for purchase. tool typically referred to as a carburetor Typically, these tools use things like expensive for a tool that, typically, isn’t balancer, also known as a carburetor dial gauges, tubes containing mercury, used very often. That said, if you choose synchronizer. What this tool does is to spring-loaded weights, or pressure sen- to buy one of these tools, odds are that compare the level of vacuum present in sors. The drawbacks with these tools you’ll be happy with it. the intake tracts of two or more cylin- can be the possibility that they may However, it is easy to build a carbure- ders of a running engine. The goal is to not be very accurate, they may go out tor balancer that is accurate, always cal- adjust the carburetors so that the vacu- of calibration, and/or they can be fairly ibrated, and also very inexpensive. All

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 49 2 3 4 5 you need is twenty feet or so of vinyl that it hangs vertically (Photo 2). the carburetors are balanced (until the tubing; a holder, such as a yardstick; The ATF will seek its own level, and it ATF remains at the same level on both and some automatic transmission flu- will be at the same level on both sides of sides of the yardstick when the engine is id (Other fluids can be used, but you’ll the yardstick (Photo 3)). Next, connect revved). That’s all there is to it. want something that’s easy to see). the two loose ends of the tubing to the By the way, if the engine you want to You’ll want to use vinyl tubing with vacuum take-off stubs on each of the balance the carburetors on has more an inner diameter such that the tubing two carburetors you want to balance than two cylinders, this isn’t a problem. can be pressed onto the vacuum take- (Photos 4 & 5). Then start the engine Just use one cylinder as a “reference cyl- off stubs on your carburetors and pro- and let it idle. If the carburetors are bal- inder” and then, one at a time, balance duce a good seal. Typically, this means anced, the ATF will remain at the same each of the other cylinders to the refer- tubing with an inner diameter of ¼ level on both sides of the yardstick. If ence cylinder. Also, if the carburetors inch or so. You simply run the tubing not, adjust the idle on one or both car- you want to balance don’t already have down one side of the yardstick, loop buretors until they are balanced and the vacuum take-off stubs, you’ll need to do it around the bottom, and run it up bike is idling at the desired rpm. Then, some drilling and tapping to add them. the other side of the yardstick. Then rev the engine. Again, if the carbure- Once you’re done that, be sure to cap put some of the ATF inside the tubing tors are balanced, the ATF will remain them off so they don’t leak when they using a syringe or something similar at the same level on both sides of the are not in being used by the carburetor (Photo 1) and suspend the yardstick so yardstick. If not, adjust the throttle until balancing tool. l

50 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 EVENT 2015 VJMC Midwest Rally & Show by Mark Bayer, President KCVJMC, Kansas/Missouri Field Rep / [email protected] photos by Mark Bayer

Member Mike Judy n spite of rain, the 2015 VJMC Mid- at the VJMC booth Iwest Regional Rally and Show, spon- sored by the KCVJMC, was a success. The third annual Midwest VJMC Mo- torcycle Rally and Show was held on Sat- urday August 8th. This event has been held at the Commemorative Air Force, Heart of America Wing, Museum and hanger since its inception. The event is a collaboration between the CAF and KCVJMC and is used as a fundraiser for the museum. The event is free to attendees, however, funds for CAF are raised by providing food service, collecting free will donations, and offering airplane rides. Again this year, the Heart of America Wing organization provided special airplanes for the event. Airplanes brought in were the following: a 1944 Taylor Craft L-2, a Fairchild PT19, a Boeing Stearman PT13, and a North American FJN. We offer a great big thank you to the Heart of America Wing. Mike Hall receiving The museum has been a great location the President’s Award for the show. We have the use of the indoor hanger area for our motorcycle much smaller than what has been typi- display, and the WWII museum is also cal. According to the National Weather open during the event. The outlying ar- Bureau we have had some of the highest eas provide plenty of space for visitor levels of recorded rain in recent Missou- parking and for any trailers carrying ri history. When I prepared to leave for motorcycles. CAF has also been very the event around 7 am, we were experi- generous in providing personnel to con- encing a full rain. My first thought was trol parking and for many of our general that the event would ultimately fail due event staffing needs. That the location is to the bad weather. When I called peo- a part of an operating airport is a plus as ple at the location, around 9:30 am, they well! One of our senior KCVJMC mem- said that the rains had stopped and the bers, Jim Boughn, is a liaison between concrete was just beginning to dry. I left our club and the CAF organization, be- about that same time in light rain, driv- ing the Development Officer. Our club ing my 1978 Honda CB 400 Hondamat- really appreciates Jim’s service in help- ic. Within several miles the rain had ing organize this event. stopped. When I got to the CAF hang- The bad news was that it appeared that er it was around 10:15 in the morning, the event was going to be a rain out. The and it looked much better than what it good news was that the rains did stop, did just hours before. There were actu- and we did end up with a show, though ally around fifteen bikes on display as I Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 51 drove into the hanger. It wasn’t until sometime around eleven that many more bikes began to trickle in. They did come, but in fewer numbers. Even though this was listed as a 9 am until 2 pm event, our numbers reflected the impact of the wet weather. We ended with more than forty bikes, which was still a nice showing of vintage machinery. As is typical, we had many visitors from distant, but regional, areas. Mike Hall came from Oklahoma City, Okla- homa, bringing some really special stuff. He brought two really rare and unique scooters. One was a 1982 Honda Mo- tra CT-50 (unlike the US CT70) painted in authentic military green, and the other was a 1983 Honda Motocompo. The Motocompo is a rare collapsible scooter sold through Honda car dealers. It was designed to be stored in the trunk of the Honda Civic. Both machines were sold in Japan, and the Motcompo was sold in some European countries as well. The CT50 was a Japanese-only machine, manufactured in 1982 and 1983. Neither one was ever sold in America. Mike stated that they were typically brought into the states through military families. His Motocompo was brought into the states by a pilot. We also had two early 1970s Hon- da CB750 choppers, actually built during that time period. One had been restored by the original, owner/builder’s son! The Kansas City Exotic Car Club also brought some special cars and had a mini show. Several Ferraris, Porsches, Dodge Vipers, as well a few other exotic cars were in attendance. They ended up showing about ten vehicles. At one point, we mixed vintage bikes along with the cars for a pho- to shoot. It was great fun! We will soon begin to plan our events for 2016, and hopefully, they will not be hampered by weather issues as several were this year. If you are located in the Midwest, consider joining us in 2016 at one of our events. We have three main shows every year, so check our KCVJMC calendar for dates. Perhaps with good weather, regional participation, and the help of our volunteers, next year will be our best season yet. We hope the 2016 VJMC regional event, which will again be held at the heart of America Wing CAF museum, will be a record breaker. Check out our club activities at: www. kcvjmc.org. l

52 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 53 CLUB BUSINESS You Can Help Determine the Future Direction of the VJMC— Board of Directors Election

ould you like to help guide the tives and directors. This is an elec- cific function, such as Field Repre- Wfuture of the VJMC? We are tion year. Voting by the existing sentative Coordinator, Membership always looking for dedicated, for- Field Representatives will take place Chairman, Magazine Editor, Adver- ward-thinking volunteers to join the in December. Candidates elected to tising Director, or Legal Advisor. ranks of our Board of Directors. Can- the board will be seated on the new For additional election details please didates for the Board of Directors are board in January, 2016, and will contact John Herke at john.herke@ nominated from among those Field serve a two-year term. gmail.com. Representatives who have served Our Board of Directors shapes and Club leadership service opportu- with distinction for at least one year determines the club’s overall direc- nities also exist as a VJMC Field and pass a background check for in- tion for each calendar year and be- Representative (F.R.) for your area. surance purposes. Self nominations yond. Board membership is not an If interested, complete the applica- from the Field Representative ranks honorary position but requires hard tion and confidentiality agreement are also encouraged. work and dedication. Each board available on the VJMC website. Ulti- Board members are elected every member also holds an office (e.g., mately, service at the local level helps two years by popular vote of the President, Vice President, Treasur- prepare one for duty on the national currently serving Field Representa- er, Secretary) and/or fulfills a spe- Board of Directors. l

54 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 tech help Tech Tip #11: Stopping Oil Leaks

by Jim Townsend / [email protected] & Ellis Holman / [email protected]

e were requested to cover the er part, which you can put on a work- An oil seal Wtopic of oil leaks and curing bench. designated as them. If you are having a problem you Ellis: Speaking of gaskets, I’ve found 6 x 16 x 5 would be as need assistance with, feel free to email that a hard plastic hammer helps to sep- follows: either of us, and we will do our best to arate covers. Once you get things apart, help you directly and in this column. aircraft paint remover helps loosen old gaskets, especially those that were glued Jim: Ellis, I think that almost every bike into place. That will save a lot of scrap- I have has had some kind of leak at one ing of bits of gasket material. Those d: shaft diameter = 6mm D: outer diameter = 16mm time or another. Sometimes they are gasket surfaces should be smooth, flat, b: width = 5mm very simple and sometimes very com- and straight. If you’ve nicked a gasket plicated, but you can bet they didn’t surface, you can use a flat file to smooth low oil to contact the edge of the head leave the factory with oil dripping out. and clean up the nick. gasket, which in turn, soaked up the I think the reason we haven’t covered I haven’t found many gasket surface oil. When working on a Honda four, be this topic before is that it is so com- problems on Japanese bikes, but occa- sure that you get an O-ring made from mon. sionally, you find one against which the Viton, which resists heat and chemicals I think the easiest and simplest to gasket just won’t seal. Take the part and better. cure are those that are obviously leak- place it on a piece of plate glass, or if You can use this chart above for refer- ing gaskets. Putting on a new gasket is you’ve got a surface table, use that. Take encing replacement O-rings. A bearing simple, but does take some care. Back a 0.004” feeler gauge and see if that can house will have both O-rings and oil when I was in high school, I spent a be pushed between the gasket surface seals. Many O-rings and oil seals are lot of time at the local Triumph and and the plate glass or surface table. If standard sizes. Parts manuals will give Harley shop watching the mechan- not, the gasket surface is OK; if you can you the dimensions, or the oil seals have ics. I guess I was sort of a pest, asking get the feeler gauge between the two three pairs of digits that specify the size questions, but I sure learned a lot. My at various points, the gasket surface is of the oil seal. The size is expressed as 1942 Indian Scout benefited from my warped and will need to be flattened. (d) Shaft Diameter X (D) Outer Diame- knowledge at the elbow of Rolla Ad- The easiest way to do this is to take a ter X (b) Width. So, an oil seal that has 7 ams. Rolla passed away a couple of piece of plate glass, spread valve-grind- 22 7 on it has a shaft diameter of 7mm, years ago, and some of what I’m passing compound on the glass, and work an outer diameter of 22mm, and width ing along, Rolla taught me sixty years the part in a circular motion. Re-check of 7mm. More information on this can ago. with a feeler gauge to check for flatness. be found at: http://products.emerson- When using a new gasket, regardless A proper gasket and flat gasket sur- bearing.com/viewitems/oil-seals/met- of what it is made of, coat it thorough- faces should seal without the need for ric-oil-seals. ly on both sides with clean motor oil. glues, Permatex, or other goo. Coating When replacing oil seals, be sure to This makes the gasket softer and more the gasket with engine oil or grease is a use a driver to protect the seal. The seal pliable and more likely to conform to good way to be sure that the gasket will should be driven at the outer edge. That the tiny imperfections of the part sur- be in its proper place and will seal up. will insure that the seal is not damaged. face. Another thing to remember is, Another notorious leak is the cylinder You can use a socket of the correct size if you must put a sealer like Permatex to cylinder head on Honda SOHC fours. if you don’t have a proper driver. Use or shellac on the gasket, only put it on Honda went through three variations some white grease on the inside or bore the outside case and not on both sides on the CB750 looking for a solution. to insure that assembly doesn’t damage or on the crankcase or head surface. The basic problem was that the O-ring the seal. That way you can remove the outer used by Honda to seal the oil passage- case easily, without having to spend way was made from natural rubber. Jim: The tip on head leaks on SOHC hours scraping the gasket off the case The combination of heat and chemicals Honda fours is not just on the 750, or head, and instead, only off the out- caused the O-ring to deteriorate and al- but on every model SOHC four, from Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 55 CB350Fs to CB400F, CCB500, and 550, semble the engine and bolt it together and re-use spark plugs, make sure that CB650C (I think), and all the CB750s while the paint is still wet. Don’t ever the spark plug washer (if your plugs use from 1969 to 1978. Mostly it was just use a gasket or Permatex, as it will be them) is annealed too. Many are alumi- a messy mist, but I have had some that too thick, not allowing the bearings and num, and those take about ten seconds almost gushed oil. There just is no way seals to be properly seated. The paint or so using a propane torch to anneal. to cure it except new O-rings and head will squeeze out and be just enough to One that’s a common problem on gaskets. seal the crankcase when it is torqued Honda’s CB/CL77 is oil leaking between Another thing to be aware of is that down. That is what the factory does, and the cylinder head and spark plug port. those bearing houses that have oil seals you can wipe off any excess with a rag. On these engines, Honda used a cast-in of nearly every size also carry ball bear- Another oil leak that is very common “skull” that the spark plug port is a part ings that are the same as used in motor- is from the crankcase drain plug. They of. Oil can work its way between the al- cycle wheels and engines. In fact, you usually have an aluminum washer, and loy of the cylinder head and the “skull.” can usually get them at about a third these washers are cheap, so use a new To fix this one, take a small punch and to a half the normal motorcycle dealer one at least every other time you change peen the line between the “skull” and prices. I recently bought bearings and oil. cylinder head. seals for a Honda Dream front wheel Ellis: Jim, along with those crankcase When rebuilding a two-stroke engine, for about $39, and the dealer price for drain plugs, there are also the fork drain always replace the seals on either end just one of the bearings was nearly $40. plugs. Those plugs use a copper gasket, of the crankshaft. This will ensure that That’s a bit off topic for fixing oil leaks, and like the crankcase drain plug gas- gearbox oil isn’t sucked into the engine but good information to know. kets, are cheap to replace. In a pinch, and/or a bad seal doesn’t cause that ex- Back to oil leaks. I don’t like to use since they are copper, you can heat cessive lean condition. gasket goo of any kind, but there is one them to a dull red. This anneals the Don’t forget that when you’re tighten- place where you need to use something. copper washer so it is soft and will seal ing up fasteners that hold covers on to If you split the crankcase, clean the sur- again. You can do the same with copper tighten in stages and to use a criss-cross faces off and use aluminum paint. Just head gaskets and the copper washers pattern to make sure the gasket is prop- coat both halves just before you reas- that seal cylinder heads, too. If you pull erly compressed. l

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DECEMBER 12 16th Annual by Peter Slatcoff, Vice President, Events Coordinator / [email protected] Florida VJMC Christmas Ride Brooksville, FL 2016 march 4-6 Destination Eustis his Event Corner concludes the and doing the same. So I am issuing a Eustis, FL TVJMC 2015 event season, but challenge to each of the other 49 states april 30 before we go, my hat is off to all of to take this challenge and do even bet- Bikes on the Beach you who participated in one or more ter than Florida. Better this perfor- Panama City, FL of our 2015 events, with a big thank mance of 130 in state “new members” you to each of you who lent a hand to and the Florida Team will contribute May 20-22 make the events as great as they were. Riding into History $500 to the best performing state in St. Augustine, FL I would also like to recognize Jack support of their VJMC State Rally. Stein and Bob Leonard for their ef- Who’s up to the challenge? June forts in another successful West Coast In conclusion, our 2016 event sched- Idaho Rally Rally; Mark Bayer and Frank Sereno ule is already developing quite well: Boise, ID for a great Midwest Rally; Tom Ko- March 4-6, Destination Eustis, Eu- June 23-25 lenko and his team for another year stis, Florida; April 30, Bikes on the VJMC National Rally at the Barber Vintage Festival; Sean Beach, Panama City, Florida; May Mitchell, IN Carrigan and team for Mid-Ohio; 20-22, Riding into History, St. Au- John Fiorino and the Idaho team; and gustine, Florida; June, Idaho Rally, July 8-10 AMA Vintage Days finally, to Norton Muzzone and Steve Boise, Idaho; June 23-25, VJMC Na- Lexington, OH Gauding for a stellar performance at tional Rally, Mitchell, Indiana; July AIMExpo. 8-10, AMA Vintage Days, Lexington, July 28-31 Before I move on, I want to share a Ohio; July 28-31, Northeast VJMC Northeast VJMC Rally special thank you to the Florida Event Rally, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Gettysburg, PA Team (You all know who you are!). August, Midwest Rally, Kansas City, August Their collective efforts have made the Missouri; September, West Coast Midwest Rally Florida Event Program a model for Rally, Location TBD; Florida State Kansas City, MO what our club members can accom- Rally, September 2-4, Location TBD; September plish when a few people get together October 7-8, Barber Vintage Festival, West Coast Rally with a common goal and turn that vi- Leeds, Alabama; and October 13-16, Location TBD sion into realty. AIMExpo, Orlando, Florida. In January 2015, at the Dania Beach More event details can be found on September 2-4 Vintage Bike Show, the entire Florida the VJMC Event Calendar at www. Florida State Rally Location TBD Event Team helped. At the end of the vjmc.org. If you are planning an event day we had a meeting to discuss what and it is not listed here, please send October 7-8 the team would like to do for 2015 the details of your event to events@ Barber Vintage Festival and to set a couple of goals. One of vjmc.org so we can assist you with its Leeds, AL the goals was to sign 100 new mem- promotion. October 13-16 bers. This was not including those As we prepare for 2016 event season AIMExpo renewing current memberships. Not it promises to be our biggest year yet Orlando, FL only did they achieve their goal, but for VJMC activities. Plan to join us at they exceeded it by 30%. Additional- one and share the fun and excitement DECEMBER ly, they signed at least half that many of the VJMC. 17th Annual Florida VJMC Christmas Ride from other states as well. The VJMC Event Team would like Brooksville, FL The point I want to share is that we to wish you a Merry Christmas and need others to consider jumping in Happy New Year. l Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 57 ADVERTISER’S SPOTLIGHT Diamond Gusset Jeans by Bryan Bentley / [email protected]

K, I’ll go ahead and admit it right here on the pages of our Onational magazine. Sometimes I don’t wear my protective pants when riding. They tend to be hot, heavy, stiff, and bulky, and just like the veggies our mother made us eat, I know they are good for me. But that doesn’t make me like them. Thankfully, I spotted one of our advertisers at the Barber Vintage Festival, Diamond Gusset Jeans, and was surprised to learn that their Defender jeans, or “gussets” as they like to call them, were nothing like any other protective pants I have worn. These jeans have DuPont Kevlar® woven into the knees, hips, and seat. I was very surprised that they appear to weigh about the same as regular jeans, but were built much better, with a “D” ring, ankle closure, extra pockets, and a dollar bill pocket that it is easy to reach into for toll change. They are even available with a waist size up to 60 and are offered in women’s sizes 0 to 26 with the same protection as the men’s Defender. Of course, I had to buy a black pair and take them home. I have used these jeans several times and am very pleased that after washing these jeans, they continued to hold their shape and color. When I tried to contact one of the founders of Diamond Gus- set, and the president of the company, David Hall, I learned how he knew so much about producing American-made jeans to protect riders while still being comfortable: he was out riding his new Yamaha FJ09. David’s company has been producing jeans since 1987, and the Defender jeans appeared in 2003. They produce many other jeans other than the Defender, including fashion and regular jeans. I also learned that they will soon have ladies’ stretch Defenders, Men’s updated six-pocket jeans, and men’s canvas cargo jeans. They have even produced a new Defender V-2 jean with Orange County Choppers, which has welt pockets and a larger gusset in the stride. All Diamond Gusset jeans are sewn with a gusset in the stride to enhance seating and comfort. Do yourself and your family a favor. Wear good protective gear such as a helmet, gloves, jacket, and if you want to look good and be protected, a pair of these Defender jeans. Al- though road rash feels good when it quits hurting, it hurts for a long time. l contact info Diamond Gusset Jeans [email protected] 1.888.848.7738 (888.8GUSSET) American made, www.gusset.com Diamond Gusset jeans. 58 DECEMBER 2015 / JANUARY 2016 A “Vintage Japanese” motorcycle is 20 years old or older and, of course, CLASSIFIEDS Japanese. Please be aware that ads may/will be edited to conserve space. 12 lines will be free. PLEASE NOTE: Please be aware of publication deadlines. For an upcoming issue, ads are due by the 20th of the month of the preceeding issue’s release. For ex- Ads will be run for one issue only. Please ample, ads for the February/March 2016 issue are due December 20. resubmit via the VJMC website or email if If you have business related ads, please consider taking out a commercial display ad. Contact Bryan Bentley ([email protected]) or me for details you wish an ad to run longer. Also, contact our and rate information. Classified Ads Editor, Gary Gadd, if your post We can accompany your ad with color photos Cost is a minimal $10 per photo per issue. Payment via Paypal is available on the VJMC website. has been fulfilled, again via the VJMC website For payment by personal check or money order, please address payment or email ([email protected]). This will help keep to “VJMC” and send to the address below. Photo ads will appear in the magazine issue following payment. our classified ads as current as possible. GARY GADD • 3721 HOLLAND ST. • FORT WORTH, TX • 76180 / 817.284.8195

age. Orange Sunflake paint 530-925-6590, Mt. Shasta, Cali- in near perfect condition. 5k fornia, [email protected] FOR SALE miles. Hondaman’s electronic ignition box installed. Perfect factory pipes (no rust/holes/ HONDA dents). New rubber everything. $3995. Randy Gibson, 404- 931-4015, Phoenix, Arizona, 1954 Honda Cub 50cc. Original [email protected] 1953/54 Honda Cub F bicycle engine. Unrestored, as found Honda CB92. Late model with in Japan. The engine turns over steel tank and side covers. Has 1975 Honda Goldwing. Barn easily, not stuck. Honda manu- race tire pump and auxiliary fresh, needs total restoration. factured these starting in 1952. tachometer. Sold with extra Motor turns over. Has saddle- I have the engine, later flat bot- exhaust pipes. More photos bags and other usable parts. Photo 4 tom tank, and a masterfully re- available via email. Best of- Phone call only—no emails, no 1980 Honda CB750 Custom. In produced rear sprocket. Will sell fer—minimum $3000. George texts. Ron Stuckey, 912-536- garage and has not been run these three pieces for $4000. DeCamp, 603-942-7441, 0097, Statesboro, Georgia, in 23 years. 8700+ miles on the Get in touch, and I will send Northwood, New Hampshire, [email protected] odometer. Optional equipment photos. Allen Siekman, 831- [email protected] includes clear fairing, hard 566-3381, Ben Lomond, Califor- bags, back rest/luggage rack. nia, [email protected] 1978 Honda GL1000. Ran well $500.00. No shipping. Richard For 1965/69 Honda CA 150/95, when parked in my unheated Cielec, 847-441-4218, Chicago, CA/CB/CL 160, S65, NOS and barn about 8 years ago. Red Illinois For 1960 Honda CB92, have var- used parts. Lots of good stuff paint, seat, etc. are rough. ious parts left over from CB92 left over from restorations. Make an offer as I need room restoration: seats, tach, mega- Good prices; all must go. Paul in the barn. Dale Leppo, 330- 1983 Honda VT500 Ascot. phones, racing foot pegs, etc. Enz, 321-268-5461, Titusville, 592-7358, Stow, Ohio, dale@ Nearly perfect Ascot with 1674 Call if interested. Tom, 770-427- Florida, [email protected] leppos.com original miles. New tires front 4820, Atlanta, Georgia and rear and new battery. Starts and runs great. Small 1966 Honda CL77 305 Scram- chip, but no dent, in the paint bler. Restored five years ago. on the tank. About as perfect 11000 original miles with the as example of a VT that you can top end totally rebuilt. Silver find. I can send pictures. Clear and black paint, runs great, su- title. Russ Townsend, 865-310- per clean bike. $4500. Mark 2695, Knoxville, Tennessee, O’Neill, 317-372-8850, No calls [email protected] after 8:00 pm EST. 1984 Honda Gold Wing GL1200 For Honda CA160, windshield 1980 Honda CT90. Mechanical- Interstate. Has 1985 Califor- Honda CB92. Early model with and white hard bags by Buco. In- ly sound, runs great. No title, nia side car, 85000 miles, runs aluminum tank, side covers, cludes Buco key and all mount- lost years ago. $850. Jeff An- great. Is missing the battery and front fender. Fitted with ing hardware. $300 for all. I can derson, 260-224-2681, Hunting- cover. $5000 obo. Please call. aluminum rims. Previously send pictures of them mounted ton, Indiana, sanderson1598@ Bradley D. Whitmore, Sr., 402- raced. Sold with extras as seen on the bike and any other pic- gmail.com 707-5413, Omaha, Nebraska, in photo. More photos available tures you’d like. Not sure about [email protected] via email. Best offer—minimum shipping cost, if interested I’ll $3000. George DeCamp, 603- figure that out. John Bender, 1980 Honda CX500. Great 942-7441, Northwood, New [email protected] shape, second owner for 25 Hampshire, japan.interface@ years. Drove very little. Never Visit us online! gmail.com dropped. Everything including 1974 Honda CB550. Resur- cruise control is original. Start it Join or renew @ rected from 38 years of stor- up and drive away. Tom Hoskins, www.vjmc.org

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9360, San Francisco, California, AMC super meet site. This stuff KAWASAKI YAMAHA [email protected] has to go. Ken Krauer, 845-266- 3363, Salt Point, New York, 1975 Yamaha RD125. 2-stoke joankrauer@ yahoo.com twin road bike, little brother misc. FOR SALE to the RD250/350. Complete, 8016 miles, not running currently. Matching numbers Vintage motorcycle license WANTED frame and engine. Not a show plates. Metal, fine condition. bike but reasonably decent in Illinois, 1974/75/76. Virginia appearance for a 40 year old 1981/82. Florida 1992. Each HONDA bike. $150 in spare parts (gas- $25. Bill Trible, 703-759-5912, kets, misc. etc.) included. Not [email protected] 1962/77 50cc-500cc Honda, 1985 Kawasaki 900 Ninja. The installed NOS tank valued at Kawasaki, Suzuki. Looking for first model superbike. Unre- $200 included. Manuals includ- any parts bikes or project bikes. stored but mint. New premium ed: owners, parts, shop. $950 1960s and 1970s sales bro- Any condition in NC, SC, VA tires, Corbin dual seat and all cash only. Clean Indiana title. chures and manuals. 13 cartons areas. Billy England, 252-565- original parts plus spares in- Pics available on Indianapolis, of material, sales brochures, 2212, Dunn, North Carolina, cluded. All receipts and invoices Fort Wayne, South Bend, Mun- parts manuals, and shop man- [email protected] also included. 66000km. $2700 cie, Indiana Craigslist. Addition- uals. Honda part manuals: US cash or certified check. al pictures available upon re- 1963/65 50, CA125 and CA95, S90, C200, CA/CB160, CB550, For 1962/69 Honda C77, look- Tony Dotchin, 905-685-0637, quest. Email preferred as initial ing for a NOS or very nice Hon- St Catharines, Ontario, Canada, contact. Will accept calls, but CA/CB/CL72/77, CB/CL450, 1969/70 CB750. Yamaha parts da 305cc Dream seat. Have [email protected] not my first choice. No texts, several 1960s Honda seats to please, I will not reply. Steve manuals: YL1 and YL2, YD3, YDS-3, YM1, YJ1 and YJ2, U5, trade if required. Jim Haw- Koontz, 765-661-1471, Gas City, kins, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Indiana, [email protected] YG1, TAS-1C, and YAS2C, YGS- SUZUKI 1. Shop manuals: Honda C200, [email protected] CB/CL125, CB/CL175, CA95, 50, 1966 Suzuki B100P. Very rare, and 65, Hodaka 100-MX, Suzu- unrestored 125cc two stroke For 1964/69 Honda C110 49cc, ki T125, B100P, Yamaha DS6, need plastic blue front fender. Suzuki. All original and in run- YAS-1, G6S-B, 305 Catalina, YL2. ning condition. Brand new tires Also need exhaust for CL90 or Various Clymer manuals. Other just the guard. Need CL160 orig- with removable white walls. subjects: boats, marine engines, Stock original tires are still in inal tank badges. I have lots of automobiles, ask for additional CB160 and CB77 parts to trade. good condition and will go information. Most of the litera- with the sale. No title. Asking Nick Bendas, 314-277-5730, ture is mint perfect. Would pre- [email protected] $2500. Watch video: https// fer to sell as a lot. Greg, Canada, www.youtube.com/watch?=s- [email protected] GQIeX_yyAA. Bob, 508-865- 1975 Yamaha XS650. Has 750cc For 1970/80 Honda, manuals. 5045, Millbury, Massachusetts, kit installed. Wisconsin 10 to 1 New garage find Honda shop [email protected] pistons, 38mm Mikuni’s, Bar- manuals for the 1970 and 1980 nett clutch, R&D valve springs, years. Some are in original bind- ers. Also a few Yamaha manu- 1974 Suzuki GT750L Water Buf- Megacycle cam no. 25030, K&N filters, Sun rims with stainless als. Email for year and model. falo. Barn find. Needs work to Bob Brandner, 561-776-6212, get it going. Tires are aired up, spokes. Ported and polished head, tapered steering head North Palm Beach, Florida, some rust on the chrome. Wind- [email protected] jammer, luggage rack, 41000 bearings, Pamco electron- miles. No tears on seat. Whole ic ignition, high output coil. bike. $700. Arnold or Kathleen, Very strong motor, runs great. 1972 Honda Z50 K3. Looking for $6000. Jeff Anderson, 260- 513-793-3208, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1968/81 Hondas. 50 Japanese excellent original bike in candy [email protected] 224-2681, Huntington, Indiana, gold color. Would like to find an [email protected] bikes, mostly Hondas, $100 original paint bike. Sean Mor- each or will part out. Also in- phew, 562-698-7484, Whittier, cludes 1978 Gold Wing engine, California, vintage1948house@ 1991 Yamaha SRX 600. Rare front wheel and fender, carb set yahoo.com electric start, monoshock, and manifold, cooling fans, and 17” wheel version of the Su- other GW parts. Deal on whole per Single. Grey market im- lot. Also 2 Yamaha Big bear For 1974 Honda CL200 Scram- ported from Japan in 1997. scramblers and Yam and Honda bler. Right side cover. Email Only 2000 produced. Race mopeds. Lots of seats and side [email protected] Tech emulators, Ohlins shock, covers. For CB750. Gas tanks. FZR brakes, dual EX250 carbs For Bridgestone 100/150 seat, tuned by Wheelsmith Racing, very nice, $100. Dream and Su- 1981 Honda CM400A Hon- 1981 Suzuki GS750. Only Yoshimura Thumper exhaust, per Hawk frames with attached damatic fuel tank in any color 9600 miles, runs good. Has full engine rebuild. Cosmeti- fenders, electrics, wheels, etc. and in good condition. Bart Ber- new battery. D Jay Sny- cally original with rust on fas- 1965 Honda dream engine 150 tetto, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, der, 802-824-3055, Virginia, teners and oil lines. 41348 cc, $100. Ask for prices or deal [email protected] [email protected] miles (7000 since rebuild). on large or whole lot. Locat- $7500. Jay Adams, 415-987- ed near Rhinebeck, New York

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