DESTINATION EUSTIS WHAT’S INSIDE: the National Motorcycle Museum

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DESTINATION EUSTIS WHAT’S INSIDE: The National Motorcycle Museum

Death Valley Ride

Honda Gauge Lube

official publication of the vintage japanese motorcycle club of north america, inc.

IN THIS ISSUE

FEATURES RIDES: Fantasy Ride 6 EVENTS: The International Motorcycle Show 12 PROJECT BIKE: Super Cub how a little honda introduced me to the 19 joy of two-wheeled motoring MAINTENANCE & RESTORATION: Honda Gauge Lube 23

COLLECTIONS: The National COVER STORY Motorcycle Museum 25 years of celebrating DESTINATION 26 motorcycling history EUSTIS EVENTS: 32 2014 Vintage Motorcycle Festival 38 at LeMay RIDES: Death Valley 2014 42 DEPARTMENTS PRESIDENT’S LETTER: EVENTS: Ride Every Day This Summer...... 5 Bikes on the Beach BACK IN THE DAY: 46 The Black Bomber...... 17 RIDING SAFETY: REVIEW: Long-Distance Riding The Tiddler Invasion: Small Motorcycles of the Sixties...... 57 in Hot Weather 51 TECH HELP: Tech Tip #2: Where Can I Find Parts?...... 59

Volume 35 / Number 3 JUNE/JULY 2014 • $5 ADVERTISER’S SPOTLIGHT DESTINATION EUSTIS ...... WHAT’S INSIDE: Rick’s Motorsport Electrics, Inc. 63 The National Motorcycle Museum Death Valley Ride ON THE COVER Honda Gauge Lube EVENTS CORNER...... VJMC member bikes 65 lined up at “Beads and Bikes,” in downtown CLASSIFIEDS...... 66 Eustis, on the evening

official publicatioN of the ViNtage japaNese motorcycle club of North america, iNc. before the show cover photo: Michael Fitterling Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 3

PRESIDENT’S LETTER Ride Every Day This Summer

Official Publication of the VJMC ometimes you just have to set some tough personal goals. I have JUNE/JULY 2014 Scommitted to riding my two wheel motorized critters every day Volume 35, Number 3 this summer. After the winter from hell, even here in Georgia, the Current VJMC Enrollment: 3779 need to ride dominates my fun center. I hope you will join me in PRESIDENT exercising the Japanese bikes in our garages because that’s what it’s Tom Kolenko all about—the ride. When people ask me what I ride, I reply with the 770-427-4820 [email protected] usual, “Whatever runs.” It may be a Honda minitrail, CB160, RD60, or my favorite CB400F, and none are show bikes, but all bring a EDITOR Michael Fitterling smile to this 62 year old face. Keep the ride alive. 863-632-1981 The VJMC has a full slate of vintage events for the membership in 2014. Event Coordina- [email protected] tor, Pete Slatcoff, has posted a great lineup on the website and in this magazine. Members DESIGN DIRECTOR often ask me why we don’t do something in their state or area. It all begins with one com- Nadine G. Messier [email protected] mitted, selfless volunteer who jump starts the process. Ideally, they have several friends or family who also commit to the task. This model seems to work everywhere those individu- CLASSIFIED ADS Gary Gadd als exist: Idaho, Scottsdale, Kansas City, Kentucky, South Carolina, Ohio, and other locales. 817-284-8195 Sometimes it starts with area field representatives, but more often from fresh blood who [email protected] just want to make things happen. The VJMC Board is committed to helping these member DISPLAY AD DIRECTOR volunteers get started in establishing successful annual events in their areas. Guido Cardillo As this club has grown, we have been increasingly asked to partner with other motorcycle 404-587-0190 [email protected] organizations and participate at existing events. We evaluate these offers on a case-by-case AD SALES REPRESENTATIVE basis, evaluating the likelihood that our membership will benefit directly or that the event Art Snow can recruit new members. The VJMC has built a solid reputation on its volunteers and the [email protected] quality of their contributions to events. If we don’t have a committed group of VJMC boots MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR on the ground for an event, it makes little sense to proceed. Bill Granade Feel free to bring your ideas or event proposals to any of our board members. The Na- 813-961-3737 [email protected] tional Rally in Spring Mill, Indiana, will also host our required annual Board of Directors meeting. This provides another great opportunity to share your ideas and recommenda- CHANGE OF ADDRESS Please direct these requests to Bill Granade: tions with the leadership of this club. It should be our largest rally ever, with the inn already [email protected] sold out of rooms. ADDITIONAL COPIES It is my pleasure to announce the addition of Guido Carrillo to the VJMC Board of Di- I n order to minimize unnecessary expenses rectors. He has served as Advertising Director for the past four months and brings years of to the club, VJMC prints a limited number of each issue of Vintage Japanese Motorcycle motorcycling industry experience to the job. While trained as a mechanical engineer, he Magazine. However, we would be glad to has been a flat track racer, partner in an upstate New York dealership, sales and marketing accommodate any requests for additional director for Unisys, and remains a passionate motorcyclist. Advertising is a very important copies from members. These requests must be submitted before the VJMC revenue generator, which keeps the cost to produce this magazine reasonable. Wel- 15th of the month preceding each issue. For come aboard Guido! example: for the Feb/Mar issue requests must One of our strongest supporters, the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, has also been be received by January 15. officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s largest motorcycle muse- MISSION STATEMENT: The purpose of this organization is to promote um. Our congratulations to George Barber and his whole team for creating the world’s best the preservation, restoration, and enjoyment motorcycle museum, where visitors are treated to great Southern hospitality and amazing of vintage Japanese motorcycles (defined here motorcycle eye candy. This year will mark the tenth anniversary of the Barber Vintage as those 20 years old or older). The VJMC also will promote the sport of motorcycling and Festival, and over 65,000 guests are anticipated. This explosive growth has necessitated a cameraderie of motorcyclists everywhere. new, larger location on-site for the VJMC at this October event. Make plans now to attend © 2014 Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club of this premier event. North America, an IRS-approved Not-for-prof- it 501(c)(7) corporation. All rights reserved. This club depends and runs on dedicated volunteers. They are generous with their time No part of this document may be reproduced and talents, which keeps this club growing. If a club is not growing, it’s dying. Our twelve or transmitted without permission. All articles copyright by their respective authors. board members meet monthly via conference calls to keep this club on course. It is a great Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine is team of which I am proud to be a member. Equally gratifying is meeting so many new published six times per year, in February, members energized by the same love of classic Japanese motorcycles. Sharing rides, resto- April, June, August, October, and December. The views and opinions expressed in letters rations, and memories with others keeps everyone engaged and young. You can share your or other content are those of the author and motorcycle wisdom in person at rallies or through the pages of this magazine. do not necessarily represent VJMC policy. The VJMC accepts no liability for any loss, damage, or claims occuring as a result of advice given Ride safe and often this summer! in this publication or for claims made by advertisers of products or services in this publication. Tom Kolenko VJMC President Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 5 Fantasy Ride

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A 1928 New Standard D-25 five-seat aircraft was designed for both agricultural use and for joyriding

Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 7 Our bikes lined up for the afternoon ride led by my cherry 1972 Honda CB500 8 JUNE/JULY 2014 by Vince Ciotti / [email protected]

f you ride in central Florida, you may have seen Fantasy of Flight in Polk City—an Iamazing collection of dozens of vintage aircraft from WWI and WWII right off of I-4. They have a wide array of aircraft on display including: WWI Sopwith Camel and Fokker Triplane; WWII P-51, B-25, B-26, Corsair, Hellcat, PBY Catalina; a V-1 “Buzz Bomb” and Viper rocket plane; Constellation and Sunderland Flying Boat passenger planes. They also have a great variety of historic engines, from early four-cylinders and radials of the WWI era, double radials and V-12s that roared during WWII, and even a V-24 and H-24 that tried to keep up with early jets. Sadly, Fantasy of Flight’s proximity to Disney World doomed them to being only a “second rate” attraction, and, on Sun- day, April 6, they closed their doors to the public. The Florida VJMC chapter scheduled its spring ride there on that day to see these treasures one last time, enjoy lunch at their Compass Rose diner, and take a ride through the sweet-smelling orange groves nearby. About twenty bikers showed up to tour the planes and enjoy the eighty-mile ride on two-lane blacktops without a single traffic light! The photos and captions tell the rest of the story. Thanks to all who cared enough about these vintage flying machines to take their vintage two-wheeled machines to see them! l

TOP: A prop commercial airliner sits outside the north hangar

ABOVE RIGHT: A tri-motor with float plane behind

LEFT: A Wright Flyer hangs above WWI and WWII aircraft in the main hangar Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 9 VJMC’s Bill Granade rode all the way from Tampa on I-4 – about as dangerous as Lindburgh crossing the Atlantic!

Overview of the 20+ bikes that showed up

Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” being restored

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The International Motorcycle Show

by Kelli Bones

ppreciation for the vintage bike hung thick in the air all weekend. The AMinnesota Chapter of the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club made an ex- ceptionally strong showing at the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Twenty-four rather pristine vintage Japanese motorcycles stole the show the weekend of January 17-19th. Crowds gathered all weekend to gaze at all varieties of vintage bikes. Some were stock and in ridiculously good shape for their forty-plus years on earth. Others had been lovingly subjected to frame up restorations. Beautiful and pristine, these slick bikes sported new paint and NOS parts and reflected a lot of the love that had been put into them. Three custom creations of the VJMC membership were given front and center attention. In an interesting take on the display, the stock models were parked next to custom bikes of the same genetics. A bike selection committee chose which bikes made the trip to the show. Todd Tagatz, longtime member of the VJMC, took the lead on coordinating the booth for 2014—we’re talking detailed floor plans, careful bike placement, and coordinating the volunteers. Mike Wencil was his right hand man and kept things going smoothly during the three-day IMS event. Many members came down and volunteered at the booth. Talking to thousands of people about their favorite bikes was a real sacrifice for them, but they did it with smiles on their faces. This VJMC chapter currently has a membership of about sixty-five. Chip Miller is the Minnesota field rep, and the group meets every second Monday of the month. Tagatz grinned as he pointed out his red GPZ 550. Evidently they bonded during the six month frame-up restoration he completed last winter. The 550 is an identical twin to his very first motorcycle. When he brought it home, it was, “It was quite the parts chase. I was going after only NOS parts. I searched eBay and Craigslist, bugged a lot of Kawasaki dealers, and found another GPZ for a parts bike. The side covers, tail housing, and front fender are NOS. The tank is original, but stripped and repainted; the rear wheel is from another bike,

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Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 13 and the front wheel is original. With the Honda Gold Wing that I had purchased parts hunt included, the whole project new from Shadco Honda Sales in Sioux took a total of a year,” says Tagatz. Falls, South Dakota. A copy of the orig- Paul Davidson is a member of the inal sales receipt, which by the way, was VJMC, as well as the Viking Chapter of $2,345, sat next to the bike. I noticed the AMCA. Davidson is a past president someone looking very closely at the re- of the Viking Club. The two vintage ceipt, so I started talking to him. He told clubs were neighbors at the IMS show. me his dad owned Shadco at the time. Davidson believes the vintage bikes are I told him that meant I purchased my a big reason the Minnesota IMS show is bike from his father.” one of the most successful on the circuit. Tagatz, Davidson, and the rest of the “It’s the old bikes that bring the peo- VJMC Minnesota members agree; there ple out. They say things like, ‘I had one is something very special about owning of those, or my neighbor had one.’ It’s a unique bike. Each takes pride in own- the nostalgia. We like remembering our ing a bike that is forty years old and in youth. I love hearing people say, ‘That pristine condition. Plus, they actually was the first bike I ever rode’ or ‘I always ride them. It’s clear the VJMC members wanted that bike when I was a kid.’ Now do what they do for the love of the bikes. we see a nice one and we appreciate it,” Fun Cut Line: Quick quip from VJMC says Davidson. member and local blogger, “Coopdway,” Interestingly enough, the state of Min- says, “A wide RE5 on the stand and a nesota is near the top of the list for over- wide, turbo’d KZ1300 in the distance. It all bike sales and number of riders in took four men and a boy to get the Suzu- the United States. The statistic shines ki up on this pedestal stand…16 ounces true in the VJMC. Quite a well of talent in every one of these pounds.” l resides in the club. Excellent machinists, OPPOSITE: top riders, and true craftsmen come to- Motorcycles gether to celebrate the vintage Japanese on display in the VJMC booth bike. Connections with potential mem- FAR RIGHT: bers are often made at events like the Mike Wencil IMS show. engaging with A few minutes of talking to Mark an attendee Tomlinson, aka the “650 Yamaha Man,” enlightened this writer to the many benefits of the 650 Yamaha. Tomlinson had English bikes for many years, but, according to him, he spent more time working on them than riding them. He found the 650 Yamahas very similar to English bikes, except they didn’t break. “People restore them, and they are popular worldwide. I have sent them to Canada, Argentina, Norway, Switzer- land, France, and all around the US. Sometimes they send me the bike to restore. Other times I sell them the bike and do the restoration. It’s a fun hobby that’s turned into a business,” said Tom- linson. A fun story was shared by VJMC member Wayne Sinkie who said, “I am sending you a short story about something that happened while I was working the VJMC booth at the recent IMS cycle show. I had on display a 1976 14 JUNE/JULY 2014 VCJM IMS BIKE LIST

1965 Yamaha Big Bear Scrambler 1966 Honda CB450 Cafe Custom 1966 Honda CB450 1966 Honda Cub 90 1966 Suzuki X6 Hustler 1966 Yamaha YL 1 1967 Yamaha YL 2 1969 Honda CB750 1971 Suzuki T125 Stinger 1972 Honda CL450 1973 Yamaha DT3 250 Enduro 1973 Suzuki T-500 1974 Kawasaki S3 400 1975 Yamaha XS650 1975 Suzuki RE5 1976 Honda CB750 Cafe Custom 1976 Honda Gold Wing 1977 Honda Gold Wing Supercharged Custom 1977 Honda CT70 Trail 1979 Honda CBX 1981 Kawasaki KZ 1300 Turbo Custom 1982 Kawasaki GPz550 1984 Kawasaki Ninja 900 1985 Kawasaki 750 Turbo

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BACK IN THE DAY

The Black Bomber

by Rod Manning

he picture of the 1966 THonda “Black Bomb- er” was taken at my parents’ home, in the spring of 1969. I had just gotten my driver’s license. Note the lack of safety equipment. I still own this bike! Now, in 2014, I am 61 and here, all shined up and ready, is the same “Black Bomber,” and the same guy! l

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project bike SuperCub How a Little Honda Introduced Me to the Joy of Two-Wheeled Motoring by Tim Bender

his is the tale of my journey with my T Monza Red 1982 Honda C70 Pass- port. I could never stand the US market “Passport” name used for the ’81-’83 C70, because it always reminds me of Honda’s badge-engineered Isuzu SUV of the mid- 1990s, so I usually refer to the bike by its domestic market name, “Super Cub.” My little Honda and I have spent seven years and traveled over 25,000 miles together. It rolled out of Honda’s Suzuka plant in September of 1981 and was sold at Keeslar’s Auto in McPherson, Kansas. BELOW: It’s actually amazing that the story of This photo was taken on the trip that involved my little Honda even happened in the dragging the bike out of first place. I was not a motorcycle person axle-deep mud in the field I tried to cross to at all in the beginning. In fact, I was into avoid a washed out road big, old American cars and was driving , a 66 Oldsmobile 98 practically every bike, I cranked the throttle all the way day. The diminutive Honda Super Cub open and was hooked. The combination was about as far as you could get from of the wail from the muffler-less engine my vehicular tastes while still having an and the wind in my face made it feel like engine. I was going so fast, even though I was A few years later, I was going to college probably only hitting about 35 mph. I in McPherson, Kansas, when a friend couldn’t stop smiling the whole time I , bought a battered derelict of a silver 83 rode it. I had to have one. C70 for fifty dollars. A new spark plug The next school year, in October of later, and he had it up and running. My 2005, I was back in Kansas without a first impression was that it had to be the car and was riding my bicycle across stupidest thing I had ever seen. For the town when I spotted a familiar shape following few days, I always gave him out of the corner of my eye. There in a a hard time about that ridiculous little front yard sat a sad looking, filthy, red “moped.” However, I could not help but 1982 C70 with a crude cardboard “FOR without the title, I couldn’t register it. notice that he, and anyone else who rode SALE” sign zip-tied to the front basket. During Christmas break, I got a bond- it, always seemed to have a blast on it. I stopped and talked to the owner about ed title for it in my home state of Texas, He kept nagging me to try riding the it. With 3,200 miles, the Honda ran, al- which about doubled my investment in Honda, and I eventually agreed. After though very poorly, but was practically the bike. a quick explanation of the shifting and complete, lacking only a proper battery With the C70 now legally mine, I gave brake (only the rear brake still func- box and side cover, and it had no title. the old bike some new tires and brake tioned), I set off down the street for the The owner had been riding it around shoes. It had been resting for about fif- first time on a motorcycle. The bike had town by spraying starting fluid into the teen years in a back yard and looked no foot pegs, so you had to put your left air box with one hand, while controlling the part. At some point, a can of brown foot on the stator cover and your right it with the other. $250 later, I became the paint must have been spilled near it and foot on the clutch cover, which made Honda’s new owner. After a good car- splashed drops across the back of the for an awkward riding position. After buretor cleaning to unplug the clogged bike. With a lot of cleaning and pol- about a block of getting a feel for the jets, the C70 ran pretty well, although, ishing of the dull, faded red paint and Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 19 chrome, the Honda started to look respectable again. I made a crude vinyl seat cover to replace the trash bag that was taped over the deteriorated foam and rusted seat pan. Eventually, I found a seat in much better shape, added a nice reproduction seat cover, and replaced the whole cruddy unit. I also found a proper battery, battery box, and side cover after much search- ing. The ’82-’83 C70 battery side covers are very hard to locate, and the people who have them don’t like to part with them. I ended up settling on a later C90 side cover that I found on eBay in England. I grabbed it, even though its shape is slightly more angular than the original. After this, I rode the Honda around quite a bit, but some shifting woes and an occasional popping out of gear prevent- ed my full enjoyment and soon led to a complete engine and transmission teardown. Shortly into the disassembly, I dis- covered that the poor thing must have been run while low on oil at some point. The piston skirt and cylinder wall were scored and gouged. The piston pin and connecting rod small end were in similar shape, as well. One of the four screws that were supposed to be holding the clutch assembly together was, instead, sitting in the bottom of the clutch cover, and two more were coming loose. The shift drum stopper arm was cracked, allowing the drum to rotate on its own and pop the bike out of gear. I cleaned everything, installed a new crank- shaft and rod assembly, new piston, cylinder, clutch plates, the needed shifter parts, and new gaskets. Now with a proper functioning engine and transmission, at just over 4,000 miles on the odometer, the bike was put into service as a daily rider, as well as for recreational fun. I rode it through the remaining one and a half years of college in sun, rain, and snow. The C70 continued to be a main source of transportation after college, too, while I was working at an antique automobile restoration shop in McPherson, Kansas. Practically every weekend I would ride out of town onto the dirt roads and trails to explore the area around central Kan- sas. I took it camping a few times at Kanopolis Lake and rode it thousands of miles down almost every back country road in the area. One time I sunk the little Honda to the axles in mud while trying to cross a field and had to drag it out by hand, losing my shoes to the muck in the process. Another time a horse-shoe nail punctured a hole in the rear tire miles outside of town, and I ended up having to ride it all the way back at about 15 mph down a rocky gravel road on a flat tire. The rear rim has a few slight bumps and dings in it to this day from that adventure. After about two and a half years, I loaded the Honda into the back of my van, and moved back to Texas. It was at this time that I seriously considered selling my little Honda, which had now traveled over 12,000 miles. The traffic in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex is obnoxious and almost too fast paced for the acceleration of the engine’s 72ccs. I hadn’t ridden it in several months and had not even washed the old Kansas dirt from it. I made up my mind to either ride the Honda again or sell it, as the C70 deserved better than to just collect dust sitting in the garage. I cleaned it up, changed the oil, and went for a ride. It was very rejuvenating to have 20 JUNE/JULY 2014 the wind in my face while riding on the da home. With my few years of metal pushed the little engine hard to keep up little bike again. Soon I was riding the working experience, the damage to the with the much bigger bikes I was usu- Honda nearly exclusively, though I had bike was a relatively easy fix, and a little ally with, and it performed flawlessly. It to map out some creative routes to get bending and hammering of the fender always seems that the harder I ride the places while avoiding high speed roads. brought it back into shape. I bent the tail little machine the more it likes it. On One evening while making a left turn light bracket back straight and re-weld- Saturday, I dusted the Honda off and at an intersection, I was hit at about ed some torn spots on it and its mount- entered it in the show, where it received 25mph by a Lincoln Town Car, sending point on the rear fender. The only a lot of positive comments. Then, all too ing me and the bike spinning onto the things I had to purchase were a new turn soon, it was back to Texas to resume median. The Lincoln hit the Honda signal lens and a can of Krylon Banner more monotonous commuting to and right at the back, totally missing me. Red spray paint, which matches the from work. I walked away without a scratch. The C70’s faded Monza Red very well. Now My Honda C70 receives a variety of Honda didn’t fair quite so well, but it it’s hardly noticeable that the wreck ever reactions from other motorists. They wasn’t too bad. I was able to keep it up- happened, save for the slight remains of range from getting cut off and honked right in the collision, and the engine the two creases in the rear fender and its at by people angered by its slow accel- was even still running after the hit. barely different shade of red. eration, to people wanting to tell me all However, the rear fender was mashed I brought my C70 to the VJMC 35th about the one they used to have, while tight against the wheel, with two sharp Anniversary Rally in Indiana and had a waiting at a red light. The most mem- creases half way up the right side. The blast. I spent a couple hours after work orable was getting a thumbs up from exhaust was pushed into the rear brake for about a week cleaning and polishing. the driver of a brand new Ferrari. My arm, jamming it tight, and the tail light/ After I was done it definitely looked the Honda will probably never be a re- turn signal bracket was bent ninety de- best it ever has in the time I have owned stored showpiece, but with over 28,000 grees, and it had a broken turn lens. I it. At the rally, I rode it on as many of miles behind it, the bike continues to do was able to bend the fender back off the the group rides as I could, as well as a what it was built for, providing me with wheel and pull the exhaust off the brake few rides by myself, racking up nearly cheap, reliable, and, most importantly, arm enough to ride the wounded Hon- three hundred miles during the event. I fun transportation. l

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maintenance & restoration Honda Gauge Lube by Stephan Passwater 1 ello all. Any time you get a group of an aerosol can of Slick 50 to a point and Hus together, either at a show or on a inserted it in the stem’s drilled hole and forum, the subject of slow or noisy gauge sprayed it profusely. This actually fixed performance comes up. For years I have the problem because it probably forced told people to just drill a small hole in the the lube up to the top of the stem into the gauge stem and squirt some oil in it, and gauge lower housing and lubed the top then, if you’re so disposed, you can put bushing and stem. Luckily, it did not get some heat shrink tubing over the stem to into the gauge face and spoil it. After ex- cover the hole. I have said, when asked, amining the exploded stem assembly in to drill the hole just over the top of the Photo 1, I now understand why it wasn’t threads, and that should be good, and in working so well. 2 most cases it should be. To do this correctly, short of disas- Last year my friend, Ed Malfroid, and sembling the gauge itself, you need to I had some discussion over rebuilding remove the cable by unscrewing it from gauges, and the topic of lubing them the stem and drill completely through was brought up. Ed had a stem assem- the aluminum housing and the outer bly from a bad gauge, and we discussed steel stem and bushing assembly with- it again later at the CWC home coming out actually damaging the stem itself. in September while examining the dis- Photo 2: You also, ideally, should put the sected stem assembly. It was agreed that hole through where the undercut on the just drilling a hole above the threads stem is. To hit that area you need to drill and squirting some oil in wasn’t the best about three-quarters of an inch from 3 answer, and a more in-depth article was the bottom of the stem, and, in Photo 3, in order, so here we are. Hopefully, this you can see that is much higher than just will help. over the threads. Looking at the exploded view in Photo You will need to drill to a depth of about 1, you can see the lower bronze bushing .200 inch, if you are drilling straight in. I but cannot see the upper bronze bushing believe that on some gauges that you will that is in the top of the sleeve below the have to drill into the edge of the step at stem/magnet assembly. You can see that an angle, due to the back cover being low simply drilling the hole above the thread enough not to give you access to the up- will only lube the lower bushing and not per part of the stem. Just go slowly and the upper part of the assembly. Normally back out frequently to clear the chips. I 4 I would just drill it deep enough to break usually coat the drill with grease so that through the outer aluminum part of the the chips stick to the drill; you just have stem but not through the inner steel part, to clean it frequently. In Photo 4, you can so the actual stem would see no lube. see where the three-quarter inch height This was highlighted for me earlier last will hit on the outer stem steel guide and , year when the speedo on my 76 Wing bushing. would squeal loudly when the outside Something to note here is that, once temps were below 40F. You could stop you get the hole drilled and push oil in it, and restart, and the squeal would go that it will probably still only oil the low- away for a while but then come back. I er half of the stem and the lower bearing. had lubed it many times and could not I recommend that you use an aerosol get it to quit squealing in the colder lube, something like the Slick50 with temps. Teflon that I used or something with Out of desperation, I ground the tip of silicone or graphite. The aerosol should

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5 push the lube up the stem and into the core is starting to fray. If you find this, upper bearing. You just need to be very replace the cable; this may be your real careful here not to overdo this so as not problem. Lube the core as you reinstall it to push oil up into the gauge and foul into the sheath. It’s simple and easy to do the gauge face or the inside glass with and should keep your tach/speedo cable the lube. healthy for a longer time. In Photos 5 and 6, you can see that the Another method of lubing your gauge optimum drill location is difficult to ac- that I have heard of but not done is to cess, due the rear cover extending below submerge the gauge stem into a con- the shoulder that you want to drill into, tainer of lube. You just need to keep but this is where you would have to angle the gauge face upright so that the lube 6 the drill upward to hit the recess on the doesn’t drain back into the face or lens. stem. It should work, but I believe that the lube A couple of things to add here: the low- should be thin and will take a while to er bushing actually rotates inside the migrate up the stem. Due to the very aluminum stem and is driven by the tight clearances in the stem that may not cable, whereas the upper bushing is the happen, but it might be worth a try for stem bearing and does not rotate but has the purist that doesn’t want a hole in his the stem rotate inside of it. or her gauge stem. Also the Nippon Seiki While you’re into all of this, I would gauges used here are from a GL1000 and suggest that you pull the cable (speedo/ a CB750; what you have may be different. tach) core out and use some WD40 to One other word of caution I would add wash the core and cable sheath inner is that if you decide to rebuild your gaug- Beating on it will kill the magnetism in surface to clean it. Also look closely to es and you want to take the gauge stem the head; I know! I hope this helps you make sure that it is smooth and does not out, do not use a hammer to beat or tap keep your old bike on the road. As they have any burrs hanging where the cable it out. You must either press or pry it out. say, “Ride it don’t hide it.” l

Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 25 Early board track racers on display at the museum

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NationalThe Motorcycle Museum

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Shobert RS750 Honda dirt tracker

Hondas lined up in the Japanese section of the museum

A vintage Shell gas station forms the backdrop for these bikes

28 JUNE/JULY 2014 by Mark Mederski 25 Years of Celebrating Motorcycling History ince you are reading this magazine, you are no doubt among those motorcyclists Swho are stimulated by looking at old motorcycles. Whether it’s at meets, spend- ing time working on them in your garage and riding them, or even viewing them in a museum, the sight of a candy red X6 Hustler or a black Honda S90 calls up our personal experiences with each. And so, museums play an vital role in warming us to our memories. What sets the National Motorcycle Museum apart from many others in America is that it’s about all brands—Ariel to Zundapp—and it contains thousands of pieces of artwork, motorcycle toys, pieces of motorcycle riding gear, even great pedal cars and bicycles. It also tells motorcycling’s stories through its displays. The motorcycles are supported and put in context with all this memorabilia. The National Motorcycle Museum was founded in 1989. It was one of the first motorcycle museums in America, remains among the finest and largest, and celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. When you walk into its spacious lobby you are greeted by a life-size Jeff Decker bronze sculpture of Joe Petralli on the Harley Streamliner that he set the motorcycle land speed record with in 1937. The bronze is flanked by a range of bikes including one from the collection, still carrying its ribbon, that won Pebble Beach in 2011. Paying admission in the Museum Store, then entering the museum exhibit area, you enter the celebrity motorcycle section. It includes lots of TOP: Bronze sculpture of Evel Knievel material, bikes from Easy Rider, a great scruffy Indian Chief chopper Joe Petralli on his Steve McQueen used to ride, and a Bud Ekins/Von Dutch Triumph, resplendent in Harley Streamliner its transparent blue and green scallop paint job. Each of these bikes is surrounded BOTTOM: by photos, posters, paintings, and other “artifacts” that bring us the story of these Pre-twenties bikes motorcycling men. on display The museum holds over four hundred bikes, and while it has all kinds of bikes, there is a strong focus on American motorcycles. The Harley-Davidson section is powerful, with everything from the earliest police Harley known from 1909, plus a 1908 “strap tank,” all the way up to a recently donated 2003 100th Anniversary CVO Road King. A great display offers a bit of a turn-of-the-century motorcycle shop: old oak and glass showcases filled with NOS HD parts in their original boxes from way back. Countless neon signs, race posters, and photos serve as backdrop to about seventy-five antique and vintage Harleys. Passing through the thematic areas of the museum, there’s a good section relating women’s contributions to motorcycling. It offers a monitor (one out of about four- teen in the museum) playing wonderful old films which, again, put the motorcycles in their original place and time. Starting about 1910, board race tracks were built in up to twenty cities across Amer- ica. Though used primarily for auto racing, they also featured motorcycle racing. This was an era when the big American manufacturers hand-built factory specials of 1000ccs and fought for brand recognition on wide, high banked board tracks, some up to two miles in length. The museum offers a remarkable fifty foot long segment Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 29 of track and about ten board track race bikes poised as they might have been when raced in anger. The board track videos help to explain just what took defunct petroleum refiners, and much ABOVE: American motorcycle place at speed and the risks these riders more are on display, plus a big interpre- icons Evel Knievel and faced. Next, there are circular displays tive timeline about gasoline sales. Steve McQueen are of Europe’s best—BMWs, Vincents, In the next area, the visitor is greeted prominently displayed Brough Superiors, NSUs, Moto-Guzzis, by a fully restored Honda ATC 90. This an ME that has just recently been added Sunbeams…even a Pannonia. Continu- is just the tip of the iceberg in this sec- to the museum displays. Museum sup- ing the tour, is a section of a restored and tion of the museum, which holds over porters have generously donated several fully outfitted 1920s steel modular Shell fifty Japanese bikes from all the major great Kawasakis from the 1970s to this Motor Oil gasoline station; porcelain makers. There are four Hondas from the section. A “Water Buffalo,” a GT550, signs, gravity pumps, oil cans from long 1950s, the J and JA machines and even and a Titan represent just a portion of

30 JUNE/JULY 2014 the excellent Suzukis on display. John Parham is the president of the museum and Founder of J&P Cycles. His first bike was a Honda S65, and he has loaned a fine example of that model for display. Maybe we can help the museum locate some early films related to Japanese bikes, ads, manufacturing, etc, to run on a monitor, as that is about all that’s missing. More than half the bikes on display in the museum are on loan, so, if you own a machine they don’t have, contact them to put it on display. Even with room for over four hundred bikes in 35,000 square feet, space for all the motorcycling stories is limited, so the museum rotates exhibits. They are working to expand the In- dian story to about forty bikes and are running a very good, temporary dirt track racing exhibit with thirty racers, but just for another year. There are several Japanese dirt trackers in that display, including a Shobert RS750 Honda and a hand built CX500-based machine as well. I could go on about how much fun this place is. Besides the bikes, there’s so much great art and memorabilia to take in. Since it’s also right in the middle of America, about three hours west of Chicago, this is a great stop to add to your list of places to see. The website is www.nationalmcmuseum.org or just give them a call at 319-462-3925. The National Motorcycle Museum is located in picturesque Anamosa, Iowa, near Cedar Rapids, and is open every day, year round, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. It is a standout among places to get your mind stimulated, maybe even overloaded, with motorcycling history. l

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Destination Eustis

Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 33 LEFT: Harley-Davidson flat tracker racing machine

BELOW: Caféd Honda GL650

BELOW: Best of Show Winner, 1936 Harley-Davidson VL

RIGHT: The middle of the Japanese section

RIGHT: This Harley-Davidson is still ridden by the original owner

FAR RIGHT: VJMC member Roger Hyde checks out the Harley-Davidson Sprint on display

34 JUNE/JULY 2014 story and photos by Michael Fitterling / [email protected]

arch 7 is supposed to be spring in Florida, so I mounted my CB350 in antici- Mpation of a mild ride to Eustis, just seventy-four miles to the north of my home town. I jumped over to US 27 and headed north, getting off in one of my favorite riding areas onto County Road 561 through Astatula and the Sugarloaf Mountain area, merged onto US 19 and made my way to the Lake County Fairgrounds, where the Vintage Motorcycle Alliance had set up their swapmeet and VJMC was hosting a bike show featuring all makes of vintage bikes. It turned out I should have worn something other than my perforated gloves, and I arrived with little feeling in my fingers. The anticipated warm up didn’t materialize on the ride, but now, off the bike, the weather was perfect and a much better alternative to the usual hot sun of central Florida at this time of year. Our club had the entire 15,000 square foot exhibit hall for hosting the bike show. I entered and found VJMC volunteers hard at work checking in bikes. As the day progressed it quickly filled up with all makes and models of vintage motorcycles. Outside, the vendors were coming in and setting up their wares of old motorcycles and vintage bike parts. Conveniently just outside the exhibition hall were food vendors, and, still with a chill in the air, their hot coffee was welcome. Setup continued throughout the day and by late afternoon most of the show bikes were in place in neatly laid rows. Once the fairgrounds were closed, a dozen of us, who had bikes destined for the show, disturbed the lines of bikes, rolled our rides outside, and mounted up to attend Eustis Downtown’s Mardi Gras themed block party, “Beads and Bikes.” The now cool temperatures and gray skies kept attendance down, but music was still playing on the streets, and visitors strolled around seeing what downtown Eustis had to offer. The VJMC members set off in search of dinner. Luckily, Peter Slatcoff had done his homework earlier and herded us toward a fantastic little pizza joint, The Great Pizza Company. After a meal of some of the best pizza I’ve had, we headed back to the exhibit hall to realign our bikes with the rest and hit the hay for an early start in the morning. The night was chilly, but the morning came with a clear sky overhead and the promise of warmer temperatures. Coffee in hand, I wandered into the exhibit hall to chat with fellow members. More people brought in bikes to be registered for the show while I wandered the floor taking photos of the entrants and watching the number of motorcycles swell. The Japanese bikes were by far the largest segment in the show, but all sorts of other bikes made appearances, with Zundapps, Indians, Triumphs, BSAs, and Har- ley-Davidsons competing for floor space with the Suzukis, Kawasakis, Yamahas, TOP: and Hondas. There were UJMs, cruisers, custom choppers, tiddlers, and race bikes The bike show floor on the floor. Carson Classic Motors Vintage Racing Team was also set up next to from above the VJMC tables and added their Cannonball bikes to the competition. CENTER: While attendees wandered among the show bikes, I took a walk back outside in A 1952 Zundapp sidecar rig the now warm sunshine and wandered the rows of vendors. From complete bikes to piles of parts, the vendors offered a little of everything. I’ve attended the swap BOTTOM: Sunday’s VJMC ride found us meet a couple times before, and one thing I noticed this year were much more Jap- once again enjoying lunch at anese and British parts for sale, alongside many parts for American bikes. There Yalaha Bakery Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 35 also were a larger number of vendors on destination eustis Bike Show WINNERS hand this year. As word gets out, I can’t help but believe we will see even more at BEST IN SHOW AWARD this event in the future. Wlam il i Reese 1936 Harley-Davidson VL Back at the exhibit hall, after one o’clock and the end of registration, ev- SHOW SPONSOR AWARD eryone was filling out their vote cards. M urray Milne 1980 Yamaha xs850 By five, the votes had to be counted, and the VJMC team took up the daunting SHOW HOST AWARD Jerry Lyons 1937 Harley-Davidson VL task. With over a hundred bikes in the show and close to 700 ballots to count, AMERICAN the task was considerable. This was the American Antique, Pre 1946 biggest show with the most ballots cast Fr i st Place William Reese 1936 Harley-Davidson VL of any VJMC show I have attended. Fi- Merit Award Jerry Lyons 1937 Harley-Davidson VL nally, the team announced the winners, American Vintage, 1946‐1967 and the lucky victors walked forward to Firstc Pla e Gordon Bass 1947 Indian Chief cheers as they picked up their trophies. Merit Award Rus Aldridge 1952 Harley-Davidson Model 125 The crowd wandered off for their homes while the VJMC volunteers American Classic, 1968‐1985 Fr i st Place Jeffrey Emery 1973 Harley-Davidson Sprint joined the crew of the Vintage Motorcy- Merit Award Robert Marcum 1981 Harvey cle Alliance for a dinner provided by the Get Ghost Boyzz, who had done such an BRITISH outstanding job providing for us at the British Antique pre 1950 last Florida State Rally. Firstc Pla e Mike Carson 1915 BSA Merit Award Mike Carson 1911 Triumph Sunday morning was bright and clear again while we gathered around in an- B VrITISH intage, 1950‐1963 ticipation of another fun VJMC ride. Firstc Pla e Steve Gauding 1951 BSA B33 About a half dozen of us rolled out after Merit Award N/A N/A our coffee for some great riding in the BitishCassicr l , 1974‐1985 area around Eustis, one of the best rid- Firstlc P a e Unknown Norton Commando ing areas in Florida and one that makes Merit Award N/A N/A liars out of those who claim Florida riding is all flat and straight. A highlight of EUROPEAN European Vintage, 1950‐1969 the ride, after romping through the Sug- Firstc Pla e Michael Mitchell 1952 ZuNdapp arloaf Mountain area, was a lunch stop Merit Award N/A N/A at Yalaha Bakery, a popular stop for deli food and bakery goodies between Lees- Euopeanr Classic, 1970‐1984 burg and Tavares. Live music played in Firstc Pla e Dave Deffes 1973 BMW the courtyard as we munched on fan- Merit Award N/A N/A tastic sandwiches and mouthwatering JAPANESE desserts. Japanese Vintage, 1946‐1968 After our break, we all headed back Firstc Pla e Gordon Bass 1965 Honda 305 Dream to Eustis, where we loaded up banners, Merit Award rodney Tredo 1967 CL 90 tables, and chairs and then headed our J CapANESE lassic, 1969‐1980 separate ways. Fr i st Place Norton Muzzone 1970 Yamaha XS‐1 This event is poised to become the Merit Award HarVy Marrison 1975 Suzuki RE‐5 Rotary preeminent classic bike show in central Florida. The turnout was fantastic J MapANESE odern, 1981+ this first year, and expectations are for Firstc Pla e Jerry Lungridan 1984 Honda Night Hawk S Merit Award Robert Marcum 1985 Yamaha VMAX even more entries next year, especially if we do a good job of getting the word Jaap nese Special out to non-Japanese collectors. Japanese Fr i st Place Peter Thompson 1980 CB‐650 Café Racer entries outnumbered other makes by a Merit Award Louis Mintroni 1979 CBX four to one ratio, but, of course, getting information out within our own world 36 JUNE/JULY 2014 of Japanese bike collectors was easy, so the challenge as the event progresses destination eustis Bike Show WINNERS is to get the message out to owners of American, British, and European vintage bikes to let them know they are wel- specialty come to participate. The other challenge American Special F irst Place Dan Drexel 1954 Harley-Davidson KH presented by such a big show is counting Merit Award Steve Simpson 1928 Harley-Davidson ballots, and planning next year’s event will require us to think about more ef- british Special ficient ways to get this done quickly, First Place Jeffery Emery 1973 Triumph which I am sure will be accomplished Merit Award Mike Carson 1940 BSA Military M20 by the time this next show rolls around. During Daytona Bike Week there are european Special so many things going on, but this was First Place Ray Dresch 1929 Dresch the show that people all over will be Merit Award John Lewis 1988 Ducati talking about and be planning to attend next year. It is thanks to the participation all custom motorcycles of the vintage bike owners and the ded- First Place John Waldman 1986 Tomas Merit Award Dan Drexel 2006 Harley-Davidson VRSCR ication of the hardworking VJMC volunteers that made it all possible. Thanks american scooter, 1951+ to Peter Slatcoff, Event Coordinator, and First Place Bryan Bentley 1957 Cushman Model 54 the Event Team of Norton and Laurie Merit Award N/A N/A Muzzone, Steve Gauding, Gordon Bass, Tom Slatcoff, Julie Slatcoff, Bryan Bent- competition vintage ley, Larry Rossi, Jim and Liz Atchison, First Place Robert Ream 1965 Honda CB 160 John Chaves, and Peter Thompson for Merit Award Chip Ream 1966 Honda CB 160 stepping up and making this another great VJMC event. l

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2014 Vintage Motorcycle Festival @LeMay by Burt Richmond / [email protected]

OPPOSITE: A Honda ratbike

LEFT: Overview of the showfield from the 2013 festival

ack in the late 1960s through the 1970s, many of us lusted after the new, bright- Bly colored Japanese motorcycles that were showing up in neighborhood stores. Now that we have matured and have successful jobs and careers, we can afford to indulge ourselves in those bikes that may have eluded us. Obviously, they have maintained their appeal to so many of us, as seldom do we own only one. A great place to see and show fine examples of these great bikes is at the Vintage Motorcycle Festival at LeMay—America’s Car Museum, in Tacoma, Washington. At the first Vintage Motorcycle Festival in 2012, awards were given for first, second, and third place in twelve classes, including the Classic Japanese Class. The arithmetic meant that there were thirty-six trophies, plus Best of Show and three Judges’ Choice, for a total of forty trophies. Japanese motorcycles took home four- teen trophies as Honda, Hodaka, Kawasaki, Marusho, Suzuki, and Yamaha were also entered in the Café Class, Competition Class, Custom Class, and Rat Bike Class. At the 2013 show, last August 24th, the field of show bikes grew from the 206 at the 2012 show to 316 for 2013, with nine of the trophies going to Japanese brands including Honda, Hodaka, Meguro, Pointer, and Yamaha. With BMW being the featured marque in celebration of their 90th Anniversary, it was no surprise to see so many BMWs, including one of the first year of production—a 1925 R37. Of those 316 motorcycles on the show field, there were four major categories that were almost equally represented: BMW, British, Italian, and Japanese. The organizers learned from the 2012 event that British bikes were the majority, so they divided that group into brands: BSA, Norton, Triumph, and Others. The good news for the upcoming 2014 Vintage Motorcycle Festival is that it will Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 39 have two newsworthy elements. First, there will not be any additional fees for multiple motorcycle entries. In fact, even the first bike is free. However, there is a standard $20 General Admission charge for everyone who attends the show, either as a participant or an observer. Number two, the Planning Committee has decided to expand the Vintage Japa- nese category into Vintage Honda, Vin- tage Kawasaki, Vintage Suzuki, Vintage Yamaha, and Vintage Japanese. Other classes that Japanese brands may enter are Competition, Café Rac- er, Custom, Off Road, Scooter, or Mo- torized Bike. This will give many more owners an opportunity to go home with a trophy. The organizers are encour- aging early registration, which is now available online at www.vintagemo- torcyclefestival.com. Early registration eliminates long check-in lines on Au- gust 23rd. The website has photos, details, lists of all classes, the schedule, list of judges, and complete information about the weekend, including a seventy-two mile Sunday scenic ride on rural back roads ending at the museum for a cookout lunch. l

CO UNTERCLOCKWISE: Scenes from the 2013 show include a row of Japanese bikes, a Honda Dream, and a Sunday ride at the plaza

Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 41 Enjoying the Panoramic view of Panamint Valley

Rest stop Suzuki on the way rotaries rule! to Trona

BELOW: Brendan and Barry trailer racing Barry enjoying his second breakfast

Heading down into Death Valley

42 JUNE/JULY 2014 RIDES Death Valley 2014 by Brendan Durrett / photos by Twila Knight

wenty years ago, Vintage Japanese bike was running way, way too advanced TLos Angeles rode to Death Valley at high RPMs. from Lancaster, taking the path of 1950s We stopped for a long break at the his- Death Valley motorcycle rallies and of a toric desert mining town of Randsburg, 1960s magazine article about riding Jap- which is now populated more by dirt bik- anese tiddlers to Death Valley. Our first ers than prospectors. The General Store trip was great fun and created many sto- offers a unique selection of merchandise, ries we all bore our friends with to this and their soda fountain makes terrific day. shakes. Once upon a time, I bought a This March, a perfect sunny day greet- chicken in a can there as a souvenir for a Our motley crew on the ed us as we gathered in Lancaster for our friend. A whole chicken. In a can. road twentieth annual trip to Death Valley. We rode onward toward Trona. Nor- Sadly, an earthquake earlier that morn- mally a pretty much abandoned des- ing caused a bit of damage, and a few of ert chemical mining town, Trona was due to damage from a flash flood, but our riders did not make the ride. How bursting with people this year. We had a couple of our riders ventured around typical for SoCal. wandered into their 100th birthday par- the barricades. The two rogue riders ar- Crazy Otto’s Diner served up their ty! Who knew so many folks would re- rived in Stovepipe Wells unscathed. The usual bodacious portions of diner food. turn to not-so-scenic Trona to celebrate? rest of us rode over Towne Pass without After everyone signed in and got their There was a car show, every church and incident. My RD400 seemed a bit slow, t-shirts, we were on our way. club had an open house, and even the gas but I thought it was because of the al- The weather forecast was for a nice station got in the act with an old couple titude. sunny weekend with a chance of wind cooking fresh carne asada tacos. Yum. After a gas stop at Stovepipe Wells, a Saturday night in Death Valley. After Trona, we rode north across the few of us broke off to head up to stay We had an even more assorted group Panamint Valley. As the road crests in Beatty, Nevada. The rest of us rode than usual—a vintage Honda CB750 over the hills north of Trona, there is a down through Death Valley toward our chopper, two Harleys, two Vespa scoot- view of the Panamint Valley that must destination of Furnace Creek. ers(!), a Suzuki rotary, Kawasaki H1 and be seen. The desert floor extends to the Once in Death Valley we encountered 250 race bikes, a Yamaha RD350LC, my horizon, bounded by rough mountains the forecasted wind. Unfortunately, RD400, and several more vintage Jap- on either side, as the road snakes down while I was riding through the blow- anese bikes. Everyone that either owns the hillside. One can feel the hot desert ing wind and sand my RD400 became or appreciates vintage Japanese bikes is air rising up from the valley floor. a RD200. Later examination revealed welcome on VJLA rides. As we rode up the valley we were sur- aluminum bits on the right spark plug. Within a few miles we had our first prised to find several miles of pavement Bummer. Onto the truck went my RD. incident. A pretty Triumph Scrambler missing from Panamint Valley Road. So Meanwhile, Barry was having issues went down on some gravel in a corner much for my promise to everyone that with his Kawasaki ZL-600 overheating. on our way into Mojave. David carried our route would be paved. Apparently, He eased it into Furnace Creek, and we on, though, after removing the remains a repaving operation is in progress, and hoped that on Sunday his bike would of his rear brake pedal and enduring an the crews began by hauling the pave- run cooler. embarrassing first aid session with my ment away. Desert dust quickly envel- Saturday night many of us dined at the wife, Denise. Your Mom was right—al- oped us and our carefully detailed bikes Furnace Creek coffee shop. The prices ways wear clean underwear. while we rode along the now gravel road. there are a bit high, but the food is pretty On the way to Randsburg, Larry’s Donnie had an adventure on his chop- decent. Afterwards, many tall tales and Honda Superhawk seized twice but kept per, with its two-inch ground clearance bad jokes were told back at our campsite. running. He retarded the timing a bit and hard tail frame, but he looked awe- Unfortunately, the local ranger did not and limped back to Mojave to catch a some. appreciate our enthusiasm and asked us ride home. It later turned out that his Our usual route from Panamint Valley to quiet down a bit. ignition advance had worn to where his up through Wildrose Canyon was closed We quieted down, but the wind didn’t. Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 43 44 JUNE/JULY 2014 Bikes fell over, our gear flew about, and Panamint Springs Resort has a small his prized Triumph desert sleds. Good our tents blew flat in the rising wind- campground, vintage motel, and restau- times. storm. Denise and I retreated into our rant at the Panamint Falls desert oasis. This year, Death Valley gave us a little truck’s bed and marveled at how fe- After enjoying a breakfast buffet on the more adventure than usual, and we all rocious the wind was. None of us got resort’s broad porch overlooking Pana- had fun. See you in 2015. l much sleep. I woke up covered in sand, mint Valley, we rode back towards Tro- but, mercifully, the wind had died down na, through Randsburg, and back to by sunrise. It was an authentic desert Lancaster. night, although those of us that stayed On our way back my thoughts turned in motels claimed they were not jealous to our first Death Valley ride. Back then, of the camping experience. we all rode 1960s bikes. My 305 Dream Sunday morning we saddled up to ride blew an engine oil seal, so we picked a to Panamint Springs for breakfast. On new one up on our way to Death Valley the way back across Death Valley, I no- and fixed my bike at the campground ticed heavy clouds up towards Beatty. that night. Craig rode the infamous I felt a few rare drops of Death Valley Easy Rider Honda Superhawk chopper, rain, but our intrepid Vespa riders ran resplendent in gold metal flake spray into a hail storm on the way from Beatty paint with extended forks, beer can down to the Valley. I always warn peo- covered ignition coils, rusty Maltese ple that our Death Valley rides are a true Cross mirrors, and ape hanger handle- adventure, and this year was a great one. bars. The Easy Rider got a flat tire in Sadly, Barry’s Kawasaki continued to Randsburg. We fixed it right there in overheat, so he decided to put it on the front of the General Store. A local fellow truck before any serious engine damage stopped by to help. Later we realized he could occur. We were up to three casu- was a famous 1960s desert racer, as he alties now; it was a tough year for bikes. showed us his cabin full of trophies and

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Bikes on the

by Peter Slatcoff / [email protected] photos by Michael Fitterling / [email protected] Beachikes on the Beach was the first VJMC BIKES ON THE BEACH Bevent to take place in the Florida WINNERS Panhandle. It was specifically scheduled for May 3, 2014, to coincide with Thun- HndaREo P -1974 der Beach, a major east coast motorcycle 1stc Pla e mike fitterling event. Thunder Beach attracts in excess 2nd Place gordon bass of 100,000 motorcycle enthusiasts of Hd on a 1974 PLUS varying interests; one of which is an in- 1stc Pla e JACK BRIERE terest in vintage motorcycles. 2nd Place JIM SNOOK The show took place at Panama City YAMAHA Cycles, Panama City, Florida. Panama 1stc Pla e SIMON GRINDROD City Cycles is a local motorcycle dealer 2nd Place gordon bellamy for Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha. The kawasaki biggest obstacle we faced was the pos- 1stc Pla e Steve gauding sibility of rain, but the sales manager, 2nd Place james moon Peter Vitulli, and shop owner, Dean si uzuk Crane, assured us the backup plan 1stc Pla e gordon bass would be moving the bike display into 2nd Place david parpyzek their showroom. In spite of the nearly 26 TOP: café racer inches of rain during the week preced- From left to right, VJMC Board of 1stc Pla e bill orazio ing the show, it was a pleasant surprise Director members John Herke, Michael Fitterling, and Peter Slatcoff 2nd Place n/a waking up the morning of the show to endo ur - offroad a cloudless sky and perfect balmy tem- Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and, of 1stc Pla e mike hitchcock peratures. By 8:00 am the first entries course, Florida; that in itself represents 2nd Place John mincie rolled in, and by 11:30 am we had over a huge success! Please see the side bar for ctomus - special 30 bikes on display. Some people would a list of show winners. 1stc Pla e bill orazio say it wasn’t a very big show; however An interesting highlight of the event 2nd Place trey cantwell when you consider that we had entries was that the club was well represent- from Illinois, Indiana, Texas, Louisiana, ed by three board members attending: Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 47

John Herke, Mike Fitterling, and myself. future events. Steve has been involved VJMC has very little presence and no Another, and by far the most exciting, in counting ballots at previous events, previous event history. All in all every- highlight of this event was the use of a most notably Eustis (where we had near- one had a good time. Plans are to repeat hybrid prototype automated show bal- ly 700 ballots to count), and stated that the event next year. We did, however, lot tallying process. A paper ballot was this was a much easier process. The en- increase local presence by 125%—mem- used by voters to cast their ballot. In trants of the bike show were ecstatic that bership increased from four to nine… turn, Steve Gauding entered the ballots the show results were made available so woo hoo! into an online data base as he received quickly. A big VJMC thank you to Panama them. Within a matter of minutes from This was a seed effort to test the via- City Cycles for providing a great venue voting closure all votes were tallied bility of a vintage Japanese event in con- and their gracious donation of all the and winners identified. This process junction with a predominately Amer- show trophies. Dean, we look forward went well and is planned to be used at ican iron activity in a region where to next year and a bigger, better show. l

Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 49 50 JUNE/JULY 2014 RIDING SAFETY Long-Distance Riding in Hot Weather by Tom Austin / reprinted with the permission of Iron Butt Magazine

ot weather becomes a significant because we become overheated from is significantly lower than the skin tem- Hrisk to long-distance motorcycle rid- within when the heat generated by our perature. ers when the temperature climbs above metabolism has no place to go. Evaporation is the cooling mechanism the typical human skin temperature To avoid becoming over-heated by our associated with perspiration (which is of about 93°F. Three of the four mech- metabolic heat release, we need to be in about 99% water). It is an insignificant anisms by which riders normally stay contact with or surrounded by some- factor when the air temperature is sig- cool while riding no longer work when thing cooler than our core temperature. nificantly lower than the skin tempera- the air temperature exceeds human skin That’s why the maximum comfortable ture, but it becomes the dominant cool- temperature. The danger of heat exhaus- room temperature is typically 80°F or ing mechanism as air temperature rises. tion and/or heat stroke skyrockets. lower. In still air, we get uncomfortably More importantly, it becomes the only It is possible to ride safely, and even warm and experience an increased rate cooling mechanism when the air tem- comfortably, in triple digit tempera- of perspiration when the temperature is perature exceeds the skin temperature. tures, but you have to be aware of how higher. Achieving effective evaporative cooling things change when the air temperature Human bodies exchange heat with is therefore critical to surviving when exceeds your skin temperature. Con- their surroundings through convection, the temperature is 93°F or higher. ventional wisdom is that mesh riding conduction, radiation, and evaporation. suits are best suited for such conditions Conduction involves the transport of How Evaporative Cooling Works because they maximize airflow over the energy by means of direct physical con- Conduction, convection, and radiation skin. However, for the reasons explained tact in the absence of relative motion. are easier to understand than evapo- below, maximum air flow is not what Conductive heat transfer can be very rative cooling because they involve the you need under these conditions. significant for a body immersed in wa- flow of heat from a surface that is warm To understand what gear works best ter, but air is such a poor conductor, that to a surrounding medium that is colder. in hot weather, it helps to know how conduction plays a fairly minor role. Evaporation is more complicated. thermal regulation of the human body Convection involves the transport of Evaporation of water occurs whenever works. energy by the means of the motion of air the air in contact with the water isn’t al- surrounding the body. Heat transfer oc- ready saturated with water vapor. When Temperature Regulation curs when air at one temperature comes the air is dry, it causes water to evaporate of the Human Body into contact with the skin at a different until the air becomes saturated; at that Being warm-blooded, humans must temperature. Convection allows the heat point, evaporation stops. The “relative maintain a core temperature within a transfer to continue by bringing a fresh humidity” of the air is then at 100%, few degrees of our 97-99°F normal tem- supply of air to the skin surface. At zero meaning that it can’t hold any more wa- perature. If we get just 5° hotter or cold- wind speed, there is a minor amount of ter. At 86°F, each cubic meter (35 cubic er, we are seriously impaired; 10° hotter convective heat transfer associated with feet) of air can hold 30 grams or colder, we die. the motion caused by the temperature of water vapor, which is about one ounce. With the right gear, we can ride safe- differential between the skin and the air. That may not sound like a lot, but when ly and comfortably at temperatures be- At non-zero wind speeds, convection be- the air temperature is 86°F or higher, low freezing. With adequate insulation comes significant if the air is at a differ- the air seldom becomes saturated, even and wind protection, the heat our basic ent temperature than the skin. when there is a nearby ocean. (As warm metabolism is creating (about 100 watts Radiation is the form of heat transfer air rises and cools, water is eventually re- when we are sitting at rest and 140 watts that does not depend on direct physical moved by cloud formation and rain.) with light activity) is sufficient to main- contact with the surroundings, only on Evaporative cooling works because of tain our core temperature. However, it is the temperature differential. Heat radi- something called the latent heat of va- much more difficult to maintain a safe ates from a hotter surface to the colder porization. “Latent heat” is the quantity and comfortable temperature when the surroundings. In still air, radiation is of heat absorbed or released when sub- ambient temperature exceeds our skin the primary cooling mechanism for the stance undergoes a change of state, e.g., temperature. Insulation doesn’t work human body when the air temperature from a liquid to a vapor. As water vapor-

Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 51 izes, it absorbs heat from the surround- humans that are heavily perspiring can ronment at an air temperature of 80°F if ing environment, which cools anything survive desert conditions. There is not we are wearing only very light clothing. the vaporizing water is in contact with. enough perspiration to bring the skin The heat balance is illustrated in Figure Each gram (about 1 milliliter) of vapor- temperature to the wet bulb thermome- 1. Most of the cooling is provided by izing water draws approximately 580 ter reading, but a normal 93° skin tem- radiation. It takes less than 1 ounce of “calories” of heat from the surroundings. perature can be achieved. perspiration per hour to provide the re- (A calorie is the amount of heat required Direct radiation from the sun can also quired 14 watts of evaporative cooling. to raise the temperature of 1 gram of wa- be a factor, but when we are shaded from Figure 2 illustrates what happens when ter by 1°C.) the sun or wearing reflective clothing, the room temperature rises to 93°F. The effectiveness of evaporative cool- something in between the wet bulb Heat flow from conduction, convection, ing depends on the humidity level. Sweat and dry bulb temperature is the best and radiation stops because there is no evaporates faster in dry, desert-like con- indication of how hot it will feel at or difference between skin temperature ditions. The effect of humidity on evap- above 93°F. It will obviously feel cooler and the air temperature. Evaporative oration can be measured with a “wet in Death Valley than in Houston at the cooling is the only available pathway bulb” thermometer, which is a ther- same air temperature. and we must perspire enough to achieve mometer with the bulb end covered by 140 watts of cooling from the evapo- a wick soaked with water. Water evapo- Examples of Heat Flow ration of sweat. To achieve 140 watts rating from the wick causes the tempera- to and from the Body of evaporative cooling, about 7 ounces ture to be reduced, just like a wet T-shirt With “light” activity, such as riding a of water must evaporate from our skin against your skin makes you cooler as motorcycle on paved roads, our basic every hour. To the extent that some of water evaporates from the shirt. metabolism produces about 140 watts of the sweat drips off before evaporating, The cooling effect of evaporation can heat that has to be removed. To avoid a the required level of sweat production be dramatic with low, desert-like hu- rise in core temperature, 140 watts must increases correspondingly. Considering midity. For example, at noon on July 26, flow from the body to its surroundings. that other bodily needs for water are 2009, the air temperature in Death Val- Using published literature, primarily about 3 ounces per hour, we would need ley, California was 100°F with a relative on the work of Dr. Rod Nave of Georgia to drink a minimum of 10 ounces of wa- humidity of 13%. The wet bulb tempera- State University and Zhang, et al. from ter every hour to avoid dehydration. ture was only 66°F. Under these condi- De Montfort University in the UK, I’ve Above 93°F, the required perspiration tions, a wet shirt against your skin feels compiled a series of models and related level increases because the air tempera- downright cold. In contrast, on the same heat transfer coefficients that produce ture is then transferring heat into the day it also 100°F in Houston, Texas, but reasonable estimates of the temperature body. Figure 3 shows what happens at the relative humidity was 42%. The wet levels at which people are comfortable. 103°F. In addition to the 140 watts being bulb temperature was 80°F. Under these The models indicate that, without no- generated by our metabolism, 99 watts conditions, a wet shirt still has a cooling ticeably perspiring, the combination of of heat are transferred into the body effect, but not nearly as great as under conduction, convection, radiation, and by the combined effects of conduction, desert-like conditions. evaporative cooling will allow us to re- radiation, and convection. To supply The evaporative cooling effect is why main comfortable in an indoor envi- the required 239 watts of evaporative cooling, the amount of sweat we have AIR AIR 80˚F 93˚F to evaporate increases to 12 ounces per RADIATION CONDUCTION RADIATION CONDUCTION hour. -90 watts -7 watts 0 watts 0 watts Now consider what happens when we move from indoors to a motorcycle. Assume that we are riding a mo- CONVECTION EVAPORATION CONVECTION EVAPORATION -29 watts -14 watts 0 watts -140 watts torcycle with no fairing and wearing light clothing or a mesh riding suit that doesn’t block the wind, the front surface METABOLISM METABOLISM 140 watts 140 watts of our body (about one square meter) is exposed to the full effect of the wind. Because convective heat transfer is a function of the velocity of the air over SKIN 93˚F SKIN 93˚F the surface of the skin, the heat transferred into the body increases significantly. At 103°F air temperature, the Heat balance in calm air Heat balance in calm air 1 80˚F air temperature 2 93˚F air temperature convective heat transfer increases from REQUIRED EVAPORATION: < 1oz/hour REQUIRED EVAPORATION: 7oz/hour just 22 watts under calm conditions to Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 53 AIR AIR AIR 103˚F 103˚F 103˚F RADIATION CONDUCTION RADIATION CONDUCTION RADIATION CONDUCTION +72 watts +5 watts +72 watts +5 watts +72 watts +5 watts

CONVECTION EVAPORATION CONVECTION EVAPORATION CONVECTION EVAPORATION +22 watts -239 watts +550 watts -767 watts +165 watts -382 watts

METABOLISM METABOLISM METABOLISM 140 watts 140 watts 140 watts

SKIN 93˚F SKIN 93˚F SKIN 93˚F

Heat balance in calm air Heat balance exposed to high wind Heat balance wearing vented wind- 3 103˚F air temperature 4 103˚F air temperature 5 proof suit, 103˚F air temperature REQUIRED EVAPORATION: 12oz/hour REQUIRED EVAPORATION: 39oz/hour REQUIRED EVAPORATION: 19oz/hour

550 watts at freeway speeds. This is the skin is exposed to high wind speeds the form of perspiration. This is close to opposite of “wind chill;” a light breeze at 103°F increases the required level of the maximum sustainable perspiration can still enhance evaporative cooling evaporative cooling to 767 watts. That rate for the average adult. but above 93°F a strong wind is heating requires 39 ounces of perspiration per At 113°F, the minimum required evap- the body. hour. Riding four hours between fuel oration rate increases to 70 ounces per As illustrated in Figure 4, the increase stops under these conditions causes hour when your body is exposed to a in convective heat transfer when the more than 1.2 gallons of water loss in strong wind. Unless you are acclimated

54 JUNE/JULY 2014 to working in tropical environments, you can’t sweat that much, regardless of TABLE 1: MINIMUM WATER CONSUMPTION WITH LOW WIND SPEED OVER SKIN how much water you are drinking. Keep EM T pERATurE REquired FOR TOTAL WATER WATER required riding under these conditions and you evaporative cooling required every 4 hours will faint from heat stroke. 80˚F <1 oz./hour 3 oz./hour 12 ounces The secret to avoiding heat stroke 93˚F 7 oz./hour 10 oz./hour 40 oz. (1.3qts) when riding in extremely hot weather is 103˚F 19 oz./hour 22 oz./hour 88 oz. (2.8qts) to cut down the convective heat transfer 113˚F 32 oz./hour 35 oz./hour 140 oz. (1.1gal) by blocking most of the wind. This can NOTE: The values shown reflect ideal conditions with no heat being absorbed from the motorcycle. be accomplished by using a fairing and windscreen and/or by wearing a helmet and riding suit that blocks the wind and for sodium chloride or glucose supple- has vents to allow a lower velocity of air ments. According to the American Col- 6 to pass over your skin. By knocking the lege of Sports Medicine, “There is little air velocity down to about 10 mph, the physiological basis for the presence of so- convective heat transfer is reduced by dium in an oral rehydration solution for 70% and there is still plenty of air flow enhancing intestinal water absorption for efficient evaporative cooling. as long as sodium is sufficiently avail- The effect of reducing the wind speed able from the previous meal.” However, to 10 mph at an ambient temperature of the available sports medicine literature 103°F is illustrated in Figure 5. Com- does suggest that sodium chloride sup- pared to the heat balance with the skin plements are beneficial when conditions exposed to high wind speed, convective result in high rates of perspiration for heating is reduced from 550 watts to 165 more than 4-5 hours. For such extreme One gallon insulated cooler with drinking tube watts and the evaporative cooling re- conditions, sports drinks like Gatorade quired drops from 767 watts to a more are a better alternative than pure water manageable 382 watts. The required unless the salt loss is being replaced with perspiration rate drops by about 50% to the consumption of salty snack foods. 7 a more manageable 19 ounces per hour. The glucose content of sports drinks is At 113°F the required perspiration rate less important for long-distance motor- drops from 70 ounces per hour to 32 cycle riding because a high level of work ounces per hour. is not being done.

Minimum Water Requirements Wicking Undergarments Replacing a quart of water loss per The calculated amounts of water for hour under extreme desert conditions evaporative cooling described above (e.g., 113°F) is manageable, but only if are based on the assumption that no you are carrying about a gallon of water perspiration is dripping from the body on-board your motorcycle and drinking or being blown off of the body before it Wicking undergarmnets like LD Comfort for more efficient evaporative cooling frequently between fuel stops. You can’t evaporates. To minimize the loss of any wait to drink during a fuel stop, espe- perspiration before it evaporates, it is Riding shorts or tights made of the same cially if you are only stopping every four necessary to wear undergarments that wicking material are also critical for hours. As shown in Figure 6, a drinking stay in contact with your skin and serve minimizing the dreaded “monkey butt” tube with a “bite valve” connected to an as a wick, just like the wick on a wet caused by hours in the saddle sitting on insulated jug or cooler is the ideal setup. bulb thermometer. Garments made by damp, non-wicking material. Table 1 summarizes water requirements LD Comfort (www. ldcomfort.com) and for a range of temperature conditions. UnderArmour (available at sporting Other Sources of Heat Although perspiration is about 99% good retailers) are ideal for this purpose. Some motorcycles are better suited for water, there are also trace amounts of Figure 7 shows the LD Comfort helmet riding in hot weather than others. The sodium chloride and other electrolytes liner and turtleneck shirt. The helmet need for water described above assumes that are lost through perspiration. Not- liner is especially important because of the motorcycle itself isn’t contributing withstanding the marketing hype used the relatively high surface area of the to the thermal load on the rider. Un- to sell “sports drinks,” typical diets are head and the large about of perspiration fortunately, that’s a bad assumption for sufficient to replace the electrolytes lost from the head that can be wasted if it some models. through perspiration without the need is not captured by a wicking material. If engine heat is noticeable at tempera- Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 55 tures below 93°F, it is likely to be a sig- 140°F for 2 seconds. (The only thing on an LD Comfort top during a gas stop nificant problem at higher ambient tem- protecting you from being burned when —or even while riding—and experience peratures. Water-cooled engines won’t your bare skin is exposed to ambient increased evaporative cooling until it necessarily run hotter in hot weather temperature of 113°F or higher is evapo- dries out. because a thermostat controls the tem- rative cooling and the cooling of the skin Evaporative cooling vests can be “re- perature of the coolant. But waste heat surface by blood flow.) To be protected charged” fairly quickly by just soaking absorbed by the coolant has to be trans- from radiator discharge temperatures in them in water, but the phase change ferred to the air passing through the excess of 113°F, you need insulation be- vests require 20 minutes in ice water (or radiator. The higher the temperature of tween your skin and the hot air stream. longer in a refrigerator) to recharge. Few the air entering the radiator, the higher Your riding suit may not be sufficient. long distance riders are going to be will- the temperature of the air leaving the ra- LD Comfort tights will help. ing to take the time required. diator will be. As I write this, a company named At 93°F, the radiator air discharge Other Sources of Cooling “EntroSys” is advertising an actual air might be 140°F and perhaps be reduced Evaporative and “phase change” cool- conditioning system that supposedly to 110°F before it contacts your leg. It ing vests are two options for supple- will provide cool air to a special vest. Al- feels very warm, but it won’t burn you. menting the evaporative cooling avail- though you can’t buy the system yet, the If the ambient temperature is 10°F high- able from perspiration. They work, but company is offering 20% discounts from er, your leg might be exposed to 120°F. not for very long. Although manufac- an undisclosed price for the first 500 in- That’s hot enough to actually burn you turers often claim such vests keep you dividuals to “pre-order” the system. in a few minutes if your leg isn’t insulat- cool for “up to 3 hours” or even longer, In theory, this could work without ed from the radiator discharge. two hours of noticeable benefit is more consuming an unreasonable amount According to data from the National typical. That’s less than the time be- of power, but it’s hard to believe many Burn Center, the combination of tem- tween fuel stops for a typical long dis- riders will be interested in carrying perature and time to cause a second de- tance rider. For a short term break from the hardware required for the limited gree burn is 113°F for 1.7 hours, 122°F the heat without the hassle of a separate amount of time the system would actu- for 2 minutes; 131°F for 11 seconds, and cooling vest, you can pour some water ally be used. l

56 JUNE/JULY 2014 REVIEW The Tiddler Invasion: Small Motorcycles of the Sixties by Michael Fitterling / [email protected] Floyd M. Orr

his book is part reminiscing, part section stands on its own. year unique. Thistory, and part technical informa- The author starts with an introduction You’ll also tion. While the subtitle implies the book to the era of small bike dominance, then find scattered is about the tiddlers of the sixties, it also gives background on the small bikes throughout ISBN 9780615741670 $28.95 paperback covers the pre-history and early history leading up to the invasion over a couple the book nos- $22.95 Kindle leading up to the real invasion, started chapters. From there, the book moves talgic looks Available on Amazon.com by the Honda Cub in 1959 and predomi- from obscure makes to more familiar at growing nated by Japanese makes ever since. Orr ones and then features a chapter each on up on motorcycles back in this time of covers this class of bikes to the end of the big four (Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yama- small bike predominance. their heyday in the mid-1970s and even ha, and Honda), starting with the least This is a hefty book—its 594 pages throws in a bit about the current offer- to the most ubiquitous makes. To round make it almost an inch and a half thick, ings of small bikes still available in the out the book, the author then offers a and it measures seven by ten inches. If predominantly big bike world of today. chapter on the Honda Scramblers and, you have a question about any small The Tiddler Invasion repeats itself from finally, the modern tiddlers now or re- bikes from this period I would be sur- time to time, but in this case that’s not cently available. prised if you could not find the answer a bad thing. You can read a section on Throughout the book are charts to between the covers of this book. If you your particular favorite make or model help the reader identify model and year have a love of these small bikes and want without missing important information of almost any small bike you can imag- to know more about them, this book be- from other parts of the book, so each ine, with notes about what made each longs in your hands and on your shelf. l

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tech help Tech Tip #2: Where Can I Find Parts? by Jim Townsend and Ellis Holman

Jim: Ellis, I had a guy call me the other cause you’re dealing with a bike that was I am constantly day asking if I had parts for his Suzuki. built in, say, the ‘70s doesn’t mean the I have a GS850, but no parts for any Su- dealer can’t get parts. I was working on a amazed by the zuki. What can I tell him? We never had SL175 and needed the packing where the amount of parts a Suzuki dealer around here, so I rarely head pipes join the muffler. I went to the even see one. local Honda dealer, and, wonder of won- that are still in the ders, they had two of them on hand. A lot Ellis: That’s a common question when of this depends on the dealer, too. Many pipeline for the restoring a vintage bike. The answer is, dealers don’t want to go to the trouble of Hondas I restore “It depends.” What I mean by that is, looking up parts for older bikes. if the bike in question is one of the big There’s also eBay, but much like the begun to tool up making replacement four (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, or Ya- flea market or autojumble it is “buyer parts. Again, these may or may not fit maha), and the bike was imported into beware.” Many people will advertise on the bike you have. If you aren’t sure, ask the country by the distributor, then the eBay that a part fits a particular bike, lots of questions of the seller before lay- first stop would be the dealer of the mo- and they may have no idea if it does. Be- ing your money down; you’ll be much torcycle. ware especially of parts that are not in happier if you do. I am constantly amazed by the amount their factory packing. Another trend is There are also specialty companies of parts that are still in the pipeline for that Asian markets are starting to no- that concentrate on NOS (New Old the Hondas I typically restore. Just be- tice the interest in older bikes and have Stock) parts. NOS parts are just that,

Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 59 parts that have been in a dealer’s inven- stand back and analyze it, that is partly newsletter we had twelve years ago. We tory and, while new, are also old. Use what they are in business for. I will say, need to support our advertisers because caution with these as well. Rubber parts though, that Honda parts are far easier they support us, and in more than one may deteriorate if not stored properly. to find than parts for other makes. Of way. Gordon East and Guido Cardillo Metal parts that have not been stored course, that depends on the model you have signed up a pretty good bunch of in their wrap will grow rust. CMS in are restoring. I once bought a new en- dealers to advertise in our magazine, too. the Netherlands, David Silver Spares, gine in a crate for a 1973 Honda CB350F I’ve had some pretty good luck buy- Western Hills Honda, Speed and Sport, from a dealer. It also surprises me that ing parts from Thailand for some early , and Z1Enterprises are just a few of those some restorers just insist on a NOS part bikes like 60s Honda Dreams and Ben- companies specializing in NOS parts. where a used part will do, or where the lys. It takes a couple weeks, but if it is a Remember though, when dealing with old part can be restored. My local Hon- small part it can be sent via air mail and companies overseas there are curren- da/Kawasaki dealer has online parts not be too costly. cy differences between the US Dollar fiches for bikes back to about 1960. I am Ellis, I’m sure you have had some of the and Euros (currently about $1.36 US to sure others do, too. (http://www.lakecit- same luck I have had just knowing a lot 1 Euro) and British Pounds (current- yhonda.com) of guys. I go to a bike night every couple ly about $1.64 to 1 British Pound), plus One warning about some parts from weeks, and sometimes we get to talking, shipping costs. Keep that in mind when non-motorcycle sources, though. Roll- and I find someone who has some parts you’re looking at parts from “across the er chain can be had very cheaply from I need and I may have some parts they pond.” tractor supply places, but it is made very need. That old buzz word networking re- Don’t forget that for things like oil cheaply, too. It is made to much lower ally pays off. seals and bearings, a local bearing standards and is not at all suitable for house can supply you with those parts, anything other than emergency use. Ellis: Yeah, Jim, networking sure does and often they are better quality and Some ball bearings are made to different pay off. That is one of the benefits of lower cost than OEM, if you don’t mind standards, as well. Some have too much belonging to the club. Some folks have that it isn’t original. The same goes for tolerance for such uses as main bearings parts that they hold for “trade goods.” things like tires and tubes. A quick flip or wheel bearings. Be sure you get the I sometimes pick up parts for just that through J. C. Whitney’s motorcycle tightest tolerance bearings, but I have to reason. You can find some pretty amaz- catalog will show you a lot of common agree with Ellis. Try to find a good lo- ing stuff just by asking around within parts for older machines. Rubber parts cal bearing house for seals and ball and the club. are the things that perish quickly on roller bearings. Bearings and seals are older bikes. A tatty rubber carb mount standard around the world and often are There you have it guys. Try your local can cause no amount of misery for a two made in metric sizes. The prices are a dealer, look up dealers in Vintage Jap- stroke. JBM Industries, in Kent Ohio, fraction of what dealers charge. anese Motorcycle Magazine, eBay, and offers many reproduction rubber parts It should be obvious to VJMC mem- network with other club members and for our vintage bikes carburetion sys- bers that another place to look for parts go to swap meets and you will pretty tems. (We should ask JBM to advertise is with advertisers in our magazine. Not much fill your parts bins. If you need in the magazine.) only do they have the stuff we need, but help, email or call us. their advertising supports the magazine. Have a problem? Contact Ellis Holman, Jim: Sure thing, Ellis. I’ll go along with I know some would like to do away with 317-691-4242, buddy.holman@gmail. that. I’m constantly surprised that deal- ads, but then we would have to go back com, or Jim Townsend, 574-551-2255, ers can get what they can, but when you to the black-and-white twenty-four page [email protected]. We prefer email. l

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Events Corner UPCOMING EVENTS by Peter Slatcoff, VJMC Events Coordinator J5UNE 14-1 [email protected] 2nd Annual Vintage Motorcycle Ride & Show Yanke Motor Museum Boise, Idaho nce again, it’s time to start packing for the VJMC main event—the 2014 Na- Otional Rally. This year’s rally will take place June 26th-28th at Spring Mill State JU1 NE 2 Park in Mitchell, Indiana. With well over one hundred guests already pre-regis- 6th Annual Vintage Japanese tered, we still expect more than two hundred to pre-register and join us. Motorcycle Show & Swap Meet Iron Pony Motorsports, Inc, In addition to the regular activities of riding, bike show, and socials; this year we Westerville, Ohio are expanding our venue to include activities specific to “tiddlers.” Similar to the rage of café racers, “tiddlers,” or small displacement motorcycles, are beginning to J8UNE 26-2 VJMC National Rally 2014 take the country by storm. We asked several groups, “Why such an interest in these Spring Mill State Park small displacement bikes?” Although the responses varied, the most common were, Mitchell, Indiana “This was my first bike” or “I had one of these while going to college.” My belief is, J3ULY 11-1 now that we are getting older, the smaller, lighter weight bikes are easier to handle. AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Following Friday night’s dinner, another highlight will be a presentation by the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course VJMC Kansas City Chapter. The Kansas City Chapter is considered one of the most Lexington, Ohio active and productive chapters of our club. Their presentation will provide insight JULY3 1 on their organization and execution of events in the Midwest. We would also like 3rd Annual KCVJMC to thank Chapter President Mark Bayer and his team for their successful kick-off All Japanese Motorcycle Show of our first Midwest Rally, which took place in Kansas City, and we wish them well Overland Park, Kansas with the continuation of that event this year. auguST 9 Since 2012, overall the VJMC event program has experienced tremendous growth, 2nd Annual KCVJMC and 2014 will be the most active year in the history of the club. However, this growth Midwest Regional Rally & Show is limited to a relatively few geographic locations; such as Arizona, Kansas City, In- New Century, Kansas diana, Florida, and, more recently, the Cincinnati area. I, for one, would like to see auguST 15-17 that change and expand to include many of the other areas that have concentrations Helen, Georgia Membership of our members. Vintage Ride Helen, Georgia Time after time we receive email and telephone calls from members with basically the same questions—“Why are there no events in my area?” or “How do I meet september 5-7 members near where I live?” In the past that was fairly simple; you pulled out your VJMC West Coast Rally Flagstaff, Arizona member directory and browsed the names near your location. That has gone by the wayside due to privacy and other issues we will not discuss here. But there is a way september 20 ahead. Florida Fall Ride The Event Team, in coordination with the Membership Chairman and the IT staff, TBD is working on an online application to rectify this. The application will allow you to october 10-12 send an email with your contact information and a short message to those members 10th Annual within a certain radius of your zip code. (This radius is yet to be determined). We Barber Vintage Festival Barber Motorsports Park hope that this application will help stimulate more interaction and development of Leeds, Alabama local member groups. These local groups have proven to be the primary catalyst for developing and promoting events in their areas. The Member Contact Application october 16-19 is expected to be available before year end. In the meantime, if you would like to AIMExpo Orange County Convention Center reach out to members in your area, please send your contact information along with Orlando, Florida a short note, and we will forward for it for you. Another good option is to post your message on the VJMC Facebook page, “VJMC North America Inc,” or the club fo- NOVEMBER 1-2 rum. Also, please remember, if your message pertains to an event, you will have to 3rd Annual VJMC Florida State Rally Silver Springs State Park continue to use the event request form (found on the club website www.vjmc.org) Ocala, Florida to advertise events. l Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 65 A vintage Japanese motorcycle for the VJMC is 20 years old or older and, of CLASSIFIEDS course, 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- A ds will be run for ONE ISSUE ONLY. Please ample, ads for the August/September issue are due by June 20. resubmit via www.vjmc.org or contact our If you have business related ads, please consider taking out a commercial display ad. 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show bike with new factory seat [email protected] 4-hole rubber seal, Viton O-ring and exhaust system. $5000. for petcock bowl. Kits fit: pet- FOR SALE Gary Osterlund, 602-390-3040, cock number 16950-461-751 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1982 CB650 Standard, CB650C Custom and Nighthawks, CB750C Custom, 1982-83 CB- BRIDGESTONE For 1964/69 Honda CA/CB/ 750SC Nighthawk, 1982 CB900C CL160 and S65, parts. New and Custom, 1983 CB1000 C Custom 1970 Bridgestone 350 GTO. De- used parts for Honda 160s, S65 and 1983 CB1100F Super Sport. cent chrome and paint. Some and VT500. Affordable prices. Pictures at http://www.cb1100f. fading on top of gas tank. New Restorations are done and parts net/modules.php?name=Fo- seat cover. Grab bar option. need to go. Call or email. Paul rums&file=viewtopic&t=73943. Comes with original tool box and Enz, 321-268-5461, Titusville, Classic Honda and other Jap- $20 and free first class shipping tools. Engine turns with good Florida, [email protected] within the continental United compression. Titled, $4900. Jim anese motorcycles. Restored, prices vary. Sold separately. States up to 13 ounces. $8 for Welch, 847-417-2698, Illinois, first class international post- [email protected] 1967 Honda 305 Scrambler. Red CB100, CB125, CB175, CB200, and silver, 4 times rarer than CB77, CB350, VB450, CB550, age with tracking number for the black and silver bikes I saw CB750, CL100, CL125, CL175, a total of $28 for international when they were new decades CL77, CA78, CA77, CA95, CL450, customers. Payment via Pay- HONDA ago. $6000 invested, $4000 SL125 twin and more. Over 70 Pal to flatheads@bellsouth. firm. Will give $500 worth of vintage mostly Honda motorcy- net. Conrad Ledig, 225-610- used parts with the bike. About cles, will buy, sell and trade old 2233, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 93 points out of 100 show wise. motorcycles. Steve Burns, 302- [email protected] Needs minor clutch work. Larry 449-2582, Middletown, Dela- Mitchell, 435-644-8379, Utah, ware, [email protected] 1981 Honda CBX. New NOS ex- [email protected] haust system, 11200 miles, new 1973 Honda CB350 Four. Baby paint, new tires. Also CBX sad- 1968 Honda SL160. It is a poor Four ‘barn find’. Am parting dle bags. Bags need paint; ei- Florida bike that needs tlc for out or will sell as is. Send me a ther silver for 1981 CBX or white sure. Complete with frame, note and I will send pics. Best for 1982 CBX/ Paul, 701-886- 1964 Honda 305 Dream Tour- wheels, side pipes, carbs. No parts are side covers, 3 of the 7758, Northeast North Dakota, ing. Professionally restored. seat but has a clean tank and 4 exhaust pipes, tail light, spee- [email protected] TD Bash black seat with over- some other parts. Call or email if do and tach. I need to pick up all black stock color. Needs this may be what you want. Doc, the seat and have not seen it. 1982 Honda CM450A automat- nothing, has repro www 850-257-4336, Panama City, Engine is seized, it has been sit- ic. My riding bike but getting to tires. $5995. Email for pics. Florida, [email protected] ting for 32 years. Tim Sommers, old to ride. Garaged always. I Lee Stewart, 903-797-3465 630-235-7617, Chicago, Illinois, am 2nd owner. 8700 orig. miles (leave message), Gilmer, Texas, [email protected] and orig. candy root beer paint [email protected] 1968 Honda CB160. Origi- nal, un-restored condition. and mufflers in good shape. 10k+ miles, starts right up 1975 Honda CB400F. 3 bikes. 2 New front and back tires. Runs For Honda CA/CB/CL77 and and runs good. Titled and are complete with titles. 1 parts perfect. Never abused. $995 CL72, have some parts. Email registered. Ready to ride. bike. All need work. $2500 for firm. Located 10 miles from with needs. Also have CA78 $2000. Rich, Middletown, all three. Gary Osterlund, 602- Rhinebeck NY super meet site. frame and a CB77. Jeremy, Min- Maryland, [email protected] 390-3040, Harrisburg, Pennsyl- Ken Krauer, 845-266-3363, nesota, [email protected] vania [email protected] For 1970s Honda CB750, en- 1964/66 Honda Superrhawk. gines. 3 750K engines for For 1981/83 Honda CB650/ 1964 has a title, needs work parts or restoration. 2 are 750/1000/1100 and CBX, Pet- and a seat, has rare matching together. 1 apart. $300 for cock Rebuild Kits. Kit consists of join or renew @ serial numbers. $800. The 1966 all three. Jim Reed, 772-468- Viton O-ring for filter screen, Bu- www.vjmc.org has no title, is in mint condition 2144, Fort Pierce, Florida, na-N O-ring for on-off-res lever,

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about 20 miles and it is sweet. It Call or email for pictures. Ti- (just outside of Washington DC), has been serviced and is ready tled in Alaska with current tags. [email protected] to go. I have all books, manuals, Shawn C Dochtermann, 425- tools and the original seat. It has 367-8777, Atascadero, Califor- a Corbin seat installed currently. nia, [email protected] $4500. Dave Sell, 814-285-6404, bcdavesell2@bedfordchrysler. com

1982 Honda GL500 Silverwing. Café Racer. Custom paint job done in Fall of 2013. 8400 original miles, runs great, sounds 1985 Kawasaki Gpz900R. great. I take it out on the week- The ends and it is a blast to ride. original superbike, rare stock Asking $4750. Scott Erhardt, blue/silver color. Mint condition 727-224-1659, Tampa, Florida, 1978 Kawasaki KL250. 3825 with new premium tires and [email protected] miles. Great shape mechanical- Corbin dual seat with match- ly and cosmetically. All original ing blue piping. Complete doc- 1990 Honda Hawk 647. Zero and all there less turn signals. umentation withO M T safety miles. Found it in the original In a very good way. It’s never certification. 66000km. $3500 crate at a closed out Honda deal- been rebuilt, no unknown parts cash or certified check. Dave er. Completely serviced, new or hands inside engine. I bought Dotchin, 905-685-0637, St tires and a few pieces replaced it from the original owner in the Catharines, Ontario, Canada, here and there. I have all the early 90’s. Includes owners and [email protected] original pieces, battery, tools, service manuals, title and some etc and photos of everything extra maintenance parts. Ask- to verify your purchase and ing $1495. Todd. Gray, 734-672- MARUSHO to see how I bought the bike. 8772. [email protected] Clean Pennsylvania title. I have 1982 Honda GL1100 Gold Wing. For 1960 Marusho, NOS all receipts and documentation. tank badge. Rare to find. Converted full dresser into café Bike is like new and pretty much 1982 Kawasaki 175cc Enduro. cruiser. 24k original miles, new This motorcycle is 99.9% com- Al, 561-271-5855, Florida, is. This bike won’t disappoint. [email protected] belts, fuel pump, custom rear $6000. Contact me with ques- plete. Great for parts or res- seat cowl, front fender, bikini tions. Dave Sell, 814-285-6404, toration. $100. John Yuhn, fairing with 8” headlight, new bcdavesell2@bedfordchrysler. 248-820-8935, Holly, Michigan, bars, controls and switches. com [email protected] SUZUKI Fantastic paint job done last summer. Paid $1800 just for the paint work. Invested over 1982 Kawasaki GPz750. Beau- 1960’s Suzuki GT380 engine. $6500 not including my labor. KAWASAKI tiful red bike with 56000 km For parts or restoration, en- Asking $5400. Scott Erhardt, on it. Runs perfect and looks gine is free with compression 727-224-1659, Tampa, Florida, 1972 Kawasaki 100cc Enduro. perfect as a regularly driven and has carbs. Missing cylinder [email protected] This motorcycle is all there, it’s ’82 should look. Needs nothing head shroud, otherwise com- just in boxes. $100. John Yuhn, and is ready to go. $3800 Ca- plete. $100. Jim Reed, 772- 248-820-8935, Holly, Michigan, nadian. Patrick, 905-466-4053, 468-2144, Fort Pierce, Florida, 1982 Honda GL1100. I have a [email protected] Oakville, Ontario, Canada, [email protected] partiallycannibalized Gold Wing [email protected] for sale. I have frame with New York title, motor, transmission 1972 Kawasaki H2 750. Mostly and much more. Robert Funk, original early H2. 10105 miles, 717-371-9074, Lancaster, Penn- original exhaust, clear title.C on- sylvania, [email protected] tact me for pictures and more details. Pete Hanson, 717-926- 9360, Palmyra, Pennsylvania, [email protected]

1975 Kawasaki H2 750. Purple/ purple. Engine has been totally 1964 Suzuki T10 Crusader. First gone through from bead blast- 1982 Kawasaki Kz750R1 GPz. of the 250 Suzukis imported to ing the inner parts of engine Original GPz750. All stock ex- the US and forerunner of the X6 and outside cylinder heads to cept for 4-into-1 header and Hustler. Professional restoration new seals, pistons, etc. Origi- jetting. Under 13k miles. Not with correct period Suzuki blue. nal pipes. Just had all 3 carbs perfect but very nice. Too many Very showy bike with lots of 1984 Honda GL1200 Gold synched, as well as a new Bar- NOS parts to list, including chrome. Extremely rare. Ask- Wing. Bought from original 30 nett clutch installed. New tires brand new petro tank. Photos ing $4995, appraised at $5300. year owner. Kept covered in- front and back. Paint is excel- upon request. Ride her away Buyer arranges shipping. Con- doors. 14800 original miles, ser- lent with extra clear coats. with your tag. No trades, serious tact me for details and photos. viced regularly. Letting it go due Seat cover is NOS. Runs like a buyers only. John Revilla, 703- Lee Stewart, Gilmer, Texas, 903- to lack of space. Just ridden for raped ape. Asking $9000 obo. 509-1796, South Riding, Virginia 797-3465, [email protected] Vi ntage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine 67 $2500 obo. Pictures available. For Japanese Bikes, 1960s/ YAMAHA Shawn C Dochtermann, 425- 1990s. Thousands of NOS 1965 Suzuki M31 50cc. Very 367-8777, Atascadero, Califor- parts from old dealer inven- nice example of the ‘Suzy Suzu- 1960 Yamaha YDS1 250cc. One nia, [email protected] tories. Thousands more used ki’. New seat cover and NOS leg of only a handful known to ex- parts. Call or email with re- shields. Engine turns with good ist. This bike is very original and quests. Badger Cycles, 920- compression. Titled, $1000. Jim untouched. The seat cover has 1971 Yamaha R5B 350. I have 682-2127, Manitowoc, Wiscon- Welch, 847-417-2698, Illinois, been replaced at some point two R5Bs for sale. One ran last sin, [email protected] [email protected] in the past, all else is factory. in 2008, the other was nev- Chrome and paint are quite re- er started. I will sell separate spectable. Has original air pump or together. They are both in Vintage Japanese Motorcycles. 1966 Suzuki A-100. For parts and rare factory wind screen. nice condition and would be Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha. Pric- or restoration. No title, will sell Matching numbers. Engine great to restore. I want $1500 es vary. Sold separately. Over with Bill of Sale. $100. Jim Reed, turns with good compression. each or both for $2500. Both 60 antique motorcycles. CB100, 772-468-2144, Fort Pierce, Flor- Titled, $14900. Jim Welch, 847- are titled in Alaska. Shawn CB125, CB160, CB175, CB200, ida, [email protected] 417-2698, Illinois, jaswelch@ C Dochtermann, 425-367- CB350, CB450, CB400, CB550, sbcglobal.net 8777, Atascadero, California, CB750, CB400F, CB77, CL200, [email protected] CL77, CL350, CL450, CL70, CL90, S90, CB350, CL360. RD60, G7, 1961 Yamaha YD3 250cc. Nice 1969 CL2 200. Kz650, Kz400. example of this rare and ear- 1971 Yamaha R5. Barn find, Buy and sell old vintage motor- ly motorcycle from Yamaha. complete with an extra motor. cycles. Steve Burns, 302-449- Has rare aluminum carb cover. Project or parts, not running, 2582, Middletown, Delaware, Great chrome on mufflers. Turn decent shape. $900. Dave Lille- [email protected] signals, engine turns with good gaard, 815-621-7293, Rockford, compression. Titled, $2500. Jim Illinois, [email protected] Welch, 847-417-2698, Illinois, Parts for Japanese bikes. I [email protected] have about 7000 individual 1972 Suzuki TS125. Barn find, 1976 Yamaha TT500 Custom. in my own barn. 2263 miles, parts. Email for a PDF list of the It has a 650 front end on it with parts. Lists are broken down in storage last 15+ years. 1963 Yamaha TG1-T Trail 80cc. longer custom aluminum swing Runs, all original, owned since into Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki Very nice very clean bike from arm and aluminum exhaust pipe. and Yamaha. Please request 1978. see video at http://you- Colorado. Early non oil injec- Set up for flat tracking. Custom tu.be/MGAfe0fyjK8. asking only one list per day due to tion. Runs, needs new gas tank. paint job. Please contact me my time constraints. Mark - Ak $925. T. Gray, 734-672-8772. $675. Jim Welch, 847-417-2698, by phone or email. $3000 obo. [email protected] samit, 928-202-8654, Arizona, Illinois, [email protected] Shawn Dochtermann, 425-367- [email protected] 8777, Atascadero, California, 1973 Suzuki GT250K. 5k miles [email protected] 1967 Yamaha YR1 350cc. Back, issues of Vintage Japa- or so, all original with the excep- 7500 miles, original, unre- tion of NOS Suzuki parts – rub- nese Motorcycle Magazine be- stored. Starts first kick. Cly- 1980 Yamaha XS650 Special II. ginning with issue #2 and end- ber hoses etc. The gauges were mer and shop manual. Da- Rolling basket. Engine has great professionally refurbished and ing with the current issue. Not vid Dowty, 302-653-2195, oil pressure, clear Georgia title, an entirely complete run, but are calibrated. New tires last [email protected] original owners manuals. Some year. I have some spares that go more than 150 interesting and new carb parts. 7991 miles on informative issues. $185. Bill with the bike. Steering bearings the clock. $1600. Call anytime need replaced and the front 1970 Yamaha G6S 80cc. Rare Trible, 703-759-5912, Vienna, for details. Robert White, 864- Virginia, [email protected] caliper could be rebuilt. For barn find with only 2200 miles. 457-2293, Campobello, South the most part, an original bike I freshened up the paint, put in Carolina that runs and rides. $2000 obo. new crank seals, external seals, Manuals. I have decided to thin Allan Howard, 937-245-1764, new battery, chain, etc. so it out my 30+ year collection of Dayton, Ohio, Nomadmax@ runs as good as it looks. Not a early vintage Japanese service hotmail.com concourse level restoration, misc. FOR SALE literature and parts manuals. I but is a clean, rideable, unique have manuals on most every- sporty little bike. WiFour speed 1976 Suzuki GT250A. 8k miles, Vintage Parts Business For Sale: thing and will be listing them transmission, it will do an hon- Six figure retail sales. The sale on eBay over the next several all original. Front brake caliper est 50mph and is great for buzz- needs rebuilt. It runs and rides includes: > $2M in NOS Hodaka weeks under the seller name ing around town. Starts easily. parts, over $120,000 in retail hirev. If you need a manual but it needs some TLC. I have a Everything works as it should ‘rough as a cob’ spare parts bike product, 1,700’ of shelving, 7’ x that is not listed, contact me and is a piece of retro art that 16’ trailer. Non-disclosure form through eBay email. I probably that goes with it but it has no will serve you well for years to title. $1500 obo. Allan Howard, required before information is have one. Also have an exten- come. Contact me for photos exchanged. This business needs sive collection of owners manu- 937-245-1764, Dayton, Ohio, and info. Victor Montijo, 858- [email protected] 900sq feet of floor space assum- als and dealer brochures that I 722-8748, San Diego, Califor- ing a 10’ Ceiling. A reasonably plan on listing in the future. Jim nia, [email protected] priced business that that can be Smith, 270-273-3382, Kentucky, 1976 Suzuki GT550. For parts or easily transferred and would be [email protected] restoration. Roller with engine, 1970 Yamaha RT1 360. Nice immediately profitable. Locat- tanks, side covers and instru- ed near St Louis. Motivation is condition, last started summer Honda Manuals. Over 100 orig- ments. No title, will sell with Bill of 2013. Have too many Mcs retirement. Bill Cook, 636-281- of Sale. $300. Jim Reed, 772- 1975, www.Hodaka-Parts.com inal Honda service manuals and too many projects so time for many various models, CBX, 468-2144, Fort Pierce, Florida, to make someone happy. I’d like [email protected] MB5, CB750, etc. Email for spe-

68 JUNE/JULY 2014 classifieds cific needs. Prices on request. bat for AHRMA cross-country. 5855, Florida, als993@bell- Bob Brandner, 561-776-6212, I live close to Barber’s track KAWASAKI south.net North Palm Beach, Florida, in Birmingham. $500-$1000 [email protected] price range. Marty Thom- For 1976 Kawasaki KE175 B1, as, 205-678-3247, Alabama, need Bill Wirges expansion 1959 Yamaha YDS1. Project [email protected] chamber. That’s the only guy wanted in any condition. Al, Japanese Bikes. Retiring, selling that made them for this par- 561-271-5855, Florida, als993@ my 4000+ lines of Kawasaki, Su- ticular bike as far as I know. If bellsouth.net zuki, and some Honda NOS vin- you know of any other brands tage parts. Listed at my site, Vir- HONDA or have any for sale, let me Yamaha Big Bear Scrambler. tuallyJunk.com. Asking $10k for know. Kenny, 530-400-8191, it all, including rights to my site Any year 250 or 305cc, YDS3, For 1956 Honda MR250, parts. San Francisco, California, YM2, or YM2C. Any condition and contents. Bruce Mangels, Need muffler, winker lights, [email protected] 520-457-3035, Tombstone, Ari- horn. Would consider buying but prefer restored. Paul Legris, zona, [email protected] 561-373-9987, Jupiter, Florida, a parts bike. Al, 561-271-5855, [email protected] Florida, [email protected] For 1980 Kawasaki KZ440 Ltd, need 3-point crash bars. Also, 1968/81 Hondas. Parting out if anyone knows of a skid plate 50 Japanese bikes, mostly Hon- For 1956 Honda JC56, parts. that would work on this bike. M isc. WANTED da. $75 each or will part out. Need tail light lens and lens Tim Sommers, 630-235-7617, Includes Yamaha and Hon- hold down bezel, this is the Chicago, Illinois, tim-somers@ da Mopeds, lots of seats and Honda CBX 1000cc 6 cyl mem- small round style. Also front comcast.net orabilia side covers. 4 CB750 4 cyl gas wheel, reverse style handlebar for Museum and the tanks, $60 and up. Bridgestone controls, glass style fuel filter. ‘CBX Book’ I am presently writ- 100/150 seat, very nice, $100. Would consider parts bike in ing. Any brochures, adverts, 1978 Gold Wing engine, $100. any condition or other parts. Al, MARUSHO posters, owner’s manual, work- 1965 Honda 150 Dream en- 561-271-5855, Florida, als993@ shop manual, set-up manu- gine, $100. Dream and Super bellsouth.net For 1965/66 Marusho ST500 al, toys/models, old photos, Hawk frames with attached Magnum, need parts. May etc. related to the 1979-1972 fenders, electrics, wheels, etc.; buy whole bike. Trying to fin- CBX. Also period aftermar- ask for prices. Located near For 1959 Honda CE71 250cc, ish up a long term project ket fairings/bodywork. Let Rhinebeck, NY, AMC super seat. Need to buy or borrow so bike. Please let me know if me know what you have and meet site. Ken Krauer, 845- I can fabricate one. Also need you have anything available. how much you need! Thanks. 266-3363, Salt Point, New York, condenser. Al, 561-271-5855, Ed Wilcox, 248-388-1342, Ian, 626-444-9358, California, [email protected] Florida, [email protected] Michigan, [email protected] [email protected]

Motorcycle trailer. 1959/79 Honda collection. 49- For 1963 Honda C77, early Looking 1047 cc. Selling 50 year collec- Dream. Need the part where SUZUKI for 2 or 3 rail trailer capable tion. From junkyard to museum the lever goes into. Called a of carrying 1200 lbs. Wheels pieces. Paul Crippes, 707-894- ‘perch’ for the clutch side. For For 1980/84 Suzuki GS1100, and suspension should be 3174, Cloverdale, California, early steel stamped bars. Can would like any info on GS1100 good enough to get us from [email protected] send pic of it. Jeremy, Minneso- engines complete of for Georgia to California and back. ta, [email protected] sale or trade. I would also Electric brakes are a plus. Gui- be looking for GS1150 endo Cardillo, 404-587-0190, [email protected] Japanese bike parts supply. For 1968 Honda CL125A, gines as well. Doc, 850-257- Tens of thousands of parts, need 4336, Panama City, Florida, seat trim, stainless or chrome [email protected] new and used. Reasonable that fits around the edge of the Japanese NOS mopeds and price in order to make a speedy motorcycles from the 60s and deal. Gene Crump, 662-369- seat. Seat has been recovered but is lacking the trim. Tom Price, For 1983 Suzuki GR650, need 70s for our showroom. If you 4542, Aberdeen, Mississippi, have anything to offer please [email protected] 731-616-8818, Pinson, Tennes- a manual. Hard copy or scan. see, [email protected] Will pay for manual. Australian contact me. Mike Buttinger, VJMC member. Carl Leiner, Aus- [email protected] [email protected] WANTED 1972 Honda Z50 K3. Looking for tralia, excellent original bike in candy Dealer memorabilia. Collector gold color. Would like to find an seeks 1950s-1980s Japanese BRIDGESTONE original paint bike. Sean Mor- YAMAHA dealership items including phew, 562-698-7484, Whittier, banners, signs, ashtrays, light- For 1970’s Bridgestone, need California, vintage1948house@ For 1950s Yamaha YA1/YA2/ ers, hats, clocks, promos, etc. parts. Can be more specific when yahoo.com YA3/YC1, need parts, tank Rare, weird and old is good. contacted. Walt Branham, 517- badges. Please call with any Tom Kolenko 770-427-4820 parts you may have for these Atlanta, Georgia, tkolenko@ 788-3442, Jackson, Michigan, For 1990 Honda CB450 l [email protected] models. Al, 561-271-5855, kennesaw.edu DX, looking for side panels. [email protected] Any condition for bike res- Florida, HODAKA toration. John Skinner, 44 259215338, Scotland, UK, 1950’s Yamaha YA1 or YD1. 1970/75 Hodaka 100cc. I am [email protected] Looking for project any condi- looking for an early 70s Super tion or any parts or manuals Rat, Dirt Squirt or Super Com- for these models. Al, 561-271-

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