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Celebrating 30 Years of Vintage Motorcycling Still Smoking Moto Carrera’s 10th Annual Rally Tom White’s Early Years of Motocross Museum Restoration 101 Volume 28, Number 5 • October/November 2007 • $5.50 From the President ELECTION PROCESS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS UNDERWAY. Volume 28,Number 5 ALL FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO READ THE FOLLOWING October/November 2007 Fellow VJMC Members, President Pete Boody s you may know, this is an election year for the VJMC Board of Directors, including (865) 607-8179 the four Officer positions. A Nominating Committee was appointed by VJMC President [email protected] Pete Boody in March, and the three Committee Members, Norm Smith, Chip Miller and Randy Lyon Mayes have been working with many of the Field Representatives and mem- Magazine Editor Abers to identify the most qualified individuals out of those nominated. Incidentally, if you were Jason Roberts nominated and did not get selected for the final ballot, please don’t feel bad - there were (562) 777-2565 many talented and active members who expressed an interest, and we hope that you will con- [email protected] tinue to stay active and speak up for an office in 2009! It is extremely important for all members, and especially the Field Representatives, to Classified Advertising understand how the Board of Directors and Officers of this club are elected. Article III, Section Gary Gadd 6 of the “By-Laws of Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club of North America, Inc.,” dated 30 (817) 284-8195 December 2005, specifies that the election will be held between November 1 and December [email protected] 20 of the election year, and that the Board of Directors and the Field Representatives will vote by secret ballot. Commercial Advertising You might also want to know that there are other important non-elected positions in the Bob Billa VJMC: the Membership Committee Chair, the Publications Committee Chair and the (949) 916-7734 Webmaster, who, per the By-Laws, serve on the Board of Directors by virtue of their jobs. So, [email protected] you won’t see their names on the ballot, but whoever fills those positions will become Board members as well. Membership The Board of Directors will soon determine whether the secret ballot will be handled via the Bill Granade US Mail or via the Internet; this will be confirmed to all Board Members and Field (813) 961-3737 Representatives in a forthcoming email. [email protected] ALL MEMBERS SHOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACT THEIR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE NOW AND LET THEM KNOW WHO THEY’D LIKE TO SEE ELECTED! Webmaster Beth Braun The final list of candidates for each position is listed below. There will be only one elected (860) 228-4252 President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, each of whom automatically become [email protected] Board Members. Up to four additional Board Members may be elected as well. The elected Officers and Board Members will be announced as soon as possible in 2008 in both the VJMC Art Director Magazine as well as on www.vjmc.org. Keep watching the Web site over the next couple Nadine G. Messier weeks, as each nominee will be posting information about themselves to help you get to know (310) 574-9474 them even better. [email protected] Here is the list of nominees for the 2008-2009 Officers and Board Members of the Vintage ©2007 Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club. All rights reserved. No part of this document may Japanese Motorcycle Club of North America: be reproduced or transmitted in any form with- out permission. President The opinions or views expressed in letters or Stuart Covington (Lunenburg, MA) articles are those of the author and do not nec- essarily reflect the policy of the VJMC. The Vice President VJMC accepts no liability for any loss, damage Bob Billa (Mission Viejo, CA) or claims occurring as a result of advice given in this publication or for claims made by advertis- Steve Passwater (Anderson, IN) ers of products or services in this publication. Secretary Mission Statement: Randy Lyon Mayes (Castalia, NC) The purpose of this organization is to promote the preservation, restoration Treasurer and enjoyment of Vintage Japanese Bill Granade (Tampa, FL) motorcycles. (We define vintage as those 20 years old or older until 2011. We will Board of Directors still embrace 1990, 1989 and 1988 Jim Townsend (Warsaw, IN) until then.) and to promote the sport of Norm Smith (Tampa, FL) motorcycling and camaraderie of motor- cyclists everywhere. If you have any questions about the nominations, By-Laws and/or the voting process, On the Cover: please feel free to contact Randy Mayes, VJMC Secretary, at [email protected]. Tom Pauley’s 1968 Suzuki Thanks, and good luck to all nominees! T500 Cobra —Pete Boody 2 2007 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER Table of Contents .................................................................................. From the President 2 ............................................ Barber Vintage Festival October 19-21, 2007 2 ...................................................................... Editorial First Bike, First Loves 7 ................................................................ Vintage Motorcycle Days 2007 7 .............................................................. Water Buffalos, Anyone? Part 2 7 .............................. Tom White’s Early Years of Motocross Museum 8 ............................................................ Benly or Benri? From C90 to CB92 10 .............................................................................. Restoration 101 Part 1 15 Moto Carrera’s 10th Annual Two Stroke Extravaganza: Still Smokin’ After All These Years................................................................................16 ................ Stupid,Thoughtless and Expensive Lessons Learned 19 .................................. Product Review Eumax 6.5 Liter Ultrasonic Cleaner 20 .............................................................. Meet the Advertiser HVC Cycle 21 ...................................... Tech Tip Fuel Tank Service - Don’t Get “Kreemed!” 22 ...... 30th Anniversary VJMC National Rally at Cumberland Gap,TN 24 .......... Fishing for Wires How do they get the wires into handlebars or tubing? 26 .............................................. The BIG Marusho Motorcycle Manual 27 .................................. Right Foot on the Gas, Left Foot in the Grave 29 ...................................................... Meet the Advertiser Berkshire Cycle 30 .................................................................................. The Love Machine 31 ................................................ Meet the Field Rep “Brother James” Nold 32 ............................................................................................ Mystery Bike 32 ........................................................ Mini Magic Gerry Hammond’s Hondas 33 ................................................................................................ Classifieds 34 2007 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 3 Barber Vintage Festival October 19-21, 2007 by Tom Kolenko he VJMC has again been invited by the famous Barber Motorcycle Museum to provide a major dis- play of vintage Japanese motorcycles at the Third TAnnual Barber Vintage Festival. We have been given the same premier space as last year, just inside the track entrance on the left. Everyone attending the weekend event passes by our display booths and will be invited to vote in the People’s Choice VJMC bike show on Saturday. In 2006, we had 78 high-quality motorcycles preregistered for our bike show & dis- play. Our goal this year is 100 pristine original vintage Japanese motorcycles participating in the Saturday show. We need your stock, original or restored vintage Japanese motorcycles for this show. Clean, original early machines from Yamaha, Bridgestone, Tohatsu, Marusho, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Honda are sought. We will limit some entries to prevent rows of the same machines (e.g., 1979 CBXs, GB500s, etc.), and seek the unusual and rare. Variety and quality are the goals...and over 25 trophies will be awarded. Japanese tid- dlers and race bikes are always well received. So get those bikes out of your attics, living rooms and garages to share the fun. The Barber folks again will provide two free weekends pass- es (a $70 value) to each of the pre-registered VJMC members who bring display bikes. Display bikes need to be pre-regis- tered through Tom Kolenko, [email protected], 770- Left to Right: Former World Champion John Surtees, 422-3629 by October 13 2007 to qualify for the free admis- George Barber, and Barber Motorsports Tech Coordinator sion package. High quality “drive-in” bike show entries are Brian Stark at the 2006 Barber Vintage Festival not eligible for the free ticket deal, but very welcome in the show. Camping is available at the track or make your hotel reservations early since many places will sell out of rooms. Detailed event information can be found at www.barbermuse- um.org. This is a beautiful facility and an action packed weekend filled with vintage bike shows, AHRMA road racing, motocross, tri- als, stunt flying & air show, a Jerry Woods bike auction, big vintage swap meet (now in a paved area) and even a VJMC parade lap around the track on Sunday. And best of all...the world’s best and largest motorcycle museum with over 1000 fantastic motorcycles on display just 100 yards from our booth. Come and be a part of it. All VJMC members are welcome to attend events even if you don’t 4 2007 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER Inside the Barber Museum 1982