Vol. 33, No. 6 December 2012 • $5 The
Trail 70 for Christmas
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1977 201 2 •Ins Events blowoutide: issue! Check out the
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
The
IN MEMORIAM 06 VJMC Past President Stuart Covington Remembering a passion- ate Honda man.
COVER STORY 28 The 40-Year Overhaul Reviving the best Christmas gift she ever got.
Features 12 Wild fire claims prized bikes 36 CB400F project, part two Collector recounts initial joy of the hunt What to do with the leftovers?
18 Project bike becomes so much 40 show report 24th VJMC White Rose, Pa., show more Restored bike accepted for Kaizen exhibit 42 Ride report VJMs ride to ‘All Clubs Show’ 22 West Coast Rally marks milestone 46 show report VJMC inaugural event celebrates 35 years ‘Meet at the Ace’ at LeMay Museum
32 Record-setting Barber show 48 show report VJMC display welcomes thousands to VJMs on the 49th Parallel vintage festival
Departments 04 President’s letter 10 Tool tips 08 Letters, events 50 Classifieds
On the cover
Libby Langston restored the 1974 Honda Trail 70 she received for Christmas so many years ago.
December 2012 www.vjmc.org 3 PRESIDENT’S LETTER The
VJMC magazine December 2012 Vol. 33, No. 6
Member engagement President t’s a fantastic time to be President Over that weekend, I interviewed Tom Kolenko of the VJMC. I am surrounded two field rep candidates with lots 770-427-4820 [email protected] by the hardest working board, of new ideas and motorcycle pas- I Editor field reps and crew of volunteers. sion. Please welcome Sean Carrigan Recently, I had the privilege of Brendan Dooley (Northern Kentucky and Cincin- [email protected] attending an amazing West Coast nati) and Max Samfield (Houston) National Rally, our club’s first Art Director as our newest field reps who will Rhonda Cousin VJMC member-dedicated rally fill key membership needs in their in California. regions in the years ahead. Ideas, Classified ads Gary Gadd This event only happened be- enthusiasm, and a passion for vin- 817-284-8195 cause of the focused efforts of Bob tage bikes goes a long way as a ate member fun. [email protected] Leonard and Jack Stein over the I regret I won’t make it to the field rep, but it’s service to others Display Ad Director/VP previous eight months. Operating that builds the membership base Winter Haven Rally as I’m coor- Gordon East out of Arizona, these two organiz- and keeps our members engaged. dinating the VJMC’s International 864-944-8687 [email protected] ers made many trips to Solvang to Check if you meet the field rep Motorcycle Show display booth scout out sites, museums, rides and qualifications on our VJMC.org in Atlanta that weekend. The IMS West Coast Rep Volunteer Needed meet with local members. They and get involved. people provided the VJMC with traveled to the El Camino swap Most promising for this senior free display space at most of their Mountain States Rep meet two weeks earlier to promote was the presence of young blood 13 show locations for their 2012- Volunteer Needed the Rally. I thank them for their at Barber. Regalia Queen Melody ’13 tour. Check the events sched- Central States Rep tireless efforts for making this Adams’ granddaughter, Bryan ule on the website for details on Volunteer Needed rally happen. how to get involved in the show Northeast Rep One of the big side benefits of This has been the most locations. Volunteer Needed attending this rally was the op- As this year ends, the VJMC active event year in our Southeast Rep portunity to meet members from Board will reflect on the hits and Volunteer Needed the Left Coast. These members club’s history, we are misses of the past year. This has Membership Director have contributed articles for years been the most active event year in producing larger, higher Bill Granade to our magazine, but I now have a our club’s history, we are produc- 813-961-3737 face to match to their passion for quality magazine issues ing larger, higher quality magazine [email protected] Japanese iron. Roger Burns favors issues than ever before and now Mission statement: than ever before and now The purpose of this organization is to rare tiddlers and Brendan Durrett utilizing email blasts to keep mem- promote the preservation, restoration takes members on his desert road utilizing email blasts to bers updated. Rally plans for 2013 and enjoyment of vintage Japanese motorcycles (defined here as those rides each spring (and brings them are already percolating with teams 20 years old or older). The VJMC also keep members updated. will promote the sport of motorcycling back). Chris Lagaris shares that in SoCal, Georgia, and Michigan and camaraderie of motorcyclists blue-smoke Kawasaki fascina- Bentley’s grandson, Hunter Lu- showing interest. everywhere. tion with Dan Ambrecht, owner cas, Tim Bender and others were I would like to express the best © 2012, Vintage Japanese Motor- cycle Club of North America, an of the crate-fresh purple H2. Barry all drawn to vintage motorcycle holiday wishes to all our members IRS-approved Not-for-profit 501(c)(7) Synoground and friends rode the and their families from the whole corporation. All rights reserved. No part fun. Life’s a buffet and we want of this document may be reproduced wheels off their RZ350s to check to share our good times with all VJMC team during this season of or transmitted in any form without permission. out the Solvang event. ages. We honored the past at Barber thanksgiving and joy. May Santa One week later, the Barber bring you the Mini-Trail you always The VJMC magazine is published six too. Californian Bill Silver was times per year, in February, April, June, Vintage Festival in Leeds, Ala., honored with a Club Ambassador wanted, the CBX you believe you August, October and December. The exceeded my wildest expectations. views and opinions expressed in let- award and later signed copies of need, or return the H1 that you ters or other content are those of the After eight years, the Barber Team mistakenly sold. author and do not necessarily represent his latest book on Classic Honda VJMC policy. The VJMC accepts no li- (Gordon, Lloyd, Debbie, Barry, Motorcycles. Barber’s Brian Slark Ride safe. ability for any loss, damage or claims Jeff and Heather, Bill, Holly and occurring as a result of advice given in was presented with a plaque for his this publication or for claims made by Kathy, Randy and Warren, Bill E., continuous support of the VJMC advertisers of products or services in this publication. Art, Buck, Greg) functions with during all the Barber events. Our Tom Kolenko our many other volunteers creating members have lots to offer, so VJMC president great times for members and guests. please thank those who help cre- 4 www.vjmc.org December 2012
IN MEMORIAM VJMC Past President Stuart Covington
his issue of our magazine is dedicated to the memory of Stuart Covington, past president of the VJMC from 2007-’09. Stu lost his battle with cancer on Sept. 4, T2012, surrounded by family and friends. I first met Stu at the Oak Ridge, Tenn., VJMC rally where we shared an addiction for small Hondas from the 1960s. He was a master craftsman, collector and friend. Stuart was passionate about restoring early Hondas and traveling to see other members’ collections. He came to Georgia to check out Buck Mitchell’s shop and my basement bikes in one day. Stu was “a good time looking for a place to happen,” according to close friends who knew him like Randy and Warren Mayes, George Bingley and Steve Passwater (his VP). Laugh- ter filled encounters with Stuart and his love of music meant many long stories over malt beverages. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to his wife and life companion, Elizabeth, who shared his passion for life and music. He lived in the moment and brought those around him into that positive energy field. If a rich life is measured by the friends you encounter on the journey, Stu made us all wealthy in spirit. He will be missed by many.
– Tom Kolenko VJMC president
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Letters, news and miscellany
Drive Inn around noon, and then depart on the ride around 1 p.m. The ride is planned to take about two hours and travel approximately 100 miles through some of Central West Florida’s favorite roads with minimal auto traffic. You will be in for a pleasant surprise – the route actually by the Sons of the American Legion. We features hills! look forward to the 2013 swap meet and For details, email [email protected]. bike display. T h r e e weeks later, VJMC at El Camino 10 mem- Dania Beach Bike Show On Sept. 22, VJMC members Jack Stein, bers of our Jan. 26, 2013; Dania Beach, Fla. Kent Myers, Rich Schaefer and I made an chapter met This year VJMC will be the guest of ACMA 800-mile round trip from Phoenix, Ariz., to in Rio Linda, at the Dania Beach Bike Show; more than Los Angeles, Calif., to represent the club at the Calif., for 200 antique bikes will be judged under the 37th Annual El Camino Vintage Motorcycle breakfast, trees at Frost Park in Dania Beach. There Show & Swap Meet. The event was a lot stories and will be live music, vendors, bike parts, of fun, and it gave the club an opportunity a bike pick. swap meet, food, motorcycle skill team to signup new members and promote the Dave Leonard, who operated a bike shop demonstrations, motorcycle field games West Coast Rally. in Rio Linda for years, opened his barn and and more. The event is free to the public The club would like to be represented at this three storage containers for us to look over with a fee to enter bikes. Proceeds benefit event again next year, hopefully by members and see what we wanted to take home. He Stray Aid & Rescue. You are invited to join living in SoCal. If you’d like to participate, was very fair with his prices and wants to VJMC and demonstrate the enthusiasm please contact Pete Slatcoff, the VJMC event have his bike stuff—all vintage bikes and of vintage Japanese motorcycles at this coordinator, at [email protected]. parts—move on to new homes. event. Special thanks to event organizer/VJMC We are having fun with our VJMs and www.daniabeachvintagebikeshow.com member Marshall Baker of Classic Cycle look forward to more adventures. Events for donating the club’s booth space – Mike Muetz right next to the bike show. Field rep – Bob Leonard Riding Into History VJMC board May 17-18, 2013; St. Augustine, Fla. Events This event will feature hundreds of antique, Sacramento Swap Meet vintage, race and custom bikes and benefits the Wounded Warriors Project. In addition The Sacramento Foothills Chapter of the VJMC Christmas Ride to the array of beautiful bikes, there will VJMC held their Second Annual Swap Meet Dec. 16; Brooksville, Fla. be exhibitors, dealers, food, entertainment on Oct. 6. We had a good time looking over Riders will depart from and return to the and exhibitions. parts and bikes and 14 people signed up for Coney Island in Brooksville. We will www.ridingintohistory.org future chapter activities. Lunch was provided rendezvous for lunch at the Coney Island
Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club board members President: Tom Kolenko PR director: Roger Smith Ellis Holman 770-427-4820 248-628-6262 317-691-4242 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
VP, Ad director: Gordon East Safety Coordinator: Lloyd Blythe Membership coordinator: Bill Granade 864-944-8687 [email protected] 813-961-3737 [email protected] [email protected] Board members at large: Secretary: Bob Leonard Jim Townsend Webmaster: Mark Johnson 602-788-7302 574-551-2255 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Editor: Brendan Dooley [email protected] Treasurer: John Fiorino Peter Slatcoff 208-286-9369 850-624-8811 [email protected] [email protected]
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TOOL TIPS
ByGoing Gordon East cordless and slow VJMC director
he photos in the eBay auction I’d been watching looked OK and I was surprised when the 1976 KZ900 that I’d been following Tfailed to meet the reserve of $3,500. I immediately contacted the seller and offered him his reserve. My cordless set: Less that $10 worth of fine- One week and four hours of drive time later, I came face to face with wire brushes, and a cordless drill (that most a bike that would need some serious TLC. Besides the obvious issues of you already have). of the 4-into-1 exhaust, pod filters, 530 chain conversion, and a bad tank liner … this bike had an ugly engine. There were problems that I did not see in those eBay photos. Years of neglect and weather exposure had caused build-up of scale and white corrosion on the aluminum of the cylinders and cylinder heads. After removing the body parts and sealing all openings of the engine, I was determined to find some chemical answer to the scale and corrosion covering the engine. Applications of Gunk, Purple Power, and even industrial acid used for cleaning air-conditioning coils all failed to remove the crusty scale and build-up. Having seen ads and a website for a company in England that spe- The KZ900 up close shows the ugly scale cializes in engine case restorations, I called the owner. He was very and build-up not seen in the eBay photos. helpful and confirmed my findings—there is no easy way out and no magic potion that will return the aluminum to its original satin silver finish. Mechanical action is required to get the scale and oxidation off of the aluminum and brighten it to the satin shine it once had. The pros use chemical cleaners to remove stains and grime. They follow that with a blasting step followed by burnishing using ball bear- ings in a tumbler that smoothes and generates a high luster. During cleaning various parts of the cases by hand, I found that fine-wire brass brushes would leave the aluminum with a high satin silver appearance. The fine-wire bristles didn’t gouge or leave deep marks in the aluminum. Expanding on that, I found that speed, or the lack of it is why this works. A cordless, hand-held drill on low-speed Today … five years after the cordless method with a fine-wire bristle rotary brush will produce results quickly and was used. with very little effort. Going cordless with an assortment of thin, fine-wire bristles that will fit into and between the fins is one of my favorite solutions to a problem many have (or will face) during restorations. Speed and hard bristles will leave gouges and unsatisfactory results, plus they simply won’t flex and get deep into the fins. If you’ve ever used a wire wheel in a bench grinder to clean aluminum, you’ll know that the finish produced on aluminum is unacceptable. It leaves gouges and an irregular surface because the bristles are too big, too hard and it’s turning too fast to allow them to deflect. Go cordless with the right fine-wire tools and your engines can have fins that look as good or better than new. Cordless and slow is the way to beat scale The KZ900’s cylinders shown after brushing and oxidation. ● and just before re-assembly to correct low compression in Nos. 2 and 3 after purchase. 10 www.vjmc.org December 2012 7th Annual Dania Beach Vintage Motorcycle Show Saturday January 26, 2013 Show Hours: 10 AM to 5 PM Frost Park, 300 NE 2nd Street, Dania Beach, FL (South of Ft Lauderdale Airport off US1) Mark your calendars for the biggest Vintage Motorcycle show in South Florida! Over 200 antique bikes will be judged under the trees at beautiful Frost Park in Dania Beach. There will be live music, vendors, bike parts swap meet, food, Harley skill team demonstrations, motorcycle field games, Roller Derby Girls, vintage bicycle display, skateboard demos, kiddy play area and more!The event is FREE to the public with a fee to enter bikes and proceeds benefit Stray Aid & Rescue. So bring the whole family for a day of sun and fun!!!
As a guest of the Sunshine Chapter of AMCA. VJMC will sponsor a booth at this event. So stop by and say hello to fellow members and register for a chance to win a special event trophy presented to a VJMC Member’s bike A 2013 Club Sponsored Event displayed at the Dania Beach Bike Show. WALDO CANYON FIRE Wild fire claims prized bikes
Colorado collector reflects on experiences
The Waldo Canyon fire near Colo- rado Springs is alarming. I tell her we are in neighborhood like a tsunami and eventually rado Springs, Colo., started June 23, California and to please notify the police. destroyed 347 houses and took two lives. It was 2012 and ranks as the most destructive • 4:15 p.m. The ADT rep indicates the police a sad day and many people were too shocked can’t respond right now because they are too to comprehend all that just happened. fire in Colorado history with more than busy responding to other emergencies. As for me, I lament the loss, among many 10,000 residents evacuated, 18,000 • 4:30 p.m. The ADT rep calls again to report other things, of my five motorcycles that I acres burned, 347 homes and struc- that other alarms are going off in the house. I restored over the years; each one painstak- tures destroyed and two lives lost. tell her to call the police again and ask them ingly but enjoyably brought from near extinc- This is a personal account of VJMC to respond. She says they can’t right now. tion to like-new condition and then placed member Wes Tivel who lost his home • 4:31 p.m. I call the Colorado Springs po- around the basement recreation room. To and his prize collection of Vintage lice. They tell me that the 60 mph winds me they weren’t just old motorcycles, but have suddenly shifted to the east and they objects of art. Japanese Motorcycles. Wes and his are too busy getting people hurriedly out of wife have suffered a great loss this the west Colorado Springs neighborhoods The first one summer; though they lost their home and getting the firefighters in. My first motorcycle, purchased in the late their spirits remain intact. Wes was 1980s, was a 1968 Honda 305cc CL77. I saw able to find a thumb drive with just The Waldo Canyon fire has been burning the ad in the Denver newspaper and went up two pictures of his bikes before the northerly in the west Colorado Springs hills to take a look at it. It barely ran and was very for the past several days and is now going rough, scratched up and missing many parts. fire. — Robert Kelly east into the Mountain Shadows subdivision. The young owner was overseas in the Army I hadn’t paid that much attention to it before; and asked his parents to get rid of it. I had June 26, 2012 fires start here and there in Colorado every been looking for a CL77 and bought it for • 4:10 p.m. We are just pulling up to our summer. What are the chances of one coming $475, a little too much I thought, but what daughter’s house in Carlsbad, Calif., when to your neighborhood and, even less probable, the heck. Parts were not too difficult to get the phone rings. The ADT security system burning your house down? then, and the restoration went fairly easily. It monitoring representative tells me the door The temperature was in the 90s, and with was my favorite of all the motorcycles, with leading out to the deck at our house in Colo- the high winds the fire rolled through the the straight pipes, lovely rumble and smooth 12 www.vjmc.org December 2012 "Nuthin’ Like It!" “No one covers ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s motorcycling like Moto Retro Illustrated, and no one does it as well. Packed Wild fire claims with deep-background stories, stunning photography, crazy characters and the street, dirt and mini bikes we prized bikes all remember, Moto Retro is a great read.” —Kenny Roberts
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motorcycle, but I recall it was pretty cheap. The woman wasn’t nearly as interested in the money as she was in the satisfaction of getting what her ex-husband valued most. I put it on the trailer and took it home. It was fairly easy to restore. When I restore, I basically just disassemble everything, clean and polish what is still good, replace the parts that are bad, get things painted and chromed where needed, then put every- thing back together. The few parts I needed for this resto were available online from one of those old Suzuki specialty guys, although again somewhat expensive. Now I was really having fun, and my wife was thinking that maybe I had some type of mental illness, sort of the motorcycle version of hoarding. You might have a similar illness. I had to show her some stories and pictures in the VJMC magazine, those ones about guys that have whole garages and outbuild- The favorite ings full of motorcycles, parts, special tools, bike, the it home. paint booths and so on. CL77 Restoration “I mean, it’s just three motorcycles, sweet- scrambler, was a little before the harder than the fire and after. CL77 since the Bikes Destroyed YM2Cs are not as common and by Fire the parts are • 1966 Honda 305cc CB77 harder to find Superhawk. and cost more. The biggest • 1967 Suzuki 250cc X-6 Hustler scrambler. no frills, no nonsense design. problem was finding a replacement shift router in the A few years later I saw an ad in the Colorado • 1967 Yamaha YM2C 305cc Big transmission that had broken. I liked that Springs newspaper for a “305cc Yamaha.” A Bear scrambler. student at Colorado College had just gradu- motorcycle as an example of nice Japanese ated and was desperate to get rid of it that motoring architecture of the era. • 1968 Honda 305cc CL77 same day since he was leaving the next morn- A few years later, looking for a new project, scrambler. ing. He received no responses from an ad he I saw an ad in the Denver newspaper for a placed for the past two weeks in the college 1968 Suzuki scrambler. I called the owner • 1968 Suzuki 305cc Laredo newspaper. I went to look at it. who knew nothing about the motorcycle ex- scrambler. It was a 1967 YM2C “Big Bear” with the cept that it was in her garage and she wanted high pipes. It didn’t run because “my girl- it out. I went up to take a look. It was the • 1982 Honda 500cc Silverwing. friend and I were riding down near Pueblo 305cc Laredo model, and it looked pretty and something happened to the transmission. good. It was well used, with Mexico tourist I was doing about 90 mph and there was a big stickers on it, but it was mostly complete. heart. It’s a hobby, and it keeps me home ‘clunk’ and it just stopped.” Resisting the urge The only thing she really knew about it was most of the time.” to tell him how crazy it is to go 90 mph on a that it was her husband’s favorite possession, Anyway, I was driving down by Peterson motorcycle, much less a 305cc with two people and thus one of the main things she wanted Air Force Base a few years later, and there on it, especially when one is your girlfriend, I out of the divorce. Hell hath no fury like a in a yard was another old motorcycle with made a $200 offer that was quickly accepted. woman scorned. a “For Sale” sign on it. I went over to take a I loaded the motorcycle into a trailer and took I can’t remember how much I paid for the look. It was a 1967 Suzuki 250cc scrambler. 14 www.vjmc.org December 2012 It’s hard to tell the Superhawk was even a motorcycle after the fire.
The owner came out to talk with me about surprise, I discovered it was the very desir- torcycles once they were restored. I love to it, explaining that he had it for a long time, able X-6 Hustler model. I rode it around for work on motorcycles, but I’m not really didn’t ride it much, and he was getting rid of a few days to get the feel of it and see if there much of a rider. I’m not a good rider in that stuff he no longer really needed. He started it were any major problems. There weren’t, my reflexes and ability are not what they up and it ran fine, with that high two-stroke and it was a screamer. I found out later that should be (or maybe I’m not as young as I whine that sounds like ball bearings rolling these particular motorcycles are very fast for used to be). around in a barrel. their size. So it got restored and placed in Lastly, and my wife was really getting wor- We made a deal and I came back with the the basement with the other three. ried about all of this, I picked up three Honda trailer and took it home. Too my pleasant Except for the CL77, I didn’t ride the mo- 305cc CB77s here and there. Two of them
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were really basket cases, basically frames and wheels with a few attached parts. The third one, however, was worth restoring. I was at Steele’s motorcycle salvage yard in Denver looking for other motorcycle parts one day, and there was this mostly complete CB77 just waiting to be picked apart. That would have been a shame, because it was mostly complete and really not yet ready for the grave. I pleaded with Steele to sell it to me whole and not junk it out piecemeal. Steele is a good guy. He understood and sold it to me whole as junk at a fair price. Between it and the other two, I was able to bring it back to like new and add it to the basement group. I really enjoyed my motorcycles, both by way of satisfying the affliction to be doing something mechanical all the time and as appreciation of the artistic quality of the 1960s-era Japanese motorcycles. I’ve lost the motorcycles, but not the enjoyment of having worked on them and the appreciation of their beauty. Many people don’t understand The faithful trailer may be salvageable.
16 www.vjmc.org December 2012 it, but you who have gone through and are going through the same restoration experi- ences do. Anyone can go out and buy a new car or motor- cycle by just putting money on the table, but to really enjoy and appreciate something, you have to become part of its existence. Your talent, desire, and vision are embodied in the renewed life of the motorcycle and in your own renewed spirit by gaining the satisfaction of accomplishment. It’s nice that others admire your motorcy- cles, but the reward is really within yourself. ●
Colorado’s Waldo Canyon fire killed two people and destroyed 18,000 acres, 347 homes and so much more.
"NO RESERVE" The Bauerbach Collection AUCTION VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE AUCTION SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2012 • 9:00 A.M. Sale being moved from Muscatine, IA to Sullivan Auction Site, Hwy. 136 East, Hamilton, IL
Motorcycles to include: '74 Yamaha TA 125 Production road racer; '75 Yamaha TZ 350 B Production road racer; '88 Yamaha TZ 250-U Production road racer; '70 Ducati 250cc MK 3 Desmo; '67 Honda 305 CL 77 Scrambler; '85 Yamaha RZ 350; '68 Yamaha DT1; '79 Yamaha SR 500; '72 Yamaha LS2; '79 Yamaha QT50 moped; '70’s Speedking frame dirt tracker with '73 Yamaha RT1 360cc motor; '72 Champion frame twin dirt tracker with '72 Yamaha DS7 250 cc twin motor; '72 Trackmaster frame dirt tracker with '73 Yamaha DT1 250 cc motor. Motors to include: '67-'68 Kawasaki 250 twin A1E; '72 Yamaha 350 twin R5; '70 Yamaha RT1 360 cc single; '88 Yamaha TZ 250-U 250 twin. Also selling NOS parts & some memorabilia. SULLIVANwww.sullivanauctioneers.com AUCTIONEERS, LLC • 217-847-2160 • IL LIC. #444000107 December 2012 www.vjmc.org 17 KAIZEN EXHIBIT
Project bike becomes so much more
Museum exhibit showcases VJMs By Bryan Bentley
t all started with a little time on did I know how little I really did know. I did ticular bike. Only then did I start calling the my hands and that desire we download and print both a service and parts correct suppliers that advertise in this magazine get to possess the things that manual for my project. This was about the and getting real NOS parts and the advice I we couldn’t have in our youth. only smart thing I did in the first part of the needed. That is what drove me in my restoration process. A local powdercoat shop worked with me to mission to find and restore a After a complete disassembly, I took stock obtain the red color that was as close as possible Honda Cub 50 or C102. How- of what new parts I would need. I cleaned to the original color. I was also able to find a ever, after all the local shows, and blasted all the parts after taking numer- paint supplier who was willing to take the time and finding out it is not near the powerhouse ous photos of the teardown to help guide me to match some paint for the plastic pieces. This Iit was when I was lighter, it was placed in in the reassembly process. I made a list of the process takes a lot of trial and error and if you the back of the shop and surrounded by other replacement parts I needed and ordered them want it done right. Leave them a powdercoated bikes in various stages of restoration. all from eBay. part and ask them to call you when they are “What do I do with it now?” I wondered. Even though some were coming from other done; don’t ask them to do it while you wait! The 1964 Cub I started with was typical countries, the parts were supposed to be NOS. I You will end up with a fast computer match in that it had been used a lot and “refreshed” quickly found that while they would fit in most that will be close but not exact. several times with spray cans on everything cases, they weren’t correct for an American I used my parts book to determine the cor- from the hubs to the mirrors. I set off in a 1964 C102. A good example of this would rect size of all the normally zinc-plated bolts quest to restore it to its former glory. Little be the turn signal lens; on my Cub they were and washers and ordered all new stainless clear, but on most foreign hardware. The powdercoat and hardware are bikes they were actually turn not technically correct for a restoration, but I signals and were yellow. Of believe it will add years to the life of the clean course the vendors would be look of the bike and may only be noticed by happy to refund my purchase an expert. price after I paid the return The process of reassembly was easier than shipping. Unfortunately, the locating all the parts and the bike was small shipping usually cost more enough that the entire task was accomplished than the parts. using nothing more than a couple of painter’s That was when I turned cloths and my garage floor. Even my grand- to the web again and found sons took an interest, “helped” when they this club and online forums could, and wanted to see the progress when that discussed only this par- they visited. 18 www.vjmc.org December 2012 Project bike becomes so much more
The only time-consuming glitch was fitting and I had to file-fit the rings as was done on ended up with a bike that exceeded my ex- the rings. Though I ordered standard rings from hot rod engines years ago. I sure was glad I’m pectations. two different sources, and the bore was the cor- old enough to remember how. I spent almost rect standard size, the end gap was too small a month of just spare time on reassembly and continued on page 20
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After the resto Motorcyclepedia Museum in Newburgh, N.Y. fied it slightly for the Honda and began our I showed the bike at numerous local shows, This was to be the first major exhibit of Japanese vacation trip to deliver the bike to Newburgh. won several trophies and even rode to a cruise- motorcycles and they were asking loans of high The little bike arrived without a scratch and in. It was displayed at the 2012 International quality bikes for a one-year exhibit. only required a quick wipe down thanks to Motorcycle Show with our Vintage Japanese The display was being put together by the the protection of a good cover that had been Motorcycle Club and had some of the toughest Antique Motorcycle Foundation, and after modified for a better fit by a local upholstery looking bikers stopping by to share their stories some encouragement from my wife and some shop that specializes in motorcycles and cus- about the little Cub being their first ride. research about the AMF, I emailed pictures tom seats. Although we arrived too late to tour As the bike was returned to the back of the to VJMC director Roger Smith, who is also a the museum that day, we were amazed at the garage, and the dust began to gather on the board member with AMF. number and quality of the bikes in the storage cover, I found an ad seeking bikes for a Japa- The feeling I got when I learned that my area when we unloaded. This just served to nese motorcycle display called Kazien at the Honda had been selected and was considered whet my appetite for the ribbon cutting. restored well enough to go to a museum is one After touring New England for several days, I can never forget. I returned to Newburgh with my wife for the I obtained a small, used motor- opening of the exhibit. We arrived early enough cycle carrier for my SUV, modi- to tour Orange County Choppers and to observe
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West Coast Rally marks milestone Rare presenters highlight inaugural event By Bob Leonard VJMC director
ix beautiful weather, a gorgeous loca- tion, vintage Japanese motorcycles and a bunch of VJMC members and you have the VJMC’s inaugural West Coast National Rally, on Oct. 5-7 in Solvang, Calif. Although the VJMC has participated in many events on the West Coast, this was the first such event held by Mthe club exclusively for VJMC members and was part of the club’s 35th anniversary celebrations.
The touristy Solvang resembles a 19th “overflow” area. Elings rolled out the red carpet Attendees had the pleasure of spending Century Danish village, complete with wind- for the VJMC, and the club thanks him and time with both Elings and industry legend mills, shops and restaurants. Near the center his assistant Jill Ballard for all they did. Jack McCormack, who founded American of town is the Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Events for the weekend included a bike Honda and co-founded U.S. Suzuki. It’s no Museum, a collection of bikes owned by Dr. show, two rides and a banquet. The highlights exaggeration to say that McCormack is among Virgil Elings. This museum served as home of the weekend were not the events, but the the most significant individuals behind the base for the event. The public portion of the people. Members attending the rally came growth of the Japanese motorcycle makers museum contains approximately 100 vintage from all over California, as well as Arizona, in the U.S. and historic motorcycles of all types, and New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada. Canada There was an entertaining trip down memory rumor has it that there are another 100 or so was even in attendance in Field Rep Ambrose lane with member Richard Alexander’s pre- motorcycles stored nearby in a non-public Knobel from British Columbia. sentation. Alexander is the longest-tenured 22 www.vjmc.org December 2012 active member of the club (VJMC Member Industry legend Jack No. 11). McCormack (right) The event started Friday evening with reg- gave a stirring pre- istration, sandwiches, sodas, a social hour, sentation about the dawn of Japanese and an opportunity to stroll through the vin- motorcycles in the tage motorcycle museum. Registrants also U.S. On the left is club received their 35th Anniversary West Coast member and event co- Rally T-shirts. organizer Jack Stein. Saturday morning kicked off the People’s Choice Bike Show, with 29 vintage Japanese motorcycles on display. Winning Oldest Mo- torcycle was a 1959 Yamaha YA3 owned by Roger Burns of Colorado. There also was a Kawasaki H2 two-stroke 750 triple with two miles on the odometer, owned by Dan Am- Vintage Suspension brecht of Las Vegas, Nev. He even brought along part of the original shipping crate. El- DIRT & STREET MODELS AVAILABLE, CALL FOR DETAILS AND CUSTOM APPLICATIONS ings presented trophies and awards. G3-S CUSTOM SERIES SHOCKS As the morning progressed, Elings started We now offer custom shocks bringing out some of his museum race bikes for vintage dirt and street models. and putting them on display. Towards the • Reservoir or Non-Reservoir Models end of the show, he fired up his 1960s Mike • Twin and single shocks available • External compression and Hailwood Honda factory Grand Prix racer. rebound adjusters available The bike fired after a bit of coaxing and Elings • Ride Height Adjuster cracked it wide open for the crowd. Clouds Made in U.S.A. of smoke rose as the historic racer blasted sound waves into the courtyard to thunder- FORK GOLD VALVE HP FORK SPRINGS ous applause. EMULATORS® • 30-43mm forks. • Many rates available. After the bike show and lunch, we as- Gold Valve Cartridge sembled in the parking lot of the museum Emulators make damping rod forks perform like cartridge forks. AHRMA Legal. • 30-43mm and many more! • KYB, Marzocchi, Maico, Betor, Ceriani, Showa and BRAKE ARCING TNK FORK TUBES most others. Optimize your braking for Superior Quality modern performance. Replacement Tubes Unique 2 step process • Built to OEM Specifications optimizes drum and shoes! • CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
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December 2012 www.vjmc.org 23 SHOW REPORT Bike show results Best of Show • 1967 Yamaha YM2C; Jim Naill.
Best Vintage Class (1960s) • 1962 Honda CB92; Allen Seikman.
Best Classic Class (1970s) • 1971 CB750K1; Bill Johnson.
Medallion Awards • 1969 Honda CB750; Kent Manning. • 1969 Honda CB350; Curt Taylor. • 1969 Suzuki TS250; Jerry Harshbarger. • 1970 Honda CL350; Don Stockett. • 1973 Kawasaki H1; Chris Lagaris. • 1975 Kawasaki H2; Dan Ambrecht.
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24 AFTERwww.vjmc.org December 2012 AFTER the middle of the museum in an apartment. The McCormack was next. He was a sales- museum is not generally open to the public, man for Triumph Motorcycles living in Los and was a huge treat for attendees. Angeles in the late 1950s when a friend told The evening started off with VJMC Presi- him about a company called “Honda.” He dent Tom Kolenko as MC, who engaged the hadn’t heard of the company, but was in- crowd to volunteer where they were from trigued. Shortly thereafter was a meeting and and their first bikes. Then Alexander gave a McCormack found himself headed towards very entertaining presentation of how he got Japan (with an interpreter) to meet Soichiro by local members Curtis Taylor and Jerry involved with the club directly with founder Honda and learn about the company. In late Harshbarger. Bart Taylor, and showed pictures from the Saturday night was the banquet and guest club’s first event including the only known speakers at the Mendenhall Museum in nearby picture of Taylor. Help us plan Buellton. The museum is located off a small Stay tuned for the Second back street and is unassuming, but as soon as people stepped through the doorway their Annual West Coast National eyes popped wide open. The museum has nu- merous small garages set up around a central Rally. To be a part of planning building, and features unique and vintage cars and more than 4,000 vintage porcelain signs, it, email Pete Slatcoff at 400 glass globes from gasoline pumps, 80 [email protected]. vintage gasoline pumps and hundreds of other pieces. Proprietor Mark Mendenhall lives in
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X-6 Hustler. His presentation was a once-in-a-lifetime chance at a first-person account of how the motorcycle scene in the U.S. changed forever. This icon of the motorcycle world was very generous in sharing the personal and busi- ness side of leading Honda and Suzuki in their early years in America. By the end of the evening, McCormack became the newest member of the VJMC. Sunday morning brought another beautiful day and a ride to Jalama Beach County Park for a world-famous Jalama Beach Burger. The coast in this area is mostly undeveloped, with beautiful cliffs running to the water. A twisty, 14-mile road takes travelers from the highway out to the park. The scenery along the way is of rural, hilly ranches that turn 1959 Honda set up an office in Los Ange- in Japan meeting with Suzuki and setting into a stunning view as you come over the les with McCormack at the helm and they up a company that started importing Suzuki last hill and see the Pacific Ocean. Once at started to sell bikes. That first year Honda motorcycles into the U.S. He recalled the the Park, many of those on the ride took off sold around 2,500 motorcycles in the U.S., challenges of selling Suzuki’s two-stroke their boots and walked into the surf to breath and only a few short years later they were bikes in a market that favored four-stroke in the serenity and beauty of the California selling 70,000 bikes a year. machines. As part of the strategy to make coast. The group gathered for a picture with McCormack told many great stories in- two-strokes more appealing, McCormack the Pacific Ocean in the background. ● cluding the origins of the famous advertising and his team lead the development of the campaign, “You Meet The Nicest People on a Honda,” how bikes such as the Honda CB72 and the CB77 were developed, how the Scrambler name was selected, and the speed and endur- ance runs in Mexico that lead to the Baja 1000. After his tenure with Honda, McCormack found himself back
Mark Mendenhall (behind bar) pro- vided an incredible location for the Sat- urday banquet and presentations at his amazing museum in Buellton. 26 www.vjmc.org December 2012 • Don’t have enough Vintage rides in your area? • Don’t have enough Vintage bike shows in your area? • Don’t have enough Vintage Technical events in your area? • Missing out on International Motorcycle Show participation and other major events in your area? • Missing out on weekly or monthly “Vintage Bike Nights in your area? • Not sure of the VJMC members in your area or how many are missing the same things? YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU !!! Step Up and be a Leader. Become a VJMC Field Representative TODAY. Our experienced team will provide you with membership listings and mentoring to get you started. We’ll help you with that first invitation all the way though planning and holding your member events. Contact any of our Directors and let them know that you want more from your VJMC. One of our board members will contact you and answer any questions you have and get the process started. Do it today – http://www.vjmc.org/officers.shtml
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28 www.vjmc.org December 2012 The
Year 40-Overhaul
Longtime Love Affair with a Trail 70 By Libby Langston
t all started in 1967 when I began bribing the neighbor teen- age boys to let me, a 6-year- old girl, ride (actually drive) their mini-bikes. It happened Ioften. My parents would find out, tell me not to ride anymore, punish me somehow and then I would do it again … and again. By the time I was 9, I was begging for my own mini-bike. My father told me that if I still wanted one when I was 12, they would get one for me. To his dismay, I spent the next three years researching mini-bikes and small motorcycles. I learned to call and write motorcycle dealerships on a regular basis to keep up with the latest bikes available, and of course, request stickers, posters December 2012 www.vjmc.org 29 COVER STORY
and catalogs. I loved getting those packages My Honda, known to me by no other name, in the mail. As I got closer to that age when and I have ridden very short distances on a girls supposedly start to notice other things, frequent basis for almost 40 years now. We’ve I was getting closer to deciding that a Honda never had an accident, but my Honda was Trail 70 was the right bike for me. showing a few imperfections. To my amazement, and probably first-ever Last year I discovered that a long-time work feeling of complete happiness, the bike of buddy, Gary Garthwait, had a serious hobby my dreams awaited me outside the front door that interested me. He loves restoring vintage of our Atlanta home on Christmas morning motorcycles, including old Hondas. I asked in 1973. My parents captured the moment him if he’d be willing to help “fix up” my with a snapshot of me on my Candy Topaz Honda. He said he would be happy to help, Orange 1974 Honda CT-70. even though I had no idea what I meant. Today, my parents still live in that same So, one cold November day Gary put my Atlanta home, but my Honda Trail 70 and I Honda on his trailer and took it to his warm, moved to Missoula, Mont., 30 years ago, not beautiful garage that overlooks the Missoula too long after we attended the University of valley. We raised my Honda up on one of his Georgia together. hydraulic lifts and got to work. 30 www.vjmc.org December 2012 Motors through an ad in VJMC’s The Vin- Gary and I are great friends now. He has tage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine. Other opened up my eyes to a whole new world final touches included replacing the points, and I’m even a new member of the VJMC! I condenser and carburetor; things I’ve never can’t thank Gary enough for all his help and noticed in my life. we’re already planning for my Honda’s next We are now finished with the project and 40-year overhaul! ● I am thrilled to see my Honda as I remem- ber it was 40 years ago on that Christmas morning.
Over the course of several winter months, we took my Honda apart and washed, scrubbed, degreased, buffed, polished, sand-blasted, waxed and painted it. Gary guided me with discussions about whether to replace or re- furbish some of the parts. I more often than not wanted to keep the original parts when possible so that it would still feel like “My Honda.” We replaced the foam seat, now missing most of its cover, with a new identical Honda seat. We found a new brake drum to replace a broken one, beautiful chrome bolts and a less-rusty wheel at Brenda’s, a local bike bone yard. We were also lucky enough to find the perfect paint match for my Honda at Marbles
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Record- setting show VJMC on display at 2012 Barber event Our show was full of remarkable entries like By Gordon East this T500 Suzuki owned VJMC director by Mike Hooten. Heather Franklin photo.
y absolute favorite motorcycling event of the year has come and gone. On Oct. 12-14, Barber Motorsports Park held their EighthM Annual Barber Vintage Festivalin Leeds, Ala. Attendance at this year’s event confirms what us VJMC members already knew—the hobby, the sport, and the busi- ness of vintage motorcycling is alive and doing very well. The 57,412 people who came to this year’s event (up more than 11 percent) had the op- portunity to enjoy the world-famous Barber Vintage Motorcycle Museum, vintage racing, air shows, fireworks, a packed, sold-out vendor area, swap meet, and the Jerry Woods auc- tion. Saturday night’s fireworks celebration demonstrated the Barber team’s appreciation for all festival attendees by giving us a spec- Saturday’s VJMC Show was our biggest yet with 110 entries. Pete Slatcoff photo. tacular show of lights and sounds. 32 www.vjmc.org December 2012 A long row of Yamahas in just about any flavor and color made. Heather Franklin photo.
Member Greg Pitt with one of his awesome Yamaha Enduro restorations. Pete Slatcoff photo. It’s impossible to miss all the VJMC signs, throughout the weekend to set up displays, The VJMC was on display front and center well-staffed booth and the 100-plus bikes staff the booth, meet visitors, recruit members all weekend. You simply cannot enter the parked in the display area. And it’s the first and organize the weekend’s VJMC activities. front gates at Barber without passing the thing every visitor sees. We left no doubts for the Barber team that we VJMC area that Barber donates to the club. We had a record of 51 staff volunteers do appreciate their support and generosity.
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Bike show awards Best Yamaha First place: 1974 DT250, Greg Pitt. Second place: 1973 RD350, Patrick Blaney. Third place: 1976 XS650, George French.
Best 1950s-1960s Honda First place: 1962 CBM72, Art Bensheimer. Second place: 1965 CB450, Jim Bright. Third place: 1966 S65 , Sam Oliva.
Best 1970s Honda After the Sweet Sounds of Japanese Horsepower event, member Randy Mayes First place: 1972 CB750, Mark Adams. awards Bob Doll for his 1972 Suzuki GT750. Heather Franklin photo. Second place: 1969 CB750, Greg Luther. Third place: 1972 CL450, John Walter. A special plaque was presented to greet with an open bike area where mem- Barber’s Brian Slark in appreciation bers could bring their bikes for viewing Best 1980s Honda for his long-term support and efforts and open discussions with other members 1983 CB1100F, Russ Briney. to improve the VJMC experience at the and visitors. We also had a Sweet Sounds event. There was also a special plaque of Japanese Horsepower Competition Best Suzuki issued to Yamaha and Steve Liberatore in the afternoon, and a powdercoating First place: 1972 T500, David Paryzek. for their support and contributions of seminar from members Greg Pitt and Second place: 1966 XS-6, Dan Atkinson. booth tents and door prizes. Barry Whitley covering theory, instruc- VJMC President Tom Kolenko re- tions, and showing actual coating and Best Kawasaki ceived a special Barber Motorsports Park curing. First place: 1976 KZ900, Gordon East. trophy in appreciation for his years of Saturday’s activities included another Second place: 1972 H1C 500, Sergei Traycoff. promotion of the festival and vintage full day of meet and greet, but the dis- Third place: 1969 H1 500, Steve Mann. motorcycles. play corral cleared for pre-registered Friday’s activities included a meet and “original or restored” bikes. A record 110 Best Competition Machine 1972 Kawasaki K-H2, Mike McSween.
Oldest Japanese Motorcycle 1954 Honda Dream 4E, Dwayne McLemore.
Special Merit: 1971 Suzuki Stinger, Mark Adams. 1971 Yamaha TD2B, Buck Mitchell. 1976 Yamaha RD400, Frank Templeton. 1972 Suzuki GT750, Charles Gerard.
Sweet Sounds of Japanese Horsepower Single: 1975 Suzuki RE5M, Todd Haifley. Twin: 1960 Honda CB92, Dave Swigler. Triple: 1972 Suzuki GT750, Bob Doll. Four: 1983 Kawasaki ELR, Chip Tucker. Six: 1979 Honda CBX, Randy Pobst. 34 www.vjmc.org December 2012 bikes were in the People’s Choice Show, and represented by seven competition bikes, 50 Hondas, 23 Yamahas, 17 Kawasakis and 13 Suzukis. At the end of the day, member Bill Silver received a Lifetime Club Ambassador award for his years of service to the club. He was the club’s editor and a story contributor for many years; Bill has contributed more pages to print for our club’s magazine than anyone. Bill also signed copies of his new book on Classic Honda Motorcycles. Sunday included three VJMC parade laps for 27 club participants. Next year’s event is Oct. 11-13. Whether you want to see the racing, buy parts or gear, meet friends, attend an auction, take part in the bike shows, or just relax, you can do it all with your fellow VJMC members. We want to see you there. ●
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CB400F brought back to life, part two By Paul McMain
ollowing a CB400F restoration project (detailed in the October 2012 issue), FI still had a rough cycle, two engines and many parts remaining. I normally restore a cycle every summer, but I decided to jump ahead and start a winter project. At that point I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, but I ruled out building another restored CB400F. I have never done any modified cycles, but I was considering maybe a cafe bike. I started looking at cafe cycles on eBay and other websites. I thought a CB400F would be a good candidate even though I had not seen a cafe CB400F. I did see a CB550 that I really liked on benjiescaferacer.com, so I was really starting to focus in that direction. I was doing daily searches of cycles and parts on eBay and saw a tank listed that I liked. It was from a Benelli Mojave 360. It looked much like the custom tanks I had seen on Benjie’s website. I was very curious as to what the Mojave 360 looked like. That That cold day I brought it home. I was told it had been sitting outside for years. started my searching and ended in a direc- the dimensions seemed about right. The cut- Once Pat had the fabrication done on the tion. I decided to build a custom Honda 400F ting and welding started shortly after. I chose frame and the extra stock stuff cut off, I took with tank, fender and seat from a Benelli an aftermarket muffler and Pat fabricated an the frame and rims to the media blaster to get Mojave 360. adapter to connect it to the used header. rid of the crud and surface rust. Once I had the With that decision I started evaluating what parts I had and wanted to use, and which ones I needed to find. The search and buy- ing started. I bought the tank that started all of this and then started looking for the seat/fender and the seat. After probably six weeks, I had the seat/fender, a taillight, and a license plate bracket, but nothing yet for the actual seat. The mock up was started to see if this combination of parts could really work. I found a used header off a 400F rac- ing cycle and that was used in the mockup for the exhaust system.
Mock up My mechanic friend Pat Singleton at Singleton Performance in Kokomo, Ind., put the rough 400F on the rack and we started the discussion of what would stay original and what would be changed. We concluded some fabrication would be necessary to mount the tank and seat/ fender combination to the 400F, but overall Mockup of Benelli parts on the 400F and fitment of the header. 36 www.vjmc.org December 2012 SHOW REPORT
All unnecessary mounts and brackets Frame back from the powdercoater and were cut from the frame and all weld re-assembly started. joints smoothed out before going to the powdercoater. parts back home to my shop I started grinding not used any filler. The powder has stuck to and smoothing out the frame. I decided to it without any issues. The engine that came with the parts lot have the frame and rims powdercoated red, With the frame and rims done, I decided used for the CB400F I restored was totally just to be different. I found that a product on the remaining parts that I needed and put rebuilt with a big bore kit and many parts called Lab Metal could be used as a filler the search in high gear. I used a set of gauges replaced. on the bare metal prior to powdercoating. It from a CB360 that I liked. I wanted to do bucket and handle bars, which I had to pur- was more difficult to use than normal body something different, so I found some white chase new. For the controls I didn’t want filler, but it did work to smooth out welds faces on eBay and I cut the gauges open and anything bulky and I didn’t want the standard and pitting. The only issue I had was the installed the new faces. Overall that wasn’t black Honda controls. I found one on eBay powdercoater wanted to “rough up” the ar- a real difficult job. The gauges really stand from a smaller cycle, like a CB125, that was eas that I worked so hard to get smooth; he out now. I painted the outside in silver and already in a natural brushed-metal finish. For media-blasted again and removed some of clear-coated them. the other one I purchased a new black one, my filler. It still looked better than if I had I decided to use the stock 400F headlight stripped the paint and spent some quality The Best Selection of Classic Honda HONDA VINTAGE Side Covers on the internet! PARTS We have over 25,000 diff erent part numbers. All of our stock is original Hundreds NOS Honda. of all major brand Japanese side Covers in Email us with your list of needed parts. stock! We ship daily worldwide. We accept all major credit cards. • Also Carbs, Gas tanks, Badges, Manuals, Fenders, Speedos/Tachs, Tool Kits [email protected] • Search by Manufacturer, Part Type, or use our search engine • Order Securely Online, use your credit card to pay using Paypal. 985 373 4245 • Lightning Fast Shipping from someone who actually answers your emails! 5% DISCOUNT FOR VJMC MEMBERS WHO ORDER ONLINE. USE DISCOUNT CODE 2012.10
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on, then to finish. I had two engines and one was the one that had been sitting outside for years. Not much salvageable from it. The other had some issues, but Pat determined most of it could be used. I found a used head from a low mileage cycle being parted out since there were some broken fins on the one I had. Later Pat found the crank had a journal that was out of round so I purchased one, again from a low mileage cycle being parted out on eBay. I decided to go with a big bore kit taking it to 466cc. We had a local engine builder bore the cylinders and Pat installed the kit. Pat really wanted to use new valves for the engine and that turned out to be a real difficult request. I found the intake valves in England, but I was told by many I would never find new exhaust valves. Never is a long time, but I finally found some in Australia. With about all the parts located, Pat split the cases Final stage of re-assembly. and pretty much rebuilt everything. While the engine was being rebuilt, I stripped time with a Scotch-Brite pad making it look eBay seller made the stainless steel braided the paint off the tank and seat/fender then like brushed metal. brake lines. took the parts to Danny Bryant of Bone Steel I finally found a new stock Benelli seat on Fabrication in Kokomo for the bodywork eBay. The vinyl was beige and had a stain. I Motoring and paint. Overall, the tank was in pretty wanted the seat cover to be black and about The engine was the last big item to decide good condition. It had minimal rust and no twice the padding, so I had a local upholstery dents. The seat/fender unit was bent in one shop recover the seat. At least the metal seat pan was still like new. I decided on Dunlop 404 tires for more of a sport bike look and they did look good on the red rims. I looked for other parts as the project con- tinued. I came across the 400 Four Store website and started buying parts from owner Kevin Mullin. He has a lot of really cool items for sale. I went with the billet engine mounts, shock bolts, alloy rear brake torque arm, alloy spacers and engraved alternator cover initially. Since then I purchased some other items from him. Another Ebay seller made me a points cover in gloss black I found a guy in Atlanta that drilled the front rotor. I took the stock caliper and mas- ter cylinder from a 400F and stripped the paint from them (more quality time with a Scotch-Brite pad). I had the rear drum brake cover slotted by a machine shop in Oregon. I saw a picture of one that was done on a racing cycle and I really liked the look. An Finished product from the front. 38 www.vjmc.org December 2012 spot where it looked like maybe someone pushed the original cycle from the rear and kinked the seat/fender pan. Danny is an ex- pert metal worker and was able to straighten the panel. I chose metallic silver like that used on a 2006 Honda Civic; I happened to own one at that time and like the color. I thought it went well with the red frame and rims. Danny used a DuPont base coat, clear coat paint combination. I wet-sanded and hand-polished when he was done. Once Pat had the engine done and the paintwork was done, the assembly started. The summer of 2010 was busy for Pat and I had a lot going, so the project stalled. Early in the summer, Pat discovered the starter gear would not engage properly so the engine had to come back out. That is when the project went on hold. I had my first 400F to play with Side view. and I had also decided to purchase a British sports car, so that kept me occupied. new parts and they were waiting on Pat. It Now with 133 miles on the clock, I’m cruis- In early spring 2011, Pat decided it was time all worked out and the engine was installed ing the streets and getting the same question to pull the engine and fix the starter clutch again. All the final assembly was done and from everyone, “What is it?” ● issue. I had previously found and purchased it was ready for some test rides. BERKSHIRE
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24th VJMC White Rose show By Karl Good
On Aug. 17-19, the White Rose Motorcycle Club of Jefferson, Pa., held their 24th annual VJMC swap meet and show. The swap meet ran all day Friday, Saturday and into Sunday morning. There were several vendors selling everything from parts and manuals to complete bikes. Some of the bikes were barn finds in need of some work; others had been fully restored. Sunday was the bike show. There were several brands and models on display. Some of the bikes were fully restored and others were all original. I was pleased to see that some of the original bikes were in such good condition they were hard to differentiate from the bikes that had been restored. Many people who showed up for the event rode in on their bikes, cleaning them before the judging began. I must admit I was partial to the Suzukis, since that is what my col- lection is … mostly. However, it was nice seeing all the various brands and talking with their owners. Throughout the day, old bikes could be seen cruising the grounds. At the White Rose’s Club House there was a constant buzz of bikes coming and going, drawing many spectators to the various models and creations. Similar to last year’s event, the show on Sunday was cut short by storms. As people packed things up in a hurry, my wife and I headed for home on her father’s old Suzuki GT500. We made the 90-minute trip without getting wet. On our ride home the bike developed an ugly ping in the engine. Since then I’ve rebuilt the carbs and replaced the low speed primary coil (again) in the magneto. The bike seems to be running all right now, although it always had a slight ping since my father-in-law gave it to me. Keeping vintage bikes running well takes a lot of time and effort, but the satisfaction I get from showing the work I’ve done on my bikes at shows and swap meets, like the one at the White Rose Motorcycle Club, is well worth the effort. I am looking forward to making the trip to the 25th annual show next year. ●
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VJMC rides to ‘All Clubs Show’ By Michael Blevins
n a brisk fall Sunday morning, Ted Tackett. They repair and restore old of the International Norton Club and VP a group of 14 VJMC members motorcycles and have hosted a number of of the Michigan Club. About 90 riders at- Ogathered at Checkered Past Cycles events for our local chapter. (The Harley tended her first event and she estimated this in Galesburg, Mich., for a ride to the All guys call their shop our “clubhouse,” which year’s crowd to be in the thousands. For Clubs Show in Stockbridge. Checkered I find very humorous.) the first 16 years, she held the show at her Past is owned and operated by the father Suzi Greenway founded the All Clubs residence. In 2003, the town of Stockbridge and son team (and VJMC’ers) Charlie and Show in 1987. Greenway is the president offered their village square area as a site
Riders meeting at Checkered Past Cycles.
The VJMC tent was busy all day long.
1982 Honda CBX with factory fairing and cases. 1971 Suzuki GT750 LeMans.
42 www.vjmc.org December 2012 for future shows and they have been held there ever since. Greenway named the show after similar shows held on Castle Grounds in England. Groups invited besides the VJMC include clubs for Triumph, Matchless, Royal Enfield, BSA, and Vincent. There is no judging or awards at the shows “Everyone is proud of their bike and they
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1969 Kawasaki H1 500.
are all winners,” Greenway said. VJMC had a great location, as always, and a crowd was at our booth the entire day. Field Rep Steve Searles and John Steadman manned the booth with a little help from me. The temperatures warmed up into the 70s by afternoon and a huge crowd enjoyed all the vintage bikes, talking to owners, conversing with old friends and making new ones. As has been the case of late, the number of Japanese bikes greatly surpassed the competition. We had one bike overheating on the trip Double vision? Two 1969 Kawasaki H1 Mach III 500s from the Rice Burner Club. to the show but he was able to limp into 44 www.vjmc.org December 2012 VJMC NEEDS YOU!!!! Sales Reps for: West Coast Rep Central States Rep Southeast Rep Mountain States Rep Northeast Rep Contact: Gordon East, [email protected]
Rare 1983 Kawasaki KZ 1000R. (Only 100 made?) the village. Ray LeZotte’s 1977 GL1000 had some electrical problems on the trip home, but he was able to remedy the problem, as he always seems to do. Round-trip the ride was approximately 150 miles, all on back roads. Greenway’s shows in 2013 are on May 5 for the Dust-Off Ride and Sept. 1 for the All Clubs Show. ●
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Meet at the Ace By Mike Ashford VJMC field rep
VJMC member Randy One of VJMC Ken Roosa’s Rietman’s beautifully member Ron immaculately restored 1963 Honda Orr’s many restored sand- CL72. beautiful vin- cast 1969 Honda tage Japanese CB750. motorcycles is this 1970 Suzuki T125 Stinger.
n Aug. 25, I participated in the LeMay Auto Museum Vintage Motorcycle Con- cours in Tacoma, Wash., along with fellow VJMC member Randy Rietman. The $40 entry fee got you into the event, your bike judged Oand into the LeMay Auto Museum. 46 www.vjmc.org December 2012 Terry Zeri with his amazing 1966 Honda 160 cafe racer. Me with my 1975 Kawasaki H2C 750 VJMC member Gary Rothwell’s 1964 triple. Honda CA95.
There were more than 200 motorcycles and triple in the Classic Japanese Class that, off without much drama. I ended up see- scooters displayed on the 3.5-acre lawn, just along with the Classic British Class, had ing many old friends and had a thoroughly outside the new LeMay Auto Museum. There the most entrants at about 40 each. enjoyable day messing about with vintage were 11 different judged classes, including The weather was perfect with a mostly motorcycles. A trip through the museum was Classic British, Classic German, Best Cafe sunny 75-degree day and a light breeze com- a bonus as the LeMay collection is stunning Racer and Best/Worst Rat Bike. ing off Commencement Bay. and deserves your whole day itself. ● I entered my 1975 Kawasaki H2C 750 For a first-time event, it appeared to come
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By Ambrose Knobel B.C. field rep
he 49th Parallel is often referred to as being the world’s longest, Tpeaceful and undefended border. It is of course the border between Canada and the United States. As one travels to the West Coast of British Columbia and takes the ferry to Vancouver Island, the 49th Parallel is no longer a border. All of Vancouver Island belongs to British Columbia; the southern tip of the Island A Suzuki two-stroke lineup. is in line with Mount Vernon, Wash. Located between Ladysmith and Nanaimo, and pretty much right on the 49th, is “Mile 0 Motor Sports,” a Suzuki dealership where we held a VJMC meet on Aug. 26. The event was very successful with dozens of vintage bikes in attendance. Shop owner Doug Stephens made the meeting a success and provided a cookout of hamburgers and hot dogs, complete with Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnuts. Even the weatherman co- operated and sent us perfect weather. Me at the VJMC table. Len Nolan and his 1972 Kawasaki S2 350 triple. Len meticu- It was a fun day and we hope to do it lously restored this bike and rode it to the show. again next year. ●
A Suzuki T-500 from different angles
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9245, Vandalia, Ohio, tgiere@ $1900. Karl Hilton, 409-718-8890, For Sale woh.rr.com. Groves, Texas, texoilcracker@ yahoo.com. Bridgestone 1964 Honda Dream. Black with www and set by TD Bash of Retro Bikes. 1971 Honda CB175 K5. Show quality Restores professionally. Priced at ruby red and white, original condi- Bridgestone 1967 175cc and 1969 $6895. Contact me for photos. Lee tion, not restored, no rust. 100% 200cc. Very nice original twins. Stewart, 903-797-3465, Gilmer, operational in every way, runs and Both have nice chrome. I have Texas, [email protected]. rides like new. Numbers match, 1982 Honda CB450T Hawk. A nice un- several boxes of NOS and like current California non-operational new used parts. $300 or will molested vintage Honda. Mechanically 1965 Honda S90. Just restored, not status in my name. I am located excellent with a low 15k miles. Runs trade for BSA/British stuff. 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Suzuki Ecker, 620-628-4879, Mid Kan- Could deliver to Barber October sas, [email protected]. Dan Drexel, 585-750-1018, Roch- ester, New York, sduell@rochester. 13/14. Burt, 312-951-8981, Chi- 1966 Suzuki K15 Hill Billy. Per- rr.com. cago, Illinois, [email protected]. fect bike. Missing rear rack and For Yamaha YR2/YDS3/DT1/YA6/YL1/ glass from speedometer. All else YF1, NOS piston kits. YR2/YDS3 1981 Yamaha TZ125H. Reluctantly sets of 2 each, $75. DT1/YA6/YL1/ is original and in beautiful shape. offered. Complete and correct. YF1 set of 1 each, $35. Plus ship- True collector quality. Many Great condition. Contact me for ping and handling. Steve Lloyd, pictures available. Terry Smith, details. Jeremy Kinzi, 905-336- 814-899-3935, Erie, Pennsylvania, 720-422-5490, Denver, Colorado, 1339, Ontario, Canada, Yama- [email protected]. [email protected]. [email protected]. 1967 Yamaha YR1. Selling my entire 1974 Suzuki Rover RV90. Very rare 1981 Yamaha SR185. Little brother fat tire motorcycle. Mint condi- collection of 1967 YR1 350’s and parts. 4 bikes in different stages to the famous SR500. Tagged and tion with only 390 original miles insured. Ridden regularly. Only 7700 and looks like it just came off the from frame to complete. None of 1971 Yamaha RT1-B 360cc. Very good them are running. Parts include condition, clear NY title, low miles, runs miles. Asking $800 or interesting showroom floor. Perfect condi- trade. Contact me for more info. Sam tion. Collectible. Contact me for engines, mufflers, tanks, spee- good. New paint job on the tank. $3495 dos, fenders, etc. There may be obo. Contact me for more details. John Lail, 704-482-7021, Shelby, North details. Jerry, 307-631-3893, Carolina, [email protected]. Cheyenne, Wyoming, jerry@ the odd 1968 part in the mix too. J. Cerilli, 510-377-5575, Fishkill, New wyomingpanorama.com. Parts sold as a group only, will not York, [email protected]. separate. Purchaser must pick up. 1981 Yamaha XV920R. Complete and $3900 for all. George Van Dyk, 1971 Yamaha XS-1 650. Good origi- running. Was my ride for over 15 1978 Suzuki 80cc. Dirt bike. Parts years. Not a concourse restora- bike or fix it up. $250. Raymond, 705-326-5941, Orillia, Ontario, nal condition. Runs excellent but tion, no decals or emblems, a few 250-459-7792, Clinton, BC, Canada, waterbuffalo@rogers. the bike will need some sprucing small dings and dents. Original Canada, [email protected]. com. up. 25500 miles on the speedo. Email for pictures. $3800. George specs rated it at 0-160kph in 13 seconds. $1500 Canadian. For Sale: 1983 Suzuki FR80. Blue, 1970 Yamaha DT1 250cc Enduro. Van Dyk, 705-326-5941, Orillia, Jerry Wilkins, 506-832-7750, New oil injection 2-stroke in very good Good condition, all original. Red Ontario, Canada, waterbuffalo@ Brunswick, Canada, MJRPas- condition. 773 original miles, runs tank with black/gold badges. rogers.com. 2480 miles, bike runs great. New [email protected]. December 2012 www.vjmc.org 51 Classifieds
Email with make, model and ers with emblems, oil filter cover, Canada or U.S.) Email your year, Misc. Items displacement of bike. Steve, 814- fuel pump, carb and manifold make and model to me and I’ll 899-3935, Wesleyville, Pennsyl- set, misc small parts. $300 for see if I have a copy for you. I for Sale vania, [email protected]. the lot or separate. 1978 Honda am clearing out my motorcycle 400 twin with good engine, $200. magazine collection to benefit Japanese bike parts supply. 10’s Unassembled plastic models. 1969 Parting out 50 Hondas, 1969/80, VJMC people. Canadian Stu at of thousands of parts, new and Honda CB750 by Nagano, $100. $75 each. Yamaha and Honda [email protected]. used. Reasonable price in order Kawasaki Z-1 by Revell, $50. mopeds. Lots of seats. 4 CB750 to make a speedy deal. Gene Honda 750 working engine by 4-cyl gas tanks, $50 and up. Crump, 662-369-4542, Aberdeen, Minicraft, $100. Vince Tidwell, Located near Rhinebeck, New Wanted: Mississippi, crumpcycles@bell- 678-358-0963, Dunwoody, York meet site. Ken Krauer, (845) south.net. Georgia, s.vince.tidwell.sr@ 266-3363, Salt Point, New York, gmail.com. [email protected]. Honda Aluminum Mag Wheels, front and rear. Include sprocket, disc 1960’s-90’s Brochures. I have de- Thousands of Honda and Kawasaki For 1949 Honda Dream, looking brake, caliper parts. Front is 20” cided to start parting out my 40 keys. All new and numbered. for photos of original 1949 Honda diameter, rear is 19”. Used condi- plus year collection of brochures Dealers gave the buyer two and Dream. Jojo Johnson, 619-718- tion with no major scratches or and magazines. Just the thing to kept the others; these are some 1928, Idaho, josette59cafe@ dings, some small surface pitting. display with your vintage bike. I of the “kept” keys. $10 each for yahoo.com. Disc is rusty. $45 for the set. 29 will sell one or all of them. Email any quantity including postage pounds shipping weight. Tyler for a listing and more information. sent anywhere in the world. Email For 1953 Honda Dream 3-E, in- Ralston, 808-358-2982, Hono- Rick Seto, rick.vjmc@sympatico. preferred. Barry Sulkin, 310-569- formation. The first 4 stroke bike lulu, Hawaii, tylermila@gmail. ca. 1383, Culver City, California, bar- Honda built. Any part sources, com. [email protected]. info or contact with anyone 1970 Suzuki 250 cc Hustler, $300. knowledgeable with these bikes For 1958 through 1980, Vintage 1965 Yamaha Big Bear, two Original motorcycle magazines would be most appreciated. Mi- Japanese carb kits. Buy them bikes. For 1978 Honda Gold containing road tests for your chael Howarth, 760-218-3410, all for $3.50 each or best offer. Wing, parts. Lots of plastic side 80’s vintage Japanese motor- [email protected]. Or individual kits from $5 each. covers. 2 rear drive units, two cycle. $2 U.S., plus $7.77 U.S. Shipping and handling extra. radiators with fans, front fend- S&H (incl air mail for anywhere in For 1961/67 Honda CB72/77, look-
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As complete is literature. Tom Kolenko, (770) for a reasonable price. Brad, 204- possible is ideal. Prefer Southern 427-4820, Atlanta, Georgia, tko- 1968 Honda CL350. Looking for 573-1900, Brandon, Manitoba, Ontario area. Jeremy Kinzl, 905- [email protected]. non running Scrambler with Blue Canada, [email protected]. 336-1339, Burlington, Ontario, and White gas tank. Must be in Canada, thelastangryman68@ For 1962 Honda CB92 Super Sport, relatively good restorable condi- For 1982 Kawasaki 440 LTD, lug- gmail.com. looking for two mufflers for the tion, with little rust. Must have gage rack. Clint Whitney, 574- 1959-1962 125cc. NOS or good title. Looking for something in the 267-4527, Indiana, jaycwhitney@ 1970/77 Yamaha XS650. Looking used/refurbishable. Bill Gray, 810- $100-130 range. James Rickards, gmail.com. for something original and mostly 359-5734, Lexington, Michigan, 586-293-7096, Roseville, Michi- complete from 1970-77. Need not [email protected]. gan, [email protected]. For 1990 Kawasaki Zephyr 550, need run. Some mechanical issues are tachometer. David Shumaker, OK but prefer matching numbers. For 1963 Honda T10 Cuby 19.7cc, For 1969 Honda CB450, need 423-366-0979, Bristol, Tennes- I will travel or ship the right one. looking for the Honda book ‘Cuby color sample of original candy see, [email protected]. Joe Reese, 513-535-1751, Ohio, Engine’. The booklet explains in- blue paint. Or, is there a PPG, [email protected]. stallation of attachments: water House of Color, or other match pump, circular saw, generator, for this paint? Mark Tomlinson, Pointer dust blower, drilling machine. 715-222-8240/715-425-6528, Volker Wolff, 004961742577959, [email protected]. For 1964 Pointer PS-6 125cc, need Misc. Items Germany, cl450k1@googlemail. help to restore this Japanese mc. Wanted com. For 1970 Honda SL175, looking for Parts, manuals, literature, info, bikes, what have you? All help a part manual. Copy, original or Japanese NOS mopeds and motor- appreciated. Tom, 770-427-4820, For 1962 Honda CB72, parts. I pdf file. Let me know what you cycles from the 60ties and 70ties Atlanta, Georgia, tkolenko@ken- am restoring an early matching have. Ellis Holman, Indianapolis, for our showroom. If you have nesaw.edu. numbers CB72. Have frame Indiana, [email protected]. anything to offer please contact and case, need the rest. Rolling me. Mike Buttinger, mike.butt- bike preferred but will consider For 1973 Honda CB175, looking Suzuki [email protected]. any parts. Mark Wentz, 408- for a set of new tires. 3.00 x 18 420-9613, Milpitas, California, for both front and rear. The rear For 1968 Suzuki Cobra T500, seat Dealer Memorabilia. Collector seeks [email protected]. could be 3.25 x 18 or possibly and or pan, gauges and horn, 1950’s-1980’s Japanese dealer- 3.5 x 18. Would like to get as handlebar. Fred Sauter, Canada, ship items including banners, For 1965 Honda S90, looking for close to original as possible. Carl [email protected]. signs, ashtrays, lighters, hats, engine that runs well. Terry Lake, Best, 303-796-7358, Colorado, clocks, promos, etc. Rare, weird Naples, Florida, tlake45@gmail. [email protected]. and old is good. Tom Kolenko, com. For 1973 Suzuki T500, looking for stock front and rear turn signals (770) 427-4820, Atlanta, Georgia, For 1982 Honda CB900F, looking [email protected]. 1975/78 Honda XL/XR350. Fixer for fairing mirror, either side. This in very good condition. Also need rear stay bar. Doug Jackson, 402- upper wanted for winter project. is the black mirror that mounts to Honda CBX 1000cc 6 cyl memorabilia Bob Hicks, 978-774-0906, Wen- the side of the OEM fairing and 991-2542, Council Bluffs, Iowa, [email protected]. for Museum and the ‘CBX Book’ ham, Washington, maib.office@ not the chrome handlebar mirror. I am presently writing. Any bro- gmail.com. Steve, 612-239-6370, steve@ chures, adverts, posters, owner’s beddor.com. Yamaha manual, workshop manual, set-up For 1967 Honda S90, original manual, toys/models, old photos, handlebars with throttle assem- 1984-86 Honda Night Hawk-S For 1968 YamahaYG5T Trailmaster etc. related to the 1979-1972 CBX. bly. I believe these are the short, CB700SC. Looking for any Mint 80cc, need oil tank and fuel tank. Also period aftermarket fairings/ narrow bars. Gary Pietraniec, used or NOS parts for any year Fred Klopp, 717-421-4287/717- bodywork. Let me know what you 313-680-1110, Michigan, capt- and/or color combination. Please 273-0141, Lebanon, Pennsylva- have and how much you need! [email protected]. let me know what you have and nia, [email protected]. Ian, 626-444-9358, California, price. Thanks for the help. Joe [email protected]. For 1968 Honda CA175, one piece Angelucci, 216-382-8965, Ohio, left side exhaust. Part number [email protected]. 1969 Yamaha DT1 Enduro 250cc. 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