A monthly publication of The Vintage Club Johannesburg, South Africa.

Volume 29. No 7. July 2015.

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE:

It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to a excellent motorcyclist and special friend. Lloyd du Bois passed away on 3rd June 2015 after a long illness. Lloyd was 91. We will have further information in the next issue.

Another passing that must be mentioned is that of Johnny “Flatnose” van Rooyen.

Don’t forget to diarise and free up your weekend to attend the CMC 1000 Bike show. It happens at Germiston High School as ever on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July, 2015. If you haven’t yet volunteered your services or offered a bike or two for the VMC stand, please tell Gavin or Kevin of your willingness to help.

I hope you are all preparing your ride for the VMC Winter Rally on Saturday, 19 July. Please make an effort to join us for a wonderful morning in the Cradle of Humankind.

The 2015 Magnum Regs are out. You can download them along with all the necessary documentation from the VMC Events page on our website. More information on all these events is available from this space.

We are planning a trip to the Historic Motorcycle Museum, at 17 Lake Street Deneysville, on Saturday 11th July. It is approximately a 200km road trip with the museum displaying some of the most unique historic and memorabilia showcasing race bikes and race champions!

As always, safe riding and keep your gloves on in this cold, winter period.

Pierre.

1 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) Notice is hereby given that the 2015 Annual General Meeting of the Vintage Motorcycle Club will be held at the Vintage and Veteran Club at 3 Athol Oaklands Road, Oaklands, Johannesburg on Monday, 24 August 2015, commencing at 20:00. AGM Agenda  To receive and consider the Annual Financial Statements and the Chairman’s Report for the year ending 30 June 2015.  To elect office bearers and committee members for the new financial year. Nominations for the post of Chairman, Vice-chairman, Secretary and Treasurer must be made in writing and must be signed by the persons so nominated. Such nomination papers shall be furnished to the Secretary, prior to the commencement of the meeting mentioned above. It is requested that nominations for the election of committee members be similarly made in writing.  To discuss any other business, deemed by the Chairman, to be relevant. Pierre Cronje Chairman (Notice dated 18 May 2015)

CLUB NIGHT 23th June 2015 compiled by Ken Wiggins Apologies received from: Kevin Robertson, Gawie Nienaber, Les Simm, Gavin Walton, Bob Johnstone, Peter Pozniak Renney Plit and Erhard Langanke. Visitors/New Members: John Bond (BMW R50) and Michael Venables (1929 Velocette 2-stroke).

Pierre welcomed everyone and set the scene for a very busy evening.

Pierre introduced Bob Harpin, the CMC Librarian, for those who hadn’t met him. He gave us a short talk on the library and how VMC can make the best use of all the information and knowledge it contains. Don’t forget, it is now also our library. All the magazines that were in storage, going back to 1917 have been delivered to Bob. He is in the process of compiling a comprehensive catalogue of the magazines and books in the library and these are available on the CMC Website.

Next up was Martin Davis who had his KTM 1190, which he’d ridden in his epic journey in the wilds of the Cape. The sage is documented in the article Martin submitted for the June issue.

According to plan, Roly Tilman brought in his recently complete BMW R50/2. His talk was a highly animated discourse on the culmination of his 9 or 10 BM restorations.

“I started with this budget” “Now let’s see if she will start”

2 He divulged that even though Mike Lester and Neville Smith do the best jobs, he was determined to complete a superb restoration on his R50! Even though he admitted spending around R46 thousand on the bike (please don’t mention that figure again), an undisclosed amount and effort was surely invested in the outstanding machine.

After Roly brought the BMer into life, we all adjourned for refreshments and natters before the meeting was closed.

There were 42 members in attendance at the very event filled meeting.

Past Events POMC Mampoer Rally, 6th June

On Saturday, 6th June the Pretoria Old Motor Club held their annual Mampoer Rally in the North East of Pretoria. The Rally started at the POMC Clubhouse on the corner of Keuning Drive & Fred Davey Avenue, Meyerspark, Pretoria and finished at the Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum, Cullinan.

Three of our members acquitted themselves in exemplary fashion, although a certain member did sneak in under the guise of CMC (well done Gavin). Full results are given below. Table 1 is for the Competitive vehicles and Table 2 for Touring Class vehicles. Table 1 Competitor Position Entrant Navigator Club Score 6 1 Stander, Neil POMC 49 7 2 Walton, Gavin CMC 54 14 3 Fraser, Dane Fraser, Martie WCMC 91 9 4 McLeod, Dugald McLeod, Tanya PR 96 18 5 McLeod, Cameron McLeod, Louise PR 97 13 6 Vlietstra, Peter VMC 106 20 7 McLeod, Les McLeod, Marleen PR 117 11 8 Ross, Robin Naude, Craig SARRA 175 21 9 Marques, Zack vdKraats, Bryce POMC 180 10 10 Lance, William Lance, Juliana CMC 186 12 11 Theron, Sarel Visagie, Kobie PR 195 9 12 Eyssell, BJ Eyssel, BY POMC 226 5 13 Ferreira, Christo Ferreira, Lorna POMC 264 29 14 Janse van Rens, I DuPlessis, N 297 8 15 Ferreira, Ignatius Roux, Christo 311 15 16 Engels, Dirk Willem 6618 Table 2 Competitor Position Entrant Navigator Club Score 27 1 Cronje, Gwyneth Cronje, Pierre VMC 85 23 2 LoringettStepha SmithJoe 101 26 3 BilsonMike MaraisRichard Triumph 113 34 4 Nel, Frank Nel, Wayz 226 22 5 Sales, Bill TBA Triumph 267 28 6 Kraamwinkel, Frik Kraamwinkel POMC 320 30 7 Hough, Brian TBA 336 25 8 VDMerwe, Hannes vdMerwe, Makkie Lynxclu 614 32 9 Joubert, Helgard 626 24 10 NelHendrik Nel, Dorothea PR 1880 33 11 VanBiljon, Tokkie VanBiljon, Elna 2958

We take our hat off to Gwyneth Cronje’s Touring Class 1st place finish on her first ever entry as a driver in a Regulartiy Event. Well done Gwyneth.

3 Petrol Tank Rust by Janusz Gruszka

I have come across the problem of rust in petrol tanks since the introduction of “modern” petrol, which contains alcohol. Alcohol fondness for absorbing water vapours and humidity (hence the hangover thirst) is to be blamed. This, in connection with vintage bikes not used very often, may result in horrifying discoveries after some time of storage.

Result of prolonged exposure to air Magic formula lining after rust removal

I enclose a photo of what I discovered in one of my bikes tanks. It also occurred on a number of my other bikes as well. Fortunately, Gary Lawson from Springs provided me with a solution and did thorough cleaning and lining with a “magic formula”. You can contact Gary on (073) 767-8129.

Have other fellow Club Members experienced similar problems, or was it my bad luck only?

Fuel Tank Comment Editor I would like to pursue this topic in future editions. The fuel available to us in SA is going to contain Biofuels from 1st October this year and I think we all understand the Hygroscopic properties (the ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules) of certain biofuels. What will this mean to the fuel systems of older machines and how can we plan to minimise any impact it may have on our vintage vehicles. Please send you thoughts to the Editor at [email protected].

Tips on Modern Info/Service sources by Craig Patterson

Over the course of a number of restorations I have required small parts or information. Because there is no real industrial infrastructure in my home town, I either have to travel to Gauteng or rely on courier services and the phone. This in most cases means "expensive", thus my best bet has been to source the part or an alternative over the internet. Here are some useful sites that I have made use of in the past.

First of all, KlassiekRijden [www.klassiekrijden.nu] is a Dutch phrase meaning Classic Ride. Their website offers free downloads of parts manuals and workshop manuals ranging from Adler to AJS to Zundapp.

A few years ago, I needed spokes and recently needed 2 sets for my current project. On stripping the wheel of my current project I discovered that the dimensions where exactly that of a Honda CD 200. I tried all the local bike shops for a suitable alternative only to be referred to the local Honda dealer whom I eventually consulted. After a few deft keystrokes on his computer the parts salesmen quoted me R50 a spoke. Nipples apparently weren’t included but in the same breath he noted that there was currently no stock. As if I was going to fork out that for spokes. 4 I went to "Google" on the internet and found eBay.com. After I opened the eBay website, I typed “motorcycle spokes” in the search field. There, amongst the listings of about 500 results, I discovered a Taiwanese seller laloma123. I opened the listing and clicked on "other items" to view the results.

To complete my order, I contacted the seller by using the "ask a question" function on the site. The seller replied to my request and I needed only give the exact dimensions of the required spokes. These specified spokes were duly manufactured and shipped to me. At that time, two sets including shipping reached a total of $50.00. The exchange rate then was R9.00 to the Dollar, but the parts worked perfectly.

My latest requirement was for odd sized piston rings for a small 2stroke I found in Greece. Going back to eBay.com I discovered a supplier, listed as “dandrikop” and his eBay shop called DLA Engine Parts. The rings can be purchased individually or in sets. Shipping is only a couple of Dollars.

Please be aware that, when the delivery reaches SA, SA Customs will add there bit, too. In the past I have had to pay as little as R15.00 for a complete motor and frame weighing in at just under 20 kg and almost R500.00 for a brake lever last year . It appears that custom and excise is determined by means of a thumb suck.

Craig

The newest “Brave Heart” Honda Thanks to both Kevin Robertson and Roger Houghton for sending the information on Honda’s latest tar eating monster.

It’s the nearest thing to a MotoGP bike with lights any factory has ever built, and Honda started accepting order entry for this new model on July 13, 2015. Unfortunately at $184,000-00 (approximately R2.3M at the current exchange rate) I can’t see members bringing this animal to show off.

5 In 2012 Honda announced their intention to build a road-legal replica of the MotoGP bike. The final prototypes were unveiled at the Milan show in November 2014, with Marc Marquez riding onto the stage on one.

Honda don’t like it being called a replica, because it’s not. If you compare Marc Marquez’s bike and the customer MotoGP bike, it is the next stage down, although Honda Europe’s Dave Hancock says it is so close; chassis, swinging arm, wheels, suspension, crankcases, fuel tank, tank cover, throttle bodies and seat unit are absolutely the same as what Marquez rides. It doesn’t have pneumatic valves and the special gearbox, and some internal parts are different. The con rods are a different material, and the pistons are a different design because it’s a road bike. This is perhaps because if it was a race engine owners would constantly be having to take it for a service. Shinji Aoyama, Chief Operating Officer of Honda Motor Company, recently told MCN: “In terms of the numbers we can produce, we cannot build big numbers because of the way the bike has been built.

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6 The method of production is completely different to that of a mass produced motorcycle. There are elements like the sandcasting of the engine that limits very much the numbers of bikes we can build. But right now we don’t know exactly how many we will build. One or two units per day is the limit of our production capacity because although engine parts are not exactly MotoGP specification they are still nothing like a mass produced motorcycle and the bike takes a lot of work to build. Our plan will be to build these bikes at the Kumamoto factory in Japan where we have an area where our most experienced assembly workers will build them. This is separate to the main production lines.” Shinji Aoyama thinks there are many crazy guys who will like this bike in the UK as Honda knows many people there have shown interest in this bike and Honda received lots of information from the UK market. The RC213V-S in detail

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Engine The 90-degree V4 delivers a claimed 210bhp at an rpm Honda won’t yet reveal. A sport kit hoiks power further still. Crankcases are aluminium rather than the racer’s magnesium, but otherwise are MotoGP spec. Pistons are modified to increase service intervals, and there are conventional valve springs, slipper clutch and gearbox. Fuel injectors are, however, factory issue. Frame Identical to Marquez’s RC213V. Main spars are multi-section pressed and welded aluminium; the internal cross-brace is milled from solid. The headstock is exceptionally big and stiff to resist braking force, with eccentric head bearing cups to move the forks closer or further away. Inside the fairing you can see the long front engine mounts that give the frame its full-lean flex. Footrests Brackets and levers are machined from solid. Each side has six levels of adjustment. Total fore- and-aft movement is about 25mm, with 12mm up and down. The rear master is a one-off, but the rear caliper is a conventional Brembo two-pot. Exhausts Made entirely of pressed, bent and welded section titanium, it looks ready for production. The welding is beyond anything seen before on a production bike, but the most impressive part is how well the silencers (and presumably the catalytic converters) are hidden. An exhaust valve servo motor lives in the fairing just under your clutch hand, with twin cables going into the bellypan. Swingarm Identical to Marquez’s, the aluminium swingarm features an adjustable pivot to vary how much the rear suspension extends under power. But the most interesting bit is the swingarm length: 655mm spindle to spindle, versus 600mm for a Fireblade. Long reduce wheelies and calm the interaction between chain pull and suspension movement. Wheels & tyres Chief of development testing Shogo Kanaumi has limited the Bridgestone S20R rear tyre to a 190/55-17, to keep the steering sweet on the road. The wheels are Honda’s own design, identical

7 to the MotoGP ones. Final spec is not fixed but will probably be aluminium for the road and magnesium for the sport kit, with titanium spindles as standard. A 525 chain transmits the engine’s 210+bhp. Electronics Beyond the Showa quickshifter there’s a race-type loom, an HRC display unit in the cockpit, and a MotoGP-issue electronic steering damper in front of the headstock. The main switchgear on the left-hand side looks borrowed from an old NS400R, so don’t read anything into that. It is inconceivable Honda would offer this bike without all the very latest GP-inspired electronic aids. Suspension Honda worried that anything less than factory brakes and suspension would debase the idea of the RCV-S. So the bike uses MotoGP-spec Öhlins gas pressurised forks and an equal spec shock, plus top-drawer Brembo calipers and discs. Fork preload adjustment is up top, with compression and rebound damping down by the wheel spindle. The fork foot is machined from solid. Bodywork As you’d expect, all the bodywork is hand-made in carbon. It’s as close as you can get to the real thing and still have lights, indicators and a road legal exhaust. So while the ‘tank’ cover is identical to Marc’s, the lower fairing panels have recesses for indicators and a headlight. But best of all are the mirrors, which mount on the handlebar lever guards – far better than spoiling the sleek top fairing.

So for all the brave (figuratively and financially) individuals in the club, please let me know when you’ll be getting yours. I’d love to ride one for a day (Editor).

8 Library Corner July 2015 by Bob Harpin

Again it pays to advertise – One of the books that I was looking for surfaced the other week in no lesser place than the VMC. I was at their clubhouse and had a quick look at what they had in their library and on the shelf was the book “My Velocette Days by Leonard J Moseley” so I managed to borrow it and in the meantime have had a chance to read it. The book is an easy read and gives an account of the trials and tribulations of Velocette as seen from the factory floor and covers from 1923, when Mr Moseley joined the company, until very close to the end in 1970 when he retired on health grounds. Virtually all their models are covered, although not it great detail, but does give an insight into the various models, Velocette’s problems and how they were managed. This book has now been copied and is available from the library. Another book that I have mange to read this month is “Shooting Star – The rise and fall of the British Motorcycle industry by Abe Aamidor”. Although this book is relatively new, 2009, it is virtually a rehash of previously written books on the subject such as Hopwood’s Whatever happened…, The British motorcycle industry 1936-1975 by Koerner, Giants of Small Heath by Barry Ryerson, etc. but unfortunately does not add anything to the story and just reaffirmed the various findings of the other authors as well as highlighting various contentious points made, especially in Bert Hopwoods book “Whatever Happened …...”. Just to show I don’t just obtain and read books just regarding British manufactured bikes, I have just started on a book “Japan’s Motorcycle Wars by Jeffrey W Alexander”. Unfortunately I have just an excerpt of this book (50 of approx. 270 pages) but so far it is very interesting, giving many new insights into motor cycle manufacture in Japan post WW2. To all events there was a lot of cutthroat business practises as well as flagrant copying of designs and updates. Apparently there were in excess of 100 motorcycle manufacturers in Japan during the 1950 and eventually this was whittled down to the big four as we know them today (Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki). Thinking back to my motorcycling days in the 1960’s the only ones I can remember are Tohatsu (they had a few outing in the 50cc GP’s), Marusho (Japan’s BMW clone) and Lilac (V twin as Moto Guzzi). It would appear that the Japanese are now having to contend with copying practises by the Chinese motorcycle industry that they themselves did in the 1950’s & 60’s. An excerpt from the book … the challenges that faced many of these post-war ventures are mirrored by the current development of the motorcycle industry in China. Japan’s own progress in the field during the late 1940s and 1950s was similarly characterized by unique cases of technology transfer, significant efforts to reverse-engineer foreign designs, a vastly underdeveloped roadway infrastructure, and unprecedented mobilization of the populace. Japan’s one-time freedom to copy foreign motor vehicle designs during the trans war era would be impossible under current World Trade Organization rules aimed at curbing design, patent, and trademark infringements by Chinese manufacturers.18 Motorcycle industry sources reported in 2002 that eight million of the eleven million scooters annually manufactured in China were copies of Japanese models, and it was estimated that there were 140 licensed and as many as 400 unlicensed motorcycle manufacturers in China.19 Continuing complaints by the Beijing office of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) concerning this trend have forced China to pledge to crack down on producers of counterfeit goods, but Chinese manufacturers are simply doing what Japanese firms themselves did throughout the trans war era – speeding up the product development process. Another excerpt that describes the internecine wars that were raging (especially in the motorcycle industry) during the 1950’s and 60’s …..reveals that the relationships between motorcycle dealers and their suppliers, or between assembly companies and their parts manufacturers, were often far from loyal during the 1950s and 1960s. Producers in fact switched suppliers frequently, fought bitterly over narrow sectors of the market, copied one another’s designs, undercut one another’s prices, broke their gentlemen’s agreements, and, in at least one instance, intentionally bankrupted their own subcontractors. Motorcycle dealers, meanwhile, bounced from one supplier to the next, paid cash for whatever products they could find, ran up enormous bills and paid with phony cheques, and secretly ran other businesses on the side. Consequently, dozens of parts manufacturers and assemblers of finished motorcycles went bankrupt in the 9 recession following the end of the Korean War in 1953 and the subsequent deflation of 1954. The economic downturn slowed sales considerably; this lull caused inventories to swell, and as products piled up in the distribution network, a fierce price war developed between the manufacturers. As the competition intensified, companies even spread rumours about the quality of one another’s products and the state of their rivals’ finances in order to threaten their sales. As a result, the most successful companies were not those that relied principally upon subcontractors, but those that made as many of their own parts as possible in order to limit their dependence upon outside suppliers, who fell like dominoes through the 1950s. This sort of conduct, as far as I am aware, was not part and parcel of the rise or downfall of the British motorcycle industry. If and when I can get a full copy of the book “Japan’s Motorcycle Wars by Jeffrey W Alexander” I will try to give a more comprehensive write-up of what looks to be a fascinating book. This month has seen a large donation of books to the library from Barney Barnes (many thanks Barney) and a lovely lot of books they are. Amongst them was a pair of books titled “Motorcycle Repair and Upkeep Volume 1 and 2” general editor Edward Malloy which to my mind is the best workshop manual and specification source for pre-war motorcycles. The Library has had a soft copy of these books for some while as I borrowed a set from Pierre Cronje but now the library has its own copy. So anybody renovating or repairing pre-war bikes should get themselves a copy of these books. Some of the other books include Pitman’s and Pearson repair manuals for Triumph, JAP, Royal Enfield, Norton, BSA, Vincent and ; a book called “Rudge Wrinkles 1922” from the manufacturers of Rudge motorcycles which gives quite a comprehensive maintenance advice for Rudge motorcycles from 1912 to 1922; three books on Two strokes covering maintenance, tuning and the engine designs; a number of Motorcycling year books from the early to mid-1950’s; about a dozen books of road tests on motorcycles from the early 1920’s to the 1960’s, plus many more. Obviously all these books are now on the shelves but few have yet been scanned. It pays to advertise - As it has worked before, below is a short list of books that I would like to obtain for the library. If anybody has a copy of these and can either donate or let me borrow them (for scanning) we will be obliged. “Granville Bradshaw: A Flawed Genius?” by Barry M Jones (Granville was the designer of the ABC motorcycle) “The Gold Star” by Mick Walker “Motorcycling: An Illustrated Social History” by Roger Fogg “San Fairy Ann, Motorcycles and British Victory” by Michael Carragher (about the use of motorcycles during World War 1) “The Triumph Speed Twin and Thunderbird Bible” by Harry Woolridge “Triumph Experimental” by Mick Duckworth (A recent publication detailing the exploits of Doug Hele) “All the Years at Brooklands” by Gerry Belton “Donington Park: The Golden Years” by Richard V Jones and Bob Zwarts

Bob Harpin

10 Guess the curiosity Thanks to Craig Patterson, who submitted the first of what I hope will be a monthly challenge of your motorcycling, engineering or just technical knowledge. Can anyone identify the vehicle in the picture. Correct answers (not on a postcard) to the Editor and who knows you may have the honour of being the technical guru of the month.

Odds and Sods:

A young man at this construction site was bragging that he could outdo anyone based on his strength. He especially made fun of one of the older workman. After several minutes, the older worker had enough. "Why don't you put your money where your mouth is?" he said. "I bet a week's wages that I can haul something in a wheelbarrow over to the other building that you won't be able to wheel back." "You're on, old man," the youngster replied. "Let's see what you've got." The old man reached out and grabbed the wheelbarrow by the handles. Then nodding to the young man, he said with a smile, "All right. Get in."

Don’t wear your Jacket backwards! Two guys were roaring down the road on a motorcycle when the rider slowed up and pulled over. His leather jacket had a broken zipper, and he told his friend, "I can't ride anymore with the air hitting me in the chest like that." "Just put the jacket on backwards." his friend advised. They continued down the road but around the next bend, they lost control and wiped out. A nearby farmer came upon the accident and ran to call the police. The police asked whether they were showing any signs of life. "Well," the farmer explained, "the rider was until I turned his head around the right way!"

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SAVVA Technical Tip 98- Motorcycle side stand This is for the vintage motorcycle enthusiasts. Perhaps you have had the problems I had with Vintage bikes over the years. If so, here’s a solution. The problem is the cycle stands that clip up behind the rear mudguard. They invariably fall down on the roughest road, causing one to stop and hook the thing back into the clip. I often wished the bike had a side stand like modern bikes do. It was always my intention to try and make one but I never got around to it. Recently, my grandson, who was visiting for a few days, went to the local bicycle shop and came back with a perfect side stand which he had just bought for R85.00. It looks ideal for a vintage bike. It is a “fit all” design and manufactured from what looks like cast aluminium and the length is adjustable. It even has a rubber “thingie” on the end to stop it slipping. The return spring is very strong and cannot fall down when ridding. I’m currently rebuilding a 1923 AJS and will try one out.

12 Classifieds Note: Adds only remain in for 3 months then must be renewed, if necessary. Please inform the editor if adds are no longer needed, within the 3 month period.

DJ MACHINES

DJ Bike for a young enthusiast who doesn’t have a large bank balance to buy it! Any condition but hopefully fairly complete. I rode a borrowed bike this year but must get my own! Martin Kaiser 071 865-4220

Gary Barnes is looking for any DJ Bike. Please contact him on 083 329 3558

DJ Eligible 125cc – 200cc machine Grant Wiggins is looking for a small capacity DJ bike so he can enter the DJ as soon as he gets a valid Motorcycle licence (2016). Please contact him on (078) 366-2742 or [email protected]

WANTED:

Paul Whitehead is looking for the following: 1. Sidecar to stabilize his DJ Bike 2. Quad Bike to get him mobile again Contact: Paul 083 450 2078 Caroline 083 653 6290 or email: [email protected]

FOR SALE: Honda TransAlp 650 Twin – Fully Serviced. Under 50 000km. R28 000. Contact Dave Watson. (082) 551-5147.

1977 HONDA 750/four supersport – Winner of Rat Class in Concourse at Strawdogs Rally, Graaf Reinet, May 2015. Engine rebuilt, Wiseco big bore kit (836cc), Timing chain kit, Gasket set kit. Side covers and tail light not original. All original parts and new back tyre included. R22 000. Contact Bennie Buys. (048) 881-1279, (081) 362-4714 or [email protected].

Triumph Trident T150 petrol tank, no rust or dents. R750. Cowley 6 into 1 exhaust for CBX. R500. Clymer workshop manual for Honda V Fours 1982 - 1988. R350. Del Orto carburettors - 2 x New short polished Bellmouths for 40 mm. R400. ea. Factory workshop manual - Honda XL500S. R450. Haynes workshop manual - BSA Unit Singles - R200 and Triumph T150 Trident 1969 onward - R300. Contact Jan. (011) 394-0716; all hrs.

Spare Girder Fork to sell or swop. Originally from a pre-war girder, possibly off a BSA Empire Star. Contact: Brandon Stovold - Phone: +27 (0) 11 262 5152 / +27 (0) 11 262 5148 Cell: +27 (0) 82 223 7104 Fax to Email: +27 (0) 86 605 5348

Triumph Tiger Cub – Running, restored – R18,000.00 ONCO BSA C11 Project – R3, 000.00 Pierre 072 513 9432

13 Matchless G12 1960/63 650cc twin been in continuous use since engine rebuild in 1982 R25,000. Licensed

Paul Whitehead has the following for sale: 1. 2010 Yamaha T Max 2. 1936 Velocette KSS & spares Contact: Paul 083 450 2078 Caroline 083 653 6290 or email: [email protected]

Triumph Daytona 500cc twin restored 4 years ago but never ridden, matching frame & engine numbers R25,000 scrapping papers available.

Wanted

Barrels – for Dragonfly. Contact Pierre Cronje (072) 513-9432

Crankshaft – for BMW R60. Contact Pierre Cronje (072) 513-9432

BMW R50/2 - Bing carburettor for left hand side cylinder. Contact Robert Rosset (081) 018-2495 or [email protected]

Screw on Fuel cap – for 1928 OK Supreme. Please contact James “Hamish” Morrison (083) 456-2768 or [email protected]

Ariel Sq 4 Carburettor – needed to complete project. Roly (082) 377-4303.

Moto Guzzi V7 Petrol Tank Motoguzzi SP1000. Seat or seat base and Switches Contact John Hassall 082 886 7133 or [email protected]

Triumph Tiger TR110 1954 model. I'm looking for the above bike as a restoration project. Please contact me on 0832355519 if you know of one for sale. Graham Watters [email protected]

JAP 4B (Speedway) top end bits e.g. pushrods, pushrod tubes, rocker box & cover wanted

Triumph 3T (’46-51) primary chain covers, oil tank wanted

Triumph Model P (’26) exhaust pipe/silencer, carrier, rear stand, petrol tank, chain guard wanted BSA M20 (’37-54) rear stand, front & rear rims & brake assembly, girder wanted

BSA Sloper Any condition. Phone Peter Vlietstra 082-650-9880

BSA Bantam 175cc Points & Condenser Contact Gerald Hollis

14 VMC Quick Calendar and Upcoming events

The VMC Committee wants to make the newsletter an essential part of your motorcycling life. The newest idea is the VMC Quick Calendar, to provide information on events, primarily relate to our interest in older bikes, throughout the year. Please send or event info comments to the Chairman, the Editor or any committee member. Contact details are available on the last page of Kickstart.

Calendar for 2015 July 2015 August 2015 4-5 Jul CMC 1000 Bike Show Germiston High 02-Aug CMC Club Meeting CMC Germiston 19-Jul VMC Winter Rally Kromdraai 02-Aug Cars in the Park POMC 11-Jul Historic MC Museum ride Deneysville 06 - 09 Aug Magnum Rally POMC/VMC 27-Jul VMC Club Meeting VVC Club 24-Aug VMC AGM VVC Club September 2015 October 2015 06-Sept CMC Club Meeting CMC Germiston 04-Oct CMC Club Meeting CMC Germiston 19-Sept SAVVA AGM Johannesburg 26-Oct VMC Club Meeting VVC Club 20-Sept Piston Ring Swap Meet Modderfontein ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 28-Sept VMC Club Meeting VVC Club ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ November 2015 December 2015 01-Nov CMC Club Meeting CMC Germiston 05-Dec CMC Club Meeting CMC Germiston 08-11 Nov 30th Fairest Cape Tour Cape VMC 13-Dec VMC Club Meeting VVC Club 23-Nov VMC Club Meeting VVC Club

CMC 1000 Bike Show 2015

The annual 1000 Bike Show will take place at the Germiston High School on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July, 2015. This is the 33rd staging of this popular show, which took place for the first time at the Johannesburg Carlton Centre in 1983.

Germiston High School is situated on Rand Airport Road, opposite Rand Airport.

15 2015 Magnum Rally for Motorcycles & Motorcars

This year the Magnum is being held from 13 to 15 August. It is a Reliability and Regularity Trial over a distance of approximately 800 km of which approximately 700 km will be regularity, comprising of four separate Score Groups, being:

 Score Group A: For motorcycles manufactured on or before 31st December 1960.  Score Group B: For motorcycles manufactured between 1st January 1961 and 31st December 1989.  Score Group C: For motorcars manufactured before 31st December 1989.  Score Group D: For motorcars and motorcycles manufactured before 31st December 1994. (Touring Class, non-competitive - in this group the requirement for sealing instruments will not apply.

Downloaded relevant documentation from the VMC Events web page at http://www.vintagemotorcycleclub.co.za.

2015 VMC Winter Rally

The Winter Rally takes place on 19 July and is a Regularity Trial of approximately 160 kilometres starting from The Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve in Kromdraai at 09h00. The rally finishes at the same venue at about 13h00. It comprises two separate score groups:  Score Group A: For Motorcycles Manufactured before 31st December 1985  Score Group B: For Motorcars manufactured before 31st December 1985

Download the Entry Form and Supplementary Regulations from the VMC Events web page at http://www.vintagemotorcycleclub.co.za.

16 HUGE ACCESS ROAD UPGRADE FOR CARS in the PARK 2015

The Pretoria Old Motor Club has successfully negotiated an extra access road which will be in operation for the 2015 edition of South Africa’s biggest car show, the Cars in the Park, scheduled for August 2, 2015. “Creating the new access road involved negotiations with a land-owner neighbouring the Zwartkops Raceway, and now that we have been given the go-ahead, we can expect traffic flow to improve by a significant margin, “ said show organiser, Frik Kraamwinkel. In addition, the usual entry and exit points on the R55 which runs from Kyalami to Laudium have been up-graded, as has the road itself over the past two years. The new exit will see proper exit roads being established on the north-western corner of the Zwartkops venue, giving improved access to the M26, which runs through the suburb of Erasmia, and then ultimately to William Nichol Drive, which traverses Randburg and Sandton, before joining up with Jan Smuts Avenue in Hyde Park Johannesburg. This route has also been massively up-graded over the past two years, and all work should be complete by August 2.

The Cars in the Park 2015 will see the 36th running of the event which was started by the Pretoria Old Motor Club in the early 1980s, and held initially at the old Pioneer Museum in Silverton, east of Pretoria.

Since those early times, where the event was strictly a classic car show, the event has evolved to the point where it attracts some 3 000 special- interest motor cars, over 100 car clubs, associated motoring and apparel store holders and over 15 000 spectators. It is by far the biggest car show on the South African calendar, and in fact it is the biggest event on the Zwartkops Raceway calendar, being likened to South Africa’s version of the famous British Goodwood festivals. Cars that show up every year range from vintage machines dating back as early as 1904 to classics from the 1950s and 1960s, hot rods, muscle cars, dragsters, customised motorcycles and hot turbocharged street machines. It is this varied mix of motorised adoration that makes the event so special.

For more information on Cars in the Park 2015, contact Frik Kraamwinkel via e-mail on [email protected] or by telephone on 082 444 2954. For exhibition space, contact Hanlie Delport on info@siyakula- events.co.za or on 082 908 2295.

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RESTORATION and other SERVICES

Restoring your bike? Is there a better cleaning method for your aluminium parts than Vapour Blasting? It’s a gentle, water based, non-destructive process for aluminium cylinder heads, engine blocks, gearbox casings, wheels, carburettor bodies, etc. There is no excessive metal removing, no blasting material embedded on metal surface. Just a smooth satin finish. Call Janus from Classic Restorer for details: 081 065 8275 (Benoni) or email [email protected]

Full restorations. Pierre Cronje does these as well as wheel lacing and building. Call him on 072 513 9432.

Ornate period brass spark plug nuts and connectors. Lloyd Du Bois makes these for HT leads. He also hand makes stainless steel/aluminium license disc holders and corks for the “Enots” push-pull type fuel taps, and light alloy tyre valve caps. Call Lloyd on 033 396 6471.

Ultrasonic cleaning call Henry Watermeyer on 084 800 8862.

Raw honey for sale. Remember Caroline is the honey queen – you can buy her various types of honey at the club meeting for the bargain price of R50 per jar or [email protected]

Petrol taps Enots flat-slide type, made in brass to your order. In sizes 1/8”, 1/4” and 3/8” BSP as well as Rally boxes made to your order with handlebar mounting brackets plus mountings for the rally plate and three watches. Trevor Fraser on 013 656 3063 or 076 591 5560.

BMW Speedometers Ben Vandenberg has a large stock of old and parts. He is willing to pass them on to anyone running a speedo repair service or is planning to start one. His contact number is 021 712 2661.

Restoration and other services. Gravel Man Services offers full service of all BMW boxer twins (old and new). Accident damage repairs and restorations. Please contact Markus Watson on 083 602 3503.

19 THE VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE CLUB

P O Box 782835 SANDTON 2146 South Africa

Website: www.vintagemotorcycleclub.co.za

COMMITTEE AND OFFICE BEARERS

Incumbent Portfolio e-mail Home Work Cell

Pierre Cronje Chairman [email protected] 011 849 3008 072 513 9432 Gawie Nienaber Treasurer [email protected] 011 646 8983 083 326 4911

Ian Storer Secretary/Magazine distribution [email protected] 072 727 7382

Rob Pattison-Emms Committee Member/Century Run avonrod@mweb/co.za 011 460 1901 011 460 1901 082 891 8399 organiser

Les Sim Committee Member/Calendar [email protected] 011 673 1865 011 827 8954 082 552 4072

Roly Tilman Committee Member/Librarian [email protected] 011 803 1462 082 377 4303

Steve Trehair Committee Member/Register [email protected] 011 469 5900 011 886 0494 083 461 2751 Ian Holmes Committee Member/DJ CoC [email protected] 011 793 7304 011 791 6424 083 646 3089 Kevin Walton Club Dating Officer [email protected] 082 891 2869 Ken Wiggins Magazine editor [email protected] 011 793 7138 083 256 1949

Fees payable

Entry Fee: R50.00 Annual Subscriptions: R260.00 (R130.00 if joining after 1st Jan) Country member: R190.00 (+80km from club HQ) (R95.00 if joining after 1st Jan) Family members: R10.00 (i.e. Spouse & minor children)

Club Bank Acc No. 1970259841 at Nedbank. Sandton Branch 197-005. Please forward DEPOSIT SLIP to the Secretary - [email protected].

Club Meetings are held every fourth Monday of the month (except December) at The Vintage and Veteran Club (VVC), 3 Athol Oaklands Road, Oaklands Johannesburg, at 20h00.

The opinions expressed in KICKSTART are not necessarily those of the Committee or the Editor.

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