•Inside: WOW show attracts crowds in Ga. • Rotary Jet reunion • VJMs shine at Gilmore. Again. • Riding Britain, top to bottom • Comparing two CL72s Vol. 30, No. 4 August 2009 $5 4 President’s letter How’s the weather by you? 6 Letters, news and miscellany CL72 congrats, CBX and C92 help sought and more. 13 Barber Vintage Show needs show bikes, volunteers Here’s how to help in the VJMC display at Barber. 14 WOW show brings out the iron Georgia show continues to draw crowds. 16 One picture is worth a thousand bucks Photo help to improve your online presence. 18 Rotary Jets reunite in the Rockies Nostalgia leads Michigan man to Colorado. 20 Honda TL250: Trials or Trails? Restoring a trials bike from its life of on-road use. 24 Q&A with Doug Mitchel One author’s love of VJMs and photography. 28 2009 Gilmore Vintage Motorcycle Show Japanese bikes wow crowds again. 30 New Ohio show dodges weather Rain threatens new Columbus display. 32 Riding Britain ... from end to end Atop a CBX from John O’Groats to Lands End. 36 A tale of two scramblers A pair of CL72s compared. 39 Cable restoration help New cables for your project from Motion Pro. 41 Classifieds What do you need? On the cover Vintage bike photographer and enthusiast Doug Mitchel’s archives include this beautiful shot of a Kawi 750 turbo. August 2009 www.vjmc.org 3 FROM THE PRESIDENT VJMC magazine August 2009 Vol. 30, No. 4 President Stuart Covington 978-582-3335 How ’bout that weather?
[email protected] Editor ow is everybody doing this summer? Brendan Dooley Have you been out riding your bike? Up
[email protected] here in New England, it has been rain- Art Director H Rhonda Cousin ing 25 days out of the month and riding has been minimal at best.