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Volume 38 / Number 3 JUNE / JULY 2017 • $5 2017 Bike Show & Swap Meet WHAT’S INSIDE: Yahaha TD4 Western Nebraska Motorcycle Show The Craigslist Lottery Emblem & Badge Refurbishment OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. IN THIS ISSUE Features EVENTS: Western Nebraska Motorcycle Show 6 COVER STORY MAINTENANCE & RESTORATION: CB50v Flip Cap Mod 2017 Destination Eustis 9 Bike Show & Swap Meet .............................................. 40 PROJECT BIKE: Yamaha TD4 16 EVENTS: Macau Grand Prix 50th Anniversary 18 ODDS & ENDS: Departments Affliction Condition, Part 1 PRESIDENT’S LETTER: 21 40 Summers of Fun ..............................................................................5 PROJECT BIKE: BACK IN THE DAY: Suzuki Epilogue Richard Blue ....................................................................................... 10 30 FROM THE EDITOR: Commmunicating with Your Active Club ....................................... 11 MAINTENANCE & RESTORATION: CUSTOM CONNECTION: Cleaning a Motorcycle 35 Tank with Electrolysis Take a Walk on the Mild Side .......................................................... 12 FEATURED BIKE: ODDS & ENDS: .................................................... The Craigslist Lottery 1975 Honda CB500T Street Tracker 15 ADVERTISER’S SPOTLIGHT: 37 Vapor Honing Technologies ............................................................. 58 PROJECT BIKE: Wes Cooley Replica EVENTS CORNER ............................................................................ 59 44 CLASSIFIEDS .................................................................................... 60 EVENTS: ADVERTISERS’ INDEX ................................................................... 61 Ironclad Art: The Motorcycle 46 Volume 38 / Number 3 PROJECT BIKE: JUNE / JULY 2017 • $5 Ninjago Rebuild On the Cover Celia Willliams 2017 with her award- 49 Bike Show & Swap Meet winning Fujis. MAINTENANCE & RESTORATION: Emblem & Badge WHAT’S INSIDE: Yahaha TD 4 Background Western Nebraska Motorcycle Show Refurbishment The Craigslist Lottery cover photo: Emblem & Badge Refurbishment 57 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. Mike Fitterling VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE 3 PRESIDENT’S LETTER 40 Summers of Fun Official Publication of the VJMC t’s riding time in all of North America. Our Yankee and Canadi- JUNE / JULY 2017 Ian members are now back on the road, while the rest of us have Volume 38, Number 3 switched to summer riding gear to cope with baking heat. Hope- PRESIDENT fully, you’re riding to one of the many events that make a VJMC Tom Kolenko summer so much fun. Rallies, Mid-Ohio, AIMExpo, and Barber 770-427-4820 Vintage Festival will celebrate our fortieth birthday in style. Join [email protected] in the fun times and make plans to bring friends and family along. EDITOR Making new friends and renewing old relationships is what it’s all Michael Fitterling 863-632-1981 about. [email protected] What has the VJMC learned in these four decades to help it survive and thrive? First DESIGN DIRECTOR and foremost, we must always focus on what’s important to our members. You have Nadine G. Messier told us in surveys that the priorities are the magazine, website, and events, in that [email protected] order. Some members have never attended a VJMC event but find that our amazing CLASSIFIED ADS magazine and website are great resources to support their vintage motorcycle passion. Gary Gadd Second, we need to nurture and support our selfless volunteers who share their tal- 817-284-8195 ents and resources. VJMC leadership always tries to select and develop solid team play- [email protected] ers that share in this commitment. Our current BoD members, Field Representatives, MAGAZINE DISPLAY and inspired members who give freely of their time and talents are great role models. ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Bryan Bentley These are all volunteers who work nights and weekends to address club needs, often 864-923-0559 while holding down demanding day jobs. Great volunteers are hard to find and will [email protected] always be the core of this club. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Third, we have to be good stewards of our limited resources. We haven’t raised dues Bill Granade in more than a decade, yet insurance, printing, mailing, and regalia costs continue to 813-961-3737 rise. The BoD has leveraged and developed partnerships with key players like Yamaha [email protected] Motor Corporation, AMA-Vintage Days, Barber Motorsports Museum, Hagerty In- CHANGE OF ADDRESS surance, and many local supporters of our mission. Part of this stewardship challenge Please direct these requests to Bill Granade: is saying “no” to requests to appear at expensive venues and fancy shows where hefty [email protected] ticket prices would keep our members from attending. We don’t supply hundreds of 13309 Moran Drive, Tampa, FL 33618 free goodies to pass out at events. This BoD always tries to negotiate discounts and Membership check renewals: 1 year - $30 / 2 years - $55 / 3 years - $80 seeks multiple bids on all services. We know these are still tough times for many mem- Outside North America: 1 year - $50 bers, and we respect your dues contributions. ADDITIONAL COPIES If we remember these three basics, the VJMC should be healthy and around for the In order to minimize unnecessary expens- fiftieth anniversary. Adding to our leadership bench are two new Field Representatives: es to the club, VJMC prints a limited number Canadian Andy Dixon and J.R. Luksik in Michigan. Welcome guys! We are always of each issue of Vintage Japanese Motorcy- cle Magazine. However, we would be glad to looking for members who wish to step up and create fun for members in their area. accommodate any requests for additional copies Log in to the website and read our Field Representative Guidelines and, if interested, from members. contact Sean Carrigan (859-391-8736) for greater details on becoming a Field Rep. These requests must be submitted before the The updated website is still being tuned up and improved. A key goal of the website 15th of the month preceding each issue. For ex- upgrade was to make it more self-directed for events, calendar, classifieds, etc., where ample: for the August/September issue requests must be received by July 15. folks can enter their info directly into the site. Webmaster Pete Slatcoff advises that the best way to get his help is to fill out a trouble ticket under the “Help” menu, which MISSION STATEMENT: The purpose of this organization is to promote doesn’t even require you to be logged in to use. the preservation, restoration, and enjoyment of Our magazine’s editor, Mike Fitterling, is always seeking great articles of interest to vintage Japanese motorcycles (defined here as our members. We do not have paid writers and correspondents on staff. All maga- those 20 years old or older). The VJMC also will promote the sport of motorcycling and camera- zine content is member-generated. High quality photos are always needed, especially derie of motorcyclists everywhere. for cover stories. He tries to balance the mix of events, restorations, rides, product © 2016 Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club of reviews, etc. in each issue, but he needs your submissions. Consider becoming a pub- North America, an IRS-approved Not-for-prof- lished author by sharing your expertise and experiences. it 501(c)(7) corporation. All rights reserved. Kudos to Field Reps Brendan Durrett (CA) for the Death Valley Ride; Don Stockett No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted without permission. All articles (CA) for the Sayonara Ride; Ellis Holman (IN), Sean Carrigan (KY), and Jim Townsend copyright by their respective authors. (IN ) for Mid-Ohio Vintage Days; and the Klemm brothers in AZ for the Route 66 Tid- Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Magazine is pub- dler Ride. Ideas and actions make the good times happen in the VJMC, and thanks to lished six times per year, in February, April, June, your efforts fun got multiplied. I hope to see and ride with many of you at the National August, October, and December. The views and Rally in Pigeon Forge and other VJMC events. opinions expressed in letters or other content are those of the author and do not necessarily Ride safe and often, represent VJMC policy. The VJMC accepts no lia- bility for any loss, damage, or claims occurring as Tom Kolenko a result of advice given in this publication or for claims made by advertisers of products or ser- VJMC President vices in this publication. [email protected] VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE 5 6 JUNE / JULY 2017 EVENTS Western Nebraska Vintage Motorcycle Show by Brandon Davenport / [email protected] photos by Brenda Suhr o tell the truth, here in western Ne- swaths of oranges, purples, and pinks Tbraska we’re spoiled when it comes to are like brushstrokes on an uninterrupt- motorcycling. It’s a little hard to believe ed canvas as the sun begins to set. And when you look outside and see the af- don’t get me started on what it’s like to termath of a winter storm that dropped watch the dark clouds of a distant thun- over a foot of snow on the prairie, and derstorm, like towering monoliths roll- you know that it could snow again even ing over plains from miles away. into May. But really, two weeks ago, in On days when I can, getting off the as- the middle of February, it was T-shirt phalt and onto the sprawling network of weather, and many of us found our way dirt roads in the early evening is my fa- back onto our bikes.