Volume 26, Number 10 August 2004 - Collector’s Edition $4.50 Five-SpeedFive-Speed FavoritesFavorites Z-1Z-1 RestorationRestoration EscapeEscape fromfrom Cubeville:Cubeville: LewisLewis && ClarkClark YYamaha’samaha’s TTimelessimeless XS650XS650 Celebrating over 25 years of vintage motorcycling VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB MAGAZINE AUGUST 2004 CONTENTS President’s Column..........3 This issue’s web password is: scrambler Editor’s Column ...........3 Effective August 1st Use lower case Calendar of Events ..........5 VJMC Officers and Field Reps ....6 Mission Statement The Purpose of this organization is to DaytonaBikeWeek..........8 promote the preservation, restoration and enjoyment of Vintage Japanese motorcycles (defined as those greater MemberProfile:PeteBoody.....9 than 15 years old) and to promote the sport of motorcycling and camaraderie of motorcyclists everywhere. Tech Tip: Adding a Center Stand to a 1980 Honda CT 110.......12 President VJMC Massachusetts Picnic ....13 Pete Boody (865) 435-2112, [email protected] Magazine Editor VJMCers Experience "Ride to Karen McElhaney Remember" .............14 (865) 671-2628, [email protected] Classified Advertising Gary Gadd When Vintage Is Not Vintage-the (817) 284-8195, [email protected] Yamaha XS650 ...........16 Commercial Advertising Region A Norman Smith (941) 792-0003, [email protected] The Road to Twinville........18 Commercial Advertising Region B Brad Powell Five-Speed Faves: the Honda (678) 576-4258, [email protected] CB450K1andK2..........20 Membership Bill Granade (813) 961-3737, [email protected] Webmaster The Minister's Bike: Restoration Jason Bell ofZ-1No.265............21 (972) 245-0634, [email protected] Cover Layout Escape from Cubeville Part 2 . 23 Andre Okazaki Magazine Layout Darin Watson National Rally Agenda .......30 2004 Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmit- Classifieds ..............36 ted in any form without permission. 2 www.vjmc.org VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB MAGAZINE AUGUST 2004 From the President by Pete Boody continue printing in color and never for all VJMC members and their look back. Remember, this first color guests; however, we will be offering Color, Rally, And Paypal magazine will soon be a collector’s those folks who register for $45.00 item; this one is definitely a keeper, each, admission to the Awards Fellow VJMC members: I would folks. Breakfast, the Pig Roast/Hoedown have given a lot to have seen the ex- This September, we will provide on the Lake and a chance to win a pressions on your faces when you re- our members with another great Yamaha AS2C 125cc twin-cylinder ceived this, our first Vintage VJMC National Rally in Oak Ridge, street scrambler. A fellow club mem- Japanese Motorcycle Club magazine Tennessee. The Rally will begin on ber, Joseph Maida, presented this printed in brilliant color. After the 7th of September with rides, sem- beautiful machine to us and to a very twenty-seven years of courageous, inars, day trips for ladies, field lucky registered member. We are hard work by past and present mem- events, bike show, campfires, story making every effort to get Joe to bers, we have finally made it happen. telling, and workshops for those who come to Tennessee and make the pre- I hope that you feel as I do about our need technical help with their VJMs. sentation himself. It is not too late to magazine; it just keeps getting better It will end on the 11th with an Old register, so fill out the form, send in and better, and that a publication of Fashion Pig Roast and Bluegrass the $45.00, and come to East Tennes- this quality is a must in order to pro- Hoedown on the Lake. I can safely see for the fun. vide the expert technical writings as say that it will be fun for all who at- As you browse through this maga- well as the great and interesting per- tend and we are hoping that all of you zine, we hope that you will note the sonal articles that always appear on will be able to be there. Admission to our pages. With your support, we will the National Rally grounds is FREE See President, page 4 From the Editor: Mid-Ohio meet coming up by Karen McElhaney Kawasaki Z-1 No. 265, and Eric New VJMC State Member Lewis and T.D. Bash extol the vir- Events Page In This Issue tues of Yamaha’s XS650 twin. Paul Enz provides a VJMCer’s account The VJMC web site now features a Color! The August 2004 issue rep- of the 2004 Daytona Bike Week and page dedicated to state-by-state events. resents a significant change for this Dave Richter shares the fun of a re- You can sort by state name or by field magazine. We are finally able to cent club picnic held in Western representative to find out what’s going share with everyone the great color Massachusetts. Alex Hamilton tells on near you. Visit this page often for photos that members have been pro- us what he thinks of our new Presi- the latest updates on happenings in viding! Hopefully, most of you have dent, Pete Boody, and Ralph your state. And if you want to add an taken advantage of recent web site Walker explains how to add a side event or information of general inter- postings to enjoy color versions of stand to a Honda CT110. est, this is a great place to do it! Just some of the photos that have ap- click on State Happenings from the peared in the magazine, but now we This issue is also about friendship, VJMC home page (www.VJMC.org). the kind that can only evolve from have a print version, too! Thanks to Addition to Mike Baker’s the VJMC Board of Directors for shared experience, like riding making the upgrade possible and to cross-country (or nearly so) on a vin- Article on Vintage Tires the vendors who have provided color tage motorcycle. In Escape from VJMC member Nick Jordan says ads for this collector’s edition maga- Cubeville, Part 2, Maria Montello that he found Mike Baker’s article on zine. We are sure that you will all en- concludes her account of her adven- tires in the April magazine to be very joy it. ture along Lewis and Clark’s trail with her friend Lisa. And finally, interesting. Nick reports that there’s This issue is packed with interest- VJMC members Jim Townsend and also a way to determine the age of a ing stories on bike history, restora- Ken Carlson record their meeting tire. According to Nick, this works tion, and recent events. Rick Darke with Mike Krzemian and Ed Abdo, with any tire, be it motorcycle, car, briefly chronicles the beginnings of who have just completed their truck or what-have-you: Honda’s CB450, Greg Walker takes “Ride to Remember” on two vin- us through the restoration of tage Super Hawks. See Editor, page 33 www.vjmc.org 3 VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB MAGAZINE AUGUST 2004 President: Rally time is almost here Continued from page 3 ads for the folks in Oak Ridge who would love to have you come and see them while you are at the Rally. These folks have quality products and the restaurants have great food. Early this year we added PayPal as our selected online payment method for becoming a VJMC member. We now have in place membership term options for our North American folks. It is now possible to sign up for 2 or 3 year memberships and at a sav- ings. It is also possible to add an addi- tional $15.00 (USD) to any regular or term membership and your spouse or partner can enjoy being a VJMC member. Choose online payments or send by postal service. Either way, come and join the fun. You can also register for the National Rally in Oak Ridge and even buy VJMC regalia, Yamaha AS2C 125cc twin-cylinder street scrambler to be given away at the 2004 VJMC all online at www.vjmc.org. National Rally 4 www.vjmc.org VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB MAGAZINE AUGUST 2004 Calendar of events August members are invited to attend and are encouraged to bring a bike for display. 20-22 Contact Scott Timoff for more information: 16th Annual Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Show [email protected] or (248) 338-9320 White Rose Motorcycle Club, Jefferson (York County), PA 9-10 Information: 717-938-4753; [email protected] Gotham Motorcycle Classic, NYC New York City’s world-class, all-brands motorcycle 22 show, held on the decks and docks of the Intrepid aircraft 3rd Annual VJMC Picnic & Ride, Auburn Hills, MI carrier, sponsored by RoadBike and American Iron Mag- Annual event held at Sheffield Park within the azine. Four divisions and 32 classes of show bikes, ven- Bloomfield Orchards Subdivision. The park has covered dors, and more. Pre-registration is recommended for pavilion, porta-pots, drinking fountain, and park equip- show bikes. Please join us and help spread the word to in- ment for the kids. There will be a BBQ lunch, bike show, crease the turn out of vintage Japanese bikes for 2004. and 40-mile ride. Members are encouraged to bring a Magazine coverage and a chance to have your bike photo- friend who may be interested in the VJMC. A $5.00 dona- graphed and featured in RoadBike, the industry’s only tion is requested. all-metric motorcycle magazine. Contact Scott Timoff for more information: (248) Visit www.GothamMC.com or www.RoadBikemag.com or write to [email protected] more informa- 338-9320 or [email protected] tion. September 7-11 4th Annual VJMC National Rally and Old Fash- ioned Tennessee Pig Roast and Bluegrass Hoedown on the Lake, Oak Ridge, TN Events include seminars, bike rides, games, bike show, swap meet, vendors, and some of the best Tennessee bluegrass music and southern style food and “fixins” that you’ve ever had.