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VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB

OF NORTH AMERICA

VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB

Volume 25, Number 4 August 2002

James Grooms’ Black Bomber

$3.50

Founded 1977

Celebrating 25 years of vintage motorcycling

Bill Silver’s CYP77

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 This Issue Contains

About This Month's Cover Page 2 Editor's Corner Page 3 President's Page Page 4 VJMC Member Profile Page 6 Rick Seto Canada Page 7 Feature Article Page 8 VJMC Day Ride Reports Page 10

Calendar of Events Page 12 AMCA Revs Up Interest Page 14 In Japanese Motorcycles VJMC Financial Report Page 16 VJMC Staff & Field Reps Page 18 Classified Ads For Sale Page 22 Wanted Page 30

About This Month's Cover: The beautiful example of a Honda CB450 K0 featured on the front cover belongs to James Grooms, our new Vice President, and VJMC Field Rep-resentative for Kansas. He bought it two years ago, and although it was showing only 995 miles on the clock, it had passed through the hands of three or four different owners, and had been poorly stored dur-ing its periods of inactivity. James says he merely performed a "Refurbishment" of the bike, but what he did would qualify for most of us as a com-plete restoration: The frame got a powder coat treatment, and

the fenders, side covers and fork sliders were painted Honda cloud silver, then clear coated. James said that this gives them a sheen that the original did not have, but is much more durable. The headlight ears and fork up-pers were also repainted, while paint on the headlight and tank were left unmolested, as they were in good shape, and be-lieved to be original. All the bearings / bushings were ser-viced, the cables replaced, and the carbs overhauled. The shocks were replaced with Hagon units, which are very nice; they came with the shrouds. Modern rubber (Avon roadrunners) were mounted on

the rims in the interest of ride-ability. The shocks, combined with good rubber and front fork tweaking, make this old bike a pleasure to ride. Far better than what they were originally. James also notes that timely advice from Bill "Mr. Honda" Silver concerning the oil pump saved the motor from some po-tentially catastrophic top-end damage. All in all, James says the CB450 is a nice rider that, although done on a budget, has nevertheless won a few awards at some local rallies. Our thanks go to James for sharing this picture with us.

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COVER INSERT: The insert picture on this month's cover is of a CYP77 recently restored by Bill "Mr. Honda" Silver. Bill has written an enlightening article about the "Police" version of the popular CB77 which will be featured in an upcoming edition of the VJMC Newsletter.

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Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 Editor's Corner By Richard Sulik, Editor This August, 2002 edi-tion of the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter marks my inaugural effort as your new Editor. I have ac-cepted this responsibility at the direct, and I might add, persis-tent, request of Jim Townsend, the VJMC President. A short time after this occurred, I men-tioned to an acquaintance that I had been designated as the new Editor of the VJMC News-letter. He guffawed, and said: "How did that happen? Were you the only one who wasn't at the meeting?". Ta-Boom! But Seriously Folks -- I humbly follow a long series of newsletter editors who have served the club well. Jim Town-send has said that while the club is made up of you, the members, he noted that the Newsletter is the primary "Face" that the Club presents to its members, the country, and the world. Thanks to Jay Horine's efforts, that has been a very handsome face, indeed. I might walk in his footsteps, but I'll never fill his shoes. Neverthe-less, I'll attempt to continue to try and make the "Face" that we present to the world shine. In that regard, I'll be trying some changes from time to time, start-ing now, which hopefully will be improvements, and that brings me to my next topic: New Edito-rial Policies: Acknowledgment of Submis-sions: It shall be the policy of the Editor that all contributions

will be acknowledged in a timely manner. While space considera-tions dictate that not every con-tribution will appear in the very next issue of the Newsletter, contributors are asked to under-stand that the Editor appreciates having a reservoir of material from which to draw on in the production of future Newsletters. And, contributors should be as-sured that all material submitted will be considered for publica-tion. Also, while the Editor will strive to produce a "Bal-anced" Newsletter, members should realize that the Editor cannot publish what is not being submitted: If you want to see more technical articles, then you, the members, will have to write them up and send them in. Bill "Mr. Honda" Silver has been doing a superb job carrying wa-ter for the Club in the Honda "Technical" arena. Likewise with the many Action Adventure/ Comedy stories provided by Bill "Doc Speed" Melvin. If you like these types of articles, consider writing one up and submitting it. And, it doesn't have to be a story; it can be an essay, a dis-course, or just a "rumination" on some topic relating to vintage Japanese motorcycles. For example, if you want to discourse on why the little, small-bore bikes should, or should not, be valued, or countenanced with the same level of respect as the larger displacement machines, by all means, crank it up and send it in; I'll be glad to see it.

And, while the Editor reserves the right to make customary editorial changes (such as cor-rections to spelling and punctua-tion), every effort will be made not to violate the spirit or intent of the writer. Feedback Mechanism: The new Editor has noticed that the Club has lacked an important mechanism for its operation: A Feedback mechanism. In truth, a Feedback Mechanism of sorts has always been in place: When people like what they see in the Newsletter, they send in their money and join, or renew their membership, and the Club prospers. Conversely, when they cease liking what they see, they cease sending in their re-newal money, and the Club withers. This Feedback Mecha-nism, while effective, is crude, and it is difficult to spot trends in the level of member satisfaction except over long periods of time. To rectify this shortcom-ing, space will be provided in the Newsletter for "Letters To The Editor". Accordingly, mem-bers are encouraged to forward their thoughts and comments to the Editor. While the "Letters to the Editor" section is not in-tended as a "Gripe Session" per se, valid topics to address to the Editor are reasonable, non-inflammatory comments regard-ing what you like, or don't like, about the Newsletter, or Club activities (or the lack thereof) Continued on page 10


Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 President's Column By Jim Townsend

ELECTION RESULTS As you read this, we have just passed another mile-stone in the VJMC history. We have had our first election of officers. Granted, we only had one race and that was for Sec-retary, but we did have one. At the time I am writing this, the outcome is unknown and will be announced at the Mid-Ohio Vin-tage Motorcycle Days. The Of-ficers for the next year will be James Townsend, President, James Grooms, Vice President. Tom Kolenko, Treasurer and either Ken Kerr or John Sullivan for Secretary.

NEWSLETTER CHANGES We have also under-gone another big change and that will be noticeable in some changes in format and content because we have a new Editor, Richard Sulik. Richard is a long time member and Iowa Field Representative. These first few newsletters are going to be tough for him, so give him all the cooperation you can. We have quite a few guys who use the web list ( [email protected] ) and think it is the whole club and sometimes write lengthy articles which they post. You are all welcome to use this service, but be aware that it is a NON-commercial list and, while run by a VJMC member, it is not a VJMC run function. I find it a really good way to keep in touch with what is happening on a continuing basis.

If you are inclined to write for the list, consider sub-mitting such things as questions and answers or even short arti-cles to the newsletter. Your thoughts and writing will reach about 2,000 members and friends as opposed to the 700 or so that subscribe to the list. We would like to start a “members letters” or Question and Answer type column in the newsletter. Send your submissions to Rich-ard. His e-mail address is benley67@ aol.com .

NEWSLETTER STAFF NEEDED!

The newsletter is sup-posed to contain news of what is happening in the club. I have found that if you are running an event that it is virtually impossi-ble to take pictures, get names and keep notes on what is hap-pening. We need reporters to do tht and send the results in to the newsletter. Since we are spread out all over the entire North American Continent, con-sider doing this for the club where ever you are. Rich and I don't know who can and cannot write, but may you know some-one who can or do it yourself. Take the bull (Bultaco!) by the horns and be a reporter. Gary Gadd of Texas has been handling the classified ads, but we also need a live wire, self-starter to handle commercial ads for the newslet-ter. If you have a computer and e-mail, you can do the job any-where. The job will consist of contacting dealers, distributors

and manufacturers who deal with us and soliciting ads for the newsletter. This is not a time consuming job, but when added to the other jobs the editor does, it makes a heavy load even worse. If you can devote a few hours every couple of months to this, contact Rich and talk it over.

VJMC DAY! It was a cold and windy day with temperatures in the low 40's here in Indiana, but we had 13 hardy souls go for a curtailed ride after a hearty breakfast at a local eatery. It was followed up by a lunch at the Townsend house and a lot of discussion before it broke up about 3:00. Christine Tibbets and Eric Nachbaur put on the North-east Cookout and had a pretty good bunch of guys show up for that. Terry Sanderson, our Oklahoma Field Rep, also spon-sored a ride in Oklahoma and there were others I haven't heard about. Paul Enz in Flor-ida has also put on a couple of very successful rides in his area. The events weren't any-thing that made the national news, but it is some thing we should all try again, and maybe not just make it a single day, but do it a few times during the year. I urge you to contact your Field Representative and see how you a can assist in organiz-ing some activity in your area.

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Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 President's Column By Jim Townsend

2002 VJMC NATIONAL RALLY!

I hope that you all no-ticed the error in the dates stated for this year's Rally in the last newsletter. Actually, they were the dates of the 2001 Rally. The 2002 National Rally will be SEPTEMBER 11, 12, 13, and 14 at the Holiday Inn, Airport near Asheville NC. By now you should have a small brochure with some of the high-lights of what is going to hap-pen. If you haven’t received one, e-mail or call me and I will get one right out. Reservations are a bit late at this date, but if you still need to make them, call the Holiday Inn at 828-684-1213 or fax them to 828-684-3778. Do this as soon as possible and tell them it is for the VJMC Na-tional Rally to get a reduced rate. Last years rally was a really enjoyable event for those that attended. We had antici-pated a much larger turnout, but being the first event of its kind may have put some of you off. That’s really too bad, because you missed one heck of a good event. Good rides, great swap meet, fine banquet and a

chance to rub shoulders with a lot of people with your interests will make this one really good too.

CLUB FINANCES

There will be a short financial report in this issue. We have never done this before, but it is your dues money we are reporting on. We had a few problem in that we changed treasurers twice during the past year. The club is on quite good financial grounds. It has never been better. We have tried to curtail extraneous expenses. In fact, we have been really cheap, but it has paid off and you will see the results in the months to come. There will be more money to finance the Field Rep-resentative program and pro-mote events in YOUR area. We have mailed out packets to all the Field Reps and plan on sending banners out to most of them shortly. We are working on getting special VJMC Pen-nants made to put up at events. If all works out well, we may offer them to members. As you can see from the ballot in the last newsletter, Tom

Kolenko of Georgia will be our new treasurer.

PLANNING AHEAD

There will be a meeting of all officers present at the Na-tional Rally. I expect to discuss long term planning for the club and to decide on where the club will be headed over the next few months and years. Plans for the 2003 National Rally or Regional Rallies will be discussed and any other business we want to bring up. If you have any sug-gestions about any club activi-ties, please contact your Field Rep or any officer of the club and let us know. I know that some would like to do this at the Mid-Ohio VMD event, but it just doesn’t work out well to do any kind of business there. The Na-tional Rally is within 500 miles of about half of our membership and is the best time to handle business. Keep the rubber side down! Jim Townsend, President


OBITUARY Mr. Wayne Marsula died June 24, 2002. We were told he was involvedin a collision near the conclusion of a two-month tour of the U.S., visiting familyand friends on his PC800. The accident occurred in Washington State, 15 min-utes south of his friend Hughes' home, just as he was starting his ride back toSan Diego. Wayne was a long-time VJMC member, and an active Field Repre-sentative in Southern California. Our condolences go out to his family and allhis friends. Godspeed Wayne; you will be missed.

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 VJMC Member Profile: Rick Seto, Motorcycle Beginning The first time I started to notice bikes would be in around the mid sixties. I was about 14 at this time and my older brother had buddies with small Japanese bikes like S90s and CA95s. My sister had a boyfriend who had a black YDS3 Yam with low bars. He moved up to a red YR1 Yam 350 which I thought was great looking bike, and wickedly fast. My first ride was on the back of a black Super Hawk. I thought this bike was the best thing going as it sounded great as he hammered it at around 6 grand. The first bike I ever drove was my brothers 65 Yamaha 125 YA6 , I would get up at 6am just to start it up for him and warm it up. Heck; we even drove that thing around in the basement one winter!

There were a lot more bikes on the roads in those days. The big bikes, like the Nortons and the Triumphs were out there, and we certainly lusted over them. But the majority of the riders were on 305s or smaller. It seemed like you were supposed to start on the small stuff like a 90 or a 100 and then step up to the big 250 or305s. Around this time I started buying all the Cycle magazines (it had the best pictures as well as the Norton girls on the inside covers!). I memorized all the different models and paid attention to all the specifications; in particular which bike was the quickest in the quarter. When I turned 16 my dad loaned me the money to buy out of the showroom a 71 Honda CB350 in Derby green. That summer I never got off that bike; I put on 6000 miles. I noticed that the 350 was not really much of a performance bike, and I wanted more of a thrill, so I traded it in on a new 72 750 H2. Now the fun really began. The front wheel was rarely on the ground and I loved the sound of that bike. Unfortunately I had trouble keeping it in spark plugs and

it was a handful to maintain but the sheer thrill of trying to stay on the bike when it was under power more than made up for it's shortcomings. After the H2 , I had a number of bikes like 73 XL250 , 72 and 73 CB350 , 80 400 Hawk , 82 GS750, I took a break from bikes until the early 90s when I picked up a basket S90. I found out about the VJMC and that there were old bikes still out there. My collection started to grow with a 70 H1, another S90,a C100, YM1, and many more. I started being more involved with the club representing first Ontario and then all of Canada. For awhile, I was president. Now I share the Ontario duties with Greg Peters, and assist the other Canadian provinces in starting up chapters I'm proud of our club, and to see where we have come in 10 years is truly amazing. Interest is at a high point and if we can all contribute in a small way, be it in promoting the Club or writing articles for the Newsletter, we can ensure that the club will prosper for many years to come. Volume 25, Number 4, Page 6

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I'm pleased to list the current VJMC Field Representatives in Canada. We are still looking for reps in the other provinces. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions . Looking forward to a great riding season. Ontario For details on Ontario events or rides, contact Greg Peters at [email protected], or Ken Kerr at [email protected]

or Rick Seto at rick.vjmc@ sympatico.ca. Quebec For details on events & happen-ings in Quebec contact Marcel Lachapelle at l.o.c.@ sympatico.ca British Columbia For details on events & happen-ings in British Columbia contact Jim Hawkins at jchawkins@ telus.net

Canadian Events, 2002 Sept 15th CVMG Richmond Hill, Swapmeet & Show October 6th CVMG Sproules Swap Meet, Flamboro Racetrack

THE VJMC HITS THE BEST (WEST) COAST By Jim Hawkins, BC Field Rep. After decades of dawdling, the normally reserved and laid back VJ collectors of Canada's west coast decided it was high time to coagulate into an official presence. Long associated with motorcycling's rites of spring, Brit-ish Columbia hosts an annual April gathering called the Tsawassen Vintage Motorcycle Show and Shine, which takes place in a small town of the same name, just minutes south of the spectacular ocean-side city of Vancouver. The event this year coin-cided with the official passing 'celebration' of Trev Deeley, who was the very first importer of Hon-das to the English-speaking world. He was awarded the first Honda distributorship in 1957, in Vancou-ver. Consequently, the area in and

around this venue has long har-bored hundreds of vintage Japa-nese motorcycles in sheds, barns, private collections, and in the Trev Deeley museum in Richmond, just 15 minutes east of Vancouver. Our first VJMC presence, at the Tsawassen show, was an exercise in trying to keep up with all the enthusiasm of a lot of peo-ple. VJMC member Chris Gyorgy (Mr. Suzuki Titan) and myself hung the VJMC banner supplied by Rick Seto from Toronto, laid out some goodies sent by Pres. James Townsend of the USA, and waited for the doors to open. We had a few bikes on display, includ-ing a CB77, a Titan, a CB400F, and a 305 Yamaha, in what was a rather limited space for this first effort, and then proceeded to be

bowled over by a non-stop wave of highly enthusiastic bike fans that lasted about 6 hours. By the time the doors closed on this year's show, it was very apparent that the VJMC was here to stay. We're certainly look-ing forward to many more oppor-tunities for further promotion of the club and this time we're going to take notes!!! Now if we can just re-member the name of the elderly gentleman who came to the table and in a very low voice said; "I have a really nice 1956 Suzuki Colleda that I've had since new that I ride in the summer - do you chaps know if it's worth keeping??


Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 Dream A Little Dream; Part 3 By Bill "Mr. Honda" Silver The engine was related to the other versions in many ways, but had unique features such as the 360-degree crank-shaft, camshaft (and camshaft timing specs), the single-carburetor cylinder head and top mounting plate. The transmis-sion was of similar style as the Super Hawk and Scrambler, but featured lower overall gear ra-tios and as noted; some ver-sions were of the rotary shift design (N-1-2-3-4-N), all se-lected with a downward move-ment of the shift pedal. This is most convenient in heavy traffic, but US riders tended to forget to back shift through the gears and found themselves in neutral or worse first gear at freeway speeds, causing damage to the engine and sometimes to the riders. Quickly, all US-spec ma-chines were fitted with conven-tional return shift transmissions in the early 1960s. The first generation CA77s were brought over in 1961. I have seen several of them with engines stamped C77-A1XXX, instead of CA77. These 1961 versions had the “rear breather” lump on the top rear of the upper crankcase half. The idea was that crankcase vapors would be separated via the labyrinth inside the round canister shaped casting and then some of the solids would dribble out through a small one-way check valve to oil the drive chain. This feature was used until C72E-1132735, C77E-111390 (CA72-110101, CA77-110900), when it was deleted and the breather duties were

taken over by the top cylinder head cover. Other changes, in the early years, included the inclusion of a spring-loaded pri-mary chain tensioner in 1963. One of the quirks of this series machines is the difficulty of getting the carburetors to run correctly, especially at idle speeds. Because one carb feeds two cylinders, there is a constant vacuum signal on the idle circuits, in particular. For reasons, not always understood, there are some carburetors that seem to be immune to all at-tempts at cleaning, repair and adjustments. Even though they are mounted on healthy engines and cleaned thoroughly there are a number of carburetors that refuse to respond to adjust-ments at idle speeds. They usu-ally pour black smoke out of the muffler ends and tend to load up a set of standard D6-HA NGK spark plugs in just a couple of minutes. Resetting the float lev-els, replacing the idle jets (you can’t get anything smaller than the stock #35 size anyway), re-placing all O-rings and changing needle clip positions will not solve this problem. Sometimes, the problems can be traced to blocked air passages in the throat of the carburetor, which is generally covered with the flame-arresting screen. It is im-portant to check and clean both the idle air and main jet emul-sion air sources located in the carb inlet. Note that the carbure-tors changed from “round bowl” to “square bowl” designs, in

1964, so the bowl gaskets and floats will not interchange. Visually, the most strik-ing differences between the 1960-62 and the 1963-later ma-chines were in the shape and styling of the fuel tanks and side panels. The changeover came at either CA77-20902 or CA77-20851 (CA72-20250 or CA72-311110) depending on which resource you read. The early tanks swept more forward and the fuel crossover fittings were at the front edges of the tank, whereas the later tanks used a more central location. for the crossover tubes, adjacent to the petcock location. The 250 tanks used different shaped tanks/side covers. The “frog eye” side cov-ers brought the plastic tank em-blems out to a more vertical po-sitioning than the 305 emblems, which laid on the rounded sur-face of the tank panels. The 250 tanks also featured a chrome strip that covered the central tank seam. Early tanks had seamless fuel tanks with a cen-tral fuel location, whereas the later seamed tanks located the filler hole at the right side of the seam, which allowed for easier filling when the bike was on the side stand. The handlebars and controls were another visual change from the 1962 machines onwards. Pre-1963 bikes had twist throttles, where the throttle drums pulled directly on the Continued Next Page


Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 Dream A Little Dream; Part 3 By Bill "Mr. Honda" Silver

throttle cable, which exited from the bottom of the throttle hous-ing, like those of the CB/CL72/77s. The mirrors were mounted on a set of clamps, separate from the lever brack-ets. After 1962, the throttles ca-bles were routed inside the han-dlebars and the throttle drums had a large internal spiral, which acted upon a sliding piece inside the handlebar, which was slotted to suit. The throttle cable was anchored with a small holding piece and then a separate slid-ing piece engaged the tip of the inner throttle cable. The sliding piece engaged the internal spiral of the throttle drum and was pulled outwards as the throttle drum was rotated. This ar-rangement made for excessive amounts of play at the throttle and either disengaged or jammed in one position if the parts were not lubed and ad-justed properly. It becomes diffi-cult to “feel” the throttle settings with this system, especially when referenced to the original cable system. The post-1962 clutch and front brake cables gained shiny, chromed elbows, which held the cables out and pre-vented kinking to a certain de-gree. The new mirrors were mounted into new lever perches, eliminating the crowded look at the handlebar ends. Honda was now able to use the same mirror set (derived from the CA95s) on all 250-305 model machines, including the CB/CL72-77s. 1963 also seems to have marked the passing of the tire

pumps that were bracketed on the side of the frames, prior to that time. The tire pumps were carried on CA95s, CB92s and all 250-305 Dreams up to that time. Some controversy ex-ists about the fuel tank badges, as the early ones were marked “Honda Dream 250” or “Honda Dream 300,” whereas the 1964-later bikes all had either “Honda 250” or “Honda 300” markings. The 1964 badges carried a –279 product code which indicates a Honda CY78 parts source. In the US, that was the only part on the machine that carried a 279 code part, but all of the chassis began to carry a CA78 serial number thereafter, even though the engines always were marked as CA77! See produc-tion figures, previously shown, for details. Batteries are often a challenge to locate for the early bikes, as they were tall, thin and wider than the CB72 batteries that Honda decided to install in the early 1965 machines. The early dry-sump Dreams had 6v systems, but all of the wet-sump bikes have 12v electrics. The starter motor and related parts are all interchangeable with those of the CB72-77 machines. Rear shock covers al-ways seem to be damaged on Dreams, but you can source the cover sets from the CA95 units, in a pinch. The part numbers for the shock covers are the same for both machines and only the

damper units are different; the 150 Benley shocks have a clevis mount, whereas the Dreams are double-eye units. The first wet-sump Dreams came equipped with tiny rectangular tail light assem-blies, which featured a single, unique, double-ended bulb that resembles an automotive inte-rior light bulb. The tail light brackets were welded onto the rear of the fender sections. The long, dual lamp filaments proved to be quite fragile (especially when subjected to the tingle of the engine at certain rpms) and the illumination was less than satisfactory, at least for US standards. By 1963, new bolt-on tail light brackets carried a ge-neric CB72-style tail light as-sembly. Visually, the front and rear rims and hubs seem identi-cal, but there were some subtle dimensional differences be-tween the two, so there are separate part numbers for the two different rims.

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Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 Atlanta VJMC Ride Report, May 25, 2002 By Tom Kolenko, VJMC Georgia Field Representative The weather was per-fect for the first ride of the sea-son and the ride began on the Marietta town square with six riders making the launch time. Brad Powell (GB500), John D’Agata (Yamaha XS Eleven), his son Jonathan (Yamaha Mid-Night Special), Dave Roberts (CB550) and his son (KZ400), and my 1975 CB400F made up the VJMC posse. We made great time down to Carrollton, GA to Bob Uglum’s restaurant, the "Maple Street Mansion", and we were soon joined by Guy Reynolds on his SR500. Bob arrived soon and told the team about some great backroads in Alabama and we all kicked the party to life for 25 miles of sweet country roads. Bob’s 1969 Or-ange & white CL350 with only 5700 miles, led this group till his rear (tire that is) went flat com-ing away from a stop. Despite the valiant efforts of Dave Robert’s tube of green slime sealant and can of compressed air, the party was over for the Honda’s rear tube and we

parked it in the yard of a pros-perous looking house in the country– hard to find in these parts. The troop remounted and headed back to the Maple Street Mansion where Bob (still in amazing great spirits) whipped up a great free lunch for the troops that had now gained two more VJMC’s bel-lies: Tim Barnette (1974 CB750) and Steve Jacobs (1979 XS650). With full bellies we all accepted Bob’s invitation to check out his motorcycle toy box at his house a few miles away. Mike Baker (VJMC Alabama Field Rep) showed up about this time on his gold CB750 Honda and joined the parade. We were all on best behavior as we enter Bob’s neighborhood of tree lined streets and fine homes. Bob has every two-stroke collectors dream: A Suzuki square four Gamma that he fired up and convinced us all that a thousand

African killer bees couldn’t sound as mean as this bike. His RC30 got lot’s of attention and even started for the crowd as we ogled the stable full of street racers, vintage project bikes, and modern dirt bikes. We were constantly entertained by his 6 year old son, Jack, who rode the wheels off a XR50, performing wheelies on command. We all envied this little guy’s intro to the sport, and know the fun he will be having sampling Dad’s toys in the years ahead. The whole crew jawed for a while and promised to do another ride like this soon. As Hannibal Smith (A-Team) used to say, “ I just love it when a plan comes together”: The Georgia boys had a ride, a great meal, and toybox tour to remember. Next stop: ride/visit to the Bar-ber Museum in Birmingham, AL. Look for the report in an upcom-ing issue of the VJMC Newslet-ter!


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Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 VJMC Corral and Show, Deland, FL., March 7 – 8, 2002 By Marty Landry

Thursday's weather didn't look very promising but as usual in Florida, it turned into a very comfortable day. The morn-ing started with a 50+-mile ride sponsored by the ARMHA and BSA of Ohio group. Much was said about the early sign ups of VJM's outnumbering the British group. The exact number is un-known, but, my guess is a total of 60 plus bikes with 16 of them being Japanese bikes. The line-up was mighty impressive and sounded like motor music from heaven. The auction-swap meet crowd began arriving around 10:00. With a lot of the bikes out on the ride our corral was a little small but as the day wore on the number increased to a virtual gridlock of bikes. We did great in the membership and T-shirt sales department, with Paul Enz and Paul Franchina hard at it. Bike show entries were low but the quality of the machines en-tered was high. The bikes were judged on a point system that awarded a maximum of 110 points, the extra 10 points being given for a runner. First place went to Harry Mar-rison of Debary, Fla. with a 1975 Suzuki RE5 which earned 97 points. I've never seen a finer RE5. Second went to Pete Strunk from Casselberry, Fla. with a 1975 Suzuki GT380. Pete's bike got a 95 point score, another very clean and roadwor-thy motorcycle. Third went to Richard Stevens of Merritt Is-land, Fla. with 90 points for a 1966 Honda S90 a very nicely

done restoration. I should note that both first and second place winners were not restorations but low mileage originals that were taken well care of by loving owners. The plaques were awarded by their donor, our very own Marty Landry. Also, I'd like to express many thanks to Har-ris Turner from the BSA group for his help and spirit of coop-eration that allowed a multi-marque show to work so well. The remainder of the after-noon was a very pleasant time with hundreds, if not thousands, of visitors to our table. I spied a well-known, mustachioed, TV celebrity wandering around in a sort of dazed amazement. You may recognize the name of Dennis Gage as host of "My Classic Car". He really didn't know what was going on but did see a show in it and promised to return on Friday with a film crew. Dennis is a pleasant fellow that was inquisitive and easily led throughout the grounds. After an introduction by Jerry Woods, auctioneer and our host, Dennis went off with a smile and a story. Friday's weather was great! The VJMC group sponsored its first annual ride. It was well at-tended and led by Paul Fran-china on his restored CB77. We had around twenty riders in attendance and even some of those Brit Bike folks tagged along for the fun. Paul led them on a merry ride through the Flor-ida countryside that included a side trip to Sanford Airport for a narrated tour of a RA-5C Vigi-

lante military jet restoration pro-ject that Paul is involved in. We heard many positive comments over this unusual side trip and many folks are looking forward to next year's ride to view the progress of this unique project. We continued to entertain thou-sands of visitors throughout the remainder of the day. Several motorcycle legends were in at-tendance, the most notable be-ing Mr. John Penton. He even took time to pose for a few pic-tures with some of his fans. The bike corral reached gridlock proportions once again, around noon. With our strategic location out front of the Woods Auction, re-cord numbers of auction lookers had to walk by our display just to enter the viewing area. We had a great day at the VJMC table with Paul Enz, Paul Franchina, Sean and Mike Gilmore, Marty Landry doing sales duties. All this was packed between the continuous storytelling and trips inside to view the auction bikes and wandering through the swap meet area. Dennis Gage did eventually show up and made a sweep with his cameras but alas no in-depth interviews with any of the VJMC crew. After a long and successful day we headed home around 4:00 to face a massive traffic jam going to Daytona to view the carnival they call Bike Week in Daytona Beach. We FL. boys invite you to attend next years Bikeweek show, sure to be bigger and bet-ter!


Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 Calendar Of Events

AUGUST 2002: 2 – 4 Yankee Chapter, AMCA Na-tional Meet. Hebron Fair-grounds, Hebron, CT. For gen-eral meet information contact Jessie Aikman; 603-749-0450. For a complete listing of all 2002 AMCA events visit the AMCA website at antiquemotorcy-cle.org/ 16 - 18 White Rose Motorcycle Club 14th Annual Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Show & Swap Meet, Jefferson, PA. For more infor-mation call 717-938-2556 or send E-mail to Indianrobn@ aol.com. 18 Buzz Walneck's Super Wood-stock Swap Meet & Show. Much Japanese equipment generally shows up at Walneck Swap Meets. For more informa-tion visit Buzz's website at http://roadog.com/, and follow the link to the list of swap meets and shows. Or call 630-985-2097. 25 Buzz Walneck's Springfield Ohio Swap Meet & Show. Clark City Fairgrounds, I-70 & Rte 41,

Chesterton Pike, Mile Marker #59. 29 – 31 Chief Blackhawk Chapter, AMCA. 31st Annual National Fall Meet. Davenport Fair-grounds, Davenport, IA For more information call Christina or Wanda at 309-788-2025 Days; 563-323-8643 Evenings & Weekends. Or, visit the Chief Blackhawk Chapter website at www.chiefblackhawk.org. SEPTEMBER 2002 11-14 VJMC National Rally, Ashville, NC. It will be held on the grounds of the Asheville Airport Holiday Inn and most events will originate or be held there. There will be a fee for attending that will cover the banquet and other costs of the event. If you wish to make your hotel reservations at the Airport Holiday Inn Airport now, the number to call is 828-684-1213. For further informa-tion, visit the VJMC website at www.vjmc.org, or contact Jim Townsend, the VJMC President, by phone at 260-839-5203, or by E-mail to jimvjmc@kconline. Com .

SEPTEMBER 2002 13 – 15 Evergreen Chapter, AMCA, Na-tional Road Run, Republic, Washington. For more informa-tion call Mike Kane, 206-783-9912, Ian Davidson, 360-676-2269, or E-mail Mike Brown at [email protected]. 15 6th Annual Vintage Motorcycle Day. Japanese-European- British motorcycle Show & Swap Meet. Held at S-K Service in downtown Hatley, WI; 70 miles West of Greenbay, or 15 miles East of Wausau, on Wisconsin Hwy 29. 8:00 AM to 4 PM. Vendor spaces $20.00 OCTOBER 2002: 4 –5 Chesapeake Chapter, AMCA. Annual National Fall Meet. Held at the White Rose Motorcycle Club, York County, Jefferson, PA. Motorcycle judging will take place on Saturday afternoon. For general meet information call Scott at 410-838-3001, or Art at 410-879-8027.

An Open Invitation:

All NJ VJMC Members are invited to stop over any weekend they find themselves going to the Jersey Shore. All I ask is just an email or a phone call in advance. I'm about one mile inland of the bridge linking the mainland (Toms River) to Seaside Heights/Park. Don't even need to be riding your bike; the object is to meet as many VJMC people as possible, and offer some hospitality. Call 609-618-3028 or contact me by E-mail at [email protected] . Steve Gruber, NJ Field Representative. Volume 25, Number 4, Page 12



Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 AMCA Revs Up Interest In Japanese Motorcycles By Richard Sulik, Editor

The Antique Motor-cycle Club of America (AMCA) is the oldest and largest organization of its kind in the nation. Founded in 1954, the AMCA has in ex-cess of 8,000 members (more than four times the size of our VJMC), organized into 40 national, and one Euro-pean chapter. Each year, the AMCA conducts about a dozen large-scale National Meets, and numerous smaller events. The National Meets are generally three-day events consisting of a Swap Meet and a Show, in which member motorcycles are judged and awards are pre-sented. Motorcycles pre-sented for judging must be a minimum of 35 years old. The judging is "Concours" style, in which the machines are judged against strict stan-dards of originality and workmanship in 25 separate areas. Motorcycles entered

for judging start with 100 Points. Points are then de-ducted for identified deficien-cies. Thus each motorcycle competes against the score sheet, and not against other motorcycles. Awards are pre-sented in accordance with a two-tiered "Junior" and "Sen-ior" level system, and there are two levels of awards in each tier. At the Junior level are the Junior Second and Junior First awards. A score of 85 out of 100 points must be achieved for a Junior Sec-ond award, and a score of 90 out of 100 points must be achieved to qualify for a Jun-ior First award. A motorcycle being shown for judging must first win a Junior First award before being allowed to pro-gress to the Senior Level. A score of 95 out of 100 points qualifies a machine for a Sen-ior Level award, after which it can be shown in the "Win-ner's Circle", and continue to qualify for subsequent "Pres-ervation" awards.

While they have also welcomed antique motorcy-cles of European manufac-ture, for most of it's existence the AMCA has been primarily focused on domestically pro-duced motorcycles, with an emphasis on those produced prior to WWII. This means Harley-Davidson and Indian, as well as Henderson, Excel-sior, and the many other pre-WWII marques that have arose and disappeared since the turn of the 20th Century. This can be seen by the pic-ture on the left, which is the AMCA membership card for the year 2001. It clearly shows the kind of motorcy-cles the AMCA was focused on up till that time. Now look at the picture on the right, the AMCA membership card for 2002. Yes! In addition to a 1954 Harley, it features a 1967 Honda Super Hawk!

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Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 AMCA Revs Up Interest In Japanese Motorcycles By Richard Su-lik

Furthermore, the same red 1967 CB77, owned by Mr. Tom Jones, of the AMCA's Vi-king Chapter, was subsequently featured on the back cover of the Spring 2002 issue of the AMCA magazine, "The Antique Motorcycle". With it's vast member-ship base and numerous Na-tional-level events with a consis-tent judging program, the AMCA is clearly the "Big Leagues" when it comes to the exhibition of antique motorcycles. So en-couraged by their new interest in antique Japanese motorcycles, I decided to enter my 1965 Honda CB77 for judging in the National Meet hosted by the AMCA's Viking Chapter, June 21 through the 23rd, in Farming-ton, Minnesota. Still, knowing of the AMCA's prior focus on do-mestic, pre-WWII motorcycles, I had a considerable amount of trepidation about entering the Honda. As it turned out, I need-n't have worried: My CB77 and I were warmly welcomed at the

Farmington meet. Furthermore, during registration, Mr. Rick Wyatt, the Viking Chapter's Deputy Judge, invited me to be an Apprentice AMCA Judge for the Class VI motorcycles, which are those that had been manu-factured between 1960 and 1967. In this case, they were all Honda's and there was a total of five of them: Two CL77's, a CA77 in full Shriner regalia, an S65, and my CB77. And, for the first time ever at the Viking meet, there were more Honda's entered than any other marques, including both Harley-Davidson and Indian! While I was (under-standably) not permitted to judge my own bike, judging the other four Honda's under the guidance of Mr. Wyatt was in-teresting and rewarding. And, when I found that the other Judges had determined that my Super Hawk had earned a Jun-ior First place ranking, it really put the cap on a wonderful weekend!

In view of their rising level of interest in antique Japa-nese motorcycles, I join our President, Mr. Jim Townsend, in urging all VJMC members to support our fellow motorcycle enthusiasts in the AMCA. At-tend, and participate if possible, in an AMCA member chapter event near you, More and more Japanese motorcycles and parts are showing up at AMCA Swap Meets, and I will be listing the major AMCA events in the newsletter's Calendar of Events page. The more you show up and demonstrate an interest in Japanese motorcycles, the more likely it is that more Japa-nese bikes and parts will be brought to the meets, and more Japanese bikes will be brought in for exhibition. In the last analysis, an active cross-fertilization between the VJMC and the AMCA will make collect-ing and enjoying vintage Japa-nese motorcycles better for all of us.

7th Annual Illowa Motorsports Benefit Show After a frustrating rain-out in May, local Iowa cycle shop owner and VJMC member Ed Ahlf finally got to conduct his 7th annual vintage motorcycle show on June 1st. The show, which includes a silent auction of motorcycle-related gear, is conducted each year for the benefit of the Salvation Army Children's Camping Fund. The hit of the show was a well-preserved 1912 Thor motorcycle owned by Heritage Canyon, a local museum. Vigorous pumping by Ray Eshelman, assisted on the carburetor and ignition by his son, Mike Eshelman, brought the Thor to life, to the great delight of the crowd. Thanks to Ed Ahlf for extending a helping hand to his community by bringing out a lot of beautiful old motorcycles for folks to enjoy.


Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 A Report On Club Finances; December 1, 2001 To March 31, 2002 This report is published with the intent of making our financial position very clear to the membership. Note that as of beginning date of the report, the balance in the Club checking account in Michigan was not available. DECEMBER 2001 Income Dues..................................................................... $5198.64 Calendar sales and other sources..……....... ..........3114.43 Total income...........……......................$8313.07 Expenses Newsletters (2 issues)........................... ...….........$4424.01 Postage...........................................................…......100.00 Regalia.............................................................….....286.00 Total Expenses ..............……..............$4810.01 Checking Account Balance: $3503.06 Savings Account Balance (Rq'd By C.U.) $45.00 JANUARY 2002 Income Dues..........................................................…..............$-0- Calendar & other.....................................................1587.65 Total Income..................…………….......$1587.65 Expenses Postage & shipping...................................................$360.48 ` Photocopying and printing............. ..........…...............181.37 Regalia.......................................................................376.38 Calendar cost (balance)...........................................3,000.00 Refund.....................................................................….25.00 Toronto show expenses................................................99.08 Total Expenses...…………….................$4042.31 Checking Account Balance:.………...... ........................$1048.40 FEBRUARY 2002 Income Dues.........................................................................$1608.74 Other income..................................................... ..........777.98 Total Income.....................................…...$2386.72 Expenses Newsletter................................................................$2229.15 Advertising (Walneck’s for 3 months)......…........... .....900.80 Regalia.........................................................................302.81 Bank fee................................................................. .........4.00 Total expenses........................................$3436.76 Checking account Balance................................……........-- $ 2.64


Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 A Report On Club Finances; December 1, 2001 To March 31, 2002 MARCH 2002 Income Dues.......................................................................$4100.00 Other............................................................................39.99 Dues withdrawn from savings acct..............…….. ......850.00 Withdrawn from Michigan account.....……................1720.00 Total income..............….....……………….$6709.99 Expenses Rent (Mid-Ohio spaces)........……..............................$630.00 Bank fee..........................................................................4.00 Total expenses...............................……….$ 634.00 Checking Account Balance: ......................$6073.35 Total in Savings account............................$....84.49 Notice that there were very few expenses billed in March. In the next few months there will be a number of expenses, such as the April, June, and August newsletters, updated software for the editor and webmaster, banners, flyers for the National Rally and other expenses yet to come. Submitted by James Townsend, Temporary Treasurer. Volume 25, Number 4, Page 17

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 VJMC Officers and Staff President and IN Field Rep: James L. Townsend, 6331 S 300 E, Warsaw, IN 46580 PH. 219-839-5203 E-mail: [email protected] Vice President: James Grooms, 6109 Newton, Over-land Park, KS 66202 Ph. 913-722-7296 E-mail: [email protected] Treasurer: Tom Kolenko, 2445 Elmhurst Blvd., Kenne-saw GA 30152 Ph. 770-423-6079 E-mail: [email protected] . Secretary and OH Field Rep: John L. Sullivan, 212 Brandy Lane, North Lewsiburg, Ohio, 43060, jlmotorsports@ mycidco.com Newsletter Editor: Richard Sulik, 3827 Thornwood Ave Davenport IA 52806 Ph. 563-386-0070, E-mail: [email protected]

Classified Advertising: Gary Gadd, 3721 Holland St, N. Richland Hills, TX 76180 Ph. 817-284-8195 E-mail: [email protected] Membership Chair: Ellis Holman, 9671 Troon CT., Carmel IN 46032 Phone: 317-876-0126 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant: Membership Chair: Karin Inkoff-Holman, 9671 Troon CT., Carmel IN 46021 Phone:317-876-0126 E-mail: [email protected] Webmaster: Stanley Shenko, 1308 New Hamp-shire Ave, Lynn Haven FL 32444. E-mail: [email protected] Publicity Director: Peter Slatcoff, 118 Summerwood Drive, Panama City FL 32413 Ph. 850-249-7241, FAX 850-240-7244, E-mail: [email protected]

Public Relations: Eric Nachbaur, 700 Cherry Valley Road, Gilford NH 03246 Ph: 603-293-0600 no E-mail Directors: Troyce Walls, 5800 Deer Trail, Titusville FL 32780 Phone: 407-268-4358 E-mail: [email protected] Charles Fralick, 89350 Dia-mondhead Dr., Diamondhead MS 39525 Ph. 401-845-6288 E-mail: crfralick@earthlink. net James L. Townsend, 6331 S 300 E, Warsaw IN 46580 PH. 219-839-5203 E-mail: [email protected] Ellis Holman, 9671 Troon Ct., Carmel IN 46032, Phone: 317-876-0126 E-mail: [email protected].

USA State and Canadian Province Field Representatives

Alabama: James Michael Baker, 4131 Cliff Road, Bir-mingham AL 35222 Ph.: 205-902-9512 work 205-592-4757 home, E-Mail: [email protected] Arkansas: None Alaska: None Arizona: Denny Mullins, 15630 N 29th St #4, Phoenix AZ 85032 Ph. 602-749-

8995 E-mail: [email protected] No. California: Jeff Andersen, 8126 English Oak Way, Citrus Heights, CA 95610 PH. 916-725-8055 E-mail [email protected] Joe Broussard, 42656 Don-ner Place, Lake Hughes CA 93532 Ph. 805-724-2137 E-mail: [email protected]

Colorado: Roger Burns 1246 S. Tomichi Dr. Franktown CO 80116 Ph. 819-770-4277 E-mail: [email protected] Jeremy Ritz, 1230 Roslyn St., Denver CO 80220 Ph. 303-333-3249 E-mail: None.


Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 USA State and Canadian Province Field Representatives

Connecticut: Jim Braun, 150 Kinney Road, Amston, CT 02631 Ph: 860-228-4253 E-mail: [email protected] Beth Braun, 150 Kinney Road Amston, CT 02631 Ph: 860-228-4253 E-mail: [email protected] Delaware: None Florida: Paul Enz, 2620 Riviera Drive, Titusville FL 32780 Ph: 407-268-5461 E-mail: [email protected] Martin Landry, 510 N Winter Drive, Casselberry FL 32707 Ph. None, E-mail: [email protected] Sean Gilmore, 7317 N. Dartmouth Ave., Tampa FL 33604, Ph. 813-232-6616 E-mail: [email protected] Georgia: Tom Kolenko, 2445 Elmhurst Blvd., Kennesaw GA 30152 Ph. 770-423-6079 E-mail: [email protected] . Hawaii: Mike Reilly, 44-734 Malulani St., Kaneohe HI 96744 Ph. None, E-mail: [email protected] Idaho: Bret Samms, PO Box 1638, Couer d’ Alene ID 83816 Ph. 208-664-4462 E-mail: [email protected]

Illinois: Central: Jim Trader, 600 Witherspoon Dr., Springfield IL 62704 Ph. 217-793-7226 E-mail: [email protected] Northern: Robin Barfield, 2265 Galilee, Zion IL 60099 Ph. 847-872-8069 E-mail: [email protected] Indiana: Kirk McKillip, 35 Doe Ct., Terre HauteIN 47802 Ph. 812-299-9312 E-mail: [email protected] Iowa: Richard Sulik, 3827 Thornwood Ave., Davenport IA 52806 Ph. 563-386-0070 E-mail: [email protected] Kansas: James Grooms, 6109 Newton, Overland Park KS 66202 Ph. 913-722-7296 E-mail: jgrooms@ primediabusiness. Com Kentucky: Kenny & Sylvia Thomas, 900 Stratford Drive, Murray KY 42071 Ph. 270-753-1205 e-mail: [email protected] Louisiana: None Maine: John McCollum, 650 Island Ave., Long Island ME 04050 Ph. 207-766-2388 E-mail: [email protected] Maryland: Tim McDowell, 11788 Stonegate Lane, Columbia MD 21044 Ph. 410-730-2406 E-mail: [email protected]

Massachusetts: Daniel McIntyre, 25 McDonough Way #689, South Boston MA 02127 Ph. 617-825-0285 E-mail: danmack@ iname.com Michigan: Sanford Walke IV, 504 Potter #2, Ann Arbor MI 48103 Ph. 734-747-7477 E-mail:[email protected] Minnesota: Charles “Chip” Miller, 4115 Wentworth Ave. S., Minneapolis MN 55409 Ph. (602) 822-5176 E-mail: mpond@!bitstream.net Mississippi: Rodney Langford, 6009 Cowden Road, Amory MS 38822 Ph. 662-256-8754 E-mail: [email protected] Missouri: Bob Robertson, 14808 E 33rd St., Independence MO 64055 Ph. 816-478-7455 E-mail: [email protected] Montana: None. Nebraska: Kim Herald, 1322 First Ave., Kearney, NE 68847 Ph. 308-237-5885 E-mail: btc2372244@ netscape.net Nevada: None Continued Next Page


Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 USA State and Canadian Province Field Representatives

New Hampshire: Ron Burton, 24 Cathy St., Merrimack, NH 03054 Ph. 603-429-2436 E-mail: [email protected] Nebraska: Kim Herald, 1322 First Ave., Kearney, NE 68847 Ph. 308-237-5885 E-mail: btc2372244@ netscape.net Nevada: None New Hampshire: Ron Burton, 24 Cathy St., Merrimack, NH 03054 Ph. 603-429-2436 E-mail: [email protected] New Jersey: Steve Gruber, 1031 Onyx Drive, Toms River, NJ 08753 Ph. 732-288-0965 E-mail: [email protected] New Mexico: Bill Silver, P.O. Box 3020, Silver City, NM E-mail: sterling.silver@ zianet.com New York: Near Syracuse: Rocco Liuzzi, 4637 S. Onandaga Road, Nedrow, NY 13120 PH. 315-469-5830 E-mail: cliuzzi@ earthlink.net South of Rochester: Joe Gavin, 5684 DaCola Shores, Conesus, NY 14435 Ph. 716-346-3103 E-mail [email protected] North Carolina: Ben Kirk, 4112 Landover Lane, Raleigh, NC 27616 Ph.

None, E-mail: [email protected] North Dakota: None Ohio: John L. Sullivan, 212 Brandy Lane, North Lewisburg, OH 43060 Ph. 937-747-3520 E-mail: [email protected] Oklahoma: Terry Sanderson, P.O. Box 15178, Del City, OK 73155 Phone 405-741-0835, E-mail [email protected] Oregon: James Rozee, 4427 NE Simpson St., Portland OR 97218 Ph. 503-287-6620 E-mail: [email protected] Pennsylvania: Eastern: Bob Pryor, 1323 Zook Road, Atglen, PA 19310 Ph. 610-593-5576 E-mail: [email protected] Western: Dave Kukulski, 1674 Sunny Road, Lickingville, PA 16332 Ph. 814-744-9246 E-mail: [email protected] Rhode Island: Mike Muessel, 14 Beacon Hill Road, Newport RI 02840 Ph. 401-846-1594 E-mail: [email protected] South Carolina: Don Smith, 3470 Kel Sam Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 Ph. 803-499-9544 E-mail: [email protected]

South Dakota: None Tennessee: Pete Boody, 102 Foxwood Circle, Oliver Springs, TN 37840 Ph. 865-435-2112; Cell: 865-607-8179; E-mail: [email protected] Texas: Tony Moseley, 500 Springhill Dr., Hurst, TX 76054 PH. 817-577-0714 E-mail: None. Harold Peter, 106 Castleman Circle, Hewitt TX 76643 Ph. 254-666-0735 E-mail: [email protected] Utah: None Vermont: None Virginia: Lou Demmel, 113 Wendy St., Stafford, VA 22554 Ph. 540-659-6255 E-mail: [email protected] Washington: Ralph Noble, PO Box 295, Keyport WA 98345 Ph. 360-396-2591 E-mail: [email protected] West Virginia: Donald H. Berry, PO Box 544, Barboursville WV 25504 Phone: 304-733-6594 E-mail: [email protected] Continued On Next Page


Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 USA State and Canadian Province Field Representatives Wisconsin: Henry Kwiatkowski, 827 Main St., Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Ph.973-394-9170 E-mail: [email protected] Wyoming: None

CANADIAN FIELD REPRESENTATIVES:

Ontario:

Rick Seto, 3008 Swansea Drive, Oakville, ONT L6L 6H9 PH. 905-847-9838 E-mail: rick.vjmc@ sympatico.ca Andre Okazaki, 1745 Dufferin St., Toronto ONT M6E 3N9 Ph. 416-654-5421 E-mail: [email protected] Greg Peters, 325 A Mayview Crescent, Waterloo ONT N2V 1P8 Ph. (519) 746-

4595 E-mail: [email protected] British Columbia: James C. Hawkins, 7 Buckhorn Place, Port Moody BC V3H 4M2 Ph. 604-469-7970 E-mail: [email protected] Quebec: Marcel Lachapelle, 12015 Ste-Gertrude, Montreal-Nord, Quebec H1G-5R3 (514)322-5451 [email protected]


Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club Newsletter August 2002 Classified Ads For Sale

Remember that a ‘Vintage Japanese’ motorcycle is 15 years or older (cut-off for this year is 1987) and, well, Japa-nese. Send all ads to: Gary Gadd 3721 Holland St. Ft. Worth, TX., 76180 (817) 284-8195 or e-mail: [email protected]

Bridgestone Mid 60's Bridgestone HM/S step thru scooter. 50 cc, approxi-mately 3000 original miles, good running condition, new carbure-tor, restored to grade 2. A few extra parts. $500. Email for ad-ditional info or photos. Steve Tillery, (334) 347-2154, tillery@ snowhill.com 1966 Bridgestone 175cc twin street bike. In need of restora-tion, 20% already started. Has been sanded down completely and painted viper yellow. Motor doesn't run. Has great potential. $200 make offer or trade. I can't help pay for shipping or delivery costs.Jeff McPeak, toll free 1-888-971-6066, Pulaski, Virginia, shakespeare688@ hotmail.com 1967 Bridgestone GTR350. 7,202 miles, complete and un-restored. Presently not running, make an offer. John Edwardsen, (715) 224-2428, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, [email protected]

Honda 1959 Honda 50. Currently not running. Has been sitting for 5

years, the plastic fenders have seen there share of the sun. Everything else is there. I be-lieve there is a problem with the magneto, there is compression and fuel, just no spark. The paint color is white and still in great shape. Best offer. Grant, (805) 963-4424, Santa Barbara, Califonia,g.donesley@worldnet. att.net For Honda C72, CA72, SC72, cyl head and barrels for a Honda dream with cam, rock's and head parts. Barrel has the cam adjuster in it and some of the studs also. Photos available. 247cc is stamped on the barrel. Can bring to AMA days mid Ohio in July if you’re going. $40. Curt Krause, (773) 585-8351, Chicago, Illinois, ckrause10 @attbi.com 1959/61 Honda Dream. Two show winning Dreams, both re-stored and are correct. 1959 dry sump model Dream C71, and 1961 wet sump Dream C72. Both these bikes are 100% me-chanical. They start and run per-fect. Can help with shipping worldwide. David, 01642-504124, Cleveland, England, [email protected] For 1961 on Honda CA72/77, left side muffler, Ohtsu broad whitewall tyre, size 3.25x16 (rear), one pair of wheel rims. All of these items are NOS and have never been on a bike. Also have many other NOS Dream parts. David, 01642-504124, Cleveland, England, eastern-sunrise@ ntlworld.com

1963/83 Honda 50cc-750cc. Parting and selling lots of vin-tage Hondas. For pictures, parts and price lists go to www.bikeboneyard.com. Bren-dan Fennessy, (406) 777-5161, Missoula, Montana, brendanf@ montana.com 1963 Honda CA77 Dream. Cleaning out the garage sale. This bike is mostly complete (missing chain guard & carb covers as far as I can tell). No real rust, chrome should clean up nicely. Motor has good com-pression. It has wiring issues. Will need someone that knows how to rewire a complete bike. All there, good start or parts bike, $575. Bill of sale only. no title. Thanks! Kevin Pick, (916) 201-0813, Sacramento, Califor-nia, kpicp01@ yahoo.com For 1965/78 Honda, Lots of NOS and used parts. NOS chrome fenders, fork covers, side covers, tanks, seats , you name it as well as NEW REPRO PARTS & SHOP MANUALS! See info and pics on my site: http://getit.at/OLDHONDAPARTS (don’t use .com, .net, etc) T D Bash/ NU-IMAGE RESTORATIONS, St. Peters-burg, FL, RETRO-STUFF@ webtv.net Honda C102, many plastic parts, good exhaust, seat and complete engine. W. Kimmel, (718) 851-1237 .



Honda S65 parts bike, mostly there but some items missing, engine turns over but do not know engine condition. $100. Email for more info. Steve Tillery, 334-347-2154, or [email protected] For Honda CB72, lots of parts for 250 Hawk, frame, wheels, tank, headlight shell, engine parts. Ask about other parts. Stewart Readman, 015395 64528, Cumbria, England, UK, [email protected] For Honda CB72/CB77, very rare chrome luggage rack for Super Hawk. It is the chrome metal piece that the detachable hard plastic bags could be mounted to. Custom leather bags can also be carried. Bags not included. The rack is in clean, un-damaged condition. The chrome panels are nice and would work well on a daily rider or could be re-chromed for the fussy perfectionist. It is not rusty, but has been mounted and used so there are rub spots. These are extremely rare and are from a CP77. Asking $400 ono. Edward Kohout, (760) 255-4437, Southern California, [email protected] For Honda CL77 Scrambler, frame, including engine, tank, bars, forks, wheels. $75 email for photo. Jay V, (847) 670-7349, Mt. Prospect, Illinois, [email protected] Two Project bikes: A Honda

C110 (Sport 50) and a Honda S90. Both bikes come with frame, motor, tank w/chrome panels, wheels, tires, and han-dlebars. The C110 is red, and has the side covers, and de-crepit seat. Sell for $150 each, or $250 for the pair. Can deliver for expenses within 250 miles of Davenport. Rich Sulik, (563) 386-0070, Davenport, Iowa, [email protected] 1965 Honda CB160. I have a disassembled CB160 that was used for a parts bike on another restoration project. I have sold the frame, gas tank, side covers and shock covers but have most everything else. The bike was cobby but all the parts are there. You will need to do some heavy scrubbing and aluminum refin-ishing work. The engine is com-plete and was running when parked. The cylinders are stuck but not seized. Tell me what you need and I'll send a detailed message back to you. I'm not looking to make a bunch of bucks so don't be afraid to make an offer. Chal De Cecco, (530) 268-9490, Grass Valley, Califor-nia, [email protected] 1965 Honda CB160. Unrestored black CB160, 9000 miles, all original, nice seat, pipes & bodywork, NOS badges & air filters. Has been in storage in-side for several years, includes owners & parts manual. Asking $1200 US. Will deliver to VMA at Mid Ohio in July. Rick Seto, (905) 847-6651, Toronto, Can-

ada, [email protected] For 1965/68 Honda CB450 KO Black Bomber, one pair of car-buretors and one pair of original plastic badges for fuel tank, one left side air filter cover (outer metal one). All these items are NOS, never been on a bike. David, 01642-504124, Cleve-land, England, easternsunrise@ ntlworld.com 1966 Honda CA77. Bike was stored inside for years. It's all there and works. New paint, 7000 original miles, mufflers have been repaired, but look like it. Ohio title. Ready to ride. Don Sheets, (330) 784-7878, Akron, Ohio, funstrum @aol.com 1967 Honda 125SSA Super Sport. Rare, 100% original model in near mint condition. Candy blue/silver, 1,700 original miles with new battery and tires. Comes with original owners manual, sales sheet and parts catalogue. A truly unique and fun to ride collector bike. Send email for photos, $1,500. Mark Mallander, (651) 488-4421, St. Paul, Minnesota, [email protected] For 1968 Honda CB350, NOS side cover emblem for a CB350 K0. $25 plus mailing costs. Rick Seto, (905) 847-6651, Toronto, Canada, rick.vjmc@ sympatico.ca



For Honda CB350, many parts from several CB350's I bought for parts. Seats, lights, side cov-ers, electrical parts, shocks etc. Please check out the following link to some pictures I posted on OFOTO. http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?m=50003821403&n=1275817632. Let me know if you need any-thing, all parts are best offer. Thanks. David Brown, (248) 514-5056 Williamston, Michi-gan (near Lansing), debrown@ knowledgeservices.net For 1969 Honda CB175 K3 Su-per Sport, NOS fuel tank in primer. Perfect inside and out. White wings and black Honda logos correct for the early model but tank is correct for the late model as well. No cap, petcock or knee pads. Asking $100. Reade Whitwell, (206) 935-9183, Seattle, Washington, [email protected],. For 1969 Honda CB750, RC Engineering super duty sprocket shaft 69-72 only (brand new in box)$60 obo retails over $200. Must have if you plan to ride hard or race your 69-72 cb750. Honda 750 or Kawasaki KZ900Z1, (NOS/chrome) dual headlight mount, $30. 750 coils w/wires and caps. Used but have been tested good. Great shape, $25. Rear fender, $45, master cylinder w/lever, $35, like new. Stock seat, $50, needs a new cover but pan in nice shape. Foot rests, $10. Misc. electrical, email for needs and price. 2 stock Honda taillights, $25 each. 12 exhaust collars,

$15 set. Triple tree, $35. Stock mirrors, $10 need to be re-chromed, glass is good. Shocks, $20, used but still good. I have other Honda 750 parts so email with needs. Misc. levers, $5 each. **** OR Whole lot for $300. Chris Salkowski, (563) 927-2071, fordman@ n-connect.net For 1969/70 Honda CB750. I have a bunch of 750 gauges. This one is a KILOMETER speedo with 62k on the clock. Couple dents in the housing. $60 plus shipping. Bob Moore, (248) 336-9895, Detroit, Michi-gan, [email protected] For Honda 1969/75 CB750, several pieces all Priced top GO!!!! One new set fork cap bolts that convert your front forks to AIR!!! Fits CB350, 450, 750 DISC ONLY, $35. FOUR KAW 1000 head gaskets. New, $30 for all 4. CB750 comp. points plate COMP, $30. Two sets spokes, CB350 Honda to 16in rim. One CB750 to 16in rim. $25 each. All plus shipping. Hi-way bars and pegs for CB350 and up CB750, $20. Bob Moore, (248) 336-9895, Detroit, Michi-gan area, [email protected] For Honda 1969/78 CB750, MISC JAPANESE GAUGES. Nothing newer than 1985. 12 sets and 15 assorted gauges. Contact me for more info. Bob Moore, (248) 336-9895, Detroit, Michigan area, [email protected]

For 1970’s Honda, SEATS FOR SALE: I have a small inventory of some very nice 70's Honda Seats that have been semi-restored. Incl. (1) 750K , (2) CB550K's (1) CB500 (2)CB450 (2) CL350s (1) SL350. ! See info and pics on my site: http://getit.at/OLDHONDAPARTS (don’t use .com, .net, etc) T D Bash/ NU-IMAGE RESTORATIONS, ST. Peters-burg, Florida, [email protected] For 1970’s Honda CT70, used, but very nice condition, chrome sparkplug guards, $40 each or QA50 parts trades. Call Tom. Tom Kolenko, (770) 427-4820, Atlanta, Georgia, tkolenko@ ksumail.kennesaw.edu For Honda, CL70 parts for the cost of shipping. Also for sale are items for CA/CB/CL160 and S65. Can send images. Paul Enz, Titusville, Florida, doors@ digital.net For 1970’s Honda SL100/125, used parts. SL100 Mars or-ange/white stripe gas tank, w/cap & petcock, dings, $85; SL125 exhaust pipe, dents, re-paired, no holes, $85; SL175 tank, orange topaz, solid, $50; Honda Passport chrome ex-haust, $70; Honda Passport, blue plastic front fender, $40; CB77 chrome side covers, $90 pair; NOS Snuff-or-Nots for CL72/77, model SO50, $25



Each. All plus shipping. Call Tom. Tom Kolenko, (770) 427-4820, Atlanta, Georgia, [email protected]. edu 1970 Honda 350. I have over 100 vintage bikes. What do you need? Turtle, (802) 748 1750, Vermont, tntcyclesalvage@ user.kingsnake.com For 1970 Honda CR750, Origi-nal Replica Megaphones for Honda CR750. Available to be built to original specs from Original Drawings & Original Master set of Pipes never been used. Made by top Honda Ex-perienced Engineer in Australia. Capt Don Sexton, +61-3-94364045, Melbourne, Australia, [email protected] 1970/83 Honda CB750. Parting out 15 750's. Have 1980 CB750SS that has a title but needs a little work. Also other models CB350 to 650's. I am NOT shipping at the moment. Located in south central PA be-low Carlisle. Drop by. I do have Kaw, Suz, and Yam. bikes. Prices are 35% of new. No junk sold here! Stephen Horton, (717) 532-6147, Roxbury, Pennsylvania, [email protected] 1971/74 Honda SL/XL70. Frames and miscellaneous parts for sale. Robbie Thran, (904) 268-7246, Jacksonville, Florida, ROBTHRAN@ AOL.COM For 1972/75 Honda CB/CL200. Complete top end gasket set , $10 US plus mailing costs. Rick Seto, (905) 847-6651, Toronto

Canada, rick.vjmc@ sympatico.ca For 1972/73 Honda SL350 K2, aluminum fenders, front and rear with tail lamp. Complete, hard to find, in good shape. $75 for the pair. Brian, (707) 451-9934, Vacaville, California, i2ndwind@ aol.com For Honda CB500/550, chrome luggage rack and engine case savers. In very good condition, fits Honda 500/550 and all other medium framed bikes. $110 + shipping for both items. Don Mores, (219) 659-1076, North Western Indiana, [email protected] For 1973 Honda CL350, Scram-bler, frame, including engine, carbs, fenders, bars, forks.$45, email for photo. Jay V, (847) 670-7349, Mt. Prospect, Illinois, jverg@ att.net 1974 Honda CB500T. Vintage Road Racer bike is prepped & ready to race, new Avon tires, twin plug heads, Suzuki 4 shoe front brake, Kawaski 900 pis-tons giving 9.5/10:1 compres-sion, SuperTrapp pipes. Asking $1900 CND. Contact me for fur-ther inquiries. Joe Rogers, (613) 962-3125, Belleville, On-tario, Canada, jmc3rs@ kos.net 1974 Honda CB750. Red, all stock, new Dunlops and NOS seat. Runs good. $1400. Doug Brown, (615) 822-4323, Ten-nessee, dbrown343778@ comcast.net

1975 Honda CL175. A nice little bike to learn on. I will have it running by the time this is on. Just call and I can send you some pictures etc, etc. Thanks. Michel LaLiberte, (802) 463-4224, Bellows Falls, Vermont, l3cubed@ earthlink.net 1975 Honda TL250 trials bike. The bike is in good condition, there are some dents on the tank and the side cover decals are scuffed. (I've got replace-ment decals for the side cover) Also I have the lighting kit for the bike, except for the headlight and shell. The bike starts on the first or second kick. Previous owner hacked off the exhaust tip, otherwise the exhaust is in good shape. I have an extra seat that goes with the bike as well as the owner’s manual. I'm asking $850. Pictures at: http://www.in.net/~eholman/TL250L.jpg Ellis Holman, (317) 876-0126, Indianapolis, Indiana, [email protected] 1975 Honda CB400. All original, great shape. Runs great, stock exhaust in great shape. Painted primer gray. No dents, clean, easy restoration. Seat in good shape. Just paint, wash and ride. $850 obo. Brian, (707) 451-9934, Vacaville, California, [email protected]



1975 Honda CB500T. Bike has been stored inside for 20+ years. 4000 miles, no rust, new stock seat + custom seat. Ohio title, carbs plugged from long storage, otherwise ready to go. Will clean up like new. Don Sheets, (330) 784-7878, Akron, Ohio, [email protected] 1985 Honda VF1000R. In very good to excellent condition. 18100 miles. Kerker slip-ons plus I have the stock mufflers. Give me a call if you have any questions. $3150 obo. Ron Bur-ton, (603) 429-2436, Merrimack, New Hampshire, [email protected] 1977 Honda XL350. Very nice original XL350. See at my website: :www.myhondas.20m.com. Go to page three and let the pics load, full description there. Thanks. Pat Julian, Nashville, Tennessee, deltas69@ bellsouth.net 1978 Honda CB750A Hon-damatic. This bike is part of an estate and is being sold by original owner. The mileage is about 8500 miles and it has been sheded for most of its life. It was last registered in 1996. The owner is now in his 90's. Please call evenings or e-mail for pics. Taking best offers, the money goes to the nursing home. Thanks. Dave Brabec, (520) 881-4744, Tucson, Ari-zona, [email protected] For Honda CB750F/900F, Lots and lots of parts. Call for details. Greg Davis, (604) 941-6186

evenings 1985 Honda XR600R. Complete and running with Dunlop Trail-max tires, street kit and some extras. Bike has turn signals in the front, wiring for rear signals, hi-lo headlight, etc. This is good running machine that tears it up dirt or street. Please email for pics and better description. RW, (631) 921-4896, eastern Long Island, New York, mis-tuhstyle@ yahoo.com 1986 Honda Elite 250. Excellent condition. Black with locking trunk, windshield, water cooled, fuel gauge. Can be seen at: http://mypeoplepc.com/members/rgj/rogerjarrell/id9.html Roger Jarrell, (252) 261-5089, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, [email protected]

Kawasaki 1963/83 Kawasaki 50cc-1100cc. Parting and selling lots of vin-tage Kawasakis. For pictures, parts and price lists go to: www.bikeboneyard.com. Bren-dan Fennessy, (406) 777-5161, Missoula, Montana, bren-danf@montana. com For 1969 Kawasaki H1, ex-tremely rare low profile oil pump cover for the early H1 500. NOS, $75 US. Rick Seto, (905) 847-6651, Toronto, Canada, [email protected] For 1969/71 Kawasaki H1, NOS rear tail light lens for early H1 , $10 US plus mailing costs. Rick

Seto, (905) 847-6651, Toronto Canada, [email protected] For 1969/70 Kawasaki H1, original 69 H1 500 parts manual. Great shape. Also shows 1970 model parts. $35 plus mailing costs. Rick Seto, (905) 847-6651, To-ronto, Canada, rick.vjmc@ sympatico.ca For 1973/76 Kawasaki 900/1000, front wheel with Ak-ront 19in alum rim and Bu-chanan chrome spokes, NEW tire and tube, drilled rotor (one), $150 delivered. Bob Moore, (248) 336-9895, Detroit, Michi-gan area, [email protected] 1975 Kawasaki F7D. Appears complete. Barn storage for 15 years. Turns over. No title, $150. Paul Jensen, (563) 547-6993, Cresco, Iowa 1976 Kawasaki KH400. All origi-nal 400 Triple! Has nice factory pipes, good seat, in the original green paint, includes the owner's manual. Clean Wiscon-sin title. This well cared for bike runs nice, sounds sweet! Hard to find in this condition. $1800/offers. Thanks! Kevin Gumm, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, [email protected]



1976 Kawasaki ZK900 Ltd. One owner, well maintained. 12800 miles, all stock except for halo-gen headlight and air horns mounted under the tank. Many spares including cables, gas tank, brake pads, side cover, tailpiece, carbs and manuals. See complete description at: http://www3.telus.net/kz900/. Selling due to health conditions Katherine Rolston, (250) 392 8021/Fax: (250) 392 8008, Co-ordinator, Registrar's Office, University College of the Cari-boo, #209 - 383 Oliver Street, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 1M4, [email protected]

Suzuki 1963/83 Suzuki 50cc-750cc. Parting and selling lots of vin-tage Suzukis. For pictures, parts and price lists go to www.bikeboneyard.com. Bren-dan Fennessy, (406) 777-5161, Missoula, Montana, [email protected] For 1966 Suzuki X6, I have a pair of original plastic tank badges for the X6. They need to be restored, no cracks or pieces out of them but they are faded with some minor warping. I un-derstand that they can be sanded & buffed back with some heat applied & will look like new. I'm looking for $40 US each or the pair for $65 plus mailing costs. Rick Seto, (905) 847-6651, Toronto, Canada, [email protected] For 1966/69 Suzuki X6, I have many, many parts for the T20

Hustler. Too much to list. If you have the need, drop me a line. Tanks, fenders, carbs, gages, heads, cases, etc. Parts going on Ebay soon. Ted Langley, (813) 920-4746, Lutz, Florida, [email protected] 1972 Suzuki TS125. Parting out. Call or email for parts and price. All parts cheap, real cheap. Brian, (707) 451-9934, Vaca-ville, California, [email protected] 1973 Suzuki GT750. Parting out. Some of the stuff is on Ebay. The only things not left are the console, and exhaust. Everything else is still for sale. Call or email me with your needs. Michel LaLiberte, (802) 463-4224, Bellows Falls, Ver-mont, l3cubed@ earthlink.net For Suzuki K10/K11, I have a pair of plastic tank emblems that will fit the smaller 80cc series. They are approximately 1.5 inches across. They might fit other models, I'm not sure. They are in really nice condition. I'm looking for $40 US each or $65 for the pair. (plus mailing) Can deliver to VMD show in Ohio in July. Rick Seto, (905) 847-6651, Toronto, Canada, rick.vjmc@ sympatico.ca 1974 Suzuki GT380. Very nice un-restored two-stroke triple street bike. Low miles (less than 2,500). Original blue paint is perfect. Chrome is better than average with some very minor fading on the pipes. Original pipes with baffles with no visible

rust. All stock including tires, no modifications. Runs great and ridden often. $1,200. Keith Har-rison, (248) 680-4950, Marine City, Michigan (near Detroit), [email protected] 1979 Suzuki GS425E. A vendre lot de 3 motos. 1 rouge ex-celent etat 3000 km (carte grise). 1 noir bon etat 39000 km (carte grise) recalage distribu-tion. 1 rouge epave non acci-dente (sans carte grise). + pieces. Le tout indivisible, 2300 Euros. Leroy Gerart, 0238464005, Orleans, France, [email protected]

Yamaha 1963/83 Yamaha 50cc-1100cc. Parting and selling lots of vin-tage Yamahas. For pictures, parts and price lists go to: www.bikeboneyard.com. Bren-dan Fennessy, (406) 777-5161, Missoula, Montana, [email protected] For 1966 Yamaha YDS3/YM1, NOS rear tail light lens, $10 US plus mailing costs. Rick Seto, (905) 847-6651, Toronto Can-ada, [email protected] For Yamaha, Clymer’s manual for Yamaha twins 90-200cc, 1966/75, $10 US plus mailing costs. Rick Seto, (905) 847-6651, Toronto Canada, [email protected]



For 1967 Yamaha YCS1, I have a tank badge in mint condition for a 60's Yamaha, longer & not as wide as the YM1/DS3 badge, my guess is fits a 180, but I might be wrong. Exact measurements are available on request. $30 US plus mailing costs. Rick Seto, (905) 847-6651, To-ronto Canada, rick.vjmc@ sympatico.ca For Yamaha YDS2/3/5, YM1, YR1/2 and others, absolutely authentic replica carrying racks. Greg Davis, (604) 941-6186 evenings For Yamaha YDS2/3/5, YM1/2 and others, crankshaft rebuilding. Have precision jigs for assembly. Call. Greg Davis, (604) 941-6186 eve-nings For 1968 Yamaha YR2, NOS speedometer. $75. Greg Davis, (604) 941-6186 eve-nings For Sale: Yamaha YD3. Al-most complete bike. Would like to sell the whole thing. Call for details. Greg Davis, (604) 941-6186 evenings 197? Yamaha DT250. Blue, all there but I have never started it. Looks to be in good shape and kicks over. Has speedo and tach and lighting system. Complete, $400 obo. Brian, (707) 451-9934, Vaca-ville, California, i2ndwind@

aol.com 1972 Yamaha R5 250cc. This bike is in good shape. Engine is seized from sittin’ for last 10 years. Needs a few parts on carbs. Has always been ga-raged. Ed Thompson, (973) 386-1015, East Hanover, New Jersey, [email protected] 1975 Yamaha XS650. Blue, looks to be all there. Kicks over. Parting out all or part. Call or email. All parts cheep, cheep, cheep. Brian, (707) 451-9934, Vacaville, California, [email protected] For 1976 Yamaha YZ125, complete engine for rebuild or parts. $125 includes shipping within US. B Samms, (208) 664-4462; [email protected] 1976 Yamaha TX500 DOHC. I am parting this bike out. It is complete and it runs well, but the title has been lost. If you have any needs please email me or call the number above. Thank you. Robin Helgeson, (608) 317-5986, La Crosse, Wisconsin, Bear151556aa@ aol.com Miscellaneous Items for

Sale Honda Parts. Must empty out. CB750 4 into 4 exhaust, San-kei, very clean, $125. For C102 electric start engine, complete with carb and wiring, in good condition, $90. 6 pieces of plas-

tic body parts, no cracks, $90. Nice, muffler and exhaust pipe, $85. For CB175, head with reseated valves and carbs, $85. CL360 6-speed. Daily rider, inspected. New battery, full clear windshield, not driven this year, starts. $450. Walter Kimmel, (718) 851-1237, New York, New York Craven saddlebags. Fit most mid size framed mid 1970’s Japanese bikes. Black, like new, including fittings. Asking $400. Gary, [email protected] Going to the races and Laconia. Have me bring your used tires/parts to the following BIKES and SAVE on shipping HONDA: CB750, CB650, CB550, CB450, CB400, Hawk, CB175, CL175. Yamaha: RD350, XS360. SUZUKI: GS750, GT750. KAWASAKI: S1, S2, KZ400, KZ650, KZ750 twin & 4. Thanks for looking. Michel LaLib-erte, (802) 376-7109, Laconia, New Hampshire, [email protected] Cables for Japanese bikes, two cylinders and up. Clutch, throttle, front brake, all black and all for ex-tended front forks or high bars. Also brake hoses for extended forks and hi bars. ALL NEW, if interested, contact Honda Bob. Bob Moore, (248) 336-9895, Detroit, Michigan, rmoore241205mi@ comcast.net 1960’s Honda Factory Tour and 1964 Suzuki Factory Tour. Plus 1970 Daytona 200 1st win by a Japanese bike. See Dick Mann win it on the Honda 750 Four!! All this



on one tape. What a deal, what a piece of history for only $20 while they last. Send check or money order. Also have other cycle and scooter videos available. Write me for a list of these good, clean, educational videos. Prompt delivery on anything we have!!! Jim Minnis, 210 S. Madison St., Princeton, Indi-ana, 47670. Can anyone cross the follow-ing Sudco part numbers to the end application(s). 7B-Sudco-360-26335-00 00. 657-002 Honda OEM #17910-333-000. 8B.Sudco.22870-392-000. 8D.Sudco.54011-048. These are all clutch or throttle ca-bles. If you are interested in any or all, make me an offer. Thanks. Mike Braun, (302) 678-5118, Dover, Delaware, [email protected] For 1970’s Honda, seats: CM91, original cover, small holes, $50; CL350/360 seat, excellent condition original, $90; CB400F seat, profes-sionally recovered, $90. All plus shipping. Call Tom. Tom Kolenko, (770) 427-4820, Atlanta, Georgia, tkolenko@Ksumail. kennesaw.edu Many Honda turn signals and many parts from 1968 thru big orange 1978? Alum. cases, clutch, points, alt. mainly 750 Honda. Gotta come see and take it with you. Many carbs and gauges.

Bob Moore, (248) 336-9895, Detroit, Michigan area, [email protected] Various Owners Manuals. All in excellent shape, $10 US each plus mailing costs. 1973 Honda XL250, 1983 Honda 1100F (Canadian model) French only, 1968 Yamaha 350 YR2. Rick Seto, (905) 847-6651, Toronto Canada, rick.vjmc@ sympatico.ca Yamaha Service Manuals, CHEAP. Hundreds of Service Manuals, Set up Manuals, Ser-vice Bulletins and Wiring Dia-grams from the 60’s to the 90’s. Dirt and Street. Shop worn but useable $5 to $25. Send needs. Steve MacMinn, (815) 577-1399, [email protected] . For 1970’s Honda, NOS parts. 1971 CB350K3 Derby Green gas tank, perfect, $125; 1970/71 CB450 K3-K4 seat, new in bag w/tag, $125; 1970 CB175 K4 Candy blue/white gas tank, $90; SL100/125 chrome rear shocks, $100 pair in boxes: WR75 oversize pis-tons, .50 over, $15 each; Plas-tic Honda 90 tank badges, $75 pair; 1973/74 CL125 scrambler black exhaust, $90; 1971/72 CL100 K1-K2 Chrome ex-haust/muffler, $90, all plus shipping. Call Tom. Tom Kolenko, (770) 427-4820, At-lanta, Georgia, tkolenko@ ksumail.kennesaw.edu For 1969/74 Honda 350/750, Hog wheel spokes for a CB750 and a set for a 16 inch 350 rim.

Talk to me, Honda Bob. Bob Moore, (248) 336-9895, Detroit, Michigan, moore241205mi@ comcast.net VINTAGE SEAT RESTORATION SERVICES: NU-IMAGE RESTORATIONS can repair seams & cuts/rips, renew colors (even '60s Hondas Red, Blue, Ivory), OR change colors, restore original mfg seat LOGOS OR Custom Logos, Recover to near original, Restore Seat Pans & Frames, Resurface Sagging Foam, Replace yellowed peeling plastic chrome molding (mid 70s Hondas, etc.), from re-pairs to ground-up restoration & an array of custom services including decals/logos & Vintage Paint Re-production as well as NOS Vintage parts Sales. In Vinyl Repair Busi-ness 15 years. Several VJMC satis-fied customers. See Extensive pic-tures & info on my site at: http://getit.at/OLDHONDAPARTS (don’t add .com). My Ebay auctions can be found under SEARCH BY SELLER NAME: coolretro T D Bash, (727) 321-5085, St. Peters-burg, Florida, [email protected]


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Honda For 1959 Honda C71, looking for handlebar levers and new grips and lens on bars for C71 style handlebars. Jer, Minnesota, jerwplote@ yahoo.com For 1959 Honda CS76 Dream Sport, I am in desper-ate need of a piston and ring set for this bike. I have every-thing else I need for the res-toration except the pistons. Here are the part numbers. 2 Pistons (old # C761361) (new # 13101-260-000) (could also be center code 261) 2 Sets of rings (old # C751364) (new # 13010-251-000). I am quite sure about the numbers but if you have something close, please let me know. Also, any leads would be appreciated. I have parts to trade for these items as well. Thanks for the help. Andy Dixon, (506) 849-8056, ajdixon@ nbnet.nb.ca For 1960 Honda CA95 150cc, need tail light assembly, right dust cover, right header pipe, front air pump bracket, tool kit, Hm spark plug covers, key #T4546, license plate bracket. Mike Muessel, (401) 846-1594, [email protected] For 1961/62 Honda C110, looking for early tail light bracket and early Sports Cub 50 tank model with no chrome side panel. Thank you. Jeremy, Minesotta,

jerwplote@ yahoo.com For 1962 Honda Port Cub, need help restoring this domes-tic market 2 speed, or buy yours or your spares bike. Also need service manual, bro-chures, etc. All help appreci-ated. Call Tom. Tom Kolenko, (770) 427-4820, Atlanta, Geor-gia, tkolenko@ksumail. kennesaw.edu Honda Cuby training motor, 19cc, small stationary motor and all literature or parts. Have some copies of handbook & parts list to share. All help ap-preciated. Please call. Tom, (770) 427-4820, Atlanta, Geor-gia, tkolenko@ksumail. kennesaw.edu For Honda CB72, looking for parts to convert my stock CB72 to a race replica or info on who may supply replica parts. Thanks. Stewart Readman, 015395 64528, Cumbria, Eng-land, UK, stewartgina@ tiscali.co.uk For Honda CB77, need carb tops. Carl Nightengale, (503) 838-6242, Monmouth, Oregon, [email protected] For 1963 Honda Trail 55, need battery side cover, handlebar mounted signal lens, front brake lever, ignition key #3954, rear view mirror. Thanks for looking. Steve Davis, (510) 441-9938, Union City, Califor-nia, [email protected] For 1963 Honda CA110, look-ing for a nice, right side plastic

tank badge and a front fender mud flap. Could also use a nice set of original grips. Thanks. Mark Patter-son, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, [email protected] For 1960’s Honda C100, searching for all old Honda support items for the 1960s C100 Honda step-thru, model kits, dealer show room pho-tos, saddlebags, cub bags, dealer promo models, ash trays, match covers. All help appreciated. Call Tom. Tom Kolenko, (770) 427-4820, Atlanta, Georgia, tkolenko@ ksumail.kennesaw.edu For 1964 Honda CZ100, I am after a workshop or repair manual. Or even some information on the kick start assembly. Did this model have a return spring and if so how was it fitted? Jock, jockely@ hotmail.com For 1964 Honda C200, I need lots of parts for a white 90cc. Front fender, headlight housing, tank badges, and lots of other stuff if anyone has parts please contact me. James, (801) 764-0240, Utah, [email protected] For 1964 Honda CA77, need a pair of Good-year 3.25x16 white walls, not Fire-stones. Jeremy, Minnesota, [email protected] For Honda C110, I’m looking for a complete parts engine and one in nice running condition for a C110 Super Sport Mark Patterson, Okla-homa City, Oklahoma, [email protected]



For Honda C110, looking for a decent running CA110 mo-tor (4 speed trans/manual clutch), speedo for a CA77. My email address was listed wrong in the May 22 ads. If you tried to contact me with any of the above, please try again. Thanks. Mark Patter-son Oklahoma City, Okla-homa For Honda CT110, 1-3 watt push in bulbs. Also need 25/30 watt 5 inch sealed beam headlight. W. Kimmel, (718) 851-1237 For 1965 Honda S65, I need an exhaust system, prefera-bly in chrome!!!! Bob Moore, (248) 336-9895, Detroit, Michigan, moore241205mi @comcast.net For 1965 Honda S90, looking for a chain guard, (2) front fork seal housings. Would consider any part in excellent condition. Bike is red. Tom Earnest, (704) 849-0934, Charlotte, North Carolina, [email protected] For Honda S90, need a white headlight shell. Needs to be in good condition with no cracks or chips. Karl Hilton, (409) 963-1670, Groves, Texas, [email protected] For 1965 Honda CA95, look-ing for the following items in nice condition: mufflers, front fender, nice seat, carb cov-ers; handlebars with controls

(perches-levers-switches-grips); front fender; what have you. Thanks. Mark Patterson, (405) 737-9431 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma mgpatterson@ att.net For 1965 Honda CA95, looking for a fork to get my dad's old bike up and running again. The bikes fork is a bit bent, it's barely perceptible to the eye, but it's certainly not roadworthy, unfortunately. Any tips or lead on procuring a fork would be greatly appreciated. TIA. Pe-ter, (516) 431-5114, Long Beach, New York, benly@ raho.org Honda CL77. Looking for a good original 305 Scrambler to restore. Also, need literature, posters, mag ads, etc. on CB/CL Hondas. Rufus Palmer, (205) 750-8030 days, Tusca-loosa, Alabama, rufusab@ bellsouth.net For 1966 Honda C200, need tank. Should be clean inside, red color preferred. Fair price, please. I may have something you want to trade for. Jeremy, Minnesota, jerwplote@ yahoo.com Honda CA160/77. I am looking for a 1960's Dream in running condition with a clear title. A 1966 CA160 would be ideal, but I would consider anything close given that it is in good condition. Not interested in a major restoration project.

Thanks. Matt, (610) 745-3071, [email protected] For 1966 Honda CA77, looking for following in NOS condition: Mufflers or one piece set, wiring harness and plastic tank emblems. Joel, (580) 477-1599, Altus, Oklahoma, [email protected] For 1966 Honda CL77, need side stand and center stand with all hardware including springs. Also need a fairly good headlight rim and bulb and hardware. Need more for a rough project if you're parting a CL77. Thanks. David Richter, (413) 532-1380, Massachusetts, [email protected] For 1966 Honda CB450 K0, need throttle cable (gray) or a compete gray cable kit, chrome bolt that fas-tens the left side cover, right side gas tank rubber kneepad, OEM tank emblems, OEM manual. Louis, transcendmedia@ hotmail.com For 1967 Honda Super Hawk, CB77 speedometer packing (#37242-268-020); new or used. Fits between speedo and headlight case. Will consider complete speedo/tach unit. Please email price and description. Gord Ed-wards, [email protected] For 1967 Honda CL77, looking for NOS brake light switch. Will pay the price. Larry Mitchell, (303) 428-8760, 7963 DePew St., Arvada, Colorado, 80003



For 1967 Honda CB450, I am beginning the search for an ex-haust system for my Black Bomber. Would settle for just the left hand side exhaust. Will pay for excellence. Nick Peder-son, (612) 788-1968, [email protected] For 1967 Honda CB450D, look-ing for right and left side covers. This is the high pipe Scrambler version of the Black Bomber. Dick Johnson, (503) 669-7302, Portland, Oregon, [email protected] For 1968 Honda CL90, need fuel tank and chain guard. Josh Davis, Pangburn, AR., [email protected] For 1968 Honda CL77 Scram-bler, looking for Dunlop Gold Series K70 3.50x19 rear tire in new condition. Please advise on availability and price, also would like to know if there is another suitable replacement type tire that would work in case cannot get Dunlops are unavailable. Matt Struna, (901) 758-0730, Memphis, Tennessee, matt-struna1@midsouth. rr.com For 1968 Honda CL350 K0, looking for gasket set for eng.# CL350E1005624. Stuart Rotan, (559) 638-2540, stuart@ royalvalleyfruit.com For 1968 Honda CL450, need seat, fuel tank, petcock, cap and tank emblems (plastic or steel), owners manual, rear fender, exhaust, gauges, mirrors, front brake lever, speedo cable com-plete assy. Thanks. Johnny,

(650) 377-7112 pager/days, johnnyraunch@ hotmail.com For 1970 Honda CB750, need top half of air box for early CB750. Ed Timm, (231) 526-7159, Michigan, eet@ freeway.net For 1971 Honda CB350F, Hi. Does anyone have a CB350 for sale? Or will trade you some-thing I have from my CB175, CL175, CB450, CB550, CB650, CB750, KZ1000, S1, S2, XS360, GT750, CZ125, CM400A, Hawk or maybe Malaguti, Chapperal, Batavis, etc., etc. thanks. Michel LaLib-erte, (802) 463-4224, Bellows Falls, Vermont, vtcycle@ earthlink.net Honda TL125 or Yamaha TY 175 in rideable condition, rea-sonable price. Jim, eves only (724) 935-3382, jhsfxrt@ zoominternet.net For 1972 Honda CB250 twin, I am after a full exhaust system for my Honda. Very hard to get hold of can you email me if you have some for sale. Terry King, 44+ 0151 426 5621, Liverpool, England (UK), rosman90@ hotmail.com. For 1972 Honda CB350, I need side covers (preferably candy gold). Can also use a center stand w/spring, seat base, tail-light lens, and rear brake pedal. Thanks in advance. Brian Goodman, (406) 449-9982, Helena, Montana, [email protected]

For 1972 Honda SL350, I am looking for new exhaust pipes. I prefer repros over NOS if possi-ble. Please email me info.Joni, Helsinki, Finland, [email protected] For 1972 Honda CB750 K2, need non-bent, restorable frame with title. Anthony Mulloy, (706) 868-9435, Martinez, Georgia, [email protected] For 1973 Honda ATC 70, look-ing for the fenders. The rear is two halves and the front is one. All are orange. Any other parts also are needed. Thanks. James Norris, (409) 737-5624, Galveston, Texas, junorris@ utmb.edu For 1973 Honda CB350F, need lower left muffler, (Honda # 18400-333-617, Muffler, Comp. Lower Left), two muffler brack-ets, (Honda # 18325-333-000, Bracket, R, Muffler and Honda # 18425-333-000, Bracket, L, Muf-fler). I appreciate any assistance you could give me in locating these parts new or used. Thanks. Capt. Todd G White, 06371-916-936, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, DSN 480-9198, Cmcl., Bann, Ger-many, 06371-47-9198, [email protected] For 1973 Honda CB450 K6, need complete tank, Brier Brown or will consider tank with matching side covers. Must be in excellent condition. Stanley, (850) 271-5882, Panama City, Florida, stanleyshenko@ comcast.net

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For 1973 Honda CB450, looking for good motor. Starter and carbs not needed. Ken Carlson, (419) 675-2995, Kenton, Ohio, [email protected] For 1975 Honda CB750, need gas tank for SOHC Super Sport. This bike was original year model in flake sunrise orange, but will consider any & all offers & replies. Thanks! John Ber-gener, (505) 624-9596, Roswell, New Mexico, bergener@ dfn.com For 1976 Honda CB750F, I need the front headlight assem-bly, mounting bracket and both front directionals. Also wiring harness plastic splice box mounted on front of frame. Thanks. Carl Caemmerer, [email protected] For 1978 Honda MX125/250, need several sets of fork car-tridges. Please contact with any leads. Mike Anderson, (208) 634-8459, anderson@ ctcweb.net For 1979/80 Honda NC50 Ex-press, looking to buy a replace-ment tank for my wife's blue Express. Must have 'as new' tank interior. Color preferred is blue, but will consider any color w/pristine internals. Thanks! Sam Simons, Indiana, [email protected] For 1980 Honda CB750F, I need ignition parts for my bike. It only sparks the plugs once then I get nothing I am looking for advice and someone to sell me the right stuff to fix it. Erich K, (815) 338-4123, Woodstock

Illinois, ewkraemer@ earthlink.net For 1981 Honda CB750C, I am looking for a right hand side panel, can anyone help me? Thank you. Rick Sopel, (250) 764-7693; [email protected] For 1982 Honda XL185, I need a front wheel for this bike. Actu-ally, I really only need the part of the front wheel hub where the speedometer cable attaches to the wheel, but will consider buy-ing the entire wheel if I have to. Thanks Bob Ng, (415) 507-6456, [email protected] For 1982 Honda GL500 Silver Wing, looking for a good gas tank or a place to search for one used/new on the web. Also need a complete seat assembly, used or new. Matt Lennon, (517) 283-3811, taz@ rolleigh.com Hondas 200cc or less. All mod-els, 1985 or older. Need to be all original. ATC OK. Mike, (262) 784-2275, Milwaukee, Wiscon-sin, mikekarlyn@ aol.com

Kawasaki For 1983/86 Honda V65 Magna, I need a rear shock for my Magna. Either side will fit, I do believe any color, I’ll paint it. Bob Moore, (248) 336-9895, Detroit, Michigan, [email protected] For Kawasaki A7SS, looking for parts. Thanks in advance Marczuri the A7ss guy, [email protected]

For 1969 Yamaha Trailmaster 80. Looking for a shop manual and a supplier for parts. I think my rotor valve is worn out. Bike hasn't run for 10+ years. Mark Haas, (864) 220-3636, Easly, South Carolina 1969 Yamaha Trailmaster 80. Seriously looking for a Yamaha Trailmaster 80!! Built 1968/69, Model #YGT-1, I think. Any help is appreciated, I'm mainly look-ing for one in good cond., but will consider a project bike. Thanks again. Shawn Bryant, (407) 999-4880, Orlando, Flor-ida, [email protected] For 1969 Kawasaki Trail Boss Ten Speed, I'm looking for a jug, piston and ring for a Nov/1969 100CC. Kurt Smith, (208) 684-3259, Blackfoot, Idaho, dsmith59@ juno.com For 1970 Kawasaki G4TR Trail Boss 100cc, need gas tank. Must be straight, dent free non-faded red paint. Willing to pay good money for good tank! John Bergener, (505) 624-9596, Roswell, New Mexico, [email protected] For 1971 Kawasaki F7 175cc, looking for a piston/rings (.30 over or more). Would consider stock cylinder/piston/rings. Thanks. Ben, (507) 444-6261, [email protected]



For 1971/72 Kawasaki H1, need parts and service manuals (pre-fer OEM but will consider what you have). Copies ok if clear and legible. Mike Snyder, (281) 820-3933, Houston, Texas, [email protected] For 1972/73 Kawasaki H2, need parts and service manuals (pref OEM). Mike Snyder, (281) 820-3933, Houston, Texas, [email protected] For 1973 Kawasaki S3, need 3 good carburetors to get this back on the road. Out of 5 bikes I have not one good set of carbs. Michel LaLiberte, (802) 463-4224, Bellows Falls, Ver-mont, l3cubed@ earthlink.net For Kawasaki Z1 900/1000, looking to buy early ATP, Blake or similar turbocharger system. Sam Simons, sibarco2@ tecwrite.com For a 1975 Kawasaki KE250, looking for a front fender in good to excellent shape. Other parts also considered for this bike. What do you have? Thanks. Doug Snyder, (919) 233-9368, dougsnyder@ prodigy.net For 1979 Kawasaki KV75, sealed beam headlight, gas tank, brake pads, front and back, etc. I am interested on most parts for spares. Also need complete tail light. Ellis, (306) 543-6737, Regina, Saskatche-wan, Canada, [email protected] For 1983 Kawasaki KZ1100

LTD L1, looking for a complete exhaust system in good condi-tion. Thanks. Fred V. Quercetti Sr., (302) 798-0635 phone/(302) 798-1726 fax, 799 Montclair Drive, Claymont, Delaware, 19703 fquercettisr@ naamans.com.

Suzuki For 1972 Suzuki GT750, need working engine. I have various GT parts for trade. Ken Champ, (905) 813-0358, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, [email protected] For 1974 Suzuki GT750, need exhaust pipe baffles and grab bar for behind the seat. Bjorn Johannessen, (828) 433-5479, North Carolina, bjorn@ direc-tus.net For 1970/77 Suzuki TS/TC 100/400cc, I'd like to know about the FEW TS/TC models that had the low front fender, like the AT/DT/ CT/RT1's. Was that a European/British applica-tion, or did some of the US Im-ports come with the low front fender. If so, will the street bike fenders work on same enduros? Thanks for reading. Brian Reardon, (410) 235-0142, Bal-timore, Maryland, kweetus9@ cs.com Suzuki GT750 or RE5 Rotary. I'm hunting for a stock 1974 to 1977 Water Buffalo and/or a Rotary (preferably a 1976). Any suggestions or leads? Paul, (818) 763-7601, pswilcox@ earthlink.net

1976/77 Suzuki GT500A/B. Looking for a nice GT500 with low mileage. Also looking for a Honda CL72 seat. Ben Gundy, (650) 948-2229, tickover@ ix.netcom.com For 1982 Suzuki GS450E, need new plastic and some chrome parts. Will pay well for primo used or NOS parts. Larry Mitchell, (303) 428-8760, 7963 DePew St., Arvada, Colorado, 80003 For 1982 Suzuki GS1100G, need an owner’s manual plus the rear plastic tail piece, rec-tangular shaped turn signals, and the grab bar. I believe the body parts are the same for the 850G of the same year. Mark Mallander, (651) 488-4421, St. Paul, Minnesota, mmallander@ qwest.net For 1984 Suzuki DR100, need black ignition box that mounts under gas tank on rt side of steering head, front end or good fork tubes. Mike Snyder, (281) 820-3933, Houston, Texas, [email protected]

Victor For 1964/67 Victor 50cc minibike, looking for information. They are very similar to a Honda Z50M Monkey. If you have any info, please let me know. Stephen Cleveland, Enumclaw, Washington, [email protected]



Yamaha Yamaha YL-1 Twin Jet, looking for seized engine without crank-shaft or cylinders. I need some unknown transmission parts. W. Kimmel, (718) 851-1237 1965/70 Yamaha Trailmaster. Looking for 80 to 90cc bike that is complete and running. Rich Lehr, (410) 789-4785, Baltimore, Mary land, W3ECU@ NETSCAPE.NET 1965/69 Yamaha Twin Jet 100. Looking for Twin Jet that is complete and running. Rich Lehr, (410) 789-4785, Baltimore, Maryland, W3ECU@ NETSCAPE.NET For 1966/69 Yamaha YDS3/YDS3C 250cc, I need mufflers and pipes. I would pre-fer scrambler pipes, but would buy the ones from a YDS3 too. Marcel Poirier, (450) 245-7330, 20 Rang Double, Napierville, Quebec, Canada, J0J1L0, Email address: [email protected] For 1969 Yamaha YAS1 125cc, need NOS parts. 1968 to 1972 will do. Ciaran, 028 90703435, Northern Ireland, COLLINSCIARAN@ HOTMAIL.COM For Yamaha X1 650cc, front brake/hub, Akront 2.50 - 3.00 18" rim. Carl Nightengale, (503) 838-6242, Monmouth, Oregon, [email protected] For 197? Yamaha XS360, does

anyone have points/ condenser for theses bikes? I have 2 that I want to get running. Thanks. Michel LaLiberte, (802) 463-4224, Bellows Falls, Vermont, [email protected] For 1974 Yamaha RD60A, need final parts to finish restoration of RD60A. I hope someone has a NOS Ivy Green gas tank and the front chrome fender. I have dents in mine, Please call Tom. Tom Kolenko, (770) 427-4820, Atlanta, Georgia, tkolenko@ ksumail.kennesaw.edu For 1974/74 Yamaha TA125/LS2/RD125 100/125cc, need motor, carb, pipes and any performance parts. Brendan Fennessy, (406) 777-5161, Mis-soula, Montana, brendanf@ montana.com 1974/79 Yamaha TS175. I'm looking for a clean TY175 Vin-tage Trials Bike. John Kubik, (310) 416-8803, Los Angeles, California, [email protected] For 1975 Yamaha DT100-B, need top end or complete en-gine gasket set (intake, cyl, head gaskets) also need good rubber junction boot between carb and air-box. Also need ser-vice manual and parts manuals (pref OEM but will consider any-thing you have, reproductions not a problem). Mike Snyder, (281) 820-3933, Houston, Texas, [email protected] For 1975 Yamaha RD350B, I need an orange gas tank, rusty

ok, but preferably undented and w/ ok paint and decals. Where can I find vintage bike events/clubs in the Los Angeles area? Please e-mail or call, thanks a lot! Rich Bell, (310) 372-7834, Los Angeles, Califor-nia, [email protected] 1980/83 Yamaha XT250. Look-ing for a dual purpose bike, whole or parts considered.Craig Noble, (306) 662-2861, Western Canada, CNoble@ saskenergy.sk.ca

Miscellaneous Items Wanted

For Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Mach III, T250, T350, T500, RD400. I am looking for any video tapes of the factory as-sembly and R&D testing from 1965-1980.In particular the two-stroke twins and two-stroke tri-ples. Let me know if you have anything. Thanks. Don, (219) 659-1076, Whiting, Indiana, [email protected] Would like to swap motorcycle sale brochures from France (current and older brochures available) for same type of documents. Wish to find a reli-able partner in USA or Australia. Bessi Olivier, 17 Rue de Mours, 95590, Nointel, France, [email protected]



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