Honda CB750/4 SOHC Club Inc

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The In-Fourmer – Official Newsletter of the Honda CB750/4 SOHC Club Inc.
No. 2 – April 14
(Inc No. 31898)
PRESIDENT:
DES ATKINS
Ph. 0417 723 956; [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT:
MAL JOHNSTON
TREASURER:
BEN THURECHT
SECRETARY:
JOHN McNAIR
EDITOR:
BEN THURECHT
RIDE CO-ORDINATORS: MAL JOHNSTON
IAN O’KEEFE
MEMBERSHIP:
ROSS GILBERT
PARTS:
ALEX LONG
REGALIA OFFICER:
DES ATKINS
WEB MASTER:
OWEN FINTER
DATING OFFICERS:
PHIL DeKNOCK
ROGER HORRELL
Ph. 07/3288 9493; [email protected]
E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE: [email protected]; or http://carclubs.shannons.com.au/hondasohc
(Please indicate the message recipient in subject line, ie. Des, Mal; Ben, John, Ross, Alex, Roger, Phil)
OBJECTIVES OF THE HONDA CB750/ SOHC CLUB INC:
“To provide social activities for its members to promote the restoration of CB750/4 SOHC motorcycles and to assist
members in restoration of their Honda CB750/4 SOHC motorcycles”
No. 2 - APRIL 2014
Club Meetings:- Monthly meetings held on the first Sunday of each month at the
Belmont Tavern, Belmont Road, Brisbane – starting at 10:00am. Plenty of parking, food
and drinks are available at the Tavern or at the adjacent shops.
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EDITOR’S EDITORIAL!
G’day everyone.
Well, I hope you have all had a great time over the last few
months. Chris and I have been quite busy with a trip down
south as far as Bathurst during March and early April with
our caravan. While we were “on holidays” we did manage
to visit a few very interesting motorcycle museums which I
will write about in the “Members Turn” section. It’s
amazing what treasures are out there stored away in musky
old museums!
Unfortunately, with all the preparations for our trip we
didn’t manage to get to many club rides either, so I haven’t
been able to contribute much to this newsletter’s ride
reports. However, on our return from the southern State, we
did manage to spend a couple of nights at Inverell and catch
up with a number of our club members at the Inverell
Classic Restorer’s Rally. It’s a pity we didn’t have a bike on
board as we would have loved to go on the rally ride but
never fear I have included some photos of the bikes.
In this newsletter you’ll find stories about a very expensive
Honda CB750/4 pre-release model that sold recently in the
USA. There’s also a story from the Classic Motorcycle
Mechanic magazine about the production development of
the CB750/4 back in the late 1960s – very interesting. Once
again, there is some helpful technical information from
Roger Horrell to help you maintain your pride and joy.
Also, Mal Johnston and Ian O’Keefe have been busy putting
together a ride and events calendar for the next few months
and there’s plenty of opportunity for you to get your old
CB750/4s out and go for a ride with something scheduled
for many weekends. This is really the best time of the year
for riding with the weather usually cool but dry so there’s no
excuse for not getting your bikes out and going for a ride.
On a personal note, I am announcing now that I will not be
continuing on as the editor after the August AGM. While I
am happy to continue on as the treasurer for now, I have
done the editor’s job for the last two years and jointly with
John McNair for the two previous years, as well as with
Paul for a year before that. So, I think my 5 year’s
involvement with the Editing, preparation and distribution
of this newsletter is enough and I have other things I want to
do. So, there are some options for the club to think about
such as, do you want a regular newsletter? If so, somebody
else will need to take over the editor’s job and everything
that goes with it. Alternatively, can we get by with emails
and the club’s website – ie a more electronic version? I
suggest there needs to be some discussion on this matter at
the next club meeting.
Lastly, don’t forget your membership fees are due before the
end of June – more details are provided below in the
“Membership Update” section. I hope you enjoy reading
this issue of the InFourmer.
Ben Thurecht (Editor)
PRESIDENT’S
Hello to all members.
No. 2 – April 14
TURN
Hello to all members
Well, another newsletter is here again for May/July - seems
like Xmas was just a few weeks ago, how time flies.
On the home front, Jose and I went to Tasmania for a
driving holiday for 10 days. We hired a Mitsubishi SUV
which was a really nice car and had great fuel economy as
well. We had a great trip in the car but I don’t think I would
do it on a bike as it would be very tiring and cold,
particularly with black ice on some roads around Cradle
Mountain. We did the Gordon River cruise out of Strahan
and had a storm pass over us on one of the islands we were
visiting - scared the crap out of everyone. We had dinner in
the pub there one evening and the food was OK but
everything is covered in chips even if you have salad - you
want chips with that? Also, we thought the fish that we had
down there was not very nice as it was rather tasteless, but
altogether we had a great time. However, it’s always great
to get home safely.
I haven’t been on any club rides lately, or any other rides for
that matter. However Mal Johnston, Mike McDonald and
myself went off to Queen Mary Falls on Easter Sunday. All
was going well until my Honda stopped charging and killed
my battery. Luckily, I was able to borrow Mal’s battery and
returned home all safe and sound. It turns out that my
battery was OK because Mal’s bike charged it up OK so I
am now looking for a problem with my bike’s charging
system? Mal and Mike continued on to QM Falls but
unfortunately the Falls road is still out of action so they had
to turn around. The only other event I have been to is the
Haigslea swap meet which was again OK as it never
changes much.
On to club news now – while I have enjoyed my time as
President of the Club, I will not be standing for club
President next term as I will have other commitments taking
up my spare time. As such, I think members should think
about the future of the club and consider putting their hands
up for the top job. The club cannot keep relying on the same
few people all the time. Maybe some of the clubs founding
members might like the job!
That’s about all for this news letter. I’ll see you all soon.
Cheers
Des Atkins [President]
TREASURER’S REPORT
Over the last few months the club has had little financial
As stated in the last newsletter, the club is quite well off
financially and has sufficient funds to meet any
commitments until the end of this financial year and beyond,
with input from a couple of the regular yearly events and
some raffles.
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Income from the sale of spark plugs and oil filters, while not
actually making any profit, has reimbursed the club for the
purchase price of those items and has provided club
members with reasonably priced spare parts. We have also
sold a couple of shirts, bucket hats and caps and had a
couple of raffles at club meetings. Outgoings included the
purchase of 2 ‘wheeled’ eskies from Aldi for our club
events.
At the time of writing, the Club’s available funds were
$797.07 cash in hand and $1608.35 in the Credit Union
Australia account (not including any interest earned during
that period). The total assets of the Club are $2,405.42
(cash at hand and in the bank). The club still has some poloneck T-shirts and caps for sale (see details below) and a
stock of soft-drink cans left over from the Living in the 70s
day at Pro Honda which can be sold at future events. Alex
also has a good stock of spark plugs but has run out of oil
filters for sale.
At present Alex and I are looking around for a new source
of spark plugs and oil filters and we are about to finalise a
deal for oil filters for a very reasonable price.
The following details the club’s financial position as at the
time of writing in April 2014:Cash in hand
$ 797.07
Cash in Credit Union Australia
$1,608.35
Total funds available
$2,405.42
Ben Thurecht (Treasurer)
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE:
There have been no new members to the club over the last
few months.
Please note:- Membership fees for the 2014/15 year are
due on 30 June 2014. Fees are pegged at $40.00 for the
year. Please mail you cheque of money order to the
Club’s PO Box 1465 Browns Plains, Qld 4118.
Alternatively, you could pay directly (cash, cheque or
money order) at the regular club meetings at the
Belmont Tavern, or you can make a direct deposit into
the Club’s Credit Union Australia Account (Please
contact Ben Thurecht for bank details, if you choose this
option).
MEMBER PROFILE
In this section a member of the club will be interviewed for
each newsletter. You can all expect to be interviewed at
some stage, nothing personal, just a bit of good fun and to
let other members know about the club, its members and
their interests. Last month I interviewed Leon Boddington,
a long time club member. This month’s turn is Ross Gilbert
who is an active member of the Club, presently the club’s
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membership officer, and was an excellent BBQ chef at the
Living in the 70s Bike Show!
Member’s Name: Ross Gilbert (Member No 39).
Age: I'm 54 years old.
How long have you been a Club member? I’ve been a
member for 12 years.
Employment: I’m working under duress repairing welding
equipment.
Interests: Rugby league football and social drinking.
Favourite Musician: Alice Cooper “will listen to anyone
after drinking”.
Bikes presently owned: 2 x K7s and a project chopper that
is still a frame after 10 years.
How long have you owned a CB750/4 SOHC? I bought a
brand new blue F2 in 1978 which I killed. I didn’t have a
bike when the kids where little but rebuilt a K7 in 2000
which I still have.
Previous bikes owned: K3 and a XL350.
What do you like about the Club? It’s a fantastic avenue
for people with this silly fascination for Honda 4s to
compare notes with.
Any suggestions for improving the Club? Ideally 90% to
100% member participation would be great - this would
make rides and events great outings.
MEMBER’S TURN
(Note 1:- If anybody has a story they would like to put in
this section of the newsletter, we would be happy to run
it in a future issue. For example, did you go on an epic
journey somewhere or you would just like to tell us
about your Honda 4. Please give this some thought. It
doesn’t have to be a long story – just a few paragraphs
and a couple of photos, if available.)
Photos for the Member’s Turn are included at the end of
the newsletter.
In this issue, I have written a bit about Chris and my trip
down south last month and things of interest we found along
the way.
Secondly, we have an article by John Nutting from
www.classicmechanics.com charting the development of the
CB750 during the late 1960s and early 1970s which makes
interesting reading. I hope you enjoy the article.
Note:- See end of Newsletter for copy of this article.
Ben and Chris’s Museum Meanderings!
In March this year Chris and I hooked up the caravan behind
our trusty X-Trail and we headed down south with the
Mexicans. We travelled down the coast staying few nights at
each of Yamba, South West Rocks and Tuncurry before
heading inland through Cessnock, Mudgee and finally to
Bathurst. We returned home via Mudgee, Gunnedah,
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Inverell and Stanthorpe, all up taking just over a month and
arriving home in early April.
So what, I can hear you say! What has that got to do with
our bike club newsletter? Well, apart from having a holiday
in some very nice parts of the world (even though there
were lots of Mexicans) we use our trips away with the
caravan to research good roads to go for bike rides in the
future, and we found a few in our travels too.
The other interesting thing we do is seek out museums that
have some links to motorcycle or we try to coordinate our
travels with motorcycling activities. In this case, we
managed to visit some very interesting museums in places
that you would certainly not expect, and we managed to
meet up with some club members at the Inverell Classic
Motorcycle Restorer’s Rally as I’ll explain below.
While the trip down the coast was not particularly
enlightening from a motorcycle point of view, there are
some great roads with spectacular scenery, particularly the
Great Lakes district south of Forster / Tuncurry and this is
an area well worth visiting with plenty to see and some
excellent riding to be done. If you’re travelling south on the
Pacific Highway (goat-track!) do yourself a favour and turn
left onto The Great Lakes Way just south of Taree and
follow it south to Bulahdelah. Of course you might need to
amend that a little if you want to go to the National
Motorcycle Museum at Nabiac.
The other tracks in this area that are well worth considering
are the fabulous roads between Taree and Gloucester via
The Bucketts Way, and on up to Walcha via Thunderbolts
Way, not to mention the Port Stephens Road which leaves
Thunderbolts Way at Nowendoc and joins the Fossickers
Way through to Nundle and Wallabadah – all excellent
biking roads! If you are heading south you could do worse
than following Bucketts Way south of Gloucester through
Stroud and then to Dungog, Gresford, Singleton, etc.
Anyway, there are many more roads I could prattle on about
but let’s get to the nub of the issue – the biking museums. I
have included a few photos at the end of the newsletter of
these museums.
Mudgee
We stopped for a few nights at Mudgee which is a very
pretty and historic town surrounded by vineyards and well
worth a visit. We happened to visit one particular vineyard
on the northern side of town called Robert Stein’s Winery
only to find an excellent little motorcycle museum that is
part of the property. Apparently old Robert, as well as
establishing a winery was an avid motorcyclist and raced
and collected bikes throughout his life. He died some years
back but the museum he established at the winery still exists
and there are around 20 or so bikes and lots of memorabilia
to view – mostly old English bikes but also a couple of
Hondas and some European bikes. I bought a bottle of
shiraz from the “Robert Stein Collection” sporting a photo
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of a 1954 Norton ES2 on the label – I’d rather have the bike
but I guess the shiraz might be the next best thing!
Kandos
Upon leaving Mudgee we travelled south through Rylstone
and then on to Kandos before popping out on the
Castlereagh Highway at Illford and then taking the road to
Bathurst via Sofala, also a great route. However, at Kandos,
we found an excellent Harley Davidson Museum called
Bikes and Buds. This is a working museum, as Ken Hopkins
who owns the museum collects and restores Harleys there
and gave Chris and me about 45 minutes of his time giving
us a personal tour of the museum. While I am not
particularly a lover of Harleys, the machines in the museum
are mostly older ones dating back to 1912 and he has one
from each major period of Harley’s development history
with the newest model being probably a late 1980s/early
1990s model. Ken explained the history of each model and
what he had done to restore each but I noted that most were
in original unrestored condition but mostly also in working
order – quite a unique museum.
Ken’s wife runs a florist shop there (hence the name Bikes
and Buds) and jointly they run a café and motorcycle
accessories and memorabilia shop from the same building
(an old vintage 1917 picture theatre). This museum is well
worth a visit and be prepared to spend a couple of hours
there – Ken has the gift of the gab, especially when it comes
to Harley Davidson motorbikes!
Bathurst
Onwards and downwards (the map that is) to Bathurst. We
spent a week at Bathurst as there is a lot to see and do with
plenty of history to absorb and well maintained architecture
around the town to view.
Of course we had to drive around the Mt Panorama Motor
Racing Circuit and we visited the National Motor Racing
Museum at the entrance to the Circuit. This museum is quite
well known but we didn’t realize how extensive the
collection is until we visited the museum. While there is a
full collection of the history of car racing at Bathurst
including many cars raced by Peter Brock and other notable
car racers, the motorcycle section is huge with many of the
older historic racing bikes represented. There is also many
of the more modern bikes raced at the Mountain. In
particular, there is a huge collection of bikes that Greg
Hansford raced during his career at Bathurst, as well as the
other greats of Australian motorbike racing history.
Gunnedah
After leaving Bathurst we made our way back north via
Lithgow, Mudgee, Denedoo, then across to Nundle to have a
look at the woollen mill and then to Gunnedah for a few
nights. We weren’t really expecting to find any motorcycle
museums at Gunnedah and we didn’t find any. However,
we went to the Gunnedah Rural Museum one morning and
spent the best part of 3 hours there. It is cram packed with
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every conceivable farming implement you could think of,
including a range of tractors, trucks and cars.
However, to our surprise, there is a small section in the
museum that contains a number of historic cars that are well
worth looking at. We also found a display of Kawasaki side
car racing bikes which were raced by Mal Mapperson
(Mappo) back in the early 1970s. There is also a Kawasaki
1000cc 2 stroke, 4 cylinder engine on a stand. I was a bit
surprised as Kawasaki, to my knowledge, didn’t make such
an engine! It turns out that the engine was built up from 2 x
1972 H2 3 cylinder 500cc 2 stroke engines to power a side
car outfit. It was apparently very powerful and kept breaking
clutches which just weren’t up to the job at the time – very
interesting!
Inverell
From Gunnedah we drove up to Inverell via lake Keepit,
Manilla, Barraba Bingara and Delungra. This is also a great
bike road and can be made more interesting by riding from
Bingara around Copeton Dam which we have done on a
number of occasions.
The main reason for stopping at Inverell was to have a look
at the Inverell Classic Restorer’s Rally which is run out of
the Inverell Pioneer Village. We wandered around to the
village on Friday morning to have a look at the old historic
bike collection that was running that day and we were not
disappointed as there were at least 50+ bikes on display.
That night we met up with some of our club members at the
Bowls Club for dinner. The following morning we again
went to the Historic Village to check out the bikes before
they headed out on their rally ride to Emmaville. We were
told that 170 riders had registered for the rally on Saturday,
so there was certainly a large collection of bikes on display,
including a number of Honda 4s.
Well, that’s it folks. Just because we travel in our car with
caravan in tow, it doesn’t mean we don’t do anything related
to bikes. We had a great trip and are now planning our next
one!
Ben Thurecht
Note: Photos for this story are included in the photos
section at the back of the newsletter.
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TECH TIPS AND INFO
Tech Tip No. 1:Tech Tip No. 1:The following table provides details about screw kits
available for various bikes, including Honda 4s, from
Classic Fasteners, PO Box 187 Welland, SA 5007. The
prices are very reasonable too. Their web address is
http://www.classicfasteners.com.au/ which is worth
checking out as it has a wealth of information about nuts
and bolts and associated bits and pieces, including some
special tools. I could not confirm the prices on the following
table but if you are interested, you can email them online
from their website to confirm prices.
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Tech Tip No. 2:So you thought your old Honda 4 was not worth much.
Well, just take a look at the attached article which appeared
in the Road Rider magazine recently. Mind you, not
everyone has a pre-release prototype Honda 4 sitting in their
shed!
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CLUB WEBSITE
As discussed in previous newsletters, Ian O’Keefe has set up
As discussed in previous newsletters, Ian O’Keefe has set up
a facebook page for the club which can be accessed by
anyone in the club by signing up to Facebook and becoming
Ian’s “friend”. Ian has included a lot of information and
photos, etc on the page to keep club members informed.
You should contact Ian O’Keefe on Ph 07/33331933 or
mobile 0419 727 744 for advice on how to access this page.
The Club’s page on the Shannons website has now been up
and running for some time now. Owen Finter is the Club’s
webmaster and responsible (with help from everyone) for
keeping the website up to date.
To get to the Club’s website, log onto the Shannons website
at www.shannons.com.au, then click on “Shannons Club”
and “Car Clubs” in the drop down menu. Click the “Filter”
icon and type in “Honda in the “Keywords” search space,
then select “Filter” again. “Honda CB750/4 SOHC Club
Inc.” will be included in the list of clubs so then click on the
club’s name which then takes you to the club’s website.
You can register as a member on the Shannons website at
http://www.shannons.com.au/club/register/, then visit our
website as above, or alternatively by clicking on the
following link which will take you directly to our website:http://www.shannons.com.au/club/carclubs/honda-cb7504sohc-club-inc/.
Many thanks go to Owen Finter for taking on the web
master’s job and keeping it updated. He has uploaded the
Club’s “Events Calendar”, some photos and videos, and
other information about the Club which will be updated as
each newsletter is published or other information comes to
hand.
Please help Owen out by providing photos, information, etc
to be put up for everyone to see. Owen can be contacted on
0422 509 776 or [email protected].
r Sale: Honda CB750 40th Anniversary Badges and Patches.
CLUB
SPONSORED
PARTS
&
Members:limited
numbers free plus postage;
non-members:$1.00 each or 7 for $5.00, plus postage. Phone Ben Thurecht
MEMORABILIA FOR SALE
for availability on 0412 691 651 or email him at
For Sale: Honda CB750 40th Anniversary Badges and
Patches available at no cost – plus postage. Phone Ben
Thurecht on 0412691651 or [email protected].
For Sale: Honda CB750 stickers (“My Other Vehicle is a
CB750” and Club Logo stickers) available at $4.60 each
(including postage) from Ben Thurecht on 0412691651 or
email [email protected].
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For Sale: Alex Long, our spare parts man has spark plugs
for CB750/4s for sale at very reasonable prices. We are
presently organizing to purchase more oil filters which will
be available again soon. Contact Alex Long on 0423976001.
For Sale: The Club still has polo-neck T-shirts and caps for
sale. Unfortunately, there are no bucket hats left. The t-shirts
are black hi-vis material and have the Club’s logo
embroidered on the front and screen printed on the back.
The caps are black and have the logo embroidered on the
front.
Stocks of polo neck T-shirts and caps are getting low as we
ordered only a limited number of each in a range of sizes
and there are only the following sizes left:- Shirts: 2 x XL
size and 2 x L size; Caps: 1 multi fit size; Bucket Hats: none
left - so it is first in best dressed - literally! Prices are:- shirts
$35.00, cap $15.00 (plus postage) which is very reasonable
and only covers our costs of production (payment by cash,
cheque, money order, or direct deposit).
You can purchase a shirt or cap by contacting Ben Thurecht
on 0412691651 or email [email protected].
If there is enough interest, another shirt/cap order can be
made. There are other suppliers of round neck T-shirts,
rather than polo neck shirts, that could be investigated if
members wish. This matter should be discussed at the next
club meeting
I recently bought two ladies polo-neck T-shirts with the
Club logo embroidered on the front but with no logo on the
back from a local embroidery shop. They do a neat job and
the shirts are the same as the one’s previously done (hi-vis
material). I can have additional shirts made for $35.00 (at
time of printing). However, I was told that if the club
ordered more, then the price would reduce. Please contact
Ben Thurecht if you are interested in one of these T-shirts.
BIKES & BITS FOR
SALE/WANTED
Note:- Anybody who has any bikes or bits of bikes that
they would like to sell by advertising in the newsletter,
please email information to Ben Thurecht at
[email protected], preferably with photos. Please
ensure that you include all the details of the part / bike, the
price you want for it and how you can be contacted – phone
number, email address, etc. The cut- off date for putting
ads in the newsletter is one week before the publication
date so simply phone or email Ben Thurecht with your ad.
For Sale:- Alex Long has a Minichamp 1:6 scale CB750/4
for sale. It is a red KO, still in the box and in vgc for $100.
Phone Alex on 0423 976 001.
For Sale:- Steve Vanzetto has his CB750/4 K0 1970 Model
for sale. The VIN number is CB750-1033393 and it has
19,500 miles on clock.
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Steve says the bike has been his ride bike for the last two
and a half years. He has put 6,500 miles on it in that time
and it is currently registered.
The bike is in extremely original condition however it is not
a show bike - it has the patina of a 44 year old bike which
has been well cared for. The mileage seems correct, and the
engine appears to have never been apart.
This is a turn-key bike with no work required and perfect for
someone wanting to use a classic and not need to restore it
yet. The asking price is $14,500 which is negotiable. Phone
Steve on 0403 329 233 located North Brisbane or Sunshine
Coast. A photo of the bike is included at the back of the
newsletter in the ‘Photos’ section. More photos can be
emailed to you by Steve if you are interested in this very
nice bike.
PARTS AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS
The following is a list of providers of parts and service to
keep your CB750s running smoothly or for repairs. Details
of each has been transferred to the Club’s Shannons hosted
website – see details for accessing the website above. If
anyone knows of other providers who should be included,
please advise Ben Thurecht: Albion Bike Wreckers
 Buddha’s Motorcycle Spray Painting
 Chris Barrington
 Cut Graphix
 Garners Automotive Engineering
 Gassol (Gasket Solutions)
 Jim Allen Motorcycle & Motoring Stickers & Decals
 Les Kaspers
 Motorcycle Road Worthys
 Nicom Engineering
 Pro Honda
 Russell Barrett
 Tecshox – Classic Shocks
 Wet Blasting Services
 Transac Exhausts
A few web sites worth checking out include: David Silver Spares in England has a large range of
genuine and after market parts on sale at reasonable
prices; http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk.
 Consolidated Motor Spares in the Netherlands has an
extensive
range
of
genuine
parts;
http://www.cmsnl.com.
 Yamiya specializes in Honda CB750/4 parts;
http://www.yamiya750.com.
 This is a web address for the frame/engine numbers. It
is quite a useful website as it has details about each
model including diagrams, part numbers, modifications
done on each model and a whole lot more:
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http://www.hondachopper.com/engine/engine_timeli
ne/timeline.html and the web address for the whole
site is: http://www.hondachopper.com/.

Classic Fasteners:
http://www.classicfasteners.com.au/.
RIDE REPORTS
FEBRUARY 2014:Sunday 9th; Ride to Canungra for lunch. There has been no
ride report submitted for this event.
Sunday 16th; Day ride to Pelican Waters south of Caloundra
on Sunshine Coast (Ben Thurecht).
This was a combined VJMC and CB750/4 Club ride and
there was a good turnout from both clubs on such a hot day
with 10 bikes turning up at the Caltex garage at Carseldine.
I rode the F1 as Chris opted not to go because she reckoned
it was too hot for her. While it was quite a hot day it was not
too bad when we were moving and it didn’t really get
stinking hot until we hit Caloundra Road and stuck in slow
moving traffic with all the roundabouts and traffic lights.
Perhaps the bike with no fairing may have helped!
We ended up getting away around 8:45 and headed up the
back way through Warner, Petrie, Narangba, around the
back of Caboolture via Zillman’s crossing to Wamuran and
on up to Woodford for morning tea. While this route is a
little slower than up the highway it is a great little diversion
and more pleasant on the eyes with mostly very little traffic.
At Woodford I met up with some friends from the Historic
Motorcycle Club of Qld who were also out for a ride.
After feeding our faces (I had a healthy sausage roll and
iced coffee!), and having in-depth discussions with other
riders, we headed up to Caloundra via the Beerwah Road,
Peachester, Beerwah, and Landsborough. We were quite
early when we arrived at the Golden Beach Tavern for
lunch. Unfortunately, Alex and Lyn had ridden to the
Pelican Waters Tavern and were waiting for us there but by
the time they found out the itinerary had changes, it was too
late. Anyway, they didn’t miss too much. The food at the
Golden Beach Tavern was OK but nothing to write home
about. However, we were joined there by another 8
members, making about 18 all up (about even numbers of
CB750/4 Club and VJMC members). It was also good to
catch up with Don and Raylene Williams from the Sunny
Coast who joined us for lunch.
After lunch we opted to ride home via Steve Urwin Way
and the Old Gympie Road to Caboolture where we turned
off onto the highway. It was a good decision as I later found
out from Eric and Merilyne that the highway was very
congested and moving at a crawling pace, plus the backroad was a lot cooler riding than the highway.
It ended up being a pleasant day and I rode around 200 km
which is about all I would like to do on the old F1 but it
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performed well and I had no troubles. Actually, it is quite
fun to ride and much easier to throw around than the ST or
the RT, being much lighter and physically smaller.
Sunday 23rd; Day ride to northern NSW via Beaudesert
and Mount Lindesay to Urbanville Crown Hotel for lunch
(Owen Finter).
The day dawned fine enough for a ride. I made sure I was at
the servo nice & early to have a coffee & chat
before leaving. Before I knew it, 8:00 had past & I was the
only rider there. John McNair turned up about 10 past
with Lyn on the back of his K7. You Beauty I thought,
maybe I had the time wrong. The three of us chatted for
about another 30 minutes and as nobody else showed up,
John asked me if I was up for the ride. "Sure am" I
said so we set off.
As John has just about every road map tattooed on the inside
of his eyelids I agreed that he should lead the
way. We travelled down the Mt Lindesay Highway & turned
off at Gleneagle. Riding through the country lanes
brought us out back on the highway well past Beaudesert.
This part of the ride kept us off the more boring
part of the highway with heaps of rural scenery on the way.
It wasn't long before we passed through Rathdowney &
heading for the fun bits of the Mt. Lindesay Highway
towards the old Tick Gate at the NSW border. The ride
through the twisties drives home how much fun you
can have on a motorcycle. No need to ride fast, just enjoy
the sound of the bike with the bellbirds singing as
you pass by. We didn't encounter a single car all the way,
nothing better than having the road to yourself.
A stretch of the legs at the Tick Gate & off again for the
short ride to Woodenbong where we turned off for
Urbenville. We parked in front of the pub where there's a
couple of old bikes mounted on the roof of the awning, it
makes you sort of feel welcome. $10 lunches were the order
of the day with a couple of light beers under a brolly in
the beer garden. It doesn't get much better than this. We all
had a few laughs over lunch before heading back.
The ride back was as enjoyable as getting there, although I
think my old bones are getting past doing much over
200kms for any one ride. A stop for coffee at Tamrookum
was just what I needed.
Again John took us off the highway well before Beaudesert
& we rejoined the highway at Cedar Vale. There is some
more great rural scenes along the way. We made another
stop at Jimboomba for fuel & home via Cusack Lane &
Teviot Rd. I waved 'bye to John & Lyn at Pub Lane - Great
day.
MARCH 2014:Sunday 9th; Ride to Mt Glorious via Mt Nebo. There has
been no ride report submitted for this event.
Sunday 23rd; Day ride to northern Gold Coast via Jacobs
Well. There has been no ride report submitted for this event.
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APRIL 2014:Friday 4th to Sunday 6th; Inverell Classic Restorers Rally
(Ben Thurecht).
As mentioned above in “Member’s Turn” Chris and I made
it to Inverell for the Classic Restorer’s Rally, although we
didn’t have a bike on board so were not actually part of the
rally! The venue for this rally is the Inverell Pioneer Village
which is a great location, fitting in well with the historic
nature of the village and plenty of room under shady trees.
A number of people came and camped at the village for the
weekend and I was told that about 170 bikes had registered
for the rally over the weekend.
Chris and I got there on Thursday afternoon so on Friday
morning we drove around to the village to check out the
older ‘historic’ bike that had turned up for the Friday Run.
We were not disappointed as there were at least 50+ bikes
on display covering most marques. While there were some
Jap bikes on display, the numbers were mainly made up of
old English, American and European makes.
Some of our members and VJMC members had ridden
down on Friday and arrived around 5:00pm so that night we
met up with them at the Bowls Club for dinner and I am told
that those staying in the caravan park at the top of the hill
partied on into the wee hours of the morning – good luck to
them! The following morning we again went to the Historic
Village to check out the bikes before they headed out on
their rally ride to Emmaville. There were certainly many
bikes on display within their various categories and a
general feel of excitement at the prospect of the upcoming
ride. Apart from the Honda 4s owned by our members, there
were a couple from other clubs on display but generally
there was a large collection of bikes on display covering all
marques, including modern, historic and veteran.
Sunday 13th ; Club ride to Canungra for lunch. There has
been no ride report submitted for this event.
Sunday 20th; Ride to Queen Mary Falls (Ben Thurecht).
Three members (Des Atkins, Mal Johnston and Mike
McDonald) turned out for this ride but as previously
reported, Des only made it to Beaudesert as his battery
expired. Mal loaned Des his battery and put Des’s in his
bike which ran well, so it was not the battery’s fault but
something in Des’s bike’s charging system – and has since
been fixed I believe. Des made it home with his borrowed
battery while Mal and Mike continued on to the Falls only
to find that the Falls road is still out of action. They turned
around and found other places to ride for the day so it was
not apparently all a waste of time.
Sunday 27th; Ride to Kilcoy via Dayboro and Mt Mee (Ben
Thurecht).
Five bikes turned up at the Samford Caltex garage for this
ride – 3 Honda CB750/4s, 1 Honda CB550/4 and Alex’s
Valkyrie. It was an excellent day, weather wise, with some
clouds and rain forecast but none in sight in the morning.
We waited until around 9:15 before heading off to give
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anyone who was running late time to get there but nobody
else turned up.
The ride to Dayboro, while pleasant, is not very adventurous
and we rode straight through Dayboro and onto the more
interesting Mt Mee section of the ride. While the speed
limit has been restricted to 60 kph, it is still a great ride with
many sweepers and tight corners to keep you interested, and
just enough time to have a quick look at the wonderful
views of the valley below. It certainly looks green and plush
after the recent rain so all was good!!
As it was getting towards morning tea time, we opted to stop
at the Pit Stop Café at Mt Mee. This is a popular stopping
point for bike and car enthusiasts alike and the coffee/tea
and cakes on sale are excellent. We settled down on the
grass area at the back of the café so that we could look at the
views while discussing the problems of the world and to fix
same! However, the midges were a bit thick and we
eventually succumbed to their relentless attacks.
Back on the road, the ride over the top of Mt Mee and down
to D’Aguilar is always a great run and we all enjoyed the
spirited ride. On reaching Woodford it was clear that the
protest run had beaten us there as there were literally
hundreds of bikes in the procession – but mostly Harleys
and cruisers. I actually passed my neighbour who was in the
protest rally going the other way.
We managed to shake off the rally along the Villeneuve
Road to Kilcoy – only trouble was Owen and Tony missed
the turn. Tony and Lea turned around and caught up with us
but Owen continued on to Kilcoy along the highway,
reaching there only a couple of minutes before us. However,
I think we had the better ride as it is a pretty route to take
across the northern, outer reaches of Somerset Dam.
An early lunch at the Kilcoy Hotel saw us heading home by
12:30pm, Alex and Martin opting to take the highway back
through Caboolture, while Tony and Lea, and Owen and I
headed off toward Esk. Owen continued on through Esk,
while Tony, Lea and I took the Fernvale Road. I left Tony
and Lea at the Northbrook Parkway and continued on over
Mt Glorious which was a lot of fun with little traffic for a
change and I arrived home around 2:30pm having done
around 260 km.
I think we all had a great day with plenty of good scenery,
lots of good riding roads and good company.
EVENTS CALENDAR
Note:- The monthly Club meetings are held at the
Belmont Tavern in Belmont Shopping Centre, Belmont
Road, Belmont. Meetings are scheduled for the first
Sunday each month and start at 10:00am when the
Tavern opens up for business. The Tavern has excellent
coffee and cake deals and of course plenty of cold drinks
- beer, wine, spirits, etc and pokies (if that’s your vice).
It’s an excellent venue with plenty of free parking within
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sight of the meeting location. So, please make an effort
to come along and take part in your Club’s activities.
Regular Weekend Rides:- For those members who want to
go for a ride on the weekend, regular rides can be arranged,
leaving from designated starting points on both Saturday
and Sunday each weekend. Anyone interested in going for a
ride, please arrange a time to meet with others at the
following designated start points. The ride destinations will
be determined on the day:Northside – Caltex garage, Gympie Road, Carseldine.
Southside – BP Roadhouse, Yatala North, M1 Exit 38.
Westside – Yamanto Caltex garage next to Maccas on
Warwick Rd, Yamanto.
Any Saturday morning - meet at Tony's Cafe for breakfast.
The cafe is at Springwood Suzuki on Kingston- Beenleigh
Rd Underwood. Meet there from 9am.
MAY 2014:Saturday 3rd; VJMC Classic bike show at Oliver’s
Motorcycles 298 Ipswich Road Moorooka from 8am. We
need as many members on hand as possible and bring your
bike.
Sunday 4th, Club meeting at the Belmont Tavern in
Belmont Shopping Centre, Cnr Belmont Road and Burstall
Ave, Belmont. Meeting starts at 10:00am.
Sunday 25th; Day ride to Ray Owen Classic Bike Show and
swap meet at Canungra Showgrounds - $5.00 entry fee per
person. Meet at BP Garage Mount Lindesay Hwy (opposite
the wineglass water tower) Browns Plains at 8am for
8:30am departure.
JUNE 2014:Sunday 1st; Club meeting at the Belmont Tavern in
Saturday 7th, Sunday 8th and Monday 9th; Long weekend
ride. There is an opportunity to go for a long weekend ride if
there are enough interested members - to be discussed at the
May Club meeting.
Sunday 15th; Day ride to Rick’s Garage/Diner in
Palmwoods on the Sunshine Coast. Classic Diner with lots
of memoribillia. Meet at Caltex Garage Gympie Rd
Castledine at 8:00am for 8:30am departure.
Sunday 29th; Pine Rivers Swap Meet. To be held at the
new Samford Soccer Grounds, Mount Samson Rd Samford.
Swap meet starts at 6:00am - meet there.
JULY 2014:Sunday 6th; Club meeting at the Belmont Tavern in
Sunday 13th; Day ride to Rosevale Retreat Hotel with
morning tea stop at Boonah. Leave from Macca’s next to
Woolworths Garage in Yamanto Shopping Centre Warwick
Rd Yamanto at 9:00am.
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Sunday 20th; 2014 Laverda Concours at Cleveland
Showgrounds. (Be aware that all streets around the
Showgrounds are 50KPH. Excessive Police enforcement on
Smith St last year caught many people out as it looks like a
60 KPH zone) More info at Club Meeting on 6th.
Sunday 20th; (Alternate event) RACQ Motorfest, Eagle
Farm Racecourse, 10:00am to 3:00pm – food and
entertainment at venue – lots of collectable cars and bikes
on display. Entry fee $2:00 per person.
Saturday 26th; 2014 Winter Trivia Night at Gumdale
Progress Hall New Cleveland Rd Gumdale. Starts at
6.30pm.
AUGUST 2014:Sunday 3rd; Annual General Meeting to be followed by the
monthly Club meeting at the Belmont Tavern in Belmont
Shopping Centre, Cnr Belmont Road and Burstall Ave,
Belmont. Meeting starts at 10:00am.
Sunday 3rd; Willowbank drags – details to be advised closer
to date.
Saturday 9 & Sunday 10th; Weekend ride to Tin Can Bay,
staying at the Sleepy Lagoon Hotel/Motel – details to be
discussed at club meeting.
OTHER SUGGESTED RIDES:
The following are some suggested rides/events that have not
been scheduled at this stage and could be discussed at a
future club meeting. If anyone is interested in hosting one of
these rides, please contact Ben Thurecht for inclusion in the
next newsletter or Ross Gilbert to email proposed date,
meeting time/place, etc to members: Weekend ride to Tin Can Bay in August 2014
 Ride to the RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre
 Ride to Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra Airport.
 Ride to the Apollonian Hotel at Boreen Point.
 Ride to Rudds Pub at Nobby, Near Clifton.
 Ride to Stradbroke Island for the day.
 Weekend Ride to Drake in Northern NSW;
 Breakfast BBQ at Cleveland Point.
ASSOCIATED EVENTS:
The Gold Coast Motorcycle Enthusiasts Club (GCMEC) has
rides scheduled over coming months that we are invited to
attend if we wish. Contact Rod Moorcroft (GCMEC Events
Coordinator) on 07/55379812 who will be happy to help.
You can also log onto their web site at www.mcegc.net.
The Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club (VJMC) also has
regular events which we are able to attend if we wish.
Contact John McNair for details.
I have included the flyer at the back of the newsletter for the
VJMC Classic Motorcycle Show which is scheduled for
Saturday 3rd May 2014 at Oliver’s Motorcycles, 298 Ipswich
Road Moorooka, from 8am. Please make an effort to attend
this show and support the VJMC as they have supported our
club’s events over the last few years – and bring your bike!
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NOW THAT’S A LAUGH!!
Laugh No. 1:Two old men are close to their last days and decide to have
a last night on the town. After a few drinks, they end up at
the local brothel.
The madam takes one look at the two old geezers and
whispers to her manager:“Go up to the first two bedrooms and put an inflated doll in
each bed. These two are so old and drunk, I’m not wasting
two of my girls on them. They won’t know the difference!”.
The Manager does as he is told and the two old men go
upstairs and take care of their business. As they are walking
home, the first man says:“You know, I think my girl was dead!”
“Dead?” says his friend. Why do you say that?”
“Well, she never moved or made a sound all the time I was
loving her”.
His friend says, “could be worse, I think mine was a witch”.
“A witch? Why the hell would you say that?”
“Well, I was making love to her, kissing her on the neck,
and I gave her a little bite, then she farted and flew out the
window – took my teeth with her!”
Laugh No. 2:-
Quote of the Month:“People ask us why we ride a motorcycle. For those who
have experienced the joy, no explanation is necessary; for
those who have not, no explanation is possible”.
PHOTOS
If anybody has photos of events or bikes that they would like to
share with other Club members, please email a copy to Ben
Thurecht. I will endeavour to put as many in the newsletter as
possible and will email out to all members. Owen may also be
able to put them on the Club’s Shannons hosted web site.
You can view photos by loging onto the Shannons website or
Ian’s facebook page where some photos will also be posted.
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STEVE VANZETTO’S KO FOR SALE
DES’S REBUILT BIKE
The bikes out the front of the Crown Hotel
Owen’s CB550 at the Crown
DAY RIDE TO URBANVILLE CROWN HOTEL
The troops gathered for the ride – BP Garage Mt Lindesay Hwy
John’s K7 at the Crown
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BEN & CHRIS’S MUSEUM MEANDERINGS
Kandos Harley Davidson Museum
1916 (??) Harley at Kandos
Some of the historic Harleys at Kandos
A 1912 (??) Harley under restoration at Kandos
A 1942 WLA just restored at Kandos
A line up of historic racers at the Robert Stein Museum, Mudgee
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A 400/4 racer in the Robert Stein Museum, Mudgee
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Story of the Kawasaki 1000cc 4 Cylinder motor at Gunnedah Rural
Museum
Signs and memorabilia are evident at Robert Stein Museum, Mudgee
Mappo’s 1970’s Kawasaki sidecar racers at Gunnedah Rural Museum
An early 1970’ Kawasaki 1000cc 4 Cylinder sidecar motor at Gunnedah
Rural Museum
Entry to Bathurst National Motor Racing Museum
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Peter Brock’s collection of Toranas, Bathurst NMRM
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Now that’s a motor - Honda 750/4 sidecar outfit, Bathurst NMRM
INVERELL CLASSIC RESTORER’S RALLY
Some beautiful racing bikes, Bathurst NMRM
Some of the collection at the Inverell Classic Restorer’s Rally
A beautiful Honda 750/4 sidecar outfit, Bathurst NMRM
Honda CB750/4s at the Inverell Classic Restorer’s Rally
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John & Lyn on K7 at the Inverell Classic Restorer’s Rally
More Honda CB750/4s at the Inverell Classic Restorer’s Rally
Eric on his Bol Dor at the Inverell Classic Restorer’s Rally
John’s K7 and other CB750/4s at the Inverell Classic Restorer’s Rally
Ray Burrows at the Inverell Classic Restorer’s Rally
Ross’s & Gary’s CB750/4s at the Inverell Classic Restorer’s Rally
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No. 2 – April 14
CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW
For Motorcycles Pre-1984
Saturday, May 3rd 2014.
Oliver's Motorcycles 1098 Ipswich Road Moorooka.
 Classes for:
 Best Japanese
 Best British
 Best European/American
 Best Suzuki
 Oliver's Best in Show
 Registration from 9.00am. Gold Coin ($2) Entry
Refreshments for sale on site
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