AMCA VIKING CHAPTER NEWSLETTER

AMCA VIKING CHAPTER NEWSLETTER
March 2016
[email protected]
Viking Chapter AMCA Inc.
P.O. Box 18304,
Minneapolis, MN 55418
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Upcoming Club Events ………... 2
President’s Message &
Editor’s Note ………….……….. 3
Mid-America Open House ….…. 4
Holiday Party ….....………….…. 6
IMS Show 2016 …..………….…. 8
Sport Touring ……...………...... 12
2016 Meets & Runs ……….……18
Funtime …………………………22
Wanted & For Sale …………… 23
Classified ……………….…….... 24
PUBLISHED QUARTERLY
http://www.vikingmc.org
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT:
Gary Kloss
763-757-1712
[email protected]
VICE-PRESIDENT:
Kerry Rasmussen
651-430-1332
[email protected]
DIRECTORS:
Mark Jilk
651-207-2190
[email protected]
David Glennen
612-616-5025
[email protected]
Timothy O’Keeffe
651-675-6560
[email protected]
Laurie Zick
651-332-3913
[email protected]
TREASURER:
Dena Natins
612-770-4146
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP:
David Glennen
612-616-5025
[email protected]
SECRETARY:
Diane Nelson
612-965-1415
[email protected]
WEB/EMAIL:
Doug Nelson
612-559-9595
[email protected]
DEPUTY JUDGE:
Roger Rimnac
612-825-2550
[email protected]
NEWSLETTER:
Tim Gadban
651-235-5898
[email protected]
CLUB HISTORIAN:
Tom Jones
763-533-9163
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Note:
Board of Directors (B.O.D) meetings are open to all members. When held at a chapter member’s home, please notify the
host ahead of time.
Wednesday Mar 9, 7pm
B. O. D. Meeting
Davanni’s, 663 Winnetka Ave North,
Golden Valley, MN 55427
763-398-0303
Saturday May 21, 1pm
Rockers Spring Social (Ton-Up Club)
Club Jaeger
923 Washington Ave North, Minneapolis MN
Wednesday Jan 6, 7pm
B. O. D. Meeting
Doug & Diane Nelson’s Home
9715 Mill Creek Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
612-559-9595
Wednesday Mar 16, 7pm
March General Meeting
Jack Crane Museum
1301 East Cliff Road, Burnsville, MN 55337
952-927-8126
Saturday June 4, 10am
Ride to Hollywood Roadhouse
(Hiway 7 & Co. Rd. 33)
Meet at Bob Hopf’s.at 10am (ride at 11am)
8784 Knollwood Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
612-867-5654
Saturday April 2 thru Sunday April 3
DennisKirk/Donnie Smith Bike & Car Show
River Center, Kellogg Blvd & 7th Street,
St Paul, MN 55102
651-265-4800
Wednesday April 13, 7pm
B. O. D. Meeting
Diamonds Coffee House
1618 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis MN 55413
612-789-5282
Wednesday April 20, 7pm
April General Meeting
St Paul Harley Davidson
2899 Hudson Blvd No, St Paul MN 55128
651-738-2168
Tuesday April 26, 7:30pm
National Meet Planning Committee Mtg.
Dulono’s Pizza
607 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Wednesday May 11, 7pm
B. O. D. Meeting
Jerry & Trudi Richards Home
3295 Victoria Street No, Shoreview MN
651-482-0096
Wednesday May 18, 7pm
May General Meeting
Blue Cat Motors
460 North Prior Ave, St Paul, MN 55104
651-645-1172
Saturday May 14, 10am
Vintage Bike Spring Ride
Meet at Freedom Gas Station
Prescott, WI
Tuesday May 24, 7:30pm
National Meet Planning Committee Mtg.
Dulono’s Pizza, 607 West Lake Street,
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Sunday June 19, 10am-3pm
Blind Lizard Rally
Nicollet Island, Minneapolis
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NOTES FROM GARY’S GARAGE
By Gary Kloss
Well, the new year has started, the holiday party is history, and the IMS
show is over. If anyone doesn’t know me I’m Gary Kloss your new president. I would like to thank Ron Spargo for helping me transition to my
new job and with helping set up the IMS show. I would have been lost
without your help Ron, a big thanks to you! You will be a tough act to
follow!
For anyone who didn’t get to the IMS show, the Viking chapter again put
on a great display. We had a good mix of bikes, both in makes and condition, from beautifully restored to original paint survivors. And as I would
point out to many show goers, most were roadworthy or would be by
spring and I would be expecting to see them on our club rides. In case
anyone didn’t catch it, that was a big hint, I really would like to see more
of our old babies on the road. The VJMC and the Ton Up Club also had
displays at the show, all of which stimulated interest in the old bikes. We
had a lot of people telling us that the old bikes were a major reason they
came to the show. The organizers of the show must feel the same because
they keep giving us more space. So next fall before you put your bikes
away for the winter, maybe keep one ready just in case. Again thanks to
all the volunteers who made our display a success.
(L to R) Ron Spargo & Gary Kloss
OK it’s Minnesota, its Feb, its winter, and I don’t like winter! So there I said it! But I do have a heated shop and that makes it a
little bit easier to make it to spring. As usual I had a plan, top end job for the Triumph, fix the leak in the Guzzi rear end, and if all
went well new seals for the BMW push rod tubes. As usual all the planning went out the window when an opportunity fell out of
the sky in the form of a 1964 BSA Lightning. Well it didn’t really fall out of the sky but a friend offered me a deal that I couldn’t
pass up. So here I sit with a new project I didn’t plan on, and all the rest pushed to the back burner. Some how this seems all too
familiar, I can’t be the only one that does this can I? Since joining this club I seem to be finding myself in this situation more and
more. And the space issue well lets not even get into that. My only consolation is I now seem to be surrounded by people who suffer from the same sickness. I’m slowly learning to cope.
Before I close, just a reminder that Sean O’Neil and the Natl. Meet planning Committee have been at work planning the spring
Meet, June 10-11 at the State Fair Grounds. It’s not too early to mark your calendars and set aside those dates. It’s also not too early to start thinking about bringing an old bike or two to the show either for judging or for display. We are always looking for more
bikes. Remember you don’t need to have a pristine “show” bike to display, just an interesting old bike. If a bike is interesting to
you its probably interesting to someone else, so bring it out. I would love to see Sean scratching his head trying to figure out where
to put all the bikes!
EDITOR’S NOTE
Well here I sit staring at the blank page again …. anticipating some Spring weather and a club ride.
This is the time of year when we really get psyched for our National Meet (June 10 & 11 at the State Fair grounds). The planning
meetings are listed on the “Club Events” calendar and we need all the vintage machines we can get. Special thanks to Gabe Welker
for designing the flyer.
One thing I would urge my fellow members to do is to submit road stories for
our Re-Cycled newsletter …. I really find other rider’s stories fascinating and
though this publication mainly addresses club events, there is no substitute for
a good motorcycle tale. This issue features Doug Cooper’s story about his
“Sport Touring” adventures along Wisconsin backroads on his ‘69 Honda
CT90 (see page 12). I have spent way too many hours reading his blog site
(at coopdwaycorner.blogspot.com) after getting turned onto it by Roy
Williams.
Don’t forget to turn out for our general meetings and participate in our club
rides. YOU ARE the Viking Chapter!
In closing … I did cheat and got to ride across the Mojave desert with my
brother Simon!
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CLUB NEWS
Open House - Mid-America Auctions - December 18, 2015
Ron Christenson sold his Mid-America building in Roseville and invited us to gather and celebrate. As usual his hospitality was
awesome with generous portions of food and drink for all. His showroom was chockablock full of two wheeled treasures. At the
end of the night he must have needed a mop to get all the drool off the floor!!
What if Ivar had 4 arms?!?!
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Open House - Mid-America Auctions - December 18, 2015 (cont.)
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CLUB NEWS
Viking Chapter Holiday Party - January 9, 2016
Always fun to chow down and socialize with so many friends. Special thanks to all the folks who helped in the kitchen and to those
who oversaw the silent auction. Also a big hand to ourselves for contributing grub and silent auction treasures. Silent auction
earned the club some money and well deserved awards were handed out to the well deserving! Also, our new 2016 officers were
introduced and welcomed.
The passing of the President’s gavel - Ron hands off to Gary
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CLUB NEWS
Viking Chapter Holiday Party - January 9, 2016 (cont.)
Rider Awards for Dena & Kerry
Thanks Roy!
Dave Glennen - new board member
Thanks Kathi!
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CLUB NEWS
International Motorcycle Show (IMS) Feb 5 thru Feb 7, 2016 by Dave Glennen
The Progressive International Motorcycle show came to the Minneapolis Convention Center on February 5th thru the 7th this year,
after stops in Portland, Sacramento, Long Beach, New York, Miami, Dallas and Cleveland and moved on after the Minneapolis show
to wrap up in Chicago and Phoenix.
As always the Viking Chapter of the AMCA had a booth and displayed several of our members vintage motorcycles. This show
gives us an opportunity to start promoting our June show at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds. A Special thank you to Gabe Welker
for lending us his design skills to design the 2016 Flyer for the show and to several other members who made sure we had a supply
back from the printer in time for the IMS show. Also, a big thank you to all our members who took the time and effort to get their
old bikes to the show and for picking them up on time.
I have been able to volunteer to work at our booth for several years now and quite frankly I wouldn’t miss it. This year I worked the
closing shift on Sunday afternoon. After finding a convenient parking spot near the Convention Center, I picked up my pass at the
vendor booth, stopped by the Ducati booth to say hello to my favorite Ducati mechanic, checked out a few of their new bikes and
then headed back to the Vintage bike area. Helping us represent our category were the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club (VJMC)
and the Ton Up Club.
The best part of volunteering to work a shift at the show is the people who stop by to talk about old bikes. It is interesting to see
what old bike will grab their attention. Then you can see the memories start to stir in their minds. After you say hello and break
their spell, they say something such as “My cousin had a bike just like that one.” Then they proceed to tell you about their adventures or misadventures with the bike. After a while you may get a chance to share a story of your own and a connection is made.
People seem to appreciate our display and our willingness to share our diverse collection of old motorcycles and stories with them.
So don’t forget, that story that goes with your old bike may be the most valuable part.
Next up is the Donny Smith show at the St Paul River Center on April 2nd & 3rd. We also have a booth at this show every year.
Check with us to see if you can show your old bike or volunteer to work a shift and share a few of your favorite old bike stories. You
may even pick up a few new ones.
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International Motorcycle Show (cont.)
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International Motorcycle Show (cont.)
Who is that on bended knee
Before that red and white HD
Ivar Natins … could it be?
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International Motorcycle Show (cont.)
VIKING CHAPTER BIKES DISPLAYED BY:
Jim Koskovich ……….
Club members who volunteered their time to set
up, take down, transport and meet & greet:
1942 BSA WDm-20
Jerry Wieland …………. 1947 HD Knucklehead
Jerry Wieland …………. 1947 Indian Chief
Dave Rademacher ……
1947 Indian Chief
Mike Blackburn ……….. 1950 Terrot
Mike Blackburn ……….. 1952 Peugout
Craig Erikssom ……….
1954 BSA B-31
George Edwards ………. 1961 BMW R69S
Gloria Oames ………….. 1963 HD Panhead
Bob Steck ………………. 1968 Triumph Bonneville
Ron Spargo ……………. 1971 BSA Bantam
Craig Eriksson ………..
1972 HD sprint
Tahmi Hall …………….. 1972 Norton Commando
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Dave Elzinga
Ivar Natins
Craig Kotval
Ron Spargo
Doug Marsh
Sherry Marsh
Harvey Berquist
Paul StJohn
Roger Rimnac
Kathi Rimnac
Jeremy Schwendeman
Gary Kloss
Bob Zick
Laurie Zick
Jim Koskovich
Bob Hopf
Dan Nylen
Mark Raffe
Bob Steck
Stan Mewhorter
Mike Blackburn
Rick Wyatt
Dave Glennen
Tim O'Keeffe
Gabe Welker
CLUB NEWS
Sport Touring on a ‘69 Honda CT90
by Doug Cooper ……. Article suggested by Roy Williams
Back in my late 20's and as an old man in my earliest 30's, I acquired
(assumed??) the refined attitude that Sport Touring was the pinnacle of riding. My previous experience with weekend camping, long distance touring, machines marketed to me via the magazine editors, etc. all told me that someone in
my then elevated position was at the "7/10 Pace" of street riding stature and that I
should be on proper bikes outfitted for zippity speeds though with enough comfort and carrying capacity for brisk, overnight or multi-day serious mileage
jaunts, trips not intended to be global, extensively pre-planned expeditions. These were off the cuff and spontaneous spurts, big on mileage, little if
any planning, the goal to simply go and be gone in a sporting fashion.
The definition of S.T., at least the one that I made mine was, very little planning,
a change of underwear in the tank bag and be gone. In those days there were,
when necessary, a few extra dollars to throw at 'out' meals and cheap, overnight
motels. Day trips were OK but being away at least one night was the real deal for
serious Sport Touring.
Back then, before I was in the family way and while still riding, my SP1000 was
that machine and when I did pull over in the "give it a rest, it's family time" lane,
thoughts of a slightly more refined Kawaski Concours often went through my
mind and whenever I saw one out and about those thoughts were with me, the big
Kaw always caught my eye.
When Phase 2 of my riding hobby came some 20 years later, things for the most
part picked up close to where they had been left. The Ducati ST2 my machine of
choice and as it turned out, for me at least, a very fine Sport Touring specimen. I
even joined a Nationally established group with the words Sport Touring in its
official name and had a great time riding with and enjoying everyone's company;
still a group of friends that I stay connected with and sometimes join on a coffee
run.
This background led me to revisit the concept and execute this weekend's Sport Touring ride on the 1969 Honda CT90.
Cross state lines? Boy Howdy!!.....over a big river bridge, into the next state and everything. Sport Touring in a 50-50 mix? Let's
call it maybe 27 Sport, 73 Touring for this trip.
Newest clean undies, camera (small) toolkit (small) and a GPS
running on a dry 12volt battery in the back were my packed
items; there's no S.A.E./Tender connector to my tank bag this
trip. The Viking tail bag didn't really add much to an already
overloaded 90cc motorbike, even with the 2" expansion wings
on both sides extended.
The only part of my Going Back In Time that I violated this trip
was the planning part. I actually put some real thought in to
devising a route that put the least strain on my fellow traveling
public and the roads chosen worked out really well. My average speed on the back roads wasn't all that much different than
had I been on one of the bigger bikes. The part that was unique
to this trip was that the connecting roads had to be picked to be
both shorter and slower.
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CLUB NEWS
Sport Touring on a ‘69 Honda CT90 (cont.)
Taking the back way into Red Wing, I made use of the gas station downtown and filled up, realizing that I'd forgotten to top off the
tank at home though had meant to. The fuel tank, according to Specifications holds 1.6 gallons and my "top-off" was just shy of a
gallon which surprised me since it had seemed that I'd put more of my lawn mower gas in the tank at home than that. Filling again,
67 miles later, the pump read .7 gallons which works out to almost 96 MPG. I didn't think that was all that bad considering the hills
and the strong NW wind plus the fact that most of the time I was in the very upper ranges of the RPM range.
It had stormed overnight so our driveway was more than a little muddy and the recent replenishment and grading of new gravel on
our access road gave the little Honda some new dirt to wear within a mile from home. Before I'd even crossed the river, I'd ridden on
a number of miles of gravel on the little close-coupled bike making me wonder that just maybe my relative comfort with riding on
unpaved roads may go way, way back to the fact that brother and I spent so many miles riding a machine just like this one on rough
surfaces; skills earned that have since been taken for granted. I'm here to tell you that loose surface road riding on the CT90 is very
much different than it is on the 250 KLR. Maybe the fact that my current 220 pounds is not the same as my then 120 pounds is what
makes the difference?
The ride went through Hammond which is where I crossed Interstate 94 and the next real town after that was Amery. An old Soo
Line Railroad bed used to run through Amery that has since become a recreational trail. The trail to the west of town is known as the
Stower Seven Lakes State Trail and that section is not open to motorcycles or motorized vehicles. From Amery east the trail is
known as the Cattail State Trail. After my gas fill, I sat down for a coffee break before starting out on the old rail line. It was quiet
yesterday, the only other users I saw were a father and very young daughter that I came upon from behind. They were each on their
own 4 wheeler, noticed me coming up from behind and pulled over to let me pass.
I stayed with the trail almost all of the way to Turtle Lake, though decided to get back on local roads before I made the entire distance, having had enough of the sharp trap rock that provided the trails rough roadbed.
All morning, well, actually all day, northern WI stayed cool, cloudy with periods of light mist. It really only rained once for a few
minutes though there were a few times that I considered stopping and getting a bit more rain-proof. Each time that I considered pulling over, it never failed that in moments the drizzle seemed to stop
so I was never really wet, just got close to it a few times.
After lunch, I headed east, finally able to take advantage of not
riding directly into the wind. It was a good thing since I spent
more time on faster County roads from there. Even at that, I was
only passed no more than 3 or 4 times. East and a bit south, Chetek
was my next major goal, that because it was the easiest place to
cross the Red Cedar River. I needed to cross the river at Chetek
because I wanted to visit Kevin at Scrambler Cycle which is located between Chetek and Cameron, Wisconsin.
Kevin showed me a few of the bikes that he's working on and was
just finishing a test ride on an old Honda CL350 as I arrived. There's an older Guzzi there that caught my eye....we'll see
what happens.
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Sport Touring on a ‘69 Honda CT90 (cont.)
A few short miles north and I was in Rice Lake where I spent the night in a motel, very Sport Toury if I say so myself. Take out
dinner in my room, an audio book and some music filled my evening. After a very restful and lazy sleep, I walked down to the Continental breakfast for my banana and coffee. In just a few minutes I was packed, the bike loaded and I rode the 150 feet to the gas
station adjacent to the motel. Another big .7 gallon fill.
No rain was predicted for the day, at least nothing more than a very remote passing shower. Both yesterday and today it was dark
and cloudy, looking and without too much of an imagination, almost September-like. Last week (actually last month and possibly
longer ago than that....) I settled on some roads that both looked direct and curvy enough to be interesting, using my Wisconsin Bicycle Federation maps as well as Garmin's Base Camp with a bit of Google Earth thrown in. Even with all of that, there were roads
today that deserve to be revisited. There were a few that I'd been on before but many new ones were discovered, in fact, a repeat of
the entire ride on one of the other machines will almost certainly be repeated some day, hopefully this year.
An interesting note, I saw, met and was in close proximity the last two days to more city police, county Sheriffs and State Patrol officers than I can ever remember encountering on any ride, ever. In the small towns, cars pulled over and general patrolling......our
Public Servants seemed to be everywhere. I was never in any way going too fast but to be honest, I did feel like an outlier on the
tiny bike though not necessarily guilty.
I had hoped to have proof of this and of many, many other things but somehow, some way I carelessly deleted all of my helmet cam
images this evening and I'm very disappointed. For more than one reason, I didn't stop as often as I'd planned while riding, counting
instead on the images helmet top to help me tell the story. Again, I'm very disappointed that I lost them and have learned a valuable
lesson for next time.
Speaking of lessons, I've learned a few.....
 When Sport Touring on a small bike, take every advantage of riding with the wind.
 As an aid to the previous item, a Step Through bike makes it easier to ride with Knees Together, another potential huge advantage.
 Cattle and horses seem to be more interested in the passing of smaller, slower machines. It's as if they can more easily relate
to their passage.
 People were good to me....cutting me lots of slack and seemingly patient to go around at safe and reasonable distances as
well as speeds. I'll bet that my riding on a Friday and early Saturday only made that easier......traffic was quite light almost
everywhere (actually considered in my Planning).
 The "quiet" little Honda needs a new muffler.
 For not having a full blown Touring Saddle, I was as comfortable with hour-long saddle time on this one as I am on anything
else I own.
 As comfortable as I am with going back and forth between the Twist N Go scooters and my clutch machine, I surprised myself more than once by starting to go for the clutch and readying my toe to "go down a gear". All downshifts on the CT90
are done with the heel.
 By the time I got home, gravel, even very loose gravel was feeling comfortable and easy.
 I'm a lot better at matching speeds between shifts on the manual transmission machines than I am with this one. Just when I
thought I had made some progress, a stop sign would find me lurching to stop/start again. I consider good gear changing an
art and I was woefully inadequate all weekend.
Last and maybe most important, we are blessed with an abundance of roads that make this sort of foolishness not only safe but
fun. There was a method to my madness for heading the direction that I did. Not only was the terrain (somewhat) more level, the
state to our east is full of quiet, rural roads that allow these speeds and this type of travel to be mere child's play.
There were some extremely fine roads north of Colfax, Cty W that drops into town from the north has been ridden at a sporty pace
by me in the past on other bikes and it was ridden that way again today, even on the little Postie.....the edge lugs on the tires did some
flexing.
Though I was still some 65 miles from home, approaching Elk Mound was feeling like home and that's because I've actually ridden
there numerous times, the roads familiar. Looking forward to stopping once again at Mound Hill Park, an overlook on top of the
actual Mound, I made the turn onto the park road, the little Honda quickly learning what real work is. I knew that 3rd gear would
never get me very far but was starting to think that 2nd was never going to get me around the curve at the top, swing under the huge
flagpole and around the "castle" (dedicated to deceased Rural Mail Carriers) observation tower.
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Sport Touring on a ‘69 Honda CT90 (cont.)
As I stopped, there was a sudden realization that steam was rising
between my legs.......steam coming from an air-cooled motorcycle
is not a good thing and actually quite rare. It didn't take long to
smell and determine that gas was flooding down the sides of the
engine cases. Seriously hoping that turning the petcock to off was
in fact going to stop the flow I was very relieved to see that it
did....at least it finally did. There was still plenty of sizzle, sputter
and steam as the cold gas finally quit flowing.
I did what I normally do, a tune in my head would help both my
trouble-shooting abilities as well as my mood and it took seconds
to settle on Maria Muldaur's "Long Hard Climb". It really helped.
The fact that turning the petcock to stop actually kept the flow
checked was a very fortunate thing. The smelly gas was evaporating very quickly with the engine's heat and my first prods at the
carb found the float bowl to be literally hanging by threads. I
could see that 3 of the 4 screws were still present, it would take
some dis-assembly to know if the 4th was still with us.
Having numerous tools along, I pulled out the Leatherman AND my Cruz Outback'R 14 though all work was completed with the
Cruz tool....the Leatherman never came out of the pouch. These items have ridden along for thousands of miles, the Cruz has never
been used before.
Once repaired, I got back to business and climbed the stairs for a couple of million dollar
views.
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Sport Touring on a ‘69 Honda CT90 (cont.)
I stopped in Elk Mound for some fuel and coffee, then proceeded south through Caryville, Rock Falls and then rode Rustic Road
107, an old favorite through the sand prairies adjacent to the very full Chippewa River.
Some of the numbers.....
The rest of the numbers.....except for the Maximum Speed which I too quickly erased. It had read 52.7 MPH and I could take you to
the very exact spot where that event took place.
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Sport Touring on a ‘69 Honda CT90 (cont.)
Where the numbers took me......
Editor’s note :
This is one of Doug Cooper’s blogs, dated August 8th, 2015. See Doug’s excellent website coopdwaycorner.blogspot.com for
some more of his adventures.
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MEETS & RUNS
AMCA 2016 Meets & Runs
March 4-5
Sunshine Chapter National Meet
New Smyrna Beach, FL
www.sunshineamca.org
April 22-23
Perkiomen Chapter National Meet
Oley, PA
(610) 948-4553
Perkiomen Facebook Page
May 20-22
Southern National Meet
Denton, NC (417) 838-4777
www.amcasouthernnationalmeet.com
May 27-29
AMCA Lucas Oil Vintage Motorcycle Classic
Birmingham, AL
(256) 509-9095
www.antiquemotorcycle.org
August 5-7
Yankee Chapter National Meet
Hebron, CT (603) 401-8851
www.yankeechapter.org
May 27-29
European Chapter Meet
Raalte, Netherlands +44.1303.256266
www.amca-europe.eu
September 6-8
Roosevelt Chapter National Road Run
Detroit Lakes, MN (701) 840-2468
Roosevelt Chapter Facebook Page
June 1-3
Phoenix Road Runner Chapter National Road Run
Kanab, UT (including Bryce Canyon) (206) 465-6453
Phoenix Road Runner Facebook Page
September 25-28
Blue Ridge Chapter National Road Run
Ashville, NC (828) 234-3936
www.blueridgeamca.org
June 10-12
Viking Chapter National Meet
St. Paul, MN (952) 443-2020
www.vikingmc.org
September 30 - October 1
Chesapeake Chapter National Meet
Jefferson, PA
(410) 360-4211
www.ccamca.org
June 17-18
Fort Sutter Chapter National Meet
Dixon, CA (916) 485-1721
www.amcafortsutter.org
October 3-5
Sunflower Chapter National Road Run
Junction City, KS
(316) 461-1778
www.sunfloweramca.org
July 1-2 (Tentative)
Rhinebeck National Meet
Rhinebeck, NY
www.rhinebecknationalmeet.com
July 15-17
Wauseon National Meet
Wauseon, OH (419) 929-0291
www.wauseonnationalmeet.org
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MEETS & RUNS
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MEETS & RUNS
Black River Falls Shifty Run - Sept 10 & 11, 2016
The event is called the Black River Falls Shifty <
350cc. In short, it's a 300 mile/2 day ride from Minneapolis to Black River Falls, WI designed for any manual
-shift motorcycle, scooter, or moped with displacement
of 350cc or less. It takes place September 10th and 11th
of 2016. HERE is a link to our facebook event page for
more specific information.
Concept
The BRF Shifty < 350cc is a motorcycle, scooter, and moped ride from Minneapolis to Black River Falls, WI and back,
for people with small displacement manual-shift bikes. It takes place over the course of two days and 300+ miles, traversing country highways and winding roads. This is a non-supported ride. Participants are responsible for their own everything. All we provide is the route, ideas for places to stop, and some company.
Type Of Bikes Welcome
Any kind of manual-shift motorcycle, scooter, or moped that has an engine size in the 50-350cc range. Please, no plastic
autoshift scooters. Top speed is expected to be 50-55 mph, however riders will choose their own cruising speed based on
their bike’s capabilities.
Why Small Motorbikes?
Small displacement bikes are fun to ride around town, but how often do you get the chance to take one on a 150+ mile
ride down winding country roads? The routes to and from Black River Falls are designed for people with bikes like this
to be able to enjoy a scenic ride at a comfortable speed, and not feel alone on the road.
Race or Ride?
This is neither a race nor a strictly cohesive large group ride. Participants will ride at their own comfortable pace either
alone, in a small group, or in the large group. All participants are expected to hold a current driver license and motorcycle endorsement, and obey all traffic laws as they ride.
Route
The route starts in NE Minneapolis and leaves the city as painlessly as possible to Lake Elmo. From there the entire
route is country roads and two lane highways, with the option of a different route for the return home.
Breakdowns
All riders who take part in this ride should have basic maintenance/repair knowledge of their bike, and carry the tools
they’ll need to fix it on the side of the road. In the event of a break down no rider will be stranded alone on the side of
the road against his/her will, but there will be no chase vehicle. Riders who break down and can’t fix it will need to arrange their own plan B.
Saturday Departure/Arrival and Sunday Departure
The ride to BRF Starts at UP Coffee Roasters in NE Minneapolis and finishes at the Orange Moose Lodge and Grill.
Once you arrive grab a drink & food and watch the riders roll in. Hang out there all night or get some people together to
tour the Black River State Forest or Wazee Recreation Area. Lodging arrangements are the riders’ responsibility. We
meet for breakfast at the Sunrise Family Restaurant at 10:00 am Sunday morning and roll out from there at your leisure.
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MEETS & RUNS
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FUNTIME
Cal’s Dream Scooter
Dang … available over the counter in 1910
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WANT ADS
WANTED - HRD/Vincent project
bike, basket case, pile of parts or a
single part, sheet metal, tools, books,
etc. Please contact me about the items
you have. Thanks, Tim.
Email [email protected] or
call 651-675-6560, 9am - 9pm MN
WANTED - Handy Lift motorcycle lift. Contact George at
612- 483-7606 or
[email protected]
Thanks.
WANTED - Wanted: Motorcycle lift table, electric,
hydraulic or pneumatic. The mind is willing but the
back won’t put up with the floor any
more. Thanks. Call, text or email to Keith
612-532-1112,
[email protected]
FOR SALE - 1962 Norton 850cc Café Street Racer
Drive train has about 1000 mi since rebuild. Engine was balanced, along with new clutch. It's runs fairly smooth for a Norton.
There is a large front brake. I'm the owner ... the motorcycle can be seen at my hanger at the Lake Elmo airport. Best to look in
person. Price: $12,000
Contact Charlie at 612 961 4863 or [email protected]
FOR SALE - 2007 Yamaha FJR1300
Liquid cooled 16 valve DOHC in-line 4-cylinder
145 HP @ 8000RPM - 99 ft lbs torque @ 7000 RPM
Fuel Injected
Shaft Drive
Seat Height: 31.5 inches
Fuel Capacity: 6.6 gallons
Weight: 602lb (wet)
Push-button adjustable windscreen
Hard luggage (quick release) with liner bags
Passenger backrest
Mileage: 5433 miles
Price: $5725
This is a wonderful (and powerful) sport/touring motorcycle … it will hold steady on the freeway at 70 mph all
day long. Handles great even in wind and rain. It has
been well taken care of.
Contact: Tim 651-235-5898
or [email protected]
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