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of 20 The In-Fourmer – Official Newsletter of the Honda CB750/4 SOHC Club Inc. No. 1 - Jan 14

(Inc No. 31898)

PRESIDENT: DES ATKINS Ph. 0417 723 956; [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT: MAL JOHNSTON Ph. 0419 662 632; [email protected]

TREASURER: BEN THURECHT Ph. 0412 691 651; [email protected]

SECRETARY: JOHN McNAIR Ph. 0402 939 132; [email protected]

EDITOR: BEN THURECHT Ph. 0412 691 651; [email protected]

RIDE CO-ORDINATORS: MAL JOHNSTON Ph. 0419 662 632; [email protected]

IAN O’KEEFE Ph. 0419 727 744; [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP: ROSS GILBERT Ph. 0404 033 544; [email protected]

PARTS: ALEX LONG Ph. 0423 976 001; [email protected]

REGALIA OFFICER: DES ATKINS Ph. 0417 723 956; [email protected]

WEB MASTER: OWEN FINTER Ph. 0422 509 776; [email protected]

DATING OFFICERS: PHIL DeKNOCK Ph. 0403 460 040; [email protected]

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. 1 - JANUARY 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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G’day everyone.

Welcome to 2014 and another year of riding our Honda

CB750/4s. I hope Santa brought you a new bike (preferably

a Honda Four) for Christmas, or at least a few much needed

parts to keep the old girl going! My F1 got a new front tyre

for Christmas so it should be good for many years to come.

My new year’s resolution is to get my K2 back on the road

and I have been busy sorting through the shed to see what

parts I need to buy and getting the bike ready to extract the

motor for major surgery. Watch this space.

The year kicked off to a good start with a number of

members attending the HMCCQ’s Combined Breakfast Run

at the Red Cedar Picnic area on Northbrook Parkway, Mt

Glorious. For a change, it was excellent weather for this

event and bodes well for a year of hassle free riding.

We start this year with a full program of events for the first

few months which have been put together by Mal and Ian,

with a little help from John and others. Let’s hope you all

can make it to some of these.

In this newsletter you’ll find stories about some of your

club’s activities, particularly the long weekend ride to

Northern NSW, John’s trip to Tamworth with the VJMC,

the club’s day ride to Beechmont, Binna Burra and

Canungra by Owen, and a newspaper article about the

Ipswich Toy Run which was attended by Roger, Alex and

Lyn, Eric and Merilyne. You’ll also find an interesting

article about the use of ethanol fuels in motorcycles and

some other useful technical information.

On a sad note, Col Seed passed away following a heart

attack just before Christmas. Some of you may have known

Col through his spare parts business which he ran from his

home at Alex Hills. He recently sold the club a bulk supply

of spark plugs and oil filters from his extensive stock at very

reasonable prices so we will now need to source those from

somewhere else!

You might have noticed the change of heading for this

newsletter issue. I have started to number each newsletter

with an issue number and month so that it is easier to

reference past issues, as well as make it easier to identify

when new issues are due out. I thought about working out

how many issues have been done to date but gave that up as

a bad joke and decided to start with this as issue “Number 1,

January 2014”. I hope everyone is comfortable with this

change.

Once again, if any members have attended other events, I

would be pleased to include a few paragraphs about their

experiences in the next newsletter. Simply email me the

details with a couple of pics, it’s that easy!

Ben Thurecht (Editor)

Hello to all members

Well another year has come and gone. Jose and myself wish

everyone a very happy new year. We had a really nice Xmas

with our grandkids and family. I had my father over on

Boxing Day, the first time in nearly 15 years. He even got to

meet his great grandson for the first time! We all had a great

day... My brother and I tried for 2 weeks to go fishing but

the weather was not good to us - maybe next year.

Seeing that I had plenty of time, I decided to strip down my

Honda. It took two days to get it to bare frame. The frame

and swing arm have been sent to Ace Powder Coaters as

they came highly recommended to me. I have seen a lot of

their work and thought it very nice. I am trusting Budda to

do all the painting in Candy as he does a great job. I am

using a chrome shop at Tingalpa but I don’t really know his

work so I will see when I get it all back. I won’t say what

the colour will be only to say that my Bonnie will have a big

brother.

I Hope to have the bike back on the road by the end of

January - more photos soon.

Well, that’s all for now. I hope to see everyone at the next

meeting.

Cheers

Des Atkins [President]

as

The last two months of 2013 and over the Christmas / New

Year period have not provided significant additional funds

to the club’s financial position. However, 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.

Once again, income from the sale of spark plugs and air

filters, while not actually making any profit, has reimbursed

the club for the purchase price of those items and provided

club members with reasonably priced spare parts.

At the time of writing, the Club’s available funds were

$842.85 cash in hand and $1608.27 in the Credit Union

Australia account (not including any interest earned during

that period). The total assets of the Club are $2,451.12

(cash at hand and in the bank). The club still has a number

of polo-neck 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 and oil filters for

sale.

Ben Thurecht (Treasurer)

EDITOR’S EDITORIAL!

TREASURER’S REPORT

PRESIDENT’S TURN


The President welcomes the following new member to the

club during the last 3 months:-

Paul Darcy

We hope you enjoy the Club and invite you to come to the

Club meeting on the first Sunday of each month (details are

on the front page of this newsletter) and to take part in the

Club’s activities (see Ride Calendar below).

As reported in the previous newsletters, alternative

arrangements will now need to be made for having name

tags made for new members. I have made some enquiries at

local businesses but with no luck. If any member knows

where to get these made, could you please let me know and

I’ll arrange to have them made.

If you haven’t received your name tag, please contact Des

Atkins (Club President) to arrange to get your name tag sent

to you. Also, please make sure you send updated personal

details to the membership Officer (Ross Gilbert – see details

above or mail to the Club’s PO Box) if you change address

or contact details.

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 it was Owen Finter’s turn (our

Webmaster). This month’s turn is Leon Boddington (One of

our club’s Telstra experts). Leon is an active member of the

Club and attends as many club events as he can. Indeed he

has won many trophies for his immaculate K1.

Member’s Name: Leon Boddington (Member No 156).

Age: I'm 58 years old.

How long have you been a member? I’ve been a member

for about 5 years.

Employment: I am a technician with Telstra and have been

for many years.

What bikes do you own? I presently have a Suzuki GSX

1400 which I have owned for 9 years and a Honda CB750/4

K1 which I bought from our former club president, Bob

Sneil and have owned for about 6 years.

How long have you owned your SOHC? I’ve owned a

CB750/4 for about 6 years.

Previous bikes: I owned the Suzuki before I bought the

Honda.

What do you like about the Club? It’s nice to get out and

meet with people who have the same interests. I also

appreciate advice from the good mechanics in the club, if I

am having trouble. As far as making changes to the club, I

think the club is going OK the way it is.

(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.

Des Atkins’ Bike rebuild:-

It appears that our club president has too much time on his

hands as he has been rebuilding his CB750/4 over the

Christmas break – I mean a complete rebuild!! You can

check out the evidence of his labours in the photos section

of this newsletter. I can’t wait to see the finished product.

Also in this issue, we have a short article by Rod Gibson

from Classic Motorcycle Mechanics magazine (August

2008) about the history of Honda CB500 and 550/4s which

makes interesting reading. I hope you enjoy the article.

Note:- See end of Newsletter for a copy of this article.

Tech Tip No. 1:-

Tech Tip No. 1:-

Ethanol Queried:- (Source: Australian RoadRider Magazine,

No. 96, November 2013, p26)

Is Ethanol good for your motorcycle?

Ethanol is a type of alcohol produced by fermentation of

sugarcane or grain. In Australia, ethanol content is limited to

10% (E10) but some countries use 85% or even higher.

E10 is becoming more prevalent throughout Australian

service stations and NSW service stations even have to

stock a minimum requirement of the fuel.

However, most motorcycle riders should steer away from

E10, at least in the long term.

According to the Federal Chamber of Automotive

Industries, only post 1986 bikes and ATVs made by BMW,

Harley Davidson, Polaris and Victory can safely use E10.

No Japanese bikes and no Piaggio products can use it. The

PCAI doesn’t mention other brands, but it can be assumed

ethanol blends are not suitable.

Ethanol doesn’t work with carburetors or mechanical fuel

injection. It is also a solvent which attacks metallic and

rubber-based fuel lines and has an affinity to water that can

cause fuel tanks to rust.

But one of the confusing things for riders is the octane

rating. (Octane is a measure of the fuel’s ability to resist

engine knocking or pinging, which is an uncontrolled burn

in the engine that can cause damage. Higher octane fuels

resist knocking).

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TECH TIPS AND INFO

MEMBER PROFILE

MEMBER’S TURN


Most E10 is rated at 95 RON, which seems like it could be

suitable for bikes that require a higher octane rating.

However, RACQ’s executive manager of technical and

safety policy, Steve Spalding, says ethanol-blended, higher-

octane fuels may not necessarily meet the correct fuel

requirements for a vehicle designated to run on PULP.

While the RON may be high enough, there is another

property in fuel, called Motor Octane Number (MON),

which is rarely specified on the bowser.

MON is usually about 10 numbers lower than RON, so a

MON of 85 would be OK for a bike rated at 95 RON.

However, ethanol fuels have much lower MON numbers

than their RON, which would be too low for your bike.

Either ask the servo for the MON rating or fill up with non-

ethanol premium unleaded fuel of 95 RON or higher.

It is always best to have a higher octane rating than a lower

one, even though modern engine management systems have

knock sensors that can handle lower octane. If there is no

choice but to fill up with ethanol, make sure your next fill is

with a high-octane fuel.

Some riders believe that they are doing the Planet, Farmers

and their hip-pocket a service by filling up with ethanol, but

that debate is very complex and far from definitive. We

won’t begin to tackle the environmental concerns, which are

not proven anyway, but we do believe it is not doing your

hip pocket any favours, even though E10 is usually a few

cents cheaper per litre.

There is about 3% less energy content in a litre of E10

compared with unleaded fuel, which means your engine

performance and fuel economy will be 3% worse, or to put

it another way, your range will be limited by 3%. The price

of E10 would need to be at least 3% less than ULP for riders

to break even on the fill.

Some outback riders will have noticed servos in the

Northern Territory and remote communities selling Opal

fuel. It is a type of fuel developed by BP that prevents petrol

sniffers from getting high. Unleaded fuel is banned in these

areas.

There is nothing for motorcycle riders to fear from Opal as

it has similar properties and performance outcomes to

regular ULP (91 RON). There is no evidence to support

claims that Opal does any damage to engines that can run on

91 RON.

Tech Tip No. 2:-

Wheel Spindle Alignment:- (Source: unknown magazine,

March 1973 - “Tricks of the Trade”

On both the 750/4 and 500/4 it is possible to fit the front

wheel spindle from either side of the forks.

Complaints of poor handling and rapid brake pad wear are

always signs that the spindle has been fitted wrongly. The

spindle should be inserted from the right-hand side, when

viewed from behind the machine.

Obviously the wheel spindle will fit the other way around

but the offset is very slightly different to the correct fitting

and it is this which gives the poor handling and extra wear

on the disc brake pads. So, make sure you do it properly

after a tyre change.

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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. As Owen says:-

“As the newly appointed Webmaster I can't lay claim to a

real good start. About the only thing I did right was to

register as the Administrator (Webmaster).

My first move was to delete an old image of the flyer for our

Living In The 70's Bike Show.

Well I deleted it alright, along with the entire kit &

kaboodle! The entire site for our club disappeared into

cyberspace. Fortunately the support team at Shannons were

able to help & reinstated our page where I am slowly

making progress in bringing things up to date.

I just have to learn which 'Delete' button I click on when I

want to remove something. There's a couple of issues I'm

working through including how to add a description of

images as they are posted, but I'm confident it'll all come

together in time.

Please register with Shannons & participate on our page by

making comments etc.

Don't forget to email me [email protected] with

any photos you wish to be published on the site, although

I'm still to learn how many may be posted at any one time.

It's there to enjoy so let's all have a play.”

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-cb7504-

sohc-club-inc/.

CLUB WEBSITE

http://www.shannons.com.au/

http://www.shannons.com.au/club/register/

http://www.shannons.com.au/club/carclubs/honda-cb7504-sohc-club-inc/

http://www.shannons.com.au/club/carclubs/honda-cb7504-sohc-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.

Members:- limited numbers free plus postage; non-members:-

$1.00 each or 7 for $5.00, plus postage. Phone Ben Thurecht

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].

For Sale: Alex Long, our spare parts man has spark plugs

and oil filters for CB750/4s for sale at very reasonable

prices. 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.

We ordered a limited number of each in a range of sizes and

there are only the following sizes left:- Shirts: 3 XL, 2 L;

Caps: 1 multi fit size - 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].

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.

OCTOBER 2013:-

Saturday 5th

Sunday 6th

& Monday 7th

; The CB750/4

SOHC Club’s Long Weekend Ride to Tenterfield, Glen

Innes, Grafton and Casino in northern NSW (Ben Thurecht).

Day 1: Yatala to Tenterfield. 12 members from both the

CB750/4 Club and the VJMC turned up at the Yatala North

BP meeting place with a total of 17 people on the ride. We

managed to leave a little after 9:00am and headed west

toward Boonah for our first morning tea stop but not before

a short break at Beaudesert. It is always great to get away

for a long ride and was excellent to see so many bikes on the

ride. The weather was excellent and we were looking

forward with anticipation to a great weekend of riding.

Upon our arrival at Boonah, we headed into the café and

met Roger Horrill. However, we soon realized that Ray

Burrows was having carby trouble and a few knowledgeable

members were endeavouring to fix the problem but to no

avail. The errant carby refused to play ball and Ray made

the difficult decision to return home. Ray agreed to

accompany Roger back to Roger’s place where they would

try to fix the problem, apparently without success we were

to learn later!

After a pleasant but rather expensive morning tea, the rest of

us were then on our merry way to Woodenbong via Maroon

Dam road and Mt Lindsay Highway. The day was getting a

little warm when we arrived at Woodenbong but we found a

cool spot out the back of the pub for lunch. I have passed

through Woodenbong many times but never gone to the pub

but I now know that it has excellent food and cold beer so

will make it a lunch stop in the future.

As much as we were enjoying the Woodenbong pub, it was

time to attack the bumpy road between there and Bonalbo

and Tabulam. While the scenery along this stretch of road is

quite pleasant, it would have to be the roughest piece of

Highway in NSW. It certainly tested everyone’s shockies to

the limit, some more than others, and the stop at the park at

the turnoff to the Bruxner Highway was very welcome!

It was only a short ride up to Drake where we stopped at the

“Lunatic” Hotel for a cold drink and a look at the many

photos and memorabilia adorning the walls, not to mention

the motorbikes on display in the public bar. This is a biker

friendly pub and the publican told us about the

accommodation available there and suggested that it would

be a good venue for a weekend ride – he is right and perhaps

the club might just do that sometime!

The ride to Tenterfield up the Bruxner from Drake is one of

the best rides around with smooth bitumen and sweeping

curves which would allow very fast riding – if it weren’t for

the speed limits and the vigilance of the NSW police.

However, we had some fun in any case.

Our accommodation for the night at the Tenterfield Motor

Inn, while not 5 star, was very comfortable and very

competitively priced. After a spruce up, we wandered down

the road to the Bowls club for dinner – an excellent day was

had by all – well most anyway.

Day 2: Tenterfield to Casino via Glen Innes and Grafton

While in NSW, do like the NSWelshmen – or at least we did

with respect to their daylight savings time which got us

away around 8:30am NSW time. The ride down the

highway to Deepwater was fairly uneventful where we

turned west along a pretty country road to Emmaville and a

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look at the old Ottery Arsenic mine which is well worth a

visit as it is only about 3km off the main road and stands as

a legacy to the severe mining practices of the past!

After riding on to the small ex-tin mining town of

Emmaville, Ben missed the turnoff and we ended up on a

gravel road which would eventually lead us to Inverell. A

“U” turn and back to the correct turnoff fixed that problem

and we then had a spirited ride into Glen Innes (a really

great road). The morning tea venue was to be at the

Australian Standing Stones (the Australian Celtic

community’s celebration of its culture) but the café was

closed so after everyone had a look at the site, we rode back

to the McDonalds in town for an early lunch – at least it was

air conditioned, although the weather on the range was quite

pleasant.

We were looking forward to the ride down the Gwydir

Highway to Grafton and the road did not disappoint. This is

another of the finest riding roads in the country – they

certainly know how to build good biking roads in northern

NSW! Before descending the range, we stopped at

Raspberry Lookout, on the edge of the Gibraltar Range

National Park, with a view to die for. John McNair was up

to his usual pranks here by throwing stones onto the roof of

the dunny when Lynne was inside, so he got the same

treatment when it was his turn. Mike McDonald decided he

would get a better view by climbing a tree but I don’t know

how successful that was.

The ride through the National Park is very pleasant and the

road is a lot of fun but once we dropped down off the range

towards Jackadgery, the temperature rose considerably and

it was quite unpleasant so we stopped for a break at a park

overlooking the river. The views along this stretch of road

are excellent, particularly while following the river valley –

it is particularly rugged country.

Rather than riding into Grafton, John took us on a bypass

through Copmanhurst and Junction Hill which was a

pleasant ride but Chris was running low on fuel so decided

to ride into Grafton to refuel. At Junction Hill, Eric and

Merilyne also left us to ride into Grafton to refuel their

VFR’s. The remainder of us rode on to Whiporie (I think)

for a well earned cold drink or ice block. Chris and Sandra,

Eric and Merilyne caught up with us here but Eric and

Merilyne left us again to head home so took off like scalded

cats!

The ride up the Summerland Way into Casino was a bit

ordinary and we were glad to get to the Casino Motor Inn

for the night. Once again our digs for the night were quite

good and reasonably priced. We walked down the hill to the

pub for dinner where we met a CB750/4 Club past member

and multi-Honda owner, Andrew Boyd and his wife Sheryl

who joined us for dinner.

Day 3: Casino to Home Once again it was an early start for

the day. A number of members had already left to get home

early and beat the heat. The ride up through Kyogle and

over the Lions Road was quite pleasant as the temperature

hadn’t had time to really heat up. We stopped at the

interstate Rail Loop at the top of the Lions Road for a break

and ogle the great view down the valley towards Kyogle

where we had just ridden and then made our way down to

Beaudesert. By this time it was very hot but we found a café

to have a break before making our individual ways home.

All in all, it was a great weekend with lots of good biker

roads and plenty of good company and discussion. I hope

everyone enjoyed themselves and look forward to doing a

similar run later this year.

Sunday 20th

; Breakfast ride to Toorbul on Pumicestone

Passage (Ben Thurecht).

This ride has become a regular yearly event and is always

well attended with this year being no different with 10

members from both the CB750/4 Club and the VJMC

attending.

We got away from the Carseldine garage a little late at

around 9:00am and decided to take the back way up through

Oakey Flat Road and Bellmere, then through Caboolture

before heading up Pumicestone Road to Toorbul.

Unfortunately, the traffic through Caboolture with the

markets in full swing, held us up a bit and we didn’t arrive

at Toorbul until a little after 10:00am. The lady at the

Toorbul Tavern was a little put out by our late arrival but

still agreed to do breakfast for us, so for this year’s event we

will need to make sure we get there a bit earlier!

Breakfast was however up to its usual excellent standard

and I don’t think anyone went hungry. It certainly is a

pleasant spot and conducive to sitting around and having a

good yarn – about all things including bikes!

However, we needed to get going to make it home in time to

catch the GP racing on the tele, so everyone grudgingly

headed off - at least it’s a nice ride back along Pumicestone

Road until we hit the rat run on the Highway.

NOVEMBER 2013:-

Sunday 10th

; Ride to Canungra for lunch and a chin wag!

(Owen Finter).

The day dawned fine enough for the meet at the BP at

Yatala, where coffees & chats were had by 8 members on 7

bikes before the ride.

We rode down the highway to Nerang where we picked up

Dave and two of his mates to join us for the ride.

The run through Beechmont to Binna Burra was as good as

ever, the twisties bringing smiles to all the faces.

There was an absolutely huge carpet python sunning himself

on the roadside on the way into Binna Burra where we all

enjoyed even more coffee & yarns.

After the stop we continued on to Canungra for lunch at the

Outpost Cafe. It had certainly warmed up by then, but the

cafe is well equipped with fans coupled up with misted

water to give everybody on the verandah a welcome cool

down.

Storm clouds were forming in the South West, so this little

trooper decided it was time to head for home. Des & I left

together, parting ways at Tamborine village to head our


respective ways home. If I hadn't stopped at Woolies to pick

up some seed for the budgie, I would've made it home, but I

got an absolute drenching for the last three to five minutes

of the ride. Next time the budgie's gonna go hungry I can

tell you!

Sunday 17th

; Ride to Victoria Point Café for morning tea

(Ben Thurecht).

Chris and I decided to take the F1 for a run today as it’s not

too far and the weather was good. We had a pleasant ride

down the gateway and into Victoria Point. It’s always fun

riding the old girl but because of the seating position and the

toughness of the suspension, I couldn’t ride the F1 all day!!

Anyway, the club has been to this café before and it has

been reasonable, It’s in a good location with a park across

the road and pleasant views over the bay to the north/east.

About 8 members / partners turned up for the morning tea /

breakfast and we sat around and had a good yarn. As the

storm clouds were building, we decided to get going around

10:30am and get home before the wet stuff, which we did.

However, I think the café has gone backwards during the

last year and maybe we should find another location or do

something different next time.

VJMC Ride:- Saturday 16th

to Monday 18th

; 3 day ride to

Tamworth for their Blue Ribbon event with Bike Show.

(John McNair)

Three bikes and four people met at the 7/11 garage on Mt

Gravatt-Capalaba Rd just off the Gateway Motorway about

5.15am on the Saturday morning for a 5.30am departure.

The bikes were VJMC members Alan Watson (Suzuki 650

V-Strom) Tom McGrath (Honda CBX 1000/6) and myself

on my Honda ST1100. With threatening skies we debated

whether to put on the wet weather gear but decided to take a

chance. I was a bit worried when we started to get a few

spots of rain on the Logan Motorway though.

The rain held off and we had a pretty straight forward ride

out to Aratula and then on towards Cunningham’s Gap. As

we approached the Gap it didn’t look good with the top of

the mountains shrouded in cloud. The temperature dropped

quite a bit as we wound our way up the range and soon we

were enveloped in cloud but amazingly the road was dry all

the way over the top and down the other side where we

started to see patches of blue sky and sunshine. Sure

enough, by the time we rode past the Maryvale turnoff on

our left it was a perfect day and we were soon approaching

Warwick. We made a quick stop at the Caltex truck stop just

before town for a drink and fuel top up.

Back on the road with Warwick disappearing in the rear

view mirrors it was still cool and it was an enjoyable ride

down through Stanthorpe and Tenterfield to Deepwater by

which time the drink at Warwick had worked its way

through the system and I needed a wee stop. We stopped

opposite the Deepwater Hotel and I ducked in to find the

mens room when I noticed a shiny blue K2 Honda 750 in

the lounge area and a Kawasaki in the bar along with

various motorcycle photos on the walls. The K2 is registered

and ridden. If you are in that area call in and say hello.

The worms were biting at Glen Innes so we stopped in at the

Roadhouse where we topped up bikes and riders. We had a

couple of sprinkles of rain here but it cleared as we rode

through town and south towards Armidale. Soon we were

riding through Glencoe and Ben Lomond Range which is a

spectacular part of the New England Hwy. At around 1,000

metres above sea level you get 3600 views over the

surrounding country giving you that feeling that you are on

top of the country. Nice and cool through Guyra and

Armidale. Near perfect riding weather.

Things did change though and as we approached Uralla. The

horizon was a very dark shade of blue/black from one side

to the other. We topped in town to put on the wet gear, with

Tom exclaiming that I was a sook. Out with his phone and a

check of the weather map showed lots of dark red colours

just north of Tamworth. Tom quickly became a sook and put

the wet gear on too. Pretty soon we hit the rain with the sky

almost black with shades of green and it suddenly felt like it

was almost night instead of the middle of the day. The rain

was quite heavy and the cross winds were giving us a hell of

a battering with chain lightning and thunder. We passed a

Honda Goldwing who had passed us in Uralla while we had

stopped and he was sheltering under a huge gum tree from

the torrential rain and cyclonic winds. Not very smart!

Didn’t hear of any motorcyclist killed by falling trees

though. At one stage I noticed the rain drops bouncing off

my gloves. Hang on, that’s bloody hail. We did survive

though and the rain had almost stopped when we rode into

an empty garage at the back of the Central Hotel which the

owner had left open for us at about 2.30pm.

We checked into our rooms, showered and changed then

went downstairs to the bar for a few drinks with the

Tamworth members along with Sydney and Gosford

members too. For those who had arrived on the Friday or

early Saturday there was a ride organized to Manilla for

lunch. They too copped the storm on their way back with

one fellow just in a Tee shirt. Not good. All his chest and

arms were covered in huge welts. One of the Sydney riders

had huge chunks of paint stripped off his helmet. Fifty

people were booked into the dining room at 6pm for the pre-

booked dinner and a great social night with raffles to raise

money for the Blue Ribbon Cancer Fund. Then it was back

to the bar for a few nightcaps. I am sure someone added

more stairs back up to the rooms, like double the amount!

How rude!

Sunday morning’s sleep was shattered with the sound of

what at first I thought was a hair dryer going but as I woke

up a little more I realized it was two fellows with motorized

blowers cleaning leaves off the street below at 5am. I looked

around for something to throw at them. I would have killed

for a slingshot at that moment. It was a beautiful morning

and we all had breakfast in one of several outdoor cafés

along Tamworth’s main street. Not a leaf in sight either.

Bastards! Around the next corner a section of the street had


been closed off and approximately 50 bikes were on display.

These ranged from a 50cc Honda Mini Trail to an

immaculate Yamaha FJ1200 and Honda CB1100R. In

between were a K2 Honda 750, Kawasaki 900 Jaffa plus

Z1R’s, a Hodaka 125 Combat Wombat, RZ500 Yamaha,

Suzuki GT750s, SRX250 Yamaha, SL125 Honda and many

more. A few trophies were given out and Tom got one for

furthest distance travelled.

After lunch we visited the Powerhouse Motorcycle Museum

then headed off back up to Armidale and onto the Waterfall

Way towards Ebor and Dorrigo, stopping off at the amazing

Wollomombi Gorge with Wollomombi and Chandler Falls

plummeting 1,000 feet to the bottom of the gorge. The fuel

light came on about 15 klms before Ebor so I refueled at the

Ebor Garage. $1.68 p/lt. Cost $40.00. Ouch! The garage was

closing in 10 minutes and with 3 to 4 litres left it would

have been out of fuel by the time I rode the 48 klms to

Dorrigo. We got rain just before Dorrigo with low cloud so

it was good to ride into the beautiful Dorrigo Hotel. They

have about eight motel rooms at the back with 1.5mtr

verandah which was perfect for motorcycle parking. Some

other motorcyclist a few rooms up already had their bikes

under cover. Small world eh! The others turned out to be

Andrew and Sheryl Boyd from Casino and his mate Craig

from Toowoomba. We all had a fun night in the hotel that

night. One of the waitresses clearly had the hots for Craig.

Quite funny! Meanwhile the heavens had opened up outside.

Monday morning, we had breaky in the hotel then wandered

up to Juan’s Smallest Motorcycle Museum in the world.

This is a beaut café with 3 or 4 bikes and lots of

memorabilia. Leaving Dorrigo (beautiful place) we rode out

to the Grafton-Amidale Road and down the mountain to the

Old Coaching Station Hotel at Nimboyda for a coffee. The

hotel is owned by actor Russell Crowe. Have to go back one

day and check out the museum there. Refueled in Grafton

and with several black clouds around it was back on with

the wet gear. Andrew took us on a top road out along the

Clarence River to Lawrence and then along Pringles Way in

the rain to Whiporie on the Summerland Way. Pringles Way

used to be dirt but is now a great detour. We said goodbye to

Andrew and Sheryl at Casino and managed to dodge the rain

up through Kyogle and the Lion’s Road, just missing a

storm at Jimboomba. Safely home it was time for a cuppa

and to reflect on what was an awesome weekend as the

storm caught up. Thanks to the VJMC Tamworth members

for a great weekend.

Sunday 24th

; Ride to Woodford for lunch at the Woodford

Pub (Ben Thurecht).

Chris and I had decided that it was not wise to ride out to

Blacksoil to meet up with other riders then ride back again,

so we decided to ride to Kilcoy and meet up with anyone

there for the ride back to Woodford. Unfortunalely, nobody

turned up so we enjoyed a pleasant morning tea on the

verandah of the Blue café before heading back to Woodford

to meet up with Alex and Lyn.

We arrived there first and checked out the pub which was

overrun with Harleys on a club run so we decided that the

café down the road from the pub might be a good option.

Alex and Lyn arrived about 30 minutes later and we headed

to the café for lunch. We only found out then that it is a

vegetarian café but the food was quite good in any case.

The day was getting rather hot by that stage so we made a

move and headed for home. I took Alex and Lyn around the

back of Caboolture via Wamuran, Old North Road and

Oakey Flat Road which Alex hadn’t been along before. It is

a nice ride and skirts around Caboolture central. We were

home by around 3:30pm and beat the pending storm and

Alex and Lyn were also lucky not to get swamped.

I later learned that a couple of members did turn up at

Blacksoil but because nobody else turned up, they went for

a ride elsewhere. Never mind, any ride on a clear day is a

good ride and we enjoyed ourselves anyway as I suspect

they did!!

DECEMBER 2013:-

Saturday 7th

; Combined CB750/4 SOHC Club and VJMC

Christmas party (Ben Thurecht).

Once again this event was held at the Gumdale Progress

Association Hall in New Cleveland Road, Gumdale and is

proving to be an excellent venue. 30 members of both the

Honda CB750/4 SOHC Club and the VJMC turned out for

this event. John McNair provided the music machine and

music (thanks John), Graeme Knight managed to wrangle a

helmet out of some poor unsuspecting (??) dealer, as well as

some other minor door prizes (thanks Graeme), and Ben and

Chris Thurecht put together a bunch of prizes for the

celebrity heads competition.

The helmet was won by Lyn (Alex Long’s partner) and

while it was the wrong size, she was able to take it back to

the dealer who did her a very good deal on a correctly fitting

helmet and dark visor for the princely sum of $10.00!! Well

done Lyn and thanks to Allbikes for providing the Helmet.

The celebrity heads competition was keenly (???) contested

and a number of lucky participants “headed” off with well

earned prizes. Anyway, it was a lot of fun and wasn’t too

taxing on the grey matter - just what is required for a Xmas

party!

Food was again provided by Daniel for a nominal fee and

was OK! It was suggested that this year we should try

something different for food so any suggestions would be

gratefully received.

The night finished around 10:30pm and a band of willing

workers helped to clean up the hall before departing.

Thanks go to John McNair who is the main organizer for

this event and who is the mainstay for making it happen.

Hopefully this year’s event will be just as good so let’s see a

lot more members from both clubs attend.

Sunday 8th

; Ulysses Club - Ipswich toy Run.

Four of our club’s members (Alex and Lyn, Roger, Eric and

Merilyne) attended the Ipswich Toy Run and although it


was reportedly quite a hot day, they all enjoyed themselves.

You can view some photos and a newspaper article of the

event in the Photos section of this newsletter.

JANUARY 2014:-

Sunday 12th

; HMCCQ’s Combined Areas Breakfast Run to

Mt Glorious (Ben Thurecht).

The Combined breakfast Run is an annual event sponsored

by the Historic Motorcycle Club of Queensland and is the

first event in their huge yearly calendar. This is the first year

I have attended this event and Chris and I rode out to

Samford where we met a couple of friends at around 6:30am

and then proceeded up the hill to Mt Glorious and on to the

Red Cedar Picnic Area. We arrived there around 7:15am

and found a relatively small number of bikes there and the

Ipswich branch of the HMCCQ setting up for breakfast

(sausage on a roll and cold drinks) but not an overwhelming

number in attendance, as we had been led to believe.

However, as soon as we arrived, there was a constant stream

of bikes arriving until the site was well and truly covered

with bikes and people milling around having “in-depth”

discussions about the virtues or otherwise of different

marques and models!

Des Atkins arrived just after us on his Trumpy and

immediately set about trying to fix a broken battery cable

which he managed successfully – well, enough to get him

home anyway. We also met 9 or 10 other Honda club and a

few VJMC members, as well as some members of the Gold

Coast Motorcycle Enthusiasts Club and HMCCQ members,

as I am also a member of the HMCCQ.

There was an amazing collection of bikes at this event,

including everything from old 1912 model Zenith Gradua

beautifully restored by Ian Mould who is a member of the

HMCCQ up to the very latest Indian Classic and everything

in between. At a guess, there would have been at least 300

motorbikes there and if you couldn’t find anything that took

your interest, you weren’t trying!!

After talking myself into a frenzy and checking out all the

lovely bikes in this very pleasant setting, we left at around

9:30am and rode into Esk where we stopped at the cafe at

the southern end of town for a cup of coffee. Dave and

Jeremy left us there to ride back home via Ipswich and Chris

and I rode home via Kilcoy. It was quite hot by the time we

got home around 1:30pm. However it was a great morning

and we’re looking forward to next year’s event.

Sunday 19th

; Ride to The Barn, Flagstone Creek Road (Ben

Thurecht).

We had an excellent turnout for this ride with 18 bikes and

23 people (including passengers) from both the CB750/4

club and the VJMC turning up at Yamanto. We got away a

little after 9:15am and rode out past Amberley Airbase

through Rosewood, Grandchester and Laidley. Instead of

going the normal route into Laidley and then to Gatton, our

tour leader, Ian O’Keefe, took us on a very scenic route

through Blenheim and Tenthill to arrive in Gatton from the

south. This was an interesting ride and one that I’ve not

been on before but will definitely be looking to do again.

The café and museum at the Gatton Tourist Information

Centre is definitely not to be missed. Apart from the very

cheap, good quality food and pleasant, clean environment, it

is air conditioned which is certainly a bonus in Summer. It

was hard to tear the troops away from the air-con but we had

to be at the Barn for lunch which was booked for 12:00

noon so we got going around 11:00am.

Once again, Ian had a different route in mind and took us on

a magical mystery tour out to near Ma Ma Creek before

turning off to Lilydale and on up Flagstone Creek Road to

the Barn. Arriving around the allotted time, we immediately

made our way into the restaurant which is actually the

“Barn” – a well constructed barn made up of old timber and

iron to look very authentic and even included a section of

slab hut construction. The site is near perfect with large

shady trees covering the site and a very laid back feel to the

place. Everyone made their orders and the food was

excellent and well priced.

The adjacent Scotty’s Garage is set up as a museum and

while Chris and I didn’t venture into it due to time

constraints, we were told it is well worth a visit with a

number of bikes and cars on display along with a huge range

of collectables and a 1950’s diner that will take you back in

time (if you’re old enough to remember!).

As it was getting late and Chris and I had a long way to ride,

we decided to tag on with a small group of riders heading

back through Helidon to the Highway. From there we turned

off to Fernvale and home via Northbrook Parkway and Mt

Glorious and Samford, arriving home some time after

5:00pm. We will certainly be looking to head back to the

Barn at another time and will make time to have a look

through the museum next time – in the cooler months!

This was an excellent ride and thanks go to Ian O’Keefe for

organizing and leading the tour. It’s always good to ride a

few roads that we haven’t been along before, let alone

ending up at such a great venue.

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

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

EVENTS CALENDAR


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.

FEBRUARY 2014:- Sunday 2

nd, The 7

th Annual Australian Motorcycle Museum

Swap Meet held on the museum grounds at Haigslea.

Vendors set up on Saturday only and Swap Meet Sunday

from 5am. $2.00 admission per person. On-Site catering.

Sunday 2nd

, (after swap meet) Club meeting at the

Belmont Tavern in Belmont Shopping Centre, Cnr Belmont

Road and Burstall Ave, Belmont. Meeting starts at

10:00am.

Sunday 9th

; Ride to Canungra for lunch. This is a chance to

bring your Honda 4 and trust me the old bikes can do it, this

is a short ride for people on the South Side, meet at Yatala

BP at 8.30 am leave by 9am.

Sunday 16th

; Day ride to Pelican Waters south of Caloundra

on Sunshine Coast. Lunch at the Tavern overlooking water.

Ride via Zillmans Crossing and Wamuran. Leave Caltex

Garage Gympie Rd Carseldine at 8am.

Sunday 23rd; Day ride to northern NSW via Beaudesert

and Mount Lindesay to Urbanville Hotel for lunch. Leave

the BP Garage on Mt Lindsay Hwy (opposite the Wineglass

water tower) at 8am.

MARCH 2014:- Sunday 2

nd; Club meeting at the Belmont Tavern in

Belmont Shopping Centre, Cnr Belmont Road and Burstall

Ave, Belmont. Meeting starts at 10:00am.

Sunday 9th

; Ride to Mt Glorious via Mt Nebo. Meet at BP

Waterworks Rd the Gap at 8.30 am leave by 9am. let’s all

bring our Honda 4’s for this short run, they’ll love the crisp

mountain air.

Saturday 15th

& Sunday 16th

; Maleny Swap Meet at

Maleny Showgrounds on Stanley River Rd Maleny.

Sunday 23rd

; Day ride to northern Gold Coast via Jacobs

Well. Meet up with any Gold Coast members. Leave from

BP Garage Yatala (exit 38 of M1 motorway to Coast) at

8am.

APRIL 2014:- Sunday 6

th; Club meeting at the Belmont Tavern in

Belmont Shopping Centre, Cnr Belmont Road and Burstall

Ave, Belmont. Meeting starts at 10:00am.

Friday 4th

to Sunday 6th

; Inverell Classic Restorers Rally.

For more info contact John McNair (0402 939 132). Get

together with VJMC members on the Friday night. Leave

Woolworths Garage near Macca’s in the Yamanto Shopping

Centre carpark, Warwick Rd Yamanto at 7am.

Sunday 13th

; Club ride to Canungra for lunch. This is a

chance to bring your Honda 4, and trust me the old bikes

can do it, this is a short ride for people on the South Side,

meet at Yatala BP at 8.30am leave by 9am.

Sunday 20th

(Easter Sunday); Ride to Queen Mary Falls.

Meet at BP Yatala at 8.00am for an 8:30 departure. Ride via

Beaudesert and Boonah, then onto the Falls. We are hoping

the road will be open by this date, fingers crossed, it’s a

beautiful ride.

Sunday 27th

; Ride to Kilcoy via Dayboro and Mt Mee.

Meet at Caltex garage in Samford Village at 8:30am for

9:00am departure. Return via Esk for those on South Side.

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:-

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.

The following is a list of providers of parts and service to

keep your CB750s running smoothly or for repairs. If

anyone knows of other providers who should be included,

please advise Ben Thurecht:-

ALBION BIKE WRECKERS

Suppliers of Black Diamond valves and A.P.E. heavy duty

stud kits for Honda CB750/4s. For a small discount, show

your membership card. 15 Bogan Street, Albion Qld 4010.

Ph 07/32621800; e-mail [email protected].

BUDDHA’S MOTORCYCLE SPRAY PAINTING

Unit 2, 41 Randall St., Slacks Creek, Qld 4127. Ph 07/3208

2753; Fax 07/32994715; Mob 0402481665; Em

PARTS AND SERVICE

PROVIDERS

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[email protected]; or see his website at

www.buddhasspraypainting.com.

CHRIS BARRINGTON

Chris rebuilds Honda CB750/4 engines as a part time

business. Chris works from his home at 572 Afterlee Road,

Kyogle NSW 2474. Ph 02/66321726; Mob. 0432032739.

COL SEED

Unfortunately Col passed away following a heart attack on

19 December 2013. As such, supplies of spare parts, etc are

not available from this source.

CUTGRAPHIX

Rod Campbell at CutGrafix does restoration decals,

graphics, replica sticker sets (made to order), and vintage

and rare motorycle stickers. Contact Rod on 0418621111 or

[email protected], or website at www.cutgrafix.com.

GARNERS AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

Providers of ‘K-Line’ valve guide inserts. 23 Queen Street,

Murwillumbah NSW 2484. Ph 02/66723115.

GASSOL (GASKET SOLUTIONS)

Copper head gaskets made to order. Contact John at home

at Petrie north of Brisbane Ph 07/32857320 or 0407963914; [email protected]; www.gasketsolutions.com.au.

JIM ALLEN MOTORCYCLE AND MOTORING

STICKERS AND DECALS

Jim does decals, logos and badge stickers. Top class

authentic reproductions to the finest details for instrument

faces, dials, gauges and tank badges, etc. Contact Jim on

07/33792132 or 0412246905;em [email protected].

LES KASPERS

Honda CB750/4 engine parts. Contact Les on 07/32826375

or 0402616425; [email protected].

MOTORCYCLE ROAD WORTHYS

Brian Harper provides a mobile road worthy service (7

days). Phone Brian on 0402544115 or 07/32991556;

www.motorcycleroadworthys.com.au.

NICOM ENGINEERING

Specialised Motorcycle and Race Car engineering

Motorcycle Frame, wheel and Fork Straightening

TIG Welding of Aluminium, Magnesium, Chrome Moly

and Alloy Steels (cooling fin repairs)

Machining, Fabrication, Sheet Metal and Component

Development

Contact Nic Comelly, Unit 17, 8 Riverlands Drive,

Loganholm, Qld 4129. Ph 0413783616 or 07/38015520.

PRO HONDA

Pro Honda is the sponsor of the “Living in the 70’s” day

each year which assists the Club financially. They are also

specialists on Honda CB750/4 engine parts (eg. big end /

main bearings and hard to get bits). Address: 1644 Ipswich

Road, Rocklea Qld 4106. Contact Ray for Honda 750/4

parts on 07/32770722 or email [email protected]

or Jeff Hollaway – email [email protected].

RUSSELL BARRETT

Russell has stainless steel spokes with stainless steel nipple

sets to suit all Honda fours with standard rims. They are the

exact same gauge as original - made in England to original

specs. They are waist-shrunk - the spoke reduces in size a

small amount after they exit the rim as per original specs

and made of the top grade English stainless steel. Russell is

selling his spoke sets for $320.00 (plus postage) for two

wheels - that’s one front and one rear. Russell can also

arrange polishing for all those shiny alloy parts on

CB750/4s and re-braiding of oil lines with stainless steel.

Please email Russell on [email protected].

TECSHOX – CLASSIC SHOCKS

Tecshox has an extensive range of shockies that they import

to suit classic bikes, including Honda CB750/4 and 500/4,

etc, and priced from $70.00 per pair! Please contact Keith

on [email protected] (Tec-Au, PO Box 1739, Toowong,

Qld 4069).

WET BLASTING SERVICES

Contact Wayne Jacobson on 0411332834 or 1300850626; or

Component Restorations 57/193 Strathpine Road Brendale,

Qld. Ph 0409433964; [email protected].

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.

Laugh No. 1:-

A woman decides to take her husband to a strip club for his

birthday. They arrive at the club and the doorman says:

“hey, Dave! How are you”? His wife is puzzled and asks if

he’s been to this club before. “No”, says Dave. “He’s in my

footy team”.

At the table a waitress asks Dave if he’d like his usual and

brings over a XXX. His wife is becoming increasingly

uncomfortable and says, “How did she know you drink

XXX”? “She also works in the canteen at the footy club”, he

says. A stripper then comes over to their table and says:

“Hello again Dave”. The wife, who is now furious, storms

out and jumps into a taxi. Before it can drive off, Dave

jumps into the back seat and his missus starts to yell at him

while he protests his innocence. After a few minutes the

cabbie turns and says “looks like you picked up a real

livewire tonight, Dave”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Laugh No. 2:-

You don't stop riding because you get old,

you get old because you stop riding.

NOW THAT’S A LAUGH!!


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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:- Classic 1976 Honda CB750 K6 series. 830

Engine Kit. Hog Wheel. 4 into 1 exhaust. Rebuilt Engine.

Good Condition. Original Parts Included. Heaps of Spares.

$8,500. Phone Wayne (07) 3264 2098.

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.

LONG WEEKEND RIDE TO NORTHERN NSW 2013

Yatala BP meeting point!

First stop at Beaudesert

Mike McDonald’s “K”

Stop in park at junction of Bruxner Highway & Clarence Way

PHOTOS

BIKES & BITS FOR

SALE/WANTED



Stop in park at junction of Bruxner Highway & Clarence Way

Eric posing with some collectables at the Drake Hotel

Cathy & Lyn cooling off at the Drake Hotel

Holding up the bar at the Drake Hotel

Alex, Lyn and Chris at the Drake Hotel

Entry to the Ottery Mine

Information board at the Ottery Mine

The arsenic kilns at the Ottery Mine


What a fine specimen - John McN at the Ottery Mine

The Celtic/Australian Standing Stones, Glen Innes

Raspberry Lookout, Gibraltar Range National Park

Mike McDonald gets a better view at Raspberry Lookout, Gibraltar National Park

A couple of K’s at Raspberry Lookout, Gibraltar National Park

Last Stop – Interstate Rail Loop, Lions Road

CANUNGRA RIDE

Leon & Ross taking in the view.

Eric, Merilyn, Des, Mal & Deb.


VJMC – TAMWORTH BLUE RIBBON RIDE 2013

A very nice K2

A pretty Honda CB350/4

Craig, Andrew & Cheryl Boyd with John McNair

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A nice Hodaka

An equally nice FJ1100

An equally, equally nice Z1000

HMCCQ’S COMBINED BREAKFAST RUN

Glynn Leech’s newly acquired K6


Graeme’s and Tom’s Honda 305s

A mob of old Indians

A small section of the crowd!!

Another section of the Crowd!!

RIDE TO “THE BARN”, FLAGSTONE CREEK

Feeding their faces at Gatton Information Centre

The rustic “Barn” restaurant

The rustic “Barn” restaurant

Scotty’s Garage Museum


Bikes hiding under trees!!

A brace of (mostly) Honda K1s hiding under the trees!!

Happy campers – or was that riders??

Another table of happy riders in deep discussion

ULYSSES CLUB LOCKYER BRANCH TOY RUN

2013

Alex and Lyn trying to blend in with the crowd

Eric making out he is on a Harley!

Roger stole the show on his disguised CB750/4!


Hang on, that’s more than three!!!

The Honda Club contingent (Alex, Roger, Eric, Merilyne)

BIKERS REV UP A GIVING SPIRIT THROUGH

TOYS

PRESIDENT DES’S CB750/4 REBUILD

Engine out and ready for rebuild

Frame ready for powdercoating

Now that’s nice!!

Bike well and truly on the way to full recovery!

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