ISSUE 157Quarterly Club Mag www.vjmc.org.au DEVONPORT MOTOR SHOW • RIDE REPORTS RESTORATION PROJECTS • PLUS MORE
VJMC Inc Australia The Australian branch of the VJMC is a registered association incorporated in the state of New South Wales. QUARTERLY VJMC MAGAZINE This is a forum for members to exchange ideas and restoration tips, seek advice, share opinions and experiences, or anything else relating to the club’s objectives. Contributions are very welcome. Objectives of the VJMC: To foster the preservation, restoration, riding and enjoyment of older Japanese motorcycles. Club Postal Address PO Box 254 Modbury North SA 5092 Membership Applications & Renewals VJMC Inc, PO Box 254 Modbury North SA 5092 Website www.vjmc.org.au VJMC Australia Committee President John McNair | President@vjmc.org.au Vice President Paul Rowling | VicePresident@vjmc.org.au Secretary David Huxtable | Secretary@vjmc.org.au Treasurer John King | Treasurer@vjmc.org.au Public Officer David Bernardi | PublicOfficer@vjmc.org.au Area Rep Co-ordinator Wayne Lavers | AreaReps@vjmc.org.au Membership Secretary Mick Godfrey | Membership@vjmc.org.au Merchandise Officer Peter Donellan | Merchandise@vjmc.org.au General Member Peter Douglas | Mackay@vjmc.org.au General Member Alan Stevens | WebContent@vjmc.org.au National Rally 2023 Phil Scorah | NationalRally@vjmc.org.au Librarian David Quinn | Library@vjmc.org.au Magazine Editor Tom Calderwood | VJMCEditor@vjmc.org.auINCAUSTRALIA
157 President’s Report 4 SEQ Ride - Panorama Museum 6 Vale Yvonne Foreman 8 Profile: Barry Corby 11 GSXR1100 H Restoration 14 Caffeine, Bikes & Banter 16 Advance the Timing 17 GS1100G Barn Find 17 National Rally Recap 19 Devenport Motor Show 29 Emulating Improved Roadholding 32 Contribute/Merch Ordering/Wanted 36 Members Directory 37 Club Info 38 Membership Renewal 42 Please Contribute 43 CONTENTS
4 VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB www.vjmc.org.au PRESIDENTS REPORT
AFTER THREE YEARS WE FINALLY GOT TO HOLD A NATIONAL RALLY. TWO YEARS OF COVID UNCERTAINTY CAUSED THE CANCELLATION OF THE 2020 RALLY IN TOOWOOMBA AND THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE2021 RALLY IN BENDIGO. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THIS YEAR’S EVENT HOWEVER I AM LED TO BELIEVE IT WAS AN OUTSTANDING RALLY. I WILL DEFINITELY BE THERE FOR NEXT YEAR’S RALLY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL INVOLVED IN THE BENDIGO VJMC NATIONAL RALLY. YOU HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB. TAKE A BIG PAT ON THE BACK. YOU WILL SEE A WRITE UP ON THE RALLY IN OUR VJMC MAGAZINE, OLD BIKE AUSTRALASIA AND IT WILL FEATURE IN THE UK VJMC MAGAZINE ALSO.
The National Committee has been looking at introducing some grants to encourage and assist young members or young family members in the restoration of a Vintage Japanese Motorcycle. One of our young South Australian members was nominated for a similar grant from the SA Confederation Of Historic Motor Clubs. Flynn Jacobs used the grant to assist in the restoration of his Honda 250 and 400. We will have more information on that soon. Ride safe. John McNair
Our National Committee are all volunteers spread over four states and we connect with each other every month via a Zoom meeting to discuss the activities, direction of the club and general running of the club across the country. Some of these positions require several hour’s participation each week to perform while others require a lot less. It was very unfortunate that the position of National Secretary was left vacant at the Annual General Meeting at the National Rally in Bendigo but it is very disappointing that this position is still vacant several months later with the duties being covered by our Membership Officer who has one of the busiest positions on the committee and myself. All members would have recently received an email detailing the duties of the Secretary in this club. I would ask you to consider this letter seriously and ask yourself if you could step up and take on the Secretary position and assist with the running of this great club. It is much better if more people make a small effort than leaving it for a few to have to make a huge effort. This is your club as well as ours. Together, we can work to keep this club going in the excellent manner it should. Unfortunately our Tasmanian members couldn’t get to Bendigo either as they were busy down there in the Apple Isle organising the Motorcycle Section of the Devonport Motorshow. Club member Tony Mahoney has put in a huge effort down there encouraging more Tassie riders to join the VJMC and helping out with the motorcycle show and various displays for the club at other events. Consequently we have seen a huge jump in our membership in Tasmania with four area reps covering the state and more than forty members there. Congratulations to Tony and all those involved in the promotion of the VJMC in Tassie.
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WITH SOUTH EAST QLD VJMC MUSEUMPANORAMARIDE ON SUNDAY JUNE 12 MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH EAST QLD VJMC TOOK PART IN A RIDE OUT TO THE PANORAMA MUSEUM AT ROADVALE ON THE TEVIOT RANGE NEAR BOONAH 6 VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB www.vjmc.org.au PANORAMA MUSEUM
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The ride participants left the McDonalds car park at Yamanto and at the departure time there were 20 bikes with 22 people ready for the ride. Eric lead us west for a couple of kilometres before turning onto Middle Road at Purga. This is always an enjoyable ride through to Peak Crossing where we turned on to the Kalbar Road. We passed through Kalbar and then rode on to Roadvale and into the museum. The Jaguar Car Club were also there and there was tea/coffee and scones included in the $10 admission fee. The museum has an extensive collection of motorcycles, cars, antiques and machinery on display. It is quite an interesting collection. Another two bikes joined us here from Toowoomba. Good to see you Fred. The plan was to go to the Royal Hotel at Roadvale (the Roadie) for lunch however it is currently closed for renovations so we rode back through Kalbar and on to the Royal Hotel at Harrisville for lunch. This was an excellent choice for lunch with good food and tables along the verandahs, leaving the bikes in full view. The pub is under new management and they were keen to get photos of the bikes in front of the hotel and were very welcoming. Thanks to Eric and Merilyn for a great day’s ride.
John McNair
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LIFE MEMBER OF THE VJMC ,PAST TREASURER AND MERCHANDISE OFFICER HAS SADLY PASSED FROM THIS LIFE. YVONNE WAS A PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE VJMC, ALONG WITH HER HUSBAND VINCE, AND WAS WELL KNOWN FOR HER CULINARY SKILLS OF MAKING MUFFINS AND SLICES. She was the mother of Mark, mother in law to Maria, grandmother, auntie and friend to very many. She had a huge smile for all, welcomed new members, and took muffins to many of the earlier rallies. Her last rally attendance was at the Bendigo rally this year and was looking forward to the 2023 rally.
YVONNE FOREMAN
Yvonne and Vince joined the VJMC in 1988 and Yvonne often rode pillion on Vince’s Kawasaki kh500cc triple. Yvonne and vince took roles on the national committee in 1999 and held positions till 2009. Yvonne manned .org.au
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When the natcom committee was based in Newcastle they had the meetings in each other’s houses on a rotating basis. Yvonne’s delicacies were looked forward to. Yvonne used her efficiency skills to put the club on a solid financial basis and this has continued to today. She is fondly remembered as the muffin lady and I know some that will miss her blueberry muffins. As part of her legacy one of her recipe,s is listed below. If you never had the taste experience a sample recipe is attached below. This lady will long remain in the memory of those who met her. A most wonderful, caring, dedicated person. A memorial event was held in her memory at Rathmines Bowling Club on the 17/7/22 and was packed out. Many photo’s of her were displayed and her beauty never faded. At the last natcom meeting it was decided to have an encouragement award for a female member, 30 or younger that was restoring or had restored a historical Japanese bike Final details are still to be worked out.A similar award for a male will be also presented in the name of Len Collins, who was the first VJMC aust. president Many thanks to those who contributed - Maria Foreman, Bob Murphy, Ian Smith, Bill Keevers, Steve Phelps, Mick Godfrey. A lady who I feel honoured to know. John king, VJMC treasurer.
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the front desk at rallies in that time. As Yvonne did merchandising at the rallies. As a sideline, Mick Godfrey bought a cardigan from her, blue in colour, with the VJMC logo sewed on, and was wearing it at the last natcom zoom meeting. The quality was good as it has lasted at least 13 years. Suppliers that Yvonne purchased from then are still used today and an example is the VJMC notepads.
YVONNE FOREMAN, WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AUNTIE, FRIEND, VJMC LIFE MEMBER
Yvonne joined the VJMC 1988 with a Kawasaki KH 500 CC triple with her husband Vince. They took over the National committee in Newcastle in 1999 & held role until 2009. Yvonne was well known for her big smile, her way of making a new member feel welcome & wonderful work on the committee & of course her famous fruit cup cakes that many of you would have tried at the registration desk at rallies. As a part of Yvonnes legacy we thought it might be lovely to share Yvonnes famous recipe in hope you could all try them out and remember our beautiful Yvonne.
Yvonne was a member of the Wangi Ladies Probus group, a keen reader and a shark at card games, a skill that Yvonne passed on to Mark her son & her four grandchildren. Yvonne was a great friend to many, we were so lucky to have her in our lives. I’m honoured to have known her
YVONNE’S CUP CAKES • 2Lb mixed fruit • 2 tins crushed pineapple • 2 cups sugar • 2 cups Self Raising Flour • 2 cups Plain Flour • 8 oz butter • 2 teaspoons mixed fruit • 1 teaspoon bi-carb • 4 eggs • Put fruit, pineapple, butter, mixed spice, Bi-carb on to cook, stirring until boiling. • Boil for three minutes, let cool. • Then fold in flours & beaten eggs. • Bake 325 Celsius for 22 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into centre comes out clean. Makes approx 3 dozen 10 VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB www.vjmc.org.au YVONNE FOREMAN
Yours in Unity
WELL IT’S A DIFFERENT WORLD THAT WE NOW LIVE IN, DUE TO COVID, AND IT CERTAINLY INTERRUPTS THE THINGS WE LIKE TO DO AND ONE OF THOSE BEING A CLUB RIDE WITH OTHER MEMBERS TO ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE SPOTS. Playing it safe and not mixing with the general public has made it hard to supply a good story for our club magazine so I thought, why not do a “member profile” on one of our members. We have many members in our chapter of the lower Hunter of New South Wales one of them being Barry Corby, a well liked, extremely talented and a well respected member. Barry has been involved with motorcycles for most of his life and his love for two strokes is infectious once you see his collection, so put the kettle on, make a coffee and sit back and enjoy Barry’s story.
LOWER HUNTER MEMBER PROFILE MY JOURNEY WITH YAMAHAS STARTED IN 1972 WITH THE PURCHASE OF MY FIRST BIKE A SECOND HAND HT1 90CC TRAIL THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A SECOND HAND DT3 250CC A YEAR LATER AND THEN FINALLY A NEW BIKE A YEAR LATER WITH THE PURCHASE OF A DT250A. 11VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUBwww.vjmc.org.au MEMBER PROFILE
Chris ChairmanHellyerLower Hunter A2904
First was a 1969 DT1B originally from California which came with a Californian rego plate attached, It needed some work with new forks, tyres, exhaust, sort wiring, re-chrome some bits and painting, motor and box were in good condition, it came with a aftermarket rack but it looked pretty good so I left it on. Next on the list a 1971 CT1C, I travelled to Stanthorpe to pick up and upon sight should have vjmc
However i was doing a fair amount of road work so I traded it for a new DT360A in 1974 which had about 10mph top end speed, I kept this bike for a years and took it with me to Katoomba in 1978 where I worked for a year. In late 1975 I lent the 360 to a mate & borrowed his Triumph Daytona 500 as I was planning to ride from Goulburn to Cairns and back in just over 2 weeks, 5000 kms didn’t look to far on the map, I set out with a mate on a Yamaha TX750, we made it, but all I can say is everything you hear about old Triumphs is true. Next bike was a second hand XT250 being my first 4 stroke and eventually it was replaced by a second hand TT350. As I had plenty of private land to ride a unregistered bike this was great in the bush but you needed to trailer it back Thishome.led to getting another registered bike in the mid 90’s a brand new TTR 250 which I took as far as the Alpine National Park to attend rides a great little bike for a 250 you could rev it hard all day without fuss, however mates were turning up on Honda XR600’s so I decided to sell it privately and buy a new TT600, tossed the original muffler, fitted a Staintune, new air box and some jetting, the thing flew unfortunately rear knobby tyres only lasted 2500kms, it was quite a heavy bike and I struggled to hang on at times but I still took it Arkaroola and rode around the flinders ranges for a week, very rocky country, after a while I sold the bike and still regret it. My old TTR250 was for sale so I bought it back which needed a bit of work by now to bring it up to speed. In 2004 I moved to Newcastle to start a new job and with no storage I sold the TTR and for a period of time I had no bikes. By 2010 i had some where to store bikes so i decided to collect old Yamaha trail bikes as we called them in the early 70’s.
.org.au MY YAMAHA JOURNEY
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LowerBarryoriginality.CorbyHunter Group Member No. A3381
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The 3rd bike I picked up was a 1971 AT1C form
turned around and drove away and left it there but the owner was prepared to negotiate, I still ended up paying more than it was worth as it turned out, new piston/rings, rebore, new carby, recon seat, clutch plates, replace front rim and tyre, main seals and numerous other items before it would run properly I learnt a few things with this bike.
Murray Bridge which turned out to be in excellent condition with electric start, clutch adjustment and a good clean the only work required, may need new friction plates at a later date.
I then found the 1970 HT1B in Sydney ex Japanese import, the bike needed a good clean and some new bits but most of all a paint job, covers and guards done, still have the tank, headlight bowl and ears to finish, I put the tank back on just for the photos, it was painted yellow which is for the MX model but this is the B model?
Last bike in the collection is a 1971 RT1B which the dealer said was running and threw in free delivery, which meant the bike was not running when delivered, A hole in the piston was the diagnosis this was the first model with a decompressor lever on the handlebar, forget to use it and it will let you know, ended up doing a top end recon, new tyres, fitted indicators, replaced kick lever which was welded on, new badges, fitted new brake shoes due to import rules, cleaned out fuel system and repaired some interesting wiring modifications. I ended putting this bike on club plates mainly as I needed to ride one and it was better road orientated than the others. That sums up my journey with Yamaha dirt bikes to date, my favourite bike being the DT1B, what the future holds is probably a few more little improvements to the collection to improve on their
14 VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB www.vjmc.org.au VJMC INC AUSTRALIASUZUKI GSXR1100 I HAVE A 1987 SUZUKI GSXR1100 H THAT I BROUGHT FROM A GUY IN ADELAIDE. IT WAS NEARLY FINISHED AS A RESTORATION. IT HAD BEEN PROFESSIONALLY PAINTED AND THE SUSPENSION ALSO PROFESSIONALLY REBUILT. Article by Rod Russell
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When the bike arrived I decided to go to the next level and pulled the bike apart, as you can see I left the motor in the frame as the bike engine is in great condition. I replaced all brake & clutch hoses, back to factory. Replaced all master cylinders & slave cylinder. Rebuilt all brake calipers also replaced the rear disc. Rebuilt the carbies. Replaced nearly all the nuts & bolts. Compression test on the engine is excellent, I then tensioned the head down and adjusted the valve clearance. I resprayed the engine & rocker cover the best I could with out removing the motor ( a lot of masking tape) Black needle Penrith recovered my seat, Mark found the correct colour & pattern, he also did the bum Irest.replaced all handle bar controls (switch blocks & levers) plus all blinkers. The bike has a Yoshimira 4 into 1 exhaust, I ceramic coated the headers & repacked the muffler, she sounds fantastic. I also taught my self how to tune the bike, that was fun. 90% of the parts are factory from Mike Hone Suzuki Melbourne.
THE GOLD COAST
SLIGHTLY SMALLER
DUE TO RAIN,
NONETHELESS THERE WERE MANY INTERESTING
LOTS OF GOOD FOOD AND LOTS OF PEOPLE TO CATCH UP WITH.
GARAGE
POSTPONED FROM THE PREVIOUS SATURDAY THIS EVENT AT 25 IN COOMERA ON THE NORTHERN END OF WAS THAN THE ONE HELD IN FEBRUARY. BIKES THERE,
Same as the February event this one started at 7am however most people arrived about 8am. Nice to see several of our Gold Coast members there too including Gold Coast Area Rep Kylie Irwin with Hubby Glenn and young Eathan. Quite a few Brisbane area members attended too with Brisbane Area Rep Eric Leah there with Merilyn on their immaculate Amachines.market stall was there with some tin signs catering for several Japanese motorcycles which was a nice change from the usual Harley ones you get elsewhere. They were happy with the day and should be there at the next events at Garage 25. The parking lot contained a wide range of motorcycles along with the collection with Garage Another25.great morning at this fabulous venue. An awesome day out in good company. MEET UP - MAY 28 TH 16 VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB www.vjmc.org.au VJMC INC AUSTRALIACAFFEINE, BIKES, BANTER
VJMC INC AUSTRALIA ADVANCE THE TIMING
EVERYONE LOVES A BARN FIND, BE IT A HUMBLE ONE, OR THE HOLLY GRAIL. WE ALL ENJOY THE ITCH WE GET WHEN SOMEONE MENTIONS AN OLD BIKE THEY HEARD OF BURIED IN A SHED. IN THIS CASE, AFTER A FEW QUIET ENQUIRES, I WAS LED INTO A SHED OF WASPS NESTS AND CAUTIOUSLY UNCOVERED A COMPLETE 1982 SUZUKI GS1100G.
Article by Ray Powell
The answer is both simple and also, not so simple. We, the founders, took over the running of the Australian Chapter of the original US Club in 1982. As such, the ’93, ’03 and ’13 years were correct as time marched on. Later, in 2013, Old Bike issued a special edition called ‘Japanese Classics 2’. This included a write-up of the 2013 National Rally at Victor Harbor. It also had an article, written by Geoff Ellis, on the history of the club as we know it. He opened the article with these words. “How fitting that the 2013 VJMC Australia rally was held in South Australia, where the VJMC Australia was launched on the 6th March 1983”. How easy it is to rewrite history. Now, even our website has the banner “Proudly Established in 1983”. I suppose that it does mark the year we took our place in our first motorcycle show, held in Rundle Mall, Adelaide. It is also the year our first newsletter was issued. With the founding date now set as 1983, instead of 1982, it is only natural that the Anniversary is shifted a year forward. The Rally, to be held in the Barossa Valley on the 15th, 16th and 17th of March, 2024, will be exactly 40 years and one week after our first outing in public. As such, we, in SA, are treating it as a special event and are planning an old-fashioned rally, full of laughter and chat. I hope to see you Mickthere.Godfrey MOTORCYCLE CLUBwww.vjmc.org.au
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IT HAS BEEN ASKED WHY WE ARE SETTING 2024 AS OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY RALLY WHEN THE 20TH WAS IN 2003 AND THE 30TH WAS IN 2013.
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And of course a good story that goes with the find is a bonus. In this case the offending Suzuki had allegedly run foul of the authorities last century and been banished to the dark shed to serve its sentence . I imagine my own conversation back in the day would have been, “No officer, I don’t even own a bike.” However I digress. The offender was exhumed, pressure washed, tyres pumped up and removed from the scene. Further examination reveals it to be completely intact, with a story of a top end overhaul at some point. The engine turns over on the starter, the clocks are OK and the tank is clean and shiny inside with the original key. Oil has been changed and air box cleaned out. There is spark to all Otherwisecylinders.… yuck! The three brake callipers and master cylinder are seized up, and the chrome bits are spotted with rust. Seat is crook. There is no doubt this will take a bit of effort and dollars to Irestore.personally have a dislike of the entrepreneurs who get something like this intact, then pull it down to the last nut and bolt and send it to the four winds on FaireBay.enough though if it’s been on a big outing into the front of a Melbourne tram; then it’s a good patient for donor parts to help others Havingsurvive.saidthat, I do not see myself riding this one. It’s too big and heavy for my needs and anyway Honda/BSA is my second language, so might be looking for a smaller Honda to swap this for. Who knows, perhaps there is someone out there with a need for this and has a similar problem with a Honda. If so, feel free to email me on raymond271150@gmail.com
19VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUBwww.vjmc.org.au NATIONAL RALLY IT WASN’T QUITE BIGGER THAN ELVIS BUT THE ANNUAL VJMC NATIONAL RALLY PRODUCED A BUMPER TURN-OUT OF MEMBERS AND JAPANESE CLASSICS IN BENDIGO IN LATE MARCH. Article & Photos by Ian Royall
Hundreds of bikes from the 1950s to 1990s packed the Dai Gum San precinct in the centre of the central Victorian city which was also hosting the Elvis: Direct Graceland Rallyexhibition.organiser
On Saturday morning, more than 130 bikes followed ride leader Ivan Eeles east on a jaunt to Heathcote, and then on Sunday about 100 lined up for a shorter trip to Eppalock.
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Phil Scorah said the three-day event was up there as one of the best attended, along with Healesville in 2009 and Canberra in 2015. A total of 283 members turned up with even more vintage Japanese machines for riding and showing off.
The Greater City of Bendigo sponsorship and assistance with the logistics for the Show and Shine with road closure permits to accommodate the volume of bikes on display.
The President’s Choice award went to Alan Stevens’ well-used and much-loved 1967 Yamaha 350 which he has owned - and ridden - for 50 years. Alan was a corner marker on the Saturday ride on his eye-catching bike, complete with air horns and home-made wooden rear-box.
Oldest bike at the rally was David Collins’ 1957 Yamaha YD1, while Stewart Barrie clocked up the most kms to attend the rally, crossing the Nullarbor with his Honda XLV750.
Among many other highlights was a rare Tohatsu, a Wonder Woman mini bike and a Z1 display to mark 50 years since the release of the first Kawasaki 900 Super Four Model Z1.
Some of the models on show could have come straight off the showroom floor in 1972. Suzuki was the rally’s naming rights sponsor and offered test rides at the Show and Shine.
President’s Choice - Alan Steven’s 1967 Yamaha R3 350
A rare 1964 Tohatsu CA-S 50
Lou Balkan won a Suzuki JR80 in the rally raffle which raked in more than $2400 for the Beyond Blue charity. The good chaps at Suzuki got in the spirit and even threw in a helmet as a raffle prize at the presentation dinner.
Most attendees stayed at the two Big 4 caravan parks in town, with the Park Lane venue doubling as rally central. Organisers were delighted with such a great turn-out under sunny autumn skies and after the pandemic disrupted the past two years of Theactivities.2020 rally in Toowoomba had to become a virtual event, while the October 2021 event in Bendigo was postponed to March 2022. It still carried the 2021 branding in the same way the 2020 Olympics was held in 2021. If Elvis was the talk of the town, the VJMC rally had all the sights – and smell if you consider the two-stroke fumes wafting across the city. Mick Hone Motorcycles was another principal sponsor supporting the rally with Robbie Phillis a guest speaker and at the Awards Dinner on the Saturday night. Lou Baljak - winner of the Suzuki JR80
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Concours Honda - Chris Kelly; 1970 Honda SL350
Award
Best 1990’s era - Neale Binnion; Kawasaki AR50-C8
Suzuki - Michael Samootin; 1975 Suzuki RE5
Ride who travelled furthest to the rally - Stuart Barrie from WA Oldest Bike at the rally - Dave Collins; 1957 Yamaha YD1
Best Suzuki - Phil Scorah; 1970 Suzuki Stinger 125 Best Honda - Jim Merrick; 1979 Honda CBX1000
Best Yamaha - Jon Treen; 1981 Yamaha XS1100RH
Concours Yamaha - Andrew Berry; 1979 Yamaha XS1100
AWARD WINNERS
Best Kawasaki - Jeff Eeles; 1973 Kawasaki H2A
Runner up - Michael Samootin; 1984 Kawasaki Voyager Bike of the Rally - Brian Cutler; 1970 Bridgestone GTR350. Hard Luck Award - Geoff McPhee who didn’t make it from Qld
Best Original/Unrestored - Dave Collins; 1981 Honda H100
Best Special/Modified - Ray Sumner; 1981 Honda CB900FX
Best 1960’s era - Ray Kinch; 1967 Bridgestone 90 Deluxe Best 1970’s era - Greg Costello; 1977 Honda Goldwing GL1000
Concours
Best 2000’s era - Dave Collins; 2005 Yamaha MT01
Kawasaki - Gary Dalgarno; 1973 Kawasaki Z1 & Zedquarters Best pre-1981 perpetual trophy.
The winners announced at the dinner on the Saturday night at the All Seasons were:-
Best Tiddler - James Loveridge, 1969 Suzuki A100 & Phil Dawes perpetual trophy
Best 1950’s era - Dave Collins; 1957 Yamaha YD1
Runner up - Chris Kelly; 1970 Honda SL70 Concours
President’s Choice - Alan Stevens; 1967 Yamaha R3 350
Runner up - Chris Kelly; 1970 Suzuki MT50 Trailhopper
Best Single - Greg Rooke; 1982 Honda FT500C
Best 1980’s era - Doug Mortimer; 1982 Honda CB1100RC
Best of the Rest - Robert Edwards; 1967 Bridgestone 175 DT
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Runner up - Dave Collins; 1957 Yamaha YD1
Best Race Bike - Brinton Preston-Smith; 1967 Bridgestone SR175 Best Off Road - Ken Lindsay; 1989 Honda CR500RK
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26 VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB www.vjmc.org.au VJMC INC AUSTRALIA Best 1980’s era - Doug Mortimer; 1982 Honda CB1100RC Concours 1984 Kawasaki Voyager
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The Elvis Exhibition may be getting ready to leave Bendigo, but the VJMC National Rally will be back in Bendigo for 2023. The dates have been set for 17 – 19 March 2023. More information will follow via this publication, the VJMC Australia website National Rally forum, Facebook and periodic email broadcasts to members and past rally attendees. you in Bendigo in 2023.
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There was an excellent representation of Japanese motorcycles with the Kawasaki display leading the way with 27 bikes closely followed by Suzuki with 25. There were 82 Japanese motorcycles in total with the remaining 58 being made up of Italian, British and American bikes.
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THE NORTH, NORTHWEST, SOUTHERN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TASMANIAN AREAS COMBINED ON THE 27TH MARCH 2022 FOR THE FIRST TIME TO SUPPORT THE ROTARY CLUB OF DEVONPORT NORTH TO PROVIDE A BIKE SHOW AS PART OF THE DEVONPORT MOTOR SHOW WHICH HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR 16 YEARS. MOTORCYCLE CLUBwww. DEVONPORT MOTOR SHOW
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Richard Fedosejevs with his Honda Trail 70 in as new condition. Richard’s father bought this bike new for him and he has owned it for nearly 50 years. The bike has only 5,000k on the odometer
The Devonport Motor Show generates money through gate takings and 100% of the profits from the Motor Show is distributed to Charitable organisations state wide. There was 140 plus motorcycles arrive for the show in perfect weather conditions.
The day started at 5.30am with approximately 30 bikes being pushed 80 metres from a storage shed to the display. There was one bike, a Honda 750 that had the front brake sticking, it took three people to push it. Everyone who assisted with this task was moaning all day about tight ham strings. The general view was that it was their exercise for the day, well done crew.
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We had great support from the South Central and Southern areas of the state organising a celebration of the Z1 and we thank Z1 Spares for donating a trophy for the best Z.
Michael Hayward brought his 1978 Kawasaki Turbo which Michael called his book end bike because it was the last Kawasaki Turbo ever built. You could dial up the turbo boost to any level you liked, from a modest six psi to an arm-stretching 10 psi. Anything beyond that would usually lead to engine-shattering results.
The winner of the Z1 trophy was John Lewis who presented this beautiful 1973 Kawasaki Z1 900. This bike was bought from the US and was a ground up restoration by John with a restoration cost of more than $20,000.
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Gate attendance on the day was over 5000 people at a cost of $15.00 per head, definitely a great day for charity and the Rotary Club of Devonport North.
Malcolm Innes-Wayling presented two 1972 GT750J’s, both were ground up restorations. The bikes are currently on show at the National Motor Museum in Launceston and were removed for the day of the show. Mick Damon presented these two factory GP Suzuki’s a 1980 RG500 and a 1974 TR500
The Northern Area had a Suzuki display with a variety of off road, road, and GP bikes on display.
The Northwest Area was responsible for the overall management of the bike display and provided VJMC membership information to prospective new members on the day. All members chipped in to set up the bike show infrastructure and assisted the organising committee to manage bikes as they entered and parked on the day.
32 VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE CLUB www.vjmc.org.au VJMC INC AUSTRALIADEVONPORT MOTOR SHOW This is two of our committee members working out what their next move will be. It didn’t take them long to work it out.
I’m not even sure what prompted me to try Emulators as my Honda GB500TT already handles and rides well, but there was an expectation (probably from enthusiastic advertising) that my bike’s roadholding could be ‘transformed’ by these devices. For example: “You will see vast improvement in how the bike holds a line through corners……”
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DFX Fork Damper Valves for Honda GB500TT: https://www.dfxparts.com.au/
Story by Rob Carmichael with the assistance of Doug Fraser
At $250 per pair this gadget was closer to the top end of the price spectrum, but this product claims certain advantages over the others on the market, such as: no need to calibrate the valves in-situ as they are pre-tuned to suit particular models and this results in easy installation; and importantly, the fact that DFX is one of few valves that provide controlled damping on both fork compression and rebound strokes. To quote Glenn Corbet founder of DFX: “I had tried just about every combo of spring rate, oil, more/less preload, but nothing can compensate for rebound damping, which is only found in ‘cartridge’ forks.
PRODUCT SELECTION AND INSTALLATION
Those of you who know the ups and downs of motorcycle forks will know what an Emulator is, but if you are like me when I started on this project, you wouldn’t have a clue what an Emulator was or whether they actually do improve a bike’s roadholding. Fortunately for me, an experienced motorcycling mate very graciously offered to help me to find out.
“EMULATOR”- IT SOUNDS LIKE A JOB DESCRIPTION FOR SOMEONE WHO DOES EMU IMPERSONATIONS FOR A LIVING!
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There are various valve brands with models for different purposes (off-road/on-road/ competition) and at different price points. I chose a pair of non-adjustable fork valves that had been specifically pre-tuned for the Honda GB500TT. These valves were manufactured and sold by DFX Parts Pty Ltd, Performance Motorcycle Suspension, an Australian motorcycle engineering company based in Maroochydore, Queensland.
‘Emulators’ (AKA fork damping valves) are hydraulic valves that make old style damping rod forks of yesteryear perform like well-tuned modern cartridge forks – they ‘emulate’ (i.e. try to match or excel) them. The valves sit on top of the damping rods and are held in place by the main springs. This makes them simple to install and they can be either pre-tuned for a specific model bike, or be self-tuneable by the rider to suit conditions and rider preferences. At least that’s what the manufacturers say, but are these devices as good as they claim? Read on.
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Doug reported that the suspension setup on the GB500 was superior to that on the GB400, both front and rear, so part of the overall improvement was due to the superiority of the IKONs over the GB400’s OEM rear shocks. But rebound damping
• From the fork legs remove shims, spacer tubes and springs, leaving the damper tubes in-situ;
DFX provided good documentation on installation and technical back-up. In its simplest form the installation process would go like this:
• Test compression and rebound strokes for striction, check fork alignment and recheck tension on all fasteners. But as the GB had been using Motul 15 w we decided to also drain the forks and fill with fresh Motul 10 w fork oil during the installation which was relatively straight forward. I only encountered a problem when rebuilding the forks.
Until now, that is.”
This is what Glenn Corbet says you can expect when you install DFX damping valves: “Your bike will feel more stable. It will soak up bumps (and especially the big ones like potholes) in a more efficient way………You also don’t get that pogo-stick rebound that wants to throw you off the seat, and your bike will suddenly stick to the corner lines you choose instead of drifting…... if your suspension isn’t working well you aren’t achieving optimal braking and grip levels”.
• Reinstate the springs to seat on the emulators, and spacer tubes and shims on top of the springs, and tighten the fork leg top caps to the correct tension;
Initially I was unable to simultaneously apply sufficient downward pressure and clockwise turning force to engage the external thread on the fork caps with the internal threads of the fork tubes. This problem was caused by the increase in preload caused by the location of the valves underneath the springs. The problem was eventually overcome by carefully aligning the points where the two threads engaged. We were then ready to test the bike for improved roadholding.
PERFORMANCE TESTING AND EVALUATION
• Secure the bike with the forks on full decompression and remove the top caps from the legs;
Doug took both bikes on a test ride over the same inner suburban route, consisting of traffic humps, and other traffic calming furniture, cobbled bluestone laneways, and street surfaces subject to undulation, surface slumping, potholes, etc.
• Using an extended magnetic or claw gripping tool, positively locate the Emulator on top of the damping tube in each fork leg with the locknut facing up;
• With the aid of a syringe and a measuring tool, add Fork Oil to the specified air gap level (1400 mm). Motul 10 w is recommended by DFX;
Directly after installation I did a quick test ride and the bike seemed to be both more planted and more subtle at the same time, with reduced front end dive under hard braking, and reduced rebound over large bumps while being more compliant with small surface undulations. These fleeting initial impressions align with the claims made by DFX about their product, but being the customer my view may be biased to justify my financial outlay. What was needed was an independent, 3rd party evaluation, so I approached BSA doyen and bike builder extraordinaire Doug Fraser who lives close by. One of Doug’s daughters owns a Honda GB400 so Doug was able to do a direct A/B comparison of the standard OEM suspension set up on the GB400 against the upgraded suspension on the GB500, which consisted of standard OEM springs and tuned DFX damping valves in the front forks and IKON shocks at the rear (see photo of the two bikes on p3).
So, especially for the benefit of VJMC members with Japanese bikes made before cartridge type damping units became standard issue, fork damping valves appear to emulate the performance of cartridge units, and this justifies use of the term ‘Emulator’, with no connection to emus whatsoever! in front and GB400 at rear just before testing.
on the GB500 front forks was noticeably better. It was particularly evident when crashing over large bumps like double-decker speed humps or performing hard front brake application – no “pogo-sticking”.
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Doug’s independent findings agreed with my initial impressions and though not quite what you might call “transformational”, they were consistent with the maker’s claims.
To conclude, DFX says this about roadholding: “Brakes, Tyres, Suspension: the holy trinity of motorcycle handling performance. But the best tyres and best brakes in the world aren’t doing their job if your suspension isn’t keeping your wheels on the ground.” True, you can only improve your road bike’s roadholding by increasing the amount of time that the tyres’ contact patches stay in contact with the road surface and DFX damping valves appear to do just that.
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