VINTAGE BIKE OC NEWS

Huntington Beach, Calif. - Happy Mother's Day! The meet always falls on Mother's Day we had a great turn out today. Last month's winner, Phillip de Lespinay brought another showstopper, but he didn't want to be in the contest. In all 45 bikes were in the lot.

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As I mentioned, Phillip de Lespinay brought his 1972 Derbi Grand Prix racing motorcycle. He wasn't interested in competing only here to share his passion. That gave the rest of the field a fighting chance for a win, and we had a great competition.

All three of our top bike owner's have never won Bike of the Month.

Bike of the Month - Tom Kimberly

Tom Kimberly of Mission Viejo with his 1974 Laverda C3

Congratulations to Tom Kimberly of Mission Viejo for winning Bike of the Month with his 1974 Laverda C3.

This is Tom's first Bike of the Month win. He has owned the bike about six months.

Read all about his 1974 Laverda C3 on our Bike of the Month page.

Second Place - Patrick Beale

Patrick Beale of Huntington Beach with his 1980 Kawasaki KZ1300.

Congratulations to Patrick Beale of Huntington Beach for winning Second Place with his 1980 Kawasaki KZ1300.

Patrick is a regular at our meet and a big Kawasaki guy. His KZ1300 is an exceptional example. Next month he will have it entered in the Huntington Beach Concours.

Third Place - Brian Tinkler

Brian Tinkler of Westminster with his 1972 Honda CB750.

Congratulations to Brian Tinkler of Westminster for winning Third Place with his 1972 Honda CB750.

Brian "Tink" is a semi retired Honda employee who has been a staple at our meets for over 10 years. He spends some of his time working at Le Hanger 23 lehangar23.com formerly Triumph Classic Motorcycles in Costa Mesa. Where he is one of their top mechanics.

Brian has had this CB750 for about a year and has been in the process of bringing it from great to excellent.

He's an avid photographer and for years helped shooting photos at our meet. Thank you Tink for all you do for our community.

Honorable Mention - Philippe de Lespinay

1972 Derbi Grand Prix.

Honorable Mention goes out to Philippe de Lespinay of Newport Beach who owns this 1972 Derbi Grand Prix.

Last month Philippe brought his 1966 Honda RC116 and nearly took every vote. This month he didn't want to be in the contest.

This 1972 Derbi Grand Prix is so special, that I've decided to make a special page for it: 1972 Derbi Grand Prix page.

Thanks to everyone for showing up and making this another great event. Thanks to John Zindler for helping with the voting this month.

Next month's meet is, June 14, 2026. I'll see you all there.

Keep On Ridin',
Joe Kagerer