VINTAGE BIKE OC NEWS

Huntington Beach, Calif. - A great fall afternoon in Huntington Beach. We had perfect weather and somewhere between 35 and 40 bikes today. So many bikes, so little time.

Bill Harris caught a lot of attention with his 1917 Indian Powerplus. Bill won Bike of the Month easily with this fully restored beauty.

Pete Burrows came in second place with his 1962 BSA Super Rocket (shown in the picture). It was the first time at our meet for Pete and his wife. The BSA is unrestored except for the paint.

Mike Jongblood collected several votes for his 1965 Ducati 250. Mike bought this bike about four years ago as a box of parts. Mike is known for his Velocettes, but he liked the Ducati and put it back together over a period of three years. He believes the the bike started life as a Ducati Diana, but was built to be like a Mach I with a Desmo head. All the bolts have been drilled, so Mike thinks it was raced in a prior life.

A few other bikes I liked were Paul Merriner's 1969 Ironhead XLH custom, Hoken Martensson's 1956 Panhead custom and James Garvey's original 1969 Honda Racing SS50 that may have gone unnoticed due to it's patina. James told me that the bike was brought over from Japan in three boxes and is in the exact state it was in when it was raced. Check out all the bikes in the November gallery.

Once again, it was a great meet and Beach Burgers overfed us all. Thanks to all of you who came out and making it great. I'm looking forward to our meet on December 13, 2009 at Beach Burgers. Mark your calendars.

Keep On Ridin',
Joe Kagerer