VINTAGE BIKE OC NEWS

Huntington Beach, Calif. - We had a substitute crew due to my previous commitment to the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Brian Tinkler, Doug Rickertsen and Russ Truex took the reins and handled the voting. With their help and 51 bikes we had another successful meet.

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From Brian's photographs, I see we had many first-time bikes at the meet hopefully they will return.

Bike of the Month - Doug Rickertsen

Doug Rickertsen of Huntington Beach with his 1987 Honda CR500 Super Moto

Congratulations to Doug Rickertsen of Huntington Beach for winning Bike of the Month with their 1987 Honda CR500 Super Moto .

Hmm, Doug volunteered to count the votes this month, but he always brings a winner. He has won with six different bikes.

Past Winnings:
Feb 2025 1971 Yamaha JT-1 Mini Enduro
July 2023 1974 Honda XR75
June 2023 1975 Honda MT250 Elsinore
August 2022 1975 Honda MR50
April 2021 1971 Honda SL125

Read all about his 1987 Honda CR500 Super Moto on our Bike of the Month page.

Second Place - John Flores

John Flores of La Mirada with his 1972 Norton Commando 750.

Congratulations to John Flores of La Mirada for winning Second place with his 1972 Norton Commando 750.

This Norton started life as an Interstate. John has owned it for seven years and over a year long restoration turned it into a Commando. It has an Evan Wilcox hand formed tank and side covers.

Third Place - Chet Primer

Chet Primer of Corona Del Mar with his 1965 Honda CB450 Black Bomber.

Congratulations to Chet Primer of Corona Del Mar for winning Third Place with his 1965 Honda CB450 Black Bomber. The Primer's have just recently started attending the meets, and they always bring a winner. They've won four times already.

Past Winnings:
March 2025 1936 Velocette KSS 500cc Custom
January 2025 1954 Simplex Servi-Cycle
September 2024 1938 Zundapp K800
August 2024 1941 BWW R12

Thanks to everyone for showing up and making this another great event. Thanks to Brian Tinkler, Doug Rickertsen and Russ Truex for helping with the voting this month. A huge thanks to Brian for shooting all the photos and getting the information.

Next month's meet is May 11, 2025. I'll see you there!

Keep On Ridin',
Joe Kagerer