Huntington Beach, Calif. - It was a beautiful cool December afternoon in HB to celebrate our 200th Vintage Bike OC meet. When I took it over in August 2007, I never expected it would last 14 years. I have all of you to thank for keeping this meet going strong. Many people here today have been attending for the entire history. Today we had 55 bikes in the lot.

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The Bike of the Month contest was again very tight. The top three bikes only differed by one vote apiece and three other bikes took significant votes.

Bike of the Month - Fabrice Vuillemeny

Fabrice Vuillemeny of Santa Clarita with his 1967 BMW R69S

Congratulations to Fabrice Vuillemeny of Santa Clarita for winning Bike of the Month with his 1967 BMW R69S.

This was Fabrice's first time to our meet. He rode his BMW 70 miles down to HB from Santa Clarita.

He found out about our group from Eugene Garcin who is a nine time Bike of the Month winner.

Read all about Fabrice's 1967 BMW R69S on our Bike of the Month page.

Second Place - Baird Berganthal

Baird Berganthal of Midway City with his 1967 Ital Jet Conquistador.

Congratulations to Baird Berganthal of Midway City with his 1967 Ital Jet Conquistador. Baird has owned the bike for 4 years, and just finished the restoration yesterday. He has won Bike of the Month four times in the past.

Baird's Past Winnings:
December 2021 1963 Testi Grand Prix 50
August 2021 1958 Hercules K100 J-Be
May 2021 1963 Batavus Bilonet
December 2014 1957 Moto Beta

Third Place - Bob and Chet Primmer

Bob and Chet Primmer of Corona Del Mar with their 1952 Mustang.

Congratulations to Bob and Chet Primmer of Corona Del Mar for winning Third Place with their 1952 Mustang.

They have owned the bike for nine months. It has a 300cc motor. Mustangs were produced in Glendale California. They have won Bike of the Month twice in the past.

Past Winnings:
September 2024 1938 Zundapp K800
August 2024 1941 BWW R12

Thanks to everyone for showing up and making this another great event. I hope you all have a Happy and Healthy Holiday season. A special thanks to John Zindler for helping out with the voting and setup.

I'll see you at next month's meet, January 12, 2025.

Keep On Ridin',
Joe Kagerer