VINTAGE BIKE OC NEWS

Huntington Beach, Calif. - It was a beautiful afternoon today in HB and we had a great meet even though Castañeda's Mexican Food isn't open yet. We had a good turnout of 90 bikes. There was a somber mood as many of us were missing our friend Hobo John Hoeinghaus' familiar face helping out.

Hobo John Hoeinghaus - September 20, 1945 - May 23, 2017
We are mourning the loss of our good friend Hobo John Hoeinghaus. John passed away last month and he is sadly missed. Read more here John Hoeinghaus Thank you all for sharing in a moment of silence for John today. Since his passing, I've heard from several people how special uur group was to him.

Memorial Service for John Hoeinghaus
Tuesday June 13, 2017 at 11:45AM
Riverside National Cemetery
22495 Van Buren Blvd
Riverside, CA. 92518

Watch for Motorcycles W4M
Nicole Heimerl and her daughter Taylor were promoting their project W4M passing out free Watch for Motorcycles decals for your car windows. Nicole lost her son Austin Nicely in 2014 in a motorcycle accident. Nicole was accepting donations for decal production so that she can continue to spread the word. Follow her project on FaceBook at facebook.com/watchformotorcyclesW4M

BAM: Breakdown and Legal Assistance for Motorcyclists
Angeline, a marketing rep for Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, spent her Sunday afternoon with us promoting their BAM program. Learn more about it at: www.RussBrown.com

Bike of the Month
Congratulations to Marcus Davin of Newport Beach for winning Bike of the Month with his 1934 Harley Davidson VLD. Marcus won a helmet provided by the WD-40 Company.

WD-40 now produces a line of specialty formulated motorcycle products WD-40 Specialist Motorcycle

Read all about the VLD on our Bike of the Month page.
Marcus has won three times before:
March 2017 with his 1939 Indian Chief.
December 2013 with his 1938 BMW R12.
September 2013 with his 1966 BMW R50/2.

Second Place
Bruce Fickling of San Clemente once again came in Second with his 1972 Norton Commando Fastback. Bruce has owned it for 3 years and it just finished a one year restoration with Tim McIntyre of Lake Elsinore.

Third Place
Hobie Ladd of Los Alamitos took Third place with his original 1965 BMW R27. This was Hobie's father's bike since the early 1970's. It was in storage in his father's garage for decades. His father passed away in December 2016, and Hobie went through the bike and recently got it back on the road.

Thanks to everyone for showing up and making this another great event and a special thanks to the team, Tom & Debbie Hopkins and Smokey's grandkids Briar and Belle. I'll see you at the next meet on July 9, 2017.

Keep On Ridin',
Joe Kagerer