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Classic Motorcycle Club of Natal

Headquarters: 137 Tara Road, Bluff, Durban Postal: P.O. Box 21759, Bluff, Durban, 4036

Web Site: www.ncmc.org.za

Affiliated to SAVVA Affiliated to The Vintage Motor Cycle Club - UK

http://www.ncmc.org.za/


Your Committee:

Position Name Email address Telephone numbers

Patron Alan Young [email protected] Home: (031) 467-7294 Cell: 082-465-8273

Chairman Rod Thomas [email protected] Home: (031) 762-1509 Cell: 073-365-6494

Vice Chairman Theo Alberda [email protected] Home: (031) 262-9953 Cell: 076-051-6323

Clubhouse Manager Mike Mathews - - - Home: (031) 467-8648 Cell: 082-377-8580

Treasurer Aubrey Cilliers [email protected] Home: (031) 708-5934 Cell: 083 922-0133

Secretary Salome van Niekerk [email protected]

Home: (031) 465-5831 Cell: 072-040-9000

Club Registrar Andrew Mather [email protected] Home: (031) 563-7986 Cell: 083-309-0233

Outings Co-ordinator Graham Palmer [email protected] Home:031 467 0827 Cell:073 252 5681

Dating Officer Rod Thomas [email protected] Home: (031) 762-1509 Cell: 073-365-6494

Spares Manager Eugene Watson [email protected] - Home: (031) 776 3648 Cell: 074-471-3407

Regalia Officer Colin Flett [email protected] Home:031 466 5723 Cell:083 237 8222

Rally Manager Thomas Schubert [email protected] Cell: 083-627-4220

Librarian & 100 Club Dave Stone [email protected] Home:031 564 5506 Cell:073 663 4094

SAVVA Club Rep Pierre Cronje [email protected] Home:011 849 3008 Cell:072 513 9432

Editor Thomas Schubert [email protected] Cell: 083-627-4220

BANKING DETAILS

Bank: Standard Bank

Branch: Bluff

Branch Code: 051001

Account Number: 05-155-629-4

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Chairman’s Chatter To Continue… On leaving George we headed for Mossel Bay, past Mossgas and onto Swellendam and across to Robertson which was the start of the wine farms, the weather being fine and sunny with no sign of rain. After refuelling at Robertson it was onto Worcester where we met up with Alan and the rest of the crew. Here we also bid farewell to Pete who was off to Cape Town to pick up his wife who had flown down to CT. Arrangements were made with Ben van der Berg to lend a BMW R60 to Robbie which one of the Cape guys would bring up to Ceres where the rally was to be held at the local resort. Well, Robbie swore that he would never been seen riding a BM and try as I might I could not get a photograph of him on the bike over the whole weekend. That evening we went to dinner at a house restaurant in the town with the organizers of the rally which happened to coincide with the ladies from the Dutch Reformed Church having a ladies night out at the same Restaurant. After a good few red wines and an excellent meal I decided to ask the ladies if they knew how Van Der Merwe pulled his socks up. Well none of them knew and the chaps we were having supper with didn't have a clue. I stood up, dropped my jeans and proceeded to pull my socks up. Well they just collapsed into laughter, naturally I had underpants on… and so ended a very enjoyable evening.

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The rally was over two days and was through some of the most scenic passes in the Cape with Bains Kloof Pass being one of the most spectacular, it really was awesome and possibly in the near future I might drag the Beesa B33 out and take a ride down The Fairest Cape and take part, although my wife always complains I'm getting too old, although that’s her opinion and not mine. Cheers for now until next month. Rod Thomas Ride ‘em, don’t hide ‘em!

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Announcements:

AGM:

Please attend your Annual General Meeting which will be held at CMCN Clubhouse on the 3

rd December 2016 at 2 p.m.

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The CMCN Newsletter: ShopTorque We have had a number of queries of late regarding the ShopTorque. We hope that this note clarifies the situation. As many will recall at our December 2012 AGM it was proposed that the club reduce the number of prints and postage of our newsletter. It was suggested that all those who had access to the internet could read and download the ShopTorque on the clubs’ web site www.ncmc.org.za One of the advantages would be seeing all photos etc. in colour. It was calculated that the cost reduction on printing and postage would amount to a substantial saving to the club and for that reason the annual subs were not increased. It was recognised that some members do not have access to the internet and they would continue to get their hard copy in black and white as usual either by collection at the monthly meetings or by post. Sadly, in spite of this approach the number of copies printed and posted continued as in the past. At the December 2013 AGM the issue was again tabled. It was suggested that those members who wished to continue getting their ShopTorque in hard copy and posted would pay an additional R60 on top of the annual subs. It is worth noting that all clubs are facing the same pressures on reducing costs and as a last resort many published their newsletters through the internet. In fact one of the bigger car clubs in the Durban area is charging an additional R200 on top of their annual subs for those wishing to continue getting a black and white print copy of their newsletter by post. Each member must decide if they want to continue getting their ShopTorque as in print in the post in which case they will be charged the additional R60 p/a. Kind Regards, Your CMCN committee

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On a Sadder Note: Ben Van Den Berg was a senior member (and past chairman) of the Cape Town Classic Motorcycle Club and a Life Member of the CMCN. He passed away on the 1st August 2016. He will be remembered!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Club’s bike trailer Since the Alberdas have left for the land of fish & chips and 9-month winters, Winston De Kock has now taken over as custodian of the CMCN’s bike trailer. Should you want to borrow the trailer please arrange this with Winston. He can be contacted on 031-466-4890 or 072-246-5214. There is no charge but a donation is in order.

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Events Past

CMCN Bike Run - 9th June 2016 Herewith a short letter on our mid-week bike run held on the 9th of June 2016. As always we pre-planned a bi-weekly mid-week bike breakfast run for our group of retirees/semi- retirees. On Thursday morning the 9th of June it turned out to be a beautifully clear sunny morning, just what we need for our run down to Scottburgh Caravan Park. The guys met at the old airport; coming from Hillcrest was Henk, from Queensburgh were Brian and Corrie, from Hillary was Chris, from Durban were Jock and Gunter, from the Bluff were Mike, Graham, Alan, Winston, from the UK out on leave was Theo and myself from Pinetown.

After the normal chats at the assembly point we decided on the route and set off at about 09h15. All the old back roads were chosen for our trip, which makes for scenic and relaxed riding. On route in the Illovo area Ray joined us, thus it was 13 of us off to breakfast. Once arrived at the caravan park, one rider signed us all in, we parked, some riders had to first visit the small man’s room and then it was off to the restaurant. Note we all got a small pensioners discount nogal when we ordered our breakfasts from the counter.


After a lovely breakfast and the usual talking about bikes, women, the latest news, how to solve all our problems and the usual other k@k it was time to return. Some of the guys that had time on hand decided to meet back at the club for a farewell drink with Theo, the rest of the group split up and took different routes home and so the end to another enjoyable ride. Anyone interested in joining these midweek runs should please speak to us at the club meetings. Thanks Eugene Mulder

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Will Mac Gibbon’s little Suzuki twin (I forgot which year and model)


This mystery rider is a current and very active member of the CMCN. Any ideas who it is?

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CMCN Breakfast Run – 14th August 2016


Events To Come

Bike of the Month Competitions

January: Best of British

February: Golden Years Trophy:

March: Day of the Rising Sun:

April: Best BMW:

May: Best Tiddlers:

June: Showbike Trophy:

July: Concourse Competition:

August: Best Post-Classic:

September: Best Sidecar:

October: Best Matchless/AJS/Norton:

November: Best Italian Bike and Best Racing Bike

December: Moderns: any make, any size, 2000 to 2010, and Harleys, any age.

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1970’s Moto Guzzi V7 Sport



Other stuff: Adverts, Technical, News etc. From Tom Hesom, our Canadian member: “OLD MOTORCYCLE ROYALTY” By Tom Hesom (Keystone Section) Soon after the Carman Bison Rally my wife & I took off on a marathon 8000 km road trip. Having spent most of our lives living at 4500 ft altitude and looking on to the South African Drakensberg mountain range 30 km away with peaks of up to 13 000 ft, the prairies of Manitoba were a shock to the system! Every now and again we need to see mountains and can relate to the T-shirt I once saw which said: “The mountains are callin’ and I gotta go!” We celebrated our 57th wedding anniversary with a splendid seafood dinner plus a bottle of the local wine in the quaint fishing village of Tofino on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. We took delivery of a new 2016 Chevy Cruze just before we left mainly because of the security of the GM “bumper to bumper” initial unconditional warranty, back-up camera and extraordinary fuel consumption promised with the tiny 1,4 liter (1400 cc) turbo-charged engine. That’s smaller than a lot of motorcycles these days and 400 cc less than Dave Pritchard’s Triumph! The overall average consumption, (bearing in mind that the whole purpose of the trip was to see mountains, so only about 2000 km was flat prairies), was an astounding 5.7 L per 100 km, or 17.54 km per liter, or 49.6 miles per UK gallon! Best achieved was 4.8L per 100 km for about 200 km, on the flats east of Regina. (Lesley was driving!) My 1000cc BMW only does 18 km per Liter! We mostly drove at 100 kph but with the aircon on most of the time. The turbo only kicks in on acceleration with loads of power for overtaking. The trip was planned around the mountain scenery of western Alberta, BC and Vancouver Island where we had two weeks at a time-share condo. I had found out that the local Island Section of the CVMG met at a coffee shop every Sunday morning, so I joined the 15 or so mostly older members and was made very welcome. They were all riding on to a nearby town called Ladysmith to a British car Show & Shine, so I went along too. Hundreds of exotic MGs, Triumphs, Morgans, Aston Martins. Austin Healeys, Rolls Royces, you name it, plus about 10 classic motorcycles. Took 100s of pictures. An interesting aside was that this town of Ladysmith BC was named after the town of Ladysmith, South Africa, which was besieged for 118 days by the Boers (Dutch word for farmer) during the Anglo Boer War of the late 1800s. Canadian troops formed part of the besieged British troops and named the town on the Island on their return. We lived in the town of Dundee, South Africa, about 60 km from Ladysmith, SA, in the province of Natal. My grandfather Hesom fought on the British side in that same war. During the coffee meeting I was welcomed by the President of the Island Section, Robin Mullet, (of Robin’s Classic Motorcycles Ltd), and enjoyed a very pleasant hour with much classic motorcycle conversation with Tom Sheppard and Pete Gagan and the group. They all know Ross Metcalfe. Pete invited me to his magnificent home overlooking the ocean and extensive motorcycle and car collection. What a privilege to talk to someone with such a vast knowledge of all manner of classic vehicles and view his mind-boggling collection of very rare and exotic machinery. He is a founding member of the CVMG and a past-President of the AMC of America (71 chapters including one in Manitoba!) He allowed me to take pictures and whilst taking a shot of a pristine 1948 Indian Chief I said something about wanting a picture for Siggi. Pete said “Oh, I know Siggi Klann” and then told me that the Indian had been built up entirely of modern aftermarket parts, including the engine! Besides a 1924 Brough SS80, a couple of early Norton OHC race bikes, 1930s Ariel Square Four, an FN Four, Scott Squirrel racer, etc, etc, he has an antique STEAM motorcycle! All his bikes & cars run & Pete related this story & gave me permission to repeat it: “While riding the steam bike at an annual vintage motorcycle rally in Memphis Tennessee, and you know that Memphis has a very large black community, this African American woman came up to me and said: Honey, thet thing yo ridin look like a barbecue. If yo smell meat cookin’ yo better get off quick!!”


Pete’s collection did not only include motorcycles but a whack of other collectables including a drum-operated antique phonograph which he actually played for me! Off to one side was a modern 300 GTS Ferrari sports car in which Pete said he & his wife were about to go on holiday. After crossing on the ferry on our return trip we fought the traffic into Vancouver to visit the Deely Motorcycle Museum. Les sat in the car and read her Kindle as is our custom after being married so long! I sat on a shady bench at Beuchard Gardens, so it’s give & take! I was planning the route and it just “happened” to take us through Sorrento BC where I knew there was another museum called “Dreamcycle Motorcycle Museum” Wow! Owner Mark Lane can be justifiably proud of a superb museum filled with restored and some “as found” or “as last raced” examples of all sorts of marques. One is given a hand-held recorder with descriptions of each bike. Big viewing windows into the workshop area where restorations are taking place and even a small theatre where motorcycle movies can be watched. Mark named his set-up including a first-class restaurant called “Sprockets” after his life time dream and has certainly done a wonderful job. Well worth a visit. Mark is also owner and operator of the “Canadian Classic Bike Exchange” - please visit his web site (Google it). Pete Gagan knows Ross Metcalfe too and asked me to give Ross his regards on my return. Unable to wait till we got back I emailed Ross with Pete’s greeting and related some of the incredible things I had seen in his astonishing collection. Ross replied thus: “WOW Tom, you have been mixing with OLD MOTORCYCLE ROYALY !”

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Jeff Willis: Go-to guy for castings (1/31/2011) The following is entirely extracted from Ed Youngblood’s Motohistory and can be found at:

http://www.motohistory.net/news2011/news-jan11.html (Many thanks to my friend Dave Harrison, a former Durbanite now residing in the USA), for sending me the link.

Jeff Willis stands in the middle of his shop near the small Ohio River town of South Point.

Around him is a vast array of machinery, whole and partial motorcycle frames, engines, tanks

and fenders, steel bar and tube stock, tools, and stacks of documents. Two of his guard dogs—

Morgan and Calvin (named after Cal Rayborn)—are rolling around on the floor, harassing and

slobbering all over each other. Another, Ariel, lies dozing on a pile of bedding under a lathe.

Earlier, they met us with convincing snarls, but now that they have decided we belong there,

none of them has the slightest interest in guarding anything except maybe his food dish. Across

the room from Willis, on a surgically clean work bench that sits in striking contrast to the clutter of

the rest of the shop, is a beautiful Indian factory racing frame, primed and ready to paint.

Describing his situation, Willis declares, like a man down on his luck, “I haven’t worked since

1980.”

http://www.motohistory.net/news2011/news-jan11.html


Jeff Willis was born in Huntington, West Virginia in 1956, just across the river from South Point.

He grew up right across the road from his shop in a house where his sister still lives. His father,

Herman, rode motorcycles and gave Jeff his first rides at the age of two, holding him between his

arms on the gas tank of his Golden Flash (pictured below). Jeff says, “Of course I don’t

remember, but they claim I would try to twist the throttle.” In

1961, Jeff's father and several of his buddies built Harley

bobbers, mostly from military surplus parts. When Jeff was 13,

he wanted a mini-bike, but his father would have none of it. He

said, “Let’s get you a real motorcycle,” and bought a 1969 90cc

Kawasaki. Jeff explains, “That bike’s how I became a

mechanic. It was terrible. All I did was work on it.”

In fact, all of Jeff’s technical skills are entirely self-taught. He

didn’t even take a shop class at South Point High, where he

graduated in 1974, but at the age of 14 was working with his

father as a Volkswagen mechanic. Jeff explains, “Dad (lower

row, third from left in the photo below) learned to work on air-

cooled engines in the Air Force. He could have stayed safely on the ground, working on B17s,

but before shipping out for England he volunteered for flight duty and ended up as flight engineer

and top turret gunner on a B17.”

Jeff continues, “He flew 17 missions and came back alive. On one of his early missions,

someone put a bullet right through the top turret, next his head, but he was never injured.” He

concludes, “When Volkswagen’s got popular, my dad knew how to work on them, and for a while

that became a really good business. I helped him, and we were very busy.” But Jeff still found

the time to build an Indian at age 15 and a Harley chopper when he was 16.

After high school, Jeff got a job as a millwright at Allied

Chemical in South Point, but that ended when the

company moved out in 1980. About this time, Jeff started

collecting old motorcycles, and discovered that many of

the parts he needed for restorations were impossible to

find. Of course, when Jeff could not find a part, that

meant a lot of other guys couldn’t either, so when Jeff

fabricated a part from scratch, he made a few more to

sell. He honed his skills in pattern and mold making,

creating precise replicas of frame lugs, pedal cranks, and

other steel parts needed for early motorcycles, and

aluminum parts for later models.


Jeff explains, “Making an accurate and useable part is not as easy as it looks, because of

shrinkage. Anyone can pull a mold and make a casting, but they’re going to end up with a part

that is slightly smaller than the original. Some people make and sell these parts, but I think it is

unacceptable.” Willis pulls a mold from an original part to make an epoxy pattern. Then a test

part is cast from the pattern and carefully measured against the original part. “There is always

shrinkage,” Willis say, “and it depends on a lot of things. It depends on the size of the part, the

thickness of the metal, and even the curves and contours. It isn’t just a uniform and predictable

shrinkage throughout.” Compensating for the shrinkage is when science turns to art. Willis

continues, “At this point I study the part for a long time. I handle it and measure it and think

about it for days. Then I cut it apart to ‘expand’ it; to bring it back to its original size (pictured

above). I have to fill in the cuts and reshape and re-contour the epoxy pattern. When I finally

have it right, I’m ready to cast the part in its original material, which may be brass, steel, or

aluminum.” He adds, “I am fortunate to be near a foundry that will do 86/20 and 41/40 steel, and

this gives you a replica much stronger that the

original.” Willis has also begun to make molds

for unobtainable rubber parts, which he

replicates in Neoprene.

Jeff Willis is the invisible man behind many

highly visible projects. For example, he cast

the carburetors, the pedal cranks, front end

parts, and control linkage for Paul Brodie’s

famous 1919 overhead-cam Excelsior project.

The replica Indian factory racing frame that sits

finished on his work bench is the 14th he has built. He says, “I only build what other people are

not making, and I won’t build down to a price. I fabricate for accuracy and authenticity, and that

can get very expensive.” When a customer asks Jeff to make a part that has not been previously

replicated, he will be paying hourly rate for the whole process, including the tedious and time-

consuming task of “expanding” the pattern. “It’s cheaper in the long run,” Jeff asserts, “If the lugs

are cast wrong, no amount of cutting and welding is going to fix it.’”

Thanks to his attention to quality and accurate scale, Willis has become the nation's leading

supplier of antique motorcycle pedal cranks, the wax patterns of which are pictured above (below

are the steel castings, showing the size from the mold above and the sectioned and lengthened

final product below). In addition to

the U.S. market, he has sold cranks

to builders in six foreign countries.

He says, “Pedal cranks are my

main product line, and I guarantee

them not to break, thanks to the fact

they are 41/40 steel.” He adds,

“I've never had to make good on the

guarantee. I have yet to have one

returned to me.”


For a man who has not held down a job since 1980, Jeff Willis is terribly busy. He says, “If I

stopped taking orders today, it would probably take me two years to get through the backlog, and

I would really like to have more time for my own

projects.” Jeff’s projects sit in the garage behind his

shop, in the loft above, in a truck body sitting out

back, in his basement, and even at his sister’s house

across the

road. They

consist of

hundreds of

motorcycles,

ranging from

hulks to fine

restorations

that have

earned the Antique Motorcycle Club of America’s Winner’s

Circle Award. He confesses, “I tend to jump from one to

the other, getting something new started before I’ve

finished something else.”

When you listen to Jeff talk about the kind of parts he fabricates for a living, you might get the

idea the he is part of the Harley/Indian old guard who couldn’t care less about anything built after

1945. But if you lift the door on one of his storage facilities, you come away with a different

impression. Jeff’s interests in motorcycles are incredibly eclectic, and his range of knowledge is

vast. In addition to the many Indians and Harleys in his collection,

you’ll find a Ducati Darmah SS, a bunch of big-head Enfields, a Maico

ISDT bike, Bultacos, and even a Bridgestone.

In progress you will see in his shop a frame rebuild and a restoration of

a Moto Parilla (above left), and some of his completed projects include

a concours-winning Harley Sprint CRS, and the 1966 CRTT road racer

used by Freddie Nix at Lacona in 1967. His current

project is a Kawasaki F9R (above right), one of the

only three works machines built from the 350cc

Kawasaki Bighorn engine to compete with the

dominant 250cc Yamaha twins in the 1970s. Not

only is it as rare as hen’s teeth, but the bike Willis owns is the one ridden by

Yvon DuHamel (how do you say “hen’s teeth” in French?).

Jeff Willis, the go-to guy for castings, works entirely through word of mouth. He

does not have a web site, and his marketing campaign amounts to handing out

a few business cards. And he's pretty stacked up for a guy who hasn't worked

since 1980. If you need an unobtanium part, you can e-mail him him at

[email protected] but you may have to get in a long line of other guys, a

Kawasaki road racer, and a few other works in progress. And you may have to

get past Calvin first.

Photos by Mark Mederski. Historical photos provided by Jeff Willis.

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SAVVA Technical Tip 109 – Cold starting

Some five years ago we discussed the advantage/disadvantage of converting from 6 to 12 volts.

As we are heading for cold weather and possible hard starting here is an extraction from that

article.

If the old engine doesn’t turn over in a nice friendly fashion start checking items like timing,

wiring, compression etc – mainly wiring. A simple check is to connect a voltmeter to the starter

motor terminal and see what voltage it cranks at. Another test is to crank the engine and check

the voltage at the coil. A year or two ago a club member purchased a 1938 eight cylinder

Packard that throughout its entire life had a reputation of being a bad starter – especially in the

winter. The new owner, quite rightly, refused to accept the fact that Packard ever produced a car

that had starting problems. After a preliminary investigation of battery condition, earthing, wire

size etc. a simple check showed that the voltage at the coil was only 4.0 volts. The problem

turned out to be a serious volt drop in the wiring circuit due mainly to a faulty ignition switch and a

fuse holder of dubious quality. When a temporary piece of wire was connected directly from the

battery to the coil - it started first turn. A replacement ignition switch and fuse holder ended years

of suffering.

Bad connections are not only the prerogative of older cars, recently, a more modern 12 volt

sports car cranked over freely but took a long time to fire up. Everything appeared to be in

excellent condition but it was found the voltage dropped from 12 to 9 volts at the coil. Only by an

examination of the wiring was the problem finely identified – the bolt holding the earth strap from

the battery to the chassis had rusted badly causing a very poor connection. In this case the

problem was difficult to locate as the connection was under the back seat in the most

inaccessible position imaginable. A new earth strap was fitted and the problem was solved.

Incidentally, always check the thickness of the battery cables on six volt systems. So often they

have been replaced with modern ones from local spares shops and these are designed for 12

volt systems. Using these thinner 12 volt cables the 6 volt starter will turn over, but not happily. If

thicker cables are difficult to find,use welding cables, or, in an emergency double up the thinner

ones.

So there you have it, before changing over to 12 volts, check a few points first, otherwise you

may simply make a 6 volt problem a 12 volt problem.

This is a good quality welding cable – highly recommended for battery cables. It consists of numerous strands of wire

so it can wriggle and giggle without breaking.

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SAVVA Technical Tip 111 - Flasher units

A club member had a brilliant idea and that was to fit LED indicator bulbs to his older car. This is a very good idea as they are bright, run much cooler, and rarely burn out like bulbs can - except in his case they didn’t work. He didn’t realise LED’s use a totally different type of flasher unit. If you change over to LED’s you must also fit an electronic flasher unit. These flasher units don’t require the filaments of the bulbs to operate a “hot” wire like the early flasher units do. Older thermal flasher units Many of our older cars are fitted with flasher units that have a thermal wire to operate them. These early systems often use 2 x 20 watt bulbs in series with a thermal wire in the flasher unit. When operating, the bulbs go on, the thermal wire gets hot, stretches, opens the points and the bulbs go out, the wire cools, the points close, and so on. If one uses bulbs of the incorrect wattage the bulbs will either flash too quickly or too slowly. Newer electronic flasher units The electronic units open and close regardless of the wattage of the bulbs therefore one can use LED’s that draw very little current. Two things to remember – firstly, they only operate on 12 volt. (I’m sure 6 volt are available but will have to be imported from specialist suppliers). Secondly, if you connect the + and – incorrectly you have an ex-flasher unit on your hands. The components will blow instantaneously. Most spares shops still have the old type 12 volt units in stock but it’s unlikely that they will have 6 volt. If your car is six volt it may pay to visit flea markets as they often they turn up there. Regardless of whether your car is 6 or 12 volts and you are still using bulbs and old type thermal flashers it may pay to keep a spare.

New electronic on left and older thermal type on right

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Smalls (will only appear in two issues but may be resubmitted)

Wanted: Eugene and Kevin need spares for the Club’s Spares Container. You can bring them any bike spares, old, new, whatever, and let them decide if it is useable.

----------------------------------------------------------------------- For Sale: I was contacted by Keith de Klerk today due to his decision to sell his 1934 Levis 500cc. This beautifully restored motorcycle is in immaculate condition, and last run was the 2013 J D . If you are interested, or if you know of a friend who would look after the bike and preferably keep it in SA please Contact Keith on 082 - 8800 - 513.

----------------------------------------------------------------------- For Sale: Good day I am currently in the process of trying to sell my grandfather’s 1948 Harley Davidson which he restored himself and am looking for as much advice and help as possible. In this email I have provided as much information that I have. If any further information is required i can be contacted and will do my best to get the information from my grandfather. I would appreciate any help and assistance that you may be able to provide. The bike is a 1948 Harley Davidson with a sidecar, reverse gear and pinion seat. It has been restored 100% to Harley specs and while he tried his utmost to use only Harley parts he says that it is about 80% restored with original Harley parts as he was unable to source every single part from Harley. The parts he was unable to source he either fabricated himself or had a firm fabricate them to Harley specifications. The bike is an ex-SAP bike and has its SAP number stamped into the block of the engine. Details: Model: 1948 medium compression Engine size: 10/12 or 74 ci Engine number: 48u1690 Mileage since overhaul: 3432 miles Licensed and registered Asking price: R 225 000.00 Negotiable Contact Justin on 072-409-5065 or email email: [email protected] Best Regards Justin Adie

----------------------------------------------------------------------- For Sale: Good Day I will consider selling the following bikes, I thought I had better pics but I can’t find them. They are in my warehouse on the farm in Joburg, I’m not negotiable on these prices. I have been restoring my collection and have quite a number here that I still need to finish. Ariel 1957 Colt 200cc – [needs cosmetic attention] - R20 000 1958 Leader 250cc – [complete and running] - R25 000



1959 Huntmaster 650cc - [complete and running] - R40 000 1954 VB 600cc - [incomplete not running] - R10 000 1959 Red Hunter 350cc – [needs cosmetic attention, running] - R25 000 DKW RT175 [needs left side air cleaner cover + kick start return spring + speedo trim bezel/ring] - R15 000 Mobilette Moped 50cc – [needs minor parts] - R6000.00 Peugeot Moped 50cc – [needs minor parts] - R 5000.00


Kind Regards Dave Neto Contact Dave at 021-851-5767 or 082 - 857 – 3457

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For Sale Yamaha V-max 1200cc V-Four – R45 000 Suzuki Bandit 400 – CMCN Showbike winner – R25 000 Contact Don Bristol on (031) 708 - 4540

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Wanted: Wanted for a 1981 Honda Goldwing GL1100: Tank badges & sidecover Badges & fuel pump. Please Contact Bill on 072-166-0043

----------------------------------------------------------------------- For Sale Hello Mates, A dear old friend, Willie Massyn has started with Alzheimer’s and other medical problems. So sadly, he has to sell his 4 bikes which are well kept. One is a ROYAL ENFIELD (1958 500 cc) while the others are “modern bikes”. If any of you are interested, please contact WILLIE directly on (041) 633 - 6041. He wants R21 000 for the R.E. Willie stays in Despatch. Please mention my name if you decide to phone him… he gets very “muddled”. Willie’s number is (041) 933 - 6041 . Kindest Regards, Trevor. (041) 966 - 1616 or 082 – 828 - 9522

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A Famous French Actress on a 1969 Honda CB750 Four K0. Note the Clubman handlebars. This is probably a ‘sandcast’ version of the K0 as the oilfilter is smooth (not finned).


Pops Yoshimura doing what he does best.

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Simon Fourie leading Agostini (From the Sunday Tribune (venue and date unknown, probably Kyalami, early 1970s)


Agostini leading Simon Fourie (From the Sunday Tribune - venue and date unknown, probably Kyalami, early 1970s)

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