Owner’s Club of Owner’s Club of Owner’s Club of

April 2014

Established 1978

Southern CaliforniaSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California

A Monthly Journal

The Riders Photo Op in San Juan Capistrano

Prior to the Ortega Highway Ride

The Piled Arms is a publication of The BSA

Owner’s Club of Southern California.

We are a member driven publication and rely

solely on your participation. Technical articles,

photos and “Member Experiences” and opinions

are essential

Burt Barrett (661) 742-5539…..…….….…………....President

Steve Ortiz (951) 245-5287………….Membership/Secretary

Barry Sulkin (310) 569-1383………………………….Treasurer

Barbara Barrett (661) 832-6109……………..Events/Director

Clive Brooks (714) 771-2534……Piled Arms Editor/Webmaster

Randy Ressell (714) 448-1179 …………...…Regalia/Director

Jody Nicholas (714) 730-9257...….……………….…...Director

Piled Arms Production Staff

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The Piled Arms, 820 South Esplanade St. Orange, Ca. 92869

Please submit your articles by E-Mail or direct mail.

Deadline for submissions is the 12th of each month.

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Front Cover Photo “Tink” Tinkler

Rear cover; “The Gun” Royal Enfield Owners Club

Meet Our Directors

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President’s Page ——--by Burt Barrett——-

My Fellow Clubmen

As I write this it's March 10, and Daylight Savings Time has

just begun. Seems like its earlier each year. But with DST

there is more daylight to ride in. The weather in Bako is

shaping up pretty good, with several beautiful days so far this

month. My feet itch really badly when I see blue sky. I have

been known to throw down my wrenches and go riding, even

if I cant get anyone to go with me. Nothing is quite as nice as

a balmy day, blue sky, puffy white clouds, and twisty moun-

tain roads with no traffic. I hear them calling me. Riding

always brings a smile to my face.

Our April Calendar is pretty busy, starting out with the Inland

Empire on the 6th, The North South Mid-state Ride on 5&6, the Al Baker Dual Sport

Ride on the 13th, and the Barry Smith Memorial All British Run at Hansen Dam on the

27th. April starts out with the International Rally in Petaluma, Ca, hosted by the

BSAOCNC. I encourage everyone to attend this event, as the Northern Club always

puts on a first class event. Who knows if it will ever return to California?

I have located and purchased a new Royal Enfield head for Jims bike. Problem is the oil

gallery holes are 12 mm instead of 8mm. I have ordered the correct oil pipe and banjo

bolts but they have yet to arrive from India. I’m still looking for a head for my Match-

less. Dave, one of our Clubmen called me to say he probably has one, but I haven’t had

time to drive to Southern Ca, and look in his archives.

Burt Barrett

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Editors Page:- Oilyleaks by Clive Brooks

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My Fellow Enthusiasts… We had a couple of pretty successful

rides in the past few weeks, The Ortega Highway Ride and The

Dual Sport Cinder Cone Ride. I was able to attend the Ortega

Event, organized by Club member Dave Zamiska ,which was our

2nd annual, and a lot cooler weather this year as we did it in Feb-

ruary, last year it was May and pretty warm down in the valley.

Feb, usually being our rainy month, has not been so this year, a

couple of days of decent rain and that was it. However it was

enough to make our Cinder Cone ride out in the western desert,

pretty enjoyable for those who attended. A ride report for both

rides are printed in this issue, thanks to Craig Rich and Randy Ressell for writing the

reports.

April is a busy month with four BSAOCSC events, The “Inland Empire” Ride, The North/

South “Mid State” Ride, The “Al Baker “Dual Sport, and our big event of the year, the

“Barry Smith Memorial” All British Run at Hansen Dam. Info for all the rides and the

upcoming rally are on page 21.

The “51st International BSA Rally” in Petaluma on May 2-9, is coming up on us fast so I

hope you’ve made your reservations if you intend to go. Info: BSAOCNC.org

Please check your membership expiration date on the front of the “Piled Arms “ en-

velope, I noticed a few names that expired in January of this year, and this will be

your last issue until renewal.

I urge you all to send me your British Bike stories, photos and “Tech Tips”, they

don’t have to be about BSA’s, most of our club members own other makes and

marques, so they will be of interest to our membership, for us all to share, after all

this is your newsletter. Thanks again to those who have already contributed material

to the Piled Arms, and I hope you continue to do so. I desperately need fresh articles

to keep this going.

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Old Triumph Ad Submitted by Randy Ressell

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Well, this year I Found the start location. Last year I exited the 5 freeway on the wrong

side, drove around

the Mission San

Juan Capistrano 4-5

times and went

back home very

disappointed.

Interesting gather-

ing place, cul-de-

sac of office/small

businesses that

looks like a Hotel!

There even was a

small Bistro, that

had Coffee, rolls

etc.

I would guess about

25 people with Tri-

umph then Norton,

then BSA, then other bikes, in declining order of quantity. Also many New faces—at least

for me. Perhaps because of the ride being held on Saturday?

The ride was de-

scribed as San Juan

to Elsinore, Lunch,

then a choice of 2

afternoon rides.

One ride (short)

went to Diamond

Lake, the Only

Southern California

Reservoir with any

significant water

left. And a second

ride that went

South towards

Temecula, then

back North to Elsi-

nore and finally

back to San Juan.

How unusual you

might think, I did something different. I rode up the Ortega Highway, at the “top” I turned

Right onto the South Main Divide road. Some years back the club organized a Dual Sport

ride using this road. The week before the ride the organizer pre-rode the route—all ok! The

day of the ride All were surprised, the road had been Paved! Well, Chip Sealed, a sort of

The Ortega Highway Ride Report by Craig Rich. Photos

by “Tink” Tinkler and Steve Ortiz

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paving. Anyway the road is still in

decent shape—even for a Norton

Commando. Some pot holes, some

washouts, some sand/gravel on the

road, but certainly passable. For the

First 10 miles I was actually

“moving right along”, speedo at

times said 35, and on some places I

was “getting some air”—neat!

Eventually I realized the road is a

Single lane, Blind corners, and

there Actually Might be people in

Cars/Trucks going the other way—

the Bicyclists didn’t count. I

slowed to 30. Eventually the road

parallels a small river where we

understand at times Clothing may

be optional—not trying to start

anything, remember I was told by

someone. Eventually the Tenaja

Truck trail (the South Main Divide somewhere along has changed names), ends at the

Tenaja Park, and one ends up on Tenaja road. Turning left the road wanders through rolling

hills, 60 miles per hour should be

possible, but for the 45mph signs,

and the occasional 25mph signs it

still is a nice ride past Massive sized

Homes with Horses and other expen-

sive stuff. At Tenaja and Volcano,

Tenaja continues to the left. Finally

at Clinton Keith Tenaja ends. Let’s

see, Tenaja Truck Trail, Tenaja Park,

Tenaja Road, I bet the Area is called

Tenaja—just a guess. Pressing on I

arrived at the lunch stop at 11:45.

WOW, too many People at the res-

taurant, I could just imagine 1hr for

lunch. I pressed on to Tom’s Farm

where I had lunch, and refilled my

Gas Tank. Freeway back to Norwalk,

(the 91, actually moved right along).

I believe I will do this ride again.

Craig Rich

The Lunch Stop

Ride Organiser and Club Member

Dave Zamiska on his ‘54 A7

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Cinder Cone Ride Report by Randy Ressell

Photos by Randy and Steve Ortiz

As the weekend for the March 2nd Cinder Cone Dual Sport ride drew near, the weather

forecast called for heavy rain on Friday and Saturday with light rain on Sunday morning

then clearing in the afternoon.

Normally when you tell people you will go riding in the desert during or right after a rain

storm, you will get one of two reactions. The first one is something along the lines of

"Why do you want to go riding in all that mud?".

The second is "It rained in the desert? Let go riding!". The second response lets you know

that the person you are talking to is either a current or former desert racer or a long time

desert play rider.

These folks know that the desert floor is mostly sandy soil and that means that when it

gets wet it is perfect for riding. Traction is at it's best so your bike will accelerate, brake

and turn so much better than in dry conditions.

Sand washes are actually a joy to ride in instead of a struggle.

The temps are usually cooler meaning your bike will run great and the air is clean because

there is no dust. If you get real lucky like we did and there is no wind, you have one

of those rare days in the desert with perfect conditions.

I recently acquired a

"new to me" Cheney

framed Triumph 500

twin that had sat in a

garage for 40 years

that I was trying to get

ready for this

years BSA Owners

Club Dual Sport rides.

Mike Haney was kind

enough to rebuild the

transmission, forks,

etc, etc, and replaced

the electrical system

for me.

There were still many

small details that

needed attention to get

the bike ready for this

ride.

Randy’s New

Ride

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I worked on it until midnight for the few days leading up to the ride and I even had to get

up early Sunday to finish the last few items. There was no way was I going to miss this

event if I could help it.

When I left Orange County Sunday morning it was raining lightly, finally as I passed

through the Diamond Bar area it stopped raining but there were still dark clouds. When I

crested Cajon Pass I could see light down in the valley so I knew that it was going to be a

nice day in the desert.

When I got to Lucerne Valley (only 15 minutes before the start time) I was glad to

see there were 13 riders there ready to get started. Most of them are regulars on these

club Dual Sport rides and are veteran desert riders so they were not scared away by the

rain.

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There was a nice mix of British desert sleds in the parking lot including two BSA sin-

gles, two very nice Triumph 750 twins, two 500cc Triumph twins, one of which is Mike

Haney's recently completed bike, a beautiful custom with every part on it either made or

modified by him. It really is a work of art.

There was one very nice AJS twin ridden by 84 year old Eddie Crowell. Eddie still rides

like people half his age wish they could. He is my hero.

The other bikes were a mix of Austrian and Japanese street legal dirt bikes, one ridden by

a lady named Sandy that can out ride most guys I know.

Most of all it was great to see Steve Ortiz there who was going to drive his truck as the

ride sweep. We all know the serious health issues that Steve had to deal with last year. It

was nice to see Steve's enthusiasm and sense of humor still intact, when he was asked

when he would be able to ride again he answered "Tomorrow". When I told him it was

nice to see him again, he said "It's nice to see you, even if it is with one eye". Thanks

Steve!

The ride left town and headed out toward Anderson Dry Lake (not so dry today), up sand

washes and over the hills to the north which lead us past an area with hidden petroglyphs

on rock walls. We took a short break there to see the drawings. Very cool!

Back on the trail we eventually made our way to Route 66 and stopped for lunch at a

place named "The Barn" at about the 53 mile mark of our ride, near Newberry Springs.

This place has some interesting décor to say the least. The club even donated a piece of

"Art" to add to their collection on the ceiling.

The friendly staff there had burgers and refreshments ready for us when we arrived, you

can't ask for better service than that.

We gassed up after lunch and headed back towards Lucerne by way of different sand

washes, trails and mining roads, by the finish a total of about 100 miles had been cov-

ered.

All the riders on this years ride had exceptional skills which allowed us to travel at a

brisk pace without having to wait up for anyone. We had a great ride with no mechanical

break downs or any serious get offs.

This is one of those rides that you remember for years to come, perfect riding condi-

tions with a great group of friendly people who appreciate the classic dirt bikes of yester-

year. You just can't beat that.

Now I'm looking forward to the upcoming Al Baker ride in April.

Hope to see you there.

Randy Ressell

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Cinder Cone ...by Craig Rich

with photos by Steve Ortiz

Sunday, 3-2-14, about 20 people arrived at Café 247, to again do the Annual Cinder Cone

Ride. As usual I was on my Stock, 1964 Velocette Scrambler. Perusing the rest of the bikes

I realized I had the Only

Stock OLD motorcycle of

the group.

Back in 1997, I was up in

Big Bear riding my TR 25W

Triumph, looking for some-

place to go. As I was de-

scending HWY 18 towards

Lucerne Valley, I noticed a

road in the distance that dis-

appeared over the moun-

tains. Wonder where it

goes? Well, some hours later

I found it went to Johnson

Valley, then to the Cinder

Cone, a Dry wash, Power

line road, and finally to old

Route 66. Along the way I

met a couple guys on mod-

ern bikes,( modern for 1997)

that wanted to know where I

had come from—Big Bear--,

and where I was going? I

didn’t know where I was

going, but knew I needed

Gas and Lunch. They sug-

gested Newberry Springs—

“That way”. About 20mi

later I found a gas station

across the Freeway, and had lunch there as well. Eventually I found my way back to Lu-

cerne Valley and Big Bear. I thought gee this might be a good ride for the BSA Club.

A month or so later I hooked up with Joe Powers. We “pre-rode” the ride. First we found a

Breakfast/Start point. The Newly opened Café 247 “For the best food under Heaven check

us out in ‘97”, was their Slogan. Gas was just up the street, parking /staging next to the

restaurant, Good starting point. We rode the “Original route” to Newberry Springs where

Joe had suggested a Famous Restaurant, The Bagdad Café—they made a Movie about it

said Joe. Back at Café 247, we agreed this would be a good ride for the club. That was 17

years ago.

Mike Haney Goes Over Some Of

The Finer Points Of Handling Dual

Sport Bikes

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1971 Daytona Start

A couple years ago I sort of stepped down as the Sponsor of this ride. Mike Haney

stepped UP as the new sponsor—Thank You Mike. Since Mike’s involvement he has

attempted to modify the ride for Less Pavement, and Different routes (variety), still start-

ing at Café 247, and

lunch in Newberry

Springs. The other

thing that has evolved

is the Bikes. Riders

either bring “Modern”

motorcycles, or have

Modified their old

Triumph etc., for Bet-

ter Frames, Suspen-

sion, or both. Perhaps

the ride is Really too

difficult on Old Stock

Machines? Years ago a

rider professed “You

can’t ride a motorcycle

through this stuff”!

Another rider told me

NEVER would he do

this ride again—too difficult! Anyway I did complete the ride on my Stock Velocette, I

rode the Original route

straight through—I had

lunch in Lucerne Val-

ley. Total mileage was

106, I completed the

route in exactly 3 hours,

with only 2 repair

jobs—License plate

holder succumbed to

Vibration , and the Side

Stand spring broke,

again from Vibration.

Electrical tape was used

for both repairs.

This just might be my

last Cinder Cone

Ride—as I said back in

1997, Velocettes don’t

like deep Sand.. But for

John Gardner Suits Up

Steve Ortiz Keeping

His Eye On Randy’s

Bike

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At a recent BSAOC Dual Sport ride a friend showed me his latest modifications to his

Victor. He had made new billet triple clamps that changed the angle of the forks by three

degrees. He said that by making the forks more vertical he had reduced the rake from 30

degrees to 27 degrees. At that point I realized that he and many other people don't really

understand the geometry of a motorcycle. His modification was absolutely first class, in-

cluding new billet triple clamps that moved the top of the legs forward and pulled the bot-

tom in toward the motor. This indeed changed the fork angle by three degrees but not the

rake. What he had done was to increase the trail, the exact opposite of what he thought he

was doing. He made other changes like lengthening the swinging arm by one inch, retain-

ing the same wheelbase as before. So what he really did was to increase the trail, adding

high speed stability and shifting weight to the front wheel. The swing arm change added

high speed stability, increasing the speed at which the rear end would try to swap in rough

ground, and further shifting weight to the front wheel. What he got was more high speed

stability (slower steering), not faster turning as he had hoped. Perhaps the weight distribu-

tion change will enhance the bikes turning by loading the front wheel more, making it

"stick" better and not washout (??). This relationship of fork angle, rake and trail are high-

ly misunderstood by the general motorcycling public so my friend need not feel bad. No

mater what the fork legs do to put the tire patch on the ground, it is the resultant trail and

the steering axis angle that count, not the angle of the fork legs. At least he did things to

increase the stability rather than make it worse. Lets talk terms here.

Wheel base is the distance between the center of the front and rear axles with the bike

going straight and fully loaded.

Rake is the angle of the steering axis as determined by the angle of the head stock of the

frame with the bike fully laden on level ground.

Trail is the distance from the center of the front tire's patch of rubber on the ground to the

point on the ground where the steering axis center would project (an imaginary line

through the center of rotation of the steering stem extended to the ground). Trail is the

bike's "caster". Because the tire patch lies behind the steering axis, the wheel assembly

will caster behind that steering axis as the bike moves, self centering just like a shopping

cart at the market.

When my friend changed the angle of the fork legs he simply added more trail because the

tire's patch on the ground moved rearward compared to the steering axis projected ground

intersection point. Designers of motorcycle geometry have to make compromises in any

design. Their tools are rake (steering axis angle), trail, wheel base, and weight distribu-

tion. They can set the rake and change trail by moving the forks legs closer or farther from

Off road Suspension Geometry….by Lynn Bennett

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the steering axis or by angling the fork legs. But the rake is set by the head stock angle on

the frame. To achieve the selected trail the designer has the choice of positioning the fork

legs forward or backward by adjusting the triple clamps centers, angling the forks, posi-

tioning the wheel axle on the lower portion of the fork leg (leading, centered, or trailing).

But the trail is the important thing, not how it is achieved.

There are some Triumphs (I don't remember the years) that did the same as my friend

right from the factory. The triple clamps were designed so that the fork legs were not par-

allel to the steering axis. Again, they did this to fine tune the trail. Ducati's 916's and later

such models come with eccentric steering head bearings that can be installed one of two

ways to modify the rake by actually changing the steering axis angle.

To add some numbers to this discussion the following are some representative values

with sport bike numbers first followed by dirt bike numbers: Rake 23 to 30 degrees; Trail

3 to 5 inches. Note that all bikes are moving towards less rake and trail. Some of the lat-

est moto-crossers have nearly sport bike numbers for better motocross turning and require

a hydraulic steering damper to ride in cross country events due to excessive head shake.

A recent magazine had an article where they had modified a street bike to have zero rake

but normal trail. The author was pictured on this vertically raked bike, at speed, with both

hands off the bars. His claim was that rake is not nearly as important as trail. He is a ra-

ther brave soul, in my estimation, but probably correct. Rake was added to bikes years

ago to make the fork assembly strong by keeping the fork legs close to the steering axis

and still have trail. Angular set fork legs tend to operate in and out more smoothly since a

vertically positioned fork leg would tend to bend under rather than travel up for a bump.

Another error I have seen recently is the use of offset fork legs (sometimes called leading

axle fork legs) in triple clamps designed for straight legs. The offset is forward thereby

reducing the trail. Some such leading axle forks have one to two inches of offset thereby

reducing the tail by that much. This can make the bikes front end twitch in rough ground

or generate a high speed wobble. This is normally called head shake. When changing to a

different set of forks it is always best to keep the triple clamps with the legs to make the

trail the same and reasonable, if the new forks are leading (or trailing) axle type.

Motorcycle geometry is always a much debated subject. I hope this discussion helps your

understanding.

Lynn Bennett

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In the Spring Issue of a new British magazine, "Heritage Now", there appeared an article

on which oils should be used in vintage vehicles and why. I’ll paraphrase the article since

it is probably the best layman’s version on the subject that I have read anywhere.

Modern oils are unsuitable for use in vintage motorcycles. In an attempt to increase fuel

mileage thinner oils are being used in modern vehicles because they reduce viscous drag

on moving parts. This works in modern engines due to their closer tolerances and smooth-

er machined surfaces. Monogrades should be used in vintage engines because multigrade

oils are formulated with polymers that create long molecular chains. At low temperature

these long chained oil polymers curl up into small bundles allowing them to flow easier.

At high temperatures they unravel and tangle together, making for greater apparent oil

thickness. In the confines of the piston ring and the liner, the scraping action of the ring

aligns these polymers so that this multigrade oil thins and falls into the sump where it re-

gains its' thickness.

The oil in any engine acts as a gas seal between the ring and the liner and this thinning

action does not effect modern engines. However, in vintage engines the tolerances are

looser and increased oil consumption with reduced compression are possible.

For both modern engines and vintage ones, anti-oxidants help reduce the formation of

varnishes and lacquers that coat internal engine parts. The oxidation process is speeded in

vintage engines by the compression gases slipping by the rings and elevating the oil oper-

ating temperature if multigrade modern oils are used. Allowed to continue, seizure is pos-

sible with such high oil temperatures. Detergents are additives that tend to minimize the

engines internal parts from being coated by these varnishes and lacquers. Dispersant addi-

tives keep solid contaminants in suspension to be removed by modern engine filters. Most

vintage motorcycles have no such filters and can be helped greatly by frequent oil changes

or perhaps non-detergent monograde oils.

What I gather from the above information is that we should probably stay away from

modern multigrade oils. We should be choosing a monograde oil with a slightly higher

viscosity than we might run in our 2002 Buick. I have chosen to run Valvoline Racing Oil

in 50wt. Grade because it is monograde, includes additives for high performance motors

(as used by racers), and is a heavy duty oil which fits our severe service requirements of

our air cooled vintage motors. Other brands of Racing Oils would probably work just as

well. Since my bikes only get ridden at BSAOC events with the total mileage per year of

less than 600 miles, I change oil every Spring, just before our riding season.

Lynn Bennett

Oil For Vintage Motorcycles….by Lynn Bennett

BSAOC / SC members, we are updating our e-mail list in order to

contact you for any last minute changes in our calendar events, so

please contact Steve Ortiz at ; ortizst1@hotmail.com.

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Members please be aware that sometime in the next few months

we will be publishing our current Membership Roster, containing

your name, address, phone # and email address. If there is any

info that you DON’T want published please , call or email me .

Editor

Crude Shock Absorber Fix ...by Barry Sulkin

I remember from the Wintergreen Lane Ride a couple of months ago a big fellow

flogging a 100cc street Kawasaki on that ride. It turns out that he is a friend of Joe

Powers III and Joe sent me an E-mail asking if I had any small rear shocks that will fit

this Kawasaki. I didn’t have any but that request sparked a recollection buried deep in

my memory. Here is my reply to Joe:

Dear Joe, maybe you can straighten those shocks, no cost in trying. It’s been

done before with success. Here’s what happened a long time ago to me:

In 1967 I scraped up enough money for a pair of brand new Girling shocks for my

Honda 90. The first time out I was having practice time at Trojan Speedway near

South Gate, I slid out in a turn on the recently watered surface, the guy behind me

must have rode over my bike and I wound up with one bent shock.

In the pits, I removed the bent shock and was just looking at my loss while nearly

in tears. Some old desert rat walking by, stopped in his tracks, watched me rotating it

and while producing that telltale wobble. He said "here let me have a look at

that". He then took my shock, rotated it to a certain position and then gave it a hard

whack against a wooden fence post! He handed it back to me, said there you go kid!

The shock worked great, I was able to make the heat and main event that night and

it continued working well for two more years and thereon for the next owner of the

bike.

Bless the old fart for helping out that kid with his years of hands on experi-

ence. That makes me wonder, am I turning into an old fart just like him? For sure,

enough years have gone by.

Barry Sulkin

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© 2014 Art Sirota

I Sold My Dirt Bike in Mid Air

By Art Sirota

Oh I got in the dangerous habit, of spending each weekend away

over hills chasing glory and rabbits, with my friends on our dirt bikes we'd play

I rode an old BSA thumper, dead stock with a bright yellow tank

strapped on to my Vauxhall's front bumper, off we'd charge for the nearest mudbank

Fred always brought his Bultaco, with kickstart where side stand should be

on a Honda was my old friend, Paco, who always wound up in a tree

No mountain was ever too steep for us, our dirt bikes could climb any hill

no river was ever too deep for us, as we recklessly showed off our skill

Until that bright Sunday last summer, while chasing Ol' Fred up a trail

I gave 'er the gas - what a bummer, as over a cliff I did sail

For just as the hilltop was crested, Ol' Fred disappeared from my view

and suddenly I was invested, with an outlook on life that was new

I sailed like a ship with no rudder, no footing beneath my old knobbies

I heard myself cry out "Oh Brudder!, I need to find some safer hobbies!"

'Cause way down below me a river, was making its way through large boulders

down my spine I could feel a cold shiver, from my feet running up to my shoulders

Then suddenly I was suspended, and time seemed to crawl to a stop

I thought to myself if life ended, then certainly mine was a flop

In the distance I saw an outcropping, the direction in which I was flying

while both of my eyes were out popping, at the prospect of violently dying

Then I recalled Fred being serious, and wanting my Beezer - was he nuts?

yet by this time I was delirious, and considered his offer - though peanuts

And right then and there I saw clearly, if I lived through this awful nightmare

to show Fred how I loved him dearly, so I sold my dirt bike in mid-air

My front wheel touched down on the gravel, I had jumped across that canyon wide

I was more than a little unraveled, when I plonked down on the other side

Now you may think I was a chicken, to sell my ol' Beezer to Fred

but I am alive now and kickin' , and in no frantic rush to be dead!

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Members Only…...For Sale Wanted

12/1/13

FOR SALE - BSA 650A Lightning

1972 - $6,900

Beautifully restored to new-like condition and comes with original Owner's Hand-

book. Recently serviced, starts easily and runs great. If interested, contact C.W. Ed-

wards at cwedwardsgb32@sbcglobal.net or (949) 233-7440 and I will provide addition-

al photos, videos and details of restoration."

Members Only….For Sale / Wanted...Contd

For Sale: 1988 Matchless

G80 with 600cc electric start

engine and orig500cc Rotax

engine spare. Excellent

cond, only about 200 made.

Ca. licensed and reg. $5000.

See walk around at :

http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=pDOqgxGyNuQ

Barry Sulkin 310 398 6406

12/1/12

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For Sale: 1969 441 BSA Victor sp. O.I.F. re-chromed and centerless ground Betor

forks. Fabricated pipe with skyway s. a. muffler. Electronic ignition 1 inch longer swing

arm, CZ wheels and

brakes. Rickman style

folding foot pegs.

Steel gas tank , Fiber-

glass seat tail. Starts

and runs great, lights

work well. New

tyres, It even has an

original bates mirror.

$ 3200 call for de-

tails 310 874 4557

"Rob" 11/1/13

Wanted: I am looking for a BSA DBD34 to purchase for restoration. It really does not

matter what year or condition as long as it is all there (well as much as possible). Please

contact Julian at 760-815-7356 11/1/13

Wanted: Useable 4 plate clutch with cush drive hub to fit Royal Enfield 700, 750 twins

and 500 singles. Please call Dave Spilka, at (661) 965-1102. 1/1/14

Calendar of Events 2014

Mar 29 (Sat) BSAOCNC CLUBMANS SHOW & SWAP - San Jose Fairgrounds. March 30 (Sun) - Ride. Event Date is Confirmed. Info: www.BSAOCNC.org

Apr 6 (Sun) * BSAOCSC “INLAND EMPIRE” VINTAGE STREET RIDE starts in

the Temecula area. Turn east off the 15 to Walmart parking lot Apis Rd and Hwy 79

south. Meet at 9 AM, ride at 10 AM. Info: Paul Elmore (951)763-4037 Ride maps and

route sheets provided.

Apr 12-13 (Sat, Sun) ** BSAOCNC & SC MID-STATE RIDE starts Saturday from

the parking lot of the Black Bear Diner in Carmel, Hwy 1 & Rio Road. Info: Frank For-

ster (831) 688-2120 or Barbara Barrett (661)703-9249

Apr 13 (Sun) * BSAOCSC “AL BAKER DUAL SPORT” RIDE Meet at 9 AM at the

Al Baker Ranch, 16400 Wild Road, Helendale, Ca. Ride starts at 10 AM and is approxi-

mately 90-100 miles. For British & other vintage motorcycles with street registration, and

spark arresters. Info: John Gardner (310) 920-3393 or Mike Haney (760) 365-9191

Apr 13 (Sun) Vintage Bike O.C. at Beach Burgers 19102 Beach Blvd Huntington Beach. 2 –4pm

April 27 (Sun) * BSAOCSC “BARRY SMITH MEMORIAL” ALL BRITISH RUN

Hansen Dam Recreation Area, AQUATICS CENTER PARKING LOT, 210 Fry at Os-

borne. Turn left go all the way to the aquatics center parking lot. Meet at 9 AM/Ride at 10

AM. Info: Steve Ortiz (951)440-3521 or Barbara Barrett (661)703-9249

May 2 -9 (Fri - Fri) *** 51st BSA International Rally 2014 in Petaluma Califor-nia. Info: Don Danmeier 415-898-0330 or www.BSAOCNC.org, www.BSAOCSC.org

May 11 (Sun) Vintage Bike O.C. at Beach Burgers 19102 Beach Blvd Huntington Beach. 2 -4pm

May 18 (Sun) * BSAOCSC SWAP MEET” & BI-MONTHLY MEETING Classic

Motorcycles, Inc., 1425 N. Manzanita St, Orange, Ca. BRITISH MOTORCYCLES

ONLY! Begins @ 7AM to 11 AM. Seller fee $20.00 Pre-Registration required-Steve

Ortiz, (951)440-3521 BSA Meeting Info: Barbara Barrett (661) 703-9249 or Steve Ortiz

(951)440-3521 or Barry Sulkin (310)398-6406

24 May (Sat) BSAOCNC “Moto Marin”, San Rafael, Info: Ewen McKechnie, 415-485 5531

May 25 (Sun) Long Beach Motorcycle Swap-meet. Info: www.socalcycleswapmeet.com/

31 May (Sat) BSAOCNC “Mother Lode“ ride, El Dorado Hills Mike Crick, 916-797-0879

June 1 (Sun) * BSAOCSC FRAZIER PARK STREET RIDE Meet at 9 AM at the

Flying J Service Station Parking lot, SW corner of Frazier Park Mountain Park Road, &

Peace Valley Road, just west of I – 5 Freeway. Ride at 10 AM Info: Steve Ortiz (951) 440

-3521 or Burt Barrett (661)742-5539

June 6-7-8 (Fri-Sat-Sun) ** BSAOCNC / SC NORTHWOODS RIDE – Info: Frank

Forster (831)688-2120 or Burt Barrett (661)742-5539

June 8 (Sun) Vintage Bike O.C. at Beach Burgers 19102 Beach Blvd Huntington Beach. 2 – 4pm

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BSA Owners Club of Southern California

Email & Phone Directory

Specialists

Gold Star/Winged Wheel: Dick Newby

No Email (714) 839-7072

**********

Pre Unit Twin: Clive Brooks

Clive54bsa@aol.com (714) 771-2534

**********

C10, C11, C12, C15: “Position Open”

To any willing volunteer, contact Editor

**********

Unit Singles/B50: Jack Faria

(805) 551-4982

**********

Rocket III/Trident: Burt Barrett

(661) 742-5539

**********

Triumph/Sidehack: Russ Smith

(818) 343-8045

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BSA Unit Twins: Bill Getty

JRCEngineering@aol.com

********** Specialty Tool Consultant: Craig Rich

Questions: (562) 868-9389

**********

Please make calls between 9am and 9pm

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BSA Owners Club Regalia

Official BSA Owners Club “T” Shirt. Comes in Blue, Red, Grey and Black. Large, XL and XXL. Price is $20 for short sleeve and long sleeve $25. BSA Club sweat shirts are available in limited colors and sizes. Price includes shipping and handling. Take delivery at a Club gathering and save $5. Sizes and colors are limited, so place your order quickly!

Contact—Randy Ressell: Regalia Coordinator

Hm. (714) 448-1179, E-mail: b2v8384@yahoo.com

Sweatshirts $25 —$28

+ $5 S & H

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A 1952 Royal Enfield Lawn Mower Being Taken Out For

A Spin By Finlander Pasi Makiranta