Topic: 2019 SOHC4 Family Reunion - Mid Ohio July 4th Weekend

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Sorry I missed some of you guys! We were set up in the infield across from the Wall of Death NOT in the campsites. Very peaceful there at night when the gate closed. No tent. We slept in Old Scrambler's trailer  and got away with it. Relay banner attached to the trailer door and Godzilla v1.0 riding on my seat. Couple other 750's there too. Good to see Danny again and good to meet Dave and his son. 1297 miles from Colorado.

[Bankerdanny]

The event was fun, but while there were 750's all over the place there wasn't any one single display or event organized around the CB750. I think I only saw one sandcast bike plus one sandcast engine on a stand. Honda, which had a couple of large displays, certainly didn't make any effort to highlight the 50's anniversary of the CB750 or the 40th of the CBX.

Also, neither of the show events, the VJOC and the AMA's, included even one SOHC 750F.

[Bankerdanny]

Pics or it didn't happen !

If you go over to the "your bike on the road" thread I have a picture of my 750F with Godzilla 1.0.

[MRieck]

Sorry I missed some of you guys! We were set up in the infield across from the Wall of Death NOT in the campsites. Very peaceful there at night when the gate closed. No tent. We slept in Old Scrambler's trailer  and got away with it. Relay banner attached to the trailer door and Godzilla v1.0 riding on my seat. Couple other 750's there too. Good to see Danny again and good to meet Dave and his son. 1297 miles from Colorado.

Surprised they let you out of the state you old codger.

[MikeSimon]

The event was fun, but while there were 750's all over the place there wasn't any one single display or event organized around the CB750. I think I only saw one sandcast bike plus one sandcast engine on a stand. Honda, which had a couple of large displays, certainly didn't make any effort to highlight the 50's anniversary of the CB750 or the 40th of the CBX.

Also, neither of the show events, the VJOC and the AMA's, included even one SOHC 750F.

Honda did have a CB750K and a CBX on display. Correct, they did not HIGHLIGHT the anniversary, but the VJMC just a few steps away did. The CB750F did not have an anniversary, nor did the CBX
Prolinks, that's why they were not featured, but I though there was a 750F in the VJMC tent. The fact that there was a lack of 750F in the show events cannot be blamed on the AMA or any other organizer. It's up to the owners to bring them there.

[Bankerdanny]

The event was fun, but while there were 750's all over the place there wasn't any one single display or event organized around the CB750. I think I only saw one sandcast bike plus one sandcast engine on a stand. Honda, which had a couple of large displays, certainly didn't make any effort to highlight the 50's anniversary of the CB750 or the 40th of the CBX.

Also, neither of the show events, the VJOC and the AMA's, included even one SOHC 750F.

Honda did have a CB750K and a CBX on display. Correct, they did not HIGHLIGHT the anniversary, but the VJMC just a few steps away did. The CB750F did not have an anniversary, nor did the CBX
Prolinks, that's why they were not featured, but I though there was a 750F in the VJMC tent. The fact that there was a lack of 750F in the show events cannot be blamed on the AMA or any other organizer. It's up to the owners to bring them there.

I wasn't blaming them per se, there were plenty of non-1969 model 750's around, so the fact that it wasn't the anniversary of that particular model SOHC4 750 isn't relevant in my opinion, and I could have entered my own 750F, but just didn't think that it was show worthy right at the moment.

I do however blame all 3 for not making much of an effort to bring the owners together at the top vintage bike show in the Midwest. A 750 specific track parade on Saturday before race practice for example. One of the other members posted something a couple weeks ago of an event in his area VJOC affiliated I believe, with dozens of CB750's

[MikeSimon]

I admit, I don't even know who or what "VJOC" is, but the clubs you mention are just too diverse to put on an event like you wish they had. This has to be done by the model specific interest group.
I can speak for the ICOA, The International CBX Owners Association which used to be - maybe still is - the largest "one model" interest group in the world and even they have a hard time to bring together enough owners to show an impressive presence.
We all know, that Honda is far from what they used to be in terms of motorcycle support. Ever since Mr Honda passed away, there is no real force in the company that supports motorcycle development and history. There will never be groundbreaking model introductions like CB750, GL or CBX anymore.
We were all pleased with the effort that Honda put in this time after being absent for so many years. After all, they brought staff and bikes all the way from California.

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

The event was fun, but while there were 750's all over the place there wasn't any one single display or event organized around the CB750. I think I only saw one sandcast bike plus one sandcast engine on a stand. Honda, which had a couple of large displays, certainly didn't make any effort to highlight the 50's anniversary of the CB750 or the 40th of the CBX.

Also, neither of the show events, the VJOC and the AMA's, included even one SOHC 750F.

Totally agree Danny. I was disappointed with that. I expected something considering the importance. The repop CR with "some parts from one of the original CR's" looked good.

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Well even though there were not any F's displayed there was intent 

Had my misfortunes not continued mine would have been up the hill. After wrenching for over 2 weeks only to bend a @#$% 34mm intake, remove the head and send it to Kenny with same day turn around, reinstall the head, degree the cam, sync the carbs, adjust the needles, get the trailer out and together, license the trailer (all this on Tuesday), etc etc etc load the bike, pack, sleep, awake at 5am and begin the drive in my untested at trailering with an unused trailer 4 banger 2009 Subaru with 1000lb and the rear full I drove 750 miles Wednesday...… The MF'r wouldn't fire when unloaded Thursday. FINALLY determined after spending much of the day Friday in the hot sun and humidity after multiple attempts at resetting air screws to the 60 size slow jets that came in the CR31 Specials that 2 -3 weren't firing. At that point being pissed and exhausted after 1297 miles I threw in the wrench and said #$%* it. I wasn't pushing the sonna#$%* to the show even though it was right there. Right now it is on the trailer while I am visiting in KY, heading to my daughter's in TN then down to GA to my sister's. I-70 sux. I-20 and/or I-40 back.

But hey, it sure seems MECHANICALLY sound now after 4 or so attempts haha  Hope I didn't just shoot myself in the foot.

Mike, was one of the CBX's yours? Glad I didn't attempt to bring mine to go along with all the other red ones. They were well represented.

[754]

Well it seems having our own meet has been great in the past.
 However when meeting in the future at large shows, start trading phone and email info with the others from the forum, in advance .   I think it would help.

[RAFster122s]

It was hot hot hot and humid during the entire weekend, being slightly cooler on Sunday. The attendance was noticeably down Sunday and the rains made parking in the fields a no go for most vehicles. I came in at Gate 3 Sunday and was early enough to be parked on the left side nose in before you reached the gate at the top of the hill.

Honda was there with a great collection of bikes from the California museum and had sales regional reps from all over. They also had about what 20 demo bikes outside the track on the asphalt parking area below the swap area. I did not take advantage of the demo bike opportunity.

Old Bike Barn had a few survivor choppers from back in the day, a cb750 and a Yamaha. They also had several other bikes that were interesting.
A cafe CX650 that was nicely done among them. The AMA museum had a large tent with a few bikes from their collection as well.

VJMC had a lot of bikes competing in their tent for a drawing and a line up of cb750s at the front including a '70 sandcastle and #1945 sandcastle cb750 motor on a stand beside the '70.

The Old Bike Barn bike competition on Sunday had a gorgeous original 10k mile cb550 in flake sunrise orange. Lots of nice bikes in that competition.

Saturday in one of the heat races of the 125 and 250 class , I believe, between laps it began sprinkling rain and when the pack can around into turn 4 10-12 of the bikes lost it in turn 4, off into the gravel trap... One bike lost it between turn 4-5 and he was being pushed by the bike until it slid off track, the rider took a long time before getting up. Fortunately no one had injuries requiring an ambulance ride and 6 of the bikes were trailered back around the track to the pits. The others rode their bikes back. Naturally that caused a red flag and ended racing until the track had time to dry off.  Friday I went through the paddock area and talked to several racers and they were complaining that the track conditions were horrible and it was very slick out there.
Apparently the track is worn down from years of racing since it was last repaved and it is overdue for another repaving. One of the reasons you will not see MotoAmerica bikes there...

It was fun but I don't know if I would return. It would have been a lot more fun had I met and hung out with fellow SOHC4 members. (Not having a cellphone I didn't look in the right place for everyone.

David

[Don R]

 Again I didn't make it, I hope to meet more of you, and sooner not later.
   It's a shame Honda doesn't want to highlight our bikes. Not much money for corporate to be made from us but you'd think the advertising could make a splash.  I think they're more interested in Accords and Business Jets.

[jlh3rd]

thanks for the compliment as the 1975 original cb550 was mine.....there were some nice bikes there.
they had a  " Then Came Bronson" display, with loaded bikes as in the series....memories.

[RAFster122s]

thanks for the compliment as the 1975 original cb550 was mine.....there were some nice bikes there.
they had a  " Then Came Bronson" display, with loaded bikes as in the series....memories.

Then we met briefly when you were moving the bike after the awards. I was the big guy in the black CX500 T-shirt and tan sun hat with Sohc4 forum patch and HTTA (Honda Transverse Twins Association, aka a CX500/GL500 or 650.) pinned to the front.
It was a gorgeous example, rare to find them in that condition today. Got to see what a flake sunrise orange looked like on a cb550 from the factory.


There were some nice CBX bikes in the VJMC tent, both stock and modified.
Ellis Holman had his domestic market cb305 on display in the VJMC tent


The VFR in Honda's display was the MidWest Honda Sales rep's.


David

[jlh3rd]

i have to apologize as i don't particularly remember meeting you. I remember watching the sky at that time and was thinking that rain was coming and needed to get the bike into my pickup . Rain, ramps, and loading a pickup bed with a 400 lb bike don't mix well. Plus, i talked to lots of people that day, a good time. Yep, saw the cbx's and the cx 500's. What i wouldn't do for a cbx. Vjmc tent had great bikes for display. .....and the norton's and triumph's. I like 'em all....

[754]

Honda as a company has had many successes. .the CB 750 was just one of them.
 It's way more important to us, than Honda as a company..

[MikeSimon]

Oh, and btw...The official event T-shirt had a 750SOHC prominently shown in the center!

[dave the welder]

A little (ok a lot) late a couple pics of my 750 and my sons(slopppybrush) 500 at Mid Ohio and back home on trailer

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