2009 marks both the 40th anniversary of the CB750 and the 15th anniversary of the SOHC/4 Group. This year, at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days July 24-26 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, we have the chance to celebrate.
The Classic Club this year is the CB750 Sand Cast Only Club. As the name suggests, this is a group of sandcast 750 enthusiasts. The SOHC/4 Club has been invited to participate with room under the Classic Club Tent for a table with information about our club and display space for bikes.
While the main event is the CB750 celebration, I'm hoping there is sufficient attendance from SOHC/4 members to turn this into the 2009 Gathering.
I've posted information from Steve of the CB750 Sand Cast Club below that describes what they are looking for with regard to the CB750 display along with contact information should you desire to have your bike on display.
I'd like to poll the membership here and find out:
a) will you attend
b) do you have a bike you are willing to have put on display - what model/year
c) can you help organize this event
Now, as for the CB750 Club Tent, the tent will be 40' x 80' with electrical outlets. The display will have an overnight gaurd for security. The goal is to have every year/model of sohc CB750 under the tent display, 1969-78. A machine for every year/model Honda manufactured is a total of 19 different machines. This includes 75-78F Super Sports, 1969-70 K0's, 77-78 K's, 76-78 A model Hondamatics and the early and late versions of the K1. The tent display will also be open to competition bikes, cafe, chopper and customs. Owners' whose bikes are on display are encouraged to have some type of sign by your bike.
If you want your bike(s) under the tent display, please email me at sandcast232@yahoo.com with pictures and year/model of your machine(s.) For now, machines which will be under the tent display will be on a first come basis.
With a 40' x 80' tent, it's not unrealistic to have a minimum of 30 machines on display, so if you want your bike under the tent, the sooner you let me know, the better for all. It would be great to use all the square footage of the tent ! Right now, we have eight owners with 11 bikes to display under the tent. (four sandcasts under vin of 400)
There is the possibility of us participating in a Club lap on the track Friday and a Club Parade Sunday. Let me know your thoughts. Participation in either event is at individual owner's discretion.
The tent needs to have signage - 1. Banners on tent sides, 2. Signs on the ground beside the tent. It would be fantastic if there anyone out there who has a sign making business who can contribute for free or for fee. Let me know.
Another great part of this is that there is still reasonably good possibility Bob Hansen, age 90, from California, will attend. Mark McGrew and Bob Jameson are planning to give presentations about the technical and historical aspects of the CB750.
There will be a panel to answer questions about CB750 machine details. What this panel will look like and who will be on the panel is not yet defined.
