Topic: AMCA judging Yankee meet

[Keith]

I am home from the AMCA Yankee meet in Greenfield, MA. I did not do well at all. Previously I received 95 points at the Rhinebeck, NY show, so I expected more than 89.5 this time. Sunrise orange flakes in paint is wrong…even when It’s original Honda paint. It has orange peel. Yep, they did. Luster on reproduction controls is wrong…”ever see a K2 signal switch with the horn beeper cancel button reproduced?” I asked. Or the handlebar clamp with flash- oil-neut- beam reproduced?” Ok, sure. Oh well, I will live!

[seanbarney41]

Ummm, yeah.  AMCA is not known for their expertise with CB750's, or most other Japanese machinery.  That's just a generalization.  Certainly there are some members about that "get it".  And what can you expect really?  The world of vintage motorcycles is so incredibly diverse, how can we really expect some random group of volunteer "experts" to be able to authoritatively judge all this minute detail?   

[newday777]

Sorry I didn't get back on Saturday Keith to meet you.
What bike did you show there? Was it judged on Saturday or Sunday that you received the bad points?
Pictures of the bike there?

[jlh3rd]

I am home from the AMCA Yankee meet in Greenfield, MA. I did not do well at all. Previously I received 95 points at the Rhinebeck, NY show, so I expected more than 89.5 this time. Sunrise orange flakes in paint is wrong…even when It’s original Honda paint. It has orange peel. Yep, they did. Luster on reproduction controls is wrong…”ever see a K2 signal switch with the horn beeper cancel button reproduced?” I asked. Or the handlebar clamp with flash- oil-neut- beam reproduced?” Ok, sure. Oh well, I will live!

the "orange peel " for Honda's sunrise metelflake orange tanks is well known by informed honda owners, but not by any AMCA judges I know. I bet I know the name of the judge that looked at yours, Maybe I will give a name later. (Mac Murray?).  They do not seem to have any knowledgeable japanese people.
This "orange peel" affect is mentioned by a vintage magazine article on the 550F. That article is found somewhere here in the SOHC4 archives, but AMCA judges don't know that. I was told to sand my tank!
I had one "judge" years ago think that my '75 550 F's tank was a custom paint.

I did , reluctantly, help judge a 550 K at a chesapeake meet a few years ago. I didn't know it was the presidents bike. Many things wrong.....he got 99 points.