Honda CBX Motorcycle World

DV13 CBX rally April 5th thru 8th, 2013

The dates & reservations have been set up at Furnace Creek Ranch Resort for the weekend of April 5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th, 2013, Friday thru Monday respectively. There are 12 rooms in the Parkside area that have been reserved for us @ $160/nite(peak period, higher rates)plus 12% tax, etc. total cost per night will be $209.20 & 1st night automatically charged to your credit card when you make your reservation. Call the reservation dept. @ (760)786-2345 & ask for booking #526700 for the CBX group, should be king size or 2 queen beds available. Looking forward to this next spring! Any questions, etc. email me at: markmcbx@yahoo.com & let me know, keep the shiny side up!

Upcoming CBX rallies for 2012

The west coast CBX crew will be getting together on July 20th thru 22nd, 2012 in Reno, NV for a great weekend of fun & riding & good food & times with good friends! Also stay tuned for info on Morro Bay 2012, at the Morro Bay Inn Sept. 7th thru 10th, 2012, held in conjunction with the Drunks & Bums ride to Bigfork, Montana & back to Morro Bay. D & B ride will commence Aug. 29th or thereabouts and arrive in Bigfork, MT for Labor Day weekend at Dave Gaines' home there, ride out to Morro Bay Tuesday the 4th of Sept. or thereabouts. Stay tuned for more info on these classic events, & keep the shiny side up!

IRISH RALLY 2010

Well what can I say other than Rickie Whites rally was truly superb. I know rallies are not everyoneâ��s cup of tea but can only say you do not know what you are missing.Â

I went over via Dublin with Nick and Amanda Hare on the HSS from Holyhead and thank them for allowing me to share their B&B which was around six miles from the rally site at BallinamallardÂ Football club, County Fermanagh. We took the new N3 motorway up through the centre of Ireland which is excellent with hardly any traffic and only a small two euro toll to pay. Rickie arranged some of the best weather for many a long day and the site was excellent. Club members had full use of the catering facilities etc and Rickie had laid on all day tea and coffee and we even received a goodie bag from the local tourist dept run by biker Eddie McGovern. A nice touch Rickie.

Alan Winter who has recently recovered from serious illness was on hand to show us the beautiful trophies he had designed made for the rally and also the ones he has made for the euro rally which Amanda was taking back to Kent. They are made with various engine parts Alan had lying about in his garage! See picture. Good to have you back Alan. Rickie had laid on a sumptuous steak meal each night and the famous Ulster breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Entertainment was laid on each evening with a truly professional band on Saturday night. Nick and I managed to win spanners and sets of screwdrivers in the raffle so we had every base covered!

On Saturday we had a ride out to Mullaghmore which was a round trip of just under one hundred and fifteen miles which in the hot weather was just enough. Mullaghmore Â is of course the small fishing village where Lord Mountbatten was killed during the troubles in 1979. At the start of the rideout Rickie had arranged for a police escort and further police at junctions in Enniskillen so the just under thirty cbxâ��s could thunder through the town. You should have seen the car drivers and pedestrians faces as we passed through. Now I know how a king or queen must feel carrying everything before them! Another nice touch Rickie.On the way back we stopped in a valley the name of which I did not find out but nevertheless it was beautiful and green with shear cliffs and a salmon and trout river running through.

It was great to meet so many of our members from both Northern and Southern Ireland who have only been a voice on the telephone or a name on an email.Great to meet you all.The concours awards were as follows. BestÂ Twin Shock, Michael McBride, Best Pro-linkÂ Colin Stafford, Best Modified,Vince Noone, Best Special, John Currie. Best Paint, Norman Witherley. I cannot finish without mentioning Gaynor Helsby who came over with husband Graeme and their two dogs ho were in the sidecar of their superb pro-link outfit. Gaynor managed to break an ankle in Stranraer before boarding the ferry. She fell off a curb I believe but nevertheless after treatment at the local hospital Gaynor still came on to the rally. True grit as I am sure many would have given up and gone home. We felt it was only right to give GaynorÂ the Best in Show award.

Well done to Rickie and his helpers and thanks to you all for making it such an enjoyable event.Â

Mel Watkins

Chairman UK CBX Riders Club

Reno Nevada 2010 CBX Meet July 23/24

Hey everyone,

The annual CBX meet in Reno(formerly Carson City), NV is a go! Got the word from Trish Trenoweth, the sales director for the facility today and we are all set. Darrell Peck set most of this up already so thanx to him for his efforts, too, he has been ill and hospitalized(home now)so I took care of the rest for him.

There are 8 ea. 1-king size bed rooms and 7(now 6, just made my reservation)2-queen bed rooms available at a cost of $92.65/night plus room tax, includes breakfast Sun. morning and we get preferred parking out front of the facility like last year.

Call (775)851-8300 and make your reservation, ask for one of the rooms for CBX club group/Mark Miller. Dates are 7/23 and 7/24/10 with checkout 7/25/10.Rooms not reserved by June 23rd, 2010 will be put back into hotel inventory-get 'em now, folks!

Facility address is: Reno Courtyard by Marriott-South 6855 S. Virginia St. Reno, NV 89511

Easy access off US395, from south, get on US395 freeway from business route and go up to Virginia St. exit and get off, go north past Green Acres Drive and turn left into facility(in back part of big strip mall)at Sierra Center Pkwy.

From north, get off US395 at Neil Rd./Del Monte Ln. exit and turn left under freeway and then turn right on S. Virginia St. and go down to Sierra Center Pkwy and turn right into strip mall, you will see the facility in the back.

Questions, call me at (818)841-2546 or Darrell at (805)388-3331, or email me at markmcbx@yahoo.com or here at markmcbx@earthlink.net and I will get back to you ASAP.

See you all there! I got our room already........ Ride/drive safe and keep the shiny side up.

Mark Miller & crew

Death Valley 2010 CBX Rally

Death Valley 2010 CBX Rally
Suited up and threw a leg over the faithful steed, then hit the choke & starter button. The staccato rasp of a barely-muffled turbocharged Honda CBX filled the cool morning air with its hair-raising sound as small animals and birds took flight and ran for cover. I snicked the undercut trans into 1st gear and slid the clutch out to get underway for the 13th annual Death Valley CBX rally. I topped off with as much premium fuel as could be packed in the tank and headed for the highway to air out the venerable turbo CBX's ample lungs and enjoy one of the more righteously fun rides we've all been doing out west here.

After cleaning out the cobwebs from the compressor housing, I settled the beast into a steady 75mph cruising speed and headed north through the urban sprawl of L.A. and the San Fernando Valley, then out of town on State Rte. 14 north to the 1st planned refuel stop in beautiful downtown Mojave, CA. Once more hi-octane(?) fuel was added to the thirsty steed's tank, luggage security was checked and I was on my way once again. Heading north on 14, I settled back and listened to the CBX's music emanate from the single 3" dump tube from the turbine outlet and enjoyed the desert scenery and solitude. Veering off the main highway on a slightly more northeasterly course on Randsburg-Redrock Road, I ran the bike up to a slightly higher cruising speed and wicked the throttle a few times as the turbocharged six belted out its music. Several minutes later, the turnoff for the Garlock Rd. cutoff appeared and I veered left and onto the road. Several wide flat-out sweepers met me and the seething six as we ate up asphalt(and fuel)at an alarming rate! All too soon, US395 appeared at a stop sign, and I turned left onto the highway and went up to another turnoff known as Searles Station Cutoff Rd., swung right on this road and cleared the railroad tracks at a reduced speed to keep the bottom of the bike intact. I proceeded to where the cutoff dumped me onto Trona Rd. and kept at a speedy northeasterly pace and soon came to State Rte. 178 east of Ridgecrest, CA. Turning right onto the road, I accelerated briskly up to cruising speed and followed it through the small canyon and some nice sweeper turns, and then turned with the road on a northerly direction past the borax plants and Searles Dry Lake en route to fuel stop #2 for the ride.

Having had some cold water and a pit stop for the pilot as well as the bike, I got on the black turbo six and swung out into the highway going north out of the bustling metropolis of Trona, CA. Once city limits were cleared, I turned up the wick slightly and went over the summit going out of town into the Panamint Valley. After the twisty section going down the grade was cleared, the road straightened out after several excellent wide sweeper turns and I threw some fire into the turbo unit, quickly accelerating up to an illegally fast cruising speed and just as quickly arriving at the intersection of Panamint Valley Rd. and Wildrose Cyn. Road. A short inflight breather was taken with more cold water and some munchies, then out on Panamint Valley Rd. at a healthy clip to State Rte. 190, the main west-east artery into Death Valley Nat'l Park.

I maneuvered the CBX onto the highway and very quickly accelerated around a motorhome and a couple of unsuspecting cars, then cranked up the throttle and let the turbo spool up and fill the CBX's lungs with copious amounts of premium fuel up the grade and excellent twisties up to Towne Pass at 4900 ft., the last bit of cool air before dropping down the narrow canyon and twisties where the road finally straightened out. I cranked on the throttle some more and cleared some air on a few dips/rises in the otherwise straight highway and kept in it unitl it sputtered and ran out the main tank. I hit my reserve fuel and proceeded a bit more cautiously into Stovepipe Wells, an out post at the west end of the park. Fuel was added with some modifiers to allow for regular fuel to be run, and I grabbed some more cold water from the tank bag.

Upon refreshing myself and my faithful ride, I then set out for the 25 mile ride to the Furnace Creek Ranch Resort facility along a nicely paved road and proceeded well below sea level according to the roadside signs posted along the way. I pulled into the facility, parked in the shade as high temps were affecting the power output of the ride at this point, and got my room and proceeded down to where the whole crew let out a recognizing yell as I pulled into the parking area, and they pressed a cold drink into my hand upon disembarkment from the turbo CBX.

This is what it's all about--good bikes, good friends, good food/drink, and most of all, good times!! Death Valley is one of our more fun runs and the most relaxing in my opinion.

DV10 will be held April 23rd, 24th, 25th, & 26th, 2010--last date for group reservation is March 22nd, so get 'em in now!!

Click here for more info: DV10 Rally info

Come on out and join in the fun!!

UK cbxers 82 special stolen. Reward if located.

UK cbxers 82 special stolen. Reward if located.

Hi everyone, Phil Welch a member of the uk cbx club www.ukcbxclub.com has had his superb 82 special stolen by some lowlife from outside his home in London.(It was locked) The details are as follows.

It has a 79 headlight conversion as fairing has been removed.The machine is painted in Dream Machine Suzuki blue metallic with a yellow stripe across the top of the front fender,gas tank and tailpiece so will need to be repainted before they try and sell it as very distinctive and stands out in a crowd. Special red&yellow decals with Honda Supersport Wing on tank and 79 design cbx logos on side panels. Honda CBR1000FK front forks and brakes and both wheels in bright yellow as above on bodywork. Swinging arm was re engineered with large alloy plates to take large rear wheel.White power rear shock. Harrison Billet 6 pot front callipers and 4 pot rear.Fitted Marving chrome 6 into 2 exhaust. Please keep an eye out on ebay and auto jumbles or anywhere used cbx parts are sold. We have advised Louis to keep a look out and advised cbx clubs around the world so hope that will make the bike too hot to handle. Phil is offering a £500.00($800) reward leading to recovery of the bike which has taken him many years to build in his spare time.He had just come back from a trip to France on it so you can imagine how he feels. His email is phil.welch@sky.com or you can contact me on cbx6meluk@aol.com anytime. Thanks for looking.

All the best

Mel

The CBX Book

Hi CBXers,

"The CBX Book" ... It is presently being written and well underway, and tentative completion is Fall-2009!

You can be part of it ... have your CBX appear in "the CBX Book!"

As this is the CBX's 30th Anniversary (1979-2009) I have decided to write a Book on the CBX-marque ... yes, I may be mad! The purpose of this non-profit-making Book is primarily to get people talking about the CBX, and to help elevate the CBX to its rightful 'mantel' in Motorcycling History! I will send a free copy to every Motorcycle Magazine around the World that I can find, the remaining 1,000 copies will be sold at cost to CBXers who want them. The production costs of the Book will be as low as they can be for Printing and Postage (as it is being self-Published and self-Funded by me!), but aims to be a high-quality hard-back full colour Publication.

I would like to request any interesting photos or information you may have. If you have a CBX, I would like to include it in the Book. This is not a 'Technical Document' but rather aims to cover every aspect of CBXing and CBXers around the World. I have chapters on ...

CBX History: do you have old photos of when you first bought the Bike new? Any photos from 1978 to 80s?

Brochures/Adverts: do you have the original Honda brochures and adverts ... I need French, German, Italian and Australian adverts. I now have Honda's permission to reuse these.

Specials: Moto Martin, Spondon, Egli, Dresda, Dunstall, Rau, AMC, etc. Have you any information about Special-frame builders ... or do you own a Special Framed CBX?

Personal Specials: Streetfighter CBX, Chopper CBX, Turbo CBX, etc

Racing CBXs: Drag Bikes, Circuit, Racing Side-cars, etc.

CBX-combo: trikes, and sidecars

CBXer's Bikes: whatever your CBX is like ... Concours or 'Rat-Bike' no problem, get it in the Book for CBXers Worldwide to see! There will be a Chapter introducing the CBX-Z, CBX-A, CBX-B, and CBX-C so if you want your CBX to be in print, let me have the photos (ideally you on, or beside your CBX). Give me your details in the photo title eg. "Ian Foster, Limavady, N.Ireland.jpeg"

Photos : as high-resolution as possible please (digital file size 1.0MB+).

If you have photos or information of interest please contact me at: ian@netvigator.com ... or 'Snail mail' the information to: - Ian Foster, 8 Cloghan Rd., Limavady, N.Ireland, BT49 0PJ, United Kingdom ... or, - Ian Foster, 'Seasons Palace #75,' 157 Kam Sheung Road, Pat Heung, New Territories, Hong Kong.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Best Regards, IAN FOSTER (N.Ireland and Hong Kong)

Work : www.udi-hk.com
Play : www.cam-hk.com

BSA is Marque Of The Year for AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2009

BSA is Marque Of The Year for AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2009

One of Great Britain's most storied motorcycle companies, BSA, will be the Marque of the Year for AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2009, the world's largest gathering of vintage motorcycle enthusiasts, set for July 24-26 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

"BSA's place in motorcycling history is impressive, with its well-known and well-raced BSA Gold Stars, Shooting Stars and more,'' said Tigra Tsujikawa, events coordinator for the AMA. "We're glad to showcase the marque at this year's AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, and highlight the machines and people who made BSA famous."

Founded in the 1860s as the Birmingham Small Arms Co. to build weapons for the Crimean War, BSA branched out to motorcycles and was making machines entirely in-house by 1910. Originally aimed at the utility and recreational market, the bikes became well-known to racers the world over after the factory entered a team in the Daytona 200 in 1954, and BSA riders swept the top three places. Its Gold Star 500cc single, in particular, has become one of the most iconic bikes in all of motorcycling.

Not only will the weekend feature bike shows, vintage racing and North America's largest motorcycle swap meet, but a parade of classic motorcycles representing each year of the AMA's 85 years will celebrate the heritage of American motorcycling. Also on tap: demo rides of current production bikes, motorcycling seminars, the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame auction, stunt shows, the new product Manufacturers' Midway, club corrals featuring marque and regional clubs, and guided rides through the rolling Ohio countryside.

AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days benefits the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum. The goal of the Museum, located on the campus of the American Motorcyclist Association in Pickerington, Ohio, is to tell the stories and preserve the history of motorcycling. For more information, call (614) 856-2222, or visit the Museum's website at www.motorcyclemuseum.org.

For more information about AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2009, visit www.AMAVintageMotorcycleDays.com.

2009 WORLD WIDE MEGA CBX RALLY

2009 WORLD WIDE MEGA CBX RALLY
June 24th-28th 2009 Cumming, Georgia, USA

30th Anniversary
Hosted by

Louis Mintrone from WWW.USEDCBXPARTS.COM
AND
Bill Brint from TIMS INTERNATIONAL Inc

This will be one of the largest, if not THE largest Honda CBX rally ever put together. This rally is not associated with any clubs. This is a rally for all CBX owners from all over the world to come together for a great event and meet old friends and make new ones. We are expecting over 60+ people from overseas to attend this event, and we are hoping for over 150+ people from the USA and Canada. The location of the rally will be in Cumming, Georgia. We picked this site for 3 reasons, Bill has some of the best riding places in the area, he has offered to do it at his place and it is near Atlanta International airport. There will be no problem getting you guys from the airport to the rally site too. The rally site is about 20 minutes from one of the best places to ride motorcycles in the USA. Bill will show us some of his favorite back roads that he's found living in that area for most of his life. I personally have ridden there many times and it is great riding.

We will ride in The northern Georgia Mountains, North Carolina mountains and to name some places you might have heard of, the Dragons Tail, Cherohala Skyway, 129 scenic hwy, NC hwy 28, Bald Mountain, Blue Ridge Parkway and many more unknown roads. Also Bills place is about 2 hours from Barbers Motorcycle Museum. We arranged for our group to stay at the Comfort Suites of Cumming (phone # 770-889-4141) When you make reservations tell them it will be for the MOTORCYCLE RALLY and they will give you the rate of $89.00 per night per room. There are 77 rooms at this hotel and if we need more there is another hotel next door. The hotel has a pool as well as many other amenities. They say that they serve a free, healthy breakfast.

The rally site will be at Bills house. He has about 5 acres and has hosted many get together's there. The hotel is about a mile from his place. There are plenty of restaurants within walking/riding distance from the hotel. On Friday and Saturday night we will have catered dinners. As far as we know now, these will be an all you can eat southern type BBQ and each night will be different food. We will have a large tent set up with chairs during the rally dates. We want to make this a riding rally and come back in the evenings to share our events at Bills place. We are also going to be raffling off at least one CBX for this event and we will have many CBX parts to raffle off as well. All proceeds from the raffles and the rally will go to Toys for Tots. We are also working with other clubs around the world and trying to get them to donate CBX T- shirts from their clubs as well.

We have not come up with a price yet for this rally, we think it will be around $50.00 and this will include the catered food. We are also asking any CBX owners who are coming to this rally and have extra bikes, to please bring what they can so that our far away CBXers can use their bikes. You can get in touch with me at usedcbxparts@hotmail.com. So far I have about 17 extra bikes that others have loaned our overseas friends for this event. We will need lots more. I will let you know ahead of time who needs your bike and you and him/her can email each other. Just another way of knowing a fellow CBXer. I also have set up a trucking company that will haul your bikes from the west coast to this rally and wait there until the rally is over and then bring your bikes back. He will do this for $650.00 round trip. I have used Larry from B and B (phone # 209-495-3729) over the years with never a single problem. He said he will do this if he gets a minimum of 25 bikes. He also said he will still do it for the $650.00 if there is only 1 bike, but he will not wait there at the rally site. He will just pick it up when he is going back. Larry also said that he can have about 4 pick up places in CA to get all the bikes. Larry has set aside the dates for this rally to do this for us. $650.00 is a very good price for round trip.

I am working with two companies in the Atlanta area that rent bikes if you do not want to borrow someone else's. We are trying to get a shipping company to ship all the owners bikes that want to attend from the UK area as well. I will email the UK Riders club when I have all that info. I have set up something for our Iceland friends to get their bikes here as well. I think that most of them will borrow someone else's bike due to the cost.

We have made arrangements for you to rent a bike if you choose to do so. This will guarantee you will have a bike to ride for the rally due to the tremendous response we have received for the rally.

A limited number of bikes are available so call early for reservations! They will pick you up at the airport for NO CHARGE.

Visit Eaglerider.com for more information or You can call 404-675-2990 EST ask for JJ

Please make reservations as soon as possible as this will help us hold the entire hotel and also help the caterer with a head count for food. We know for a fact at this time that guys from Norway, Iceland, Australia, Canada, and the UK are coming. For the guys in the USA, lets make this the best CBX rally ever and show our fellow CBXers from other countries how a rally in the USA works. I have personally been to a rally in the UK and Iceland and those guys know how to have a heck of a great time. Good riding and great hospitality, it's our turn to show them the same great time if not better! If you have any questions please email me at

Contact information: Louis usedcbxparts@hotmail.com 352-522-0030 ESTï¿½ or Bill sales@timscbx.com 770-475-5550 EST.

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AMA concerned about new threat to motorcycle safety training funds

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is urging Congress to allow states to divert federal money now used for motorcycle training and awareness to instead promote the use of motorcycle helmets, the American Motorcyclist Association reports.

Peters sent letters to House and Senate leaders this week asking for the change.

Ed Moreland, AMA Vice President for Government Relations, expressed concern that diverting federal motorcycle safety funds to promote helmet use could harm rider training courses and motorcycle awareness programs that are already underfunded in many states.

"Helmet use is certainly one part of a comprehensive approach to motorcycle safety," said Moreland. "But this step is a direct raid on funds that were appropriated by Congress to address the specific safety concerns of the motorcyclists rights community. Furthermore, the use of motorcycle helmets is already advocated in existing motorcycle safety initiatives.

"Funding for rider-training courses is frequently under threat in cash-strapped states, and cutting the same-size pie into thinner slices is not the comprehensive, thoughtful, national motorcycle safety strategy we need."

Moreland also expressed concern that Peters proposal could contradict sections of transportation bills passed in 1998 and 2005 that ban the use of federal motorcycle safety funds to lobby state legislatures in favor of mandatory helmet laws and could effectively reverse those bans.

The AMA strongly advocates the voluntary use of helmets by adults, along with other appropriate safety gear, and does not oppose laws requiring helmet use by minors. But the Association believes adults should be allowed to make their own decisions about when to wear a helmet.

The American Motorcyclist Association: rights. riding. racing.
Founded in 1924, the AMA is a non-profit organization with 290,000 members. The Associations purpose is to pursue, protect and promote the interests of motorcyclists, while serving the needs of its members. For more information, visit the AMA website at www.AMADirectlink.com.