VINTAGE BIKE OC NEWS

Huntington Beach, Calif. - We were spared from the rain just long enough to have an excellent meet today. It started out slowly, but ended with 28 bikes in attendance. Our Bike of the Month winner was possibly one of the rarest Honda's in the world.

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Bike of the Month - Philippe de Lespinay

Philippe de Lespinay of Newport Beach with his 1966 Honda RC116

Congratulations to Philippe de Lespinay of Newport Beach for winning Bike of the Month with his 1966 Honda RC116.

This is the first bike Philippe has ever brought to our meet. An ultra rare Honda racing bike. We were fortunate to be able to see this bike today.

Read all about Philippe's 1966 Honda RC116 on our Bike of the Month page.

Second Place - Jeff McCoy

Jeff McCoy of Huntington Beach with his 1972 Suzuki GT750.

Congratulations to Jeff McCoy of Huntington Beach for winning Second place with his 1972 Suzuki GT750. The GT750 was nicknamed the "Water Buffalo" being one of the first liquid cooled Japanese bikes.

Jeff has won Bike of the Month four times in the past.
Past Winnings:
May 2025 1963 Triumph TR6-SS
June 2021 1930 Scott Flying Squirrel
November 2020 1975 Norton Commando 850
February 2019 1950 Norton ES2

Third Place - Baird Bergenthal

Baird Bergenthal of Midway City with his 1967 ItalJet Conquistador.

Congratulations to Baird Bergenthal of Midway City for winning Third place with his 1967 ItalJet Conquistador. The ItalJet boasts a 70cc single engine with a 6 speed transmission.

Baird has won Bike of the Month four times in the past:
December 2021 1963 Testi Grand Prix 50
August 2021 1958 Hercules K100 J-Be
May 2021 1963 Batavus Bilonet
December 2014 1957 Moto Beta

Thanks to everyone for showing up and making this another great event. Thanks to John Zindler for helping with the voting this month.

Next month's meet is, May 10, 2026. I'll see you all there.

Keep On Ridin',
Joe Kagerer