Christchurch Classic Japanese Motorcycle Show. 17 March 2013

[toycollector10]

http://www.cjmg.org.nz/?page_id=1756

[The Lone Rider]

How old do the bikes need to be to enter?

[Katman]

A glance through the gallery on their site may give you a clue.

[Madness]

No reply ??

I'm with you Lone Rider, does'nt sound like they're too interested at all. Not at all .

Good luck to their show then, won't bother having a look.

You don't think there's a chance the OP simply hasn't seen the question yet?

This place gets more retarded by the day.

[Kickaha]

This place gets more retarded by the day.

Fuck yeah, not everyone bothers to come online every day

Stylo it's a good show with a lot of bikes you'd not get much oppurtunity to see anywhere else

[willytheekid]

Cool!

Might have to drag the whole family along for that one...great entry price

[toycollector10]

Sorry guys but I don't even come here on a weekly or monthly basis any more. The bikes on display will be all pre 1985. I would like to think that anyone who owns a modern Japanese motorcycle would be interested in the history and development of the bike he is riding. The air cooled 1969 Honda CB750 K0 was a big experiment for Honda. They didn't even make pressure fed dies for the castings as if the bike didn't fly they could cut their losses. They made 7,414 gravity cast "Sandcast" CB750's which are now super collectible. When demand totally outstripped supply Honda went to pressure die casting and the rest is history. There will be a Sandcast CB at the show. I was speaking with the owner last weekend and I could hardly take my eyes off the bike, it was so stunning. It was the first mass produced transverse four with electric start, disk brake and indicators. So there's the 44 year old genealogy of the UJM you ride. The first Superbike. And if you were in your teens or twenties in 1969 the bike would have been etched in your mind. To see the four upswept pipes and fabulous Candy colours, red, blue-green and gold. Followed up by the Kawasaki Z1 900 Super Four. Known as the "Jaffa" in Australia and New Zealand due to the orange colour-way. They only made 20,000 Z1's. Rare and desirable bikes that are seldom seen on the roads here in Christchurch. They will be only two of about 90 or so vintage bikes. So come on down and give your $7 to a good cause and get your mind blown! Thanks for reading all this.

[Mully Clown]

Looking forward to this. Been a great event so far, just have to remember not to go to Papanui this time.

[toycollector10]

Looking forward to this. Been a great event so far, just have to remember not to go to Papanui this time.

Thanks for the promotion Mully Clown. It'll be another memorable show this year. Staged only once every three years so be there or be square, ffolks.

[AllanB]

Reckon I'll be there. Cheers

[HenryDorsetCase]

Will be there. Last one was great

[Matt_TG]

Thanks for the heads up - I'm in CHCH this weekend and will be there

[young1]

Can someone please post heaps of photos?

Thank you

[toycollector10]

Can someone please post heaps of photos?

Thank you

I'll put up a link to the show images later next week. Below is a link to the 2010 show.

http://www.cjmg.org.nz/?page_id=1047

[AllanB]

Took my lad to the show this morning. A fine collection of memories from my youth with a number of my then 'dream' bikes.

Hondas out number all other brands .........possibly backing up their rep for long life?

Gave the 400 triple Kawa a tick for best Kawasaki as my brother owned one and it was a blast.


Funny thing when I see the old Japanese 'big' bikes - I remember seeing the likes of the CBX1000 new in show rooms and everyone stating how big they were. Compared to some of the modern road trains they were positively small!

Also had a chuckle as every bike is sitting on it's own centre stand. Good luck finding one now days on a new bike!

Many thanks for the show - there was a good crowd when I was there so it looks like a success.