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| Members and Guest Information |
| Ottawa Section CVMG |
| This page is to let you know about the Ottawa Section Members. Members can share whatever stories or information they like. Click on the links to take you to the pages. 2007 was a sad year for the Ottawa Section, losing 3 members. Jim Hunter, Bob Guzzo, and John Clarke - they are deeply missed
and also invited the Norton owners group. Jim wrote an article about "The Last Ariel" Jim also wrote about the Marmalade Norton and his Sunbeam, which he has since sold, with the new owner winning first prize at a the Delta Rally 30 minutes after the sale was completed. Check out Jim's tales of the Fatherland from his younger days and The Way We Were. Jim was the inspiration for a new Ottawa section trophy called the "Jim Hunter Masterbuilder Trophy" to be awarded to the person who has accomplished the greatest degree of excellence in a personal restoration project on a vintage motorcycle. Watch out for more details. We have dedicated a page to Jim Hunter Bob Guzzo - CVMG Charter member - had personally owned about 250 motorcycles, has been a racer on Gold Stars and other exotica, as well as various Italian and Spanish bikes. He was a dealer, and dabbles in the odd sale to his final days. He was a certified old bike valuer - with emphasis on the certified. We have a page of dedications to Bob Guzzo John Clarke, Boysie to his friends, was a long term builder of racing machines. He died suddenly enjoying the company of his many friends, including Bob Guzzo, at a lunchtime get together in Manotick. Other members include: Don Cutts - Section Scribe - Has written many ride stories including "Give us Paris or Death" Bruce Ray - Vintage Japanese seems to be his current preference with Suzuki's including a last year production '76 two-stroke road bike (GT500B) and early GSX 750 combined with a couple of mid- '70s Yamahas , a recent cafe racer restoration. No Kawasaki's yet but an early racer or 2-stroke might be possible....or maybe something British..???? Stan Johnson has some very nice machinery, Shannon Mannion did a write-up on Stan as the Man with the Red Panther. David Makin Frank Tetzlaff Frank Trepanier Pierre Lalonde Yves Doyon Brian Given - had been riding a Velocette Vemon, until he returned his 1959 Harley Davidson Panhead to the road after a long storage period. We're not sure what happened,but Brian was so taken by the Harley, that he went and purchased a 2007 1200cc Harley Sportster. Brian also has a BMW that has replaced the '59 Harley in the basement storage area. Patrick Hampson - Rides a '66 Triumph and wrote an article on his visit to the Honda Collection in Japan. Neville Miller - read the article by Shannon Mannion on Neville "Preserving a Legend" Peter Gaby Bruce Ray Dave Linkletter James B John Saxby writes and photographs vintage bikes and racing in South Africa. His articles include: Historic Racing at Zwartkops Raceway, Pretoria, South Africa Renaissance of a scrambler: fathers, sons, and old bikes Brian Wigmore - Rider from way back,elder statesman of the Ottawa Norton owners club in check out his story on Motorcycling in the Fifties |