BIKE OF THE MONTH


April 2024 Bike of the Month
Bike of the Month Angelo Taferella of Huntington Beach with his 1972 Rickman Yamaha IT 200

Make: Dave Miller Concepts
Frame: Rickman chrome-moly
Year: 1972
Country of Origin: England/Japan
Engine:Yamaha 200cc Single 2-Stroke
Transmission: Yamaha 6 speed
Owner: Angelo Taferella
City: Huntington Beach

Dave Miller Concepts Street Tracker

Congratulations to Angelo Taferella of Huntington Beach for winning Bike of the Month with his 1972 Rickman Yamaha IT 200. Angelo won a plaque provided by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys.

Mixin' It Up! This bike is chock full of custom and hand fabricated bits.

Angelo has only owned the street tracker for a short time, here is his list of some of it's features:
  • Dave Miller Concepts Street Tracker
  • 1972 Rickman nickel plated chrome-moly frame
  • Yamaha IT 200cc single 2 stroke
  • 6 speed transmission
  • Zundap Custom one off aluminum gas tank and seat cowling
  • Dave Miller hand fabricated swing arm
  • Dave Miller hand fabricated expansion chamber
  • Honda CR front forks
  • Honda CR wave rotor disk brakes
  • Ohlin shocks
  • Sun Street tracker rims
Angelo has won Bike of the Month twice in the past
February 2024 with his 1984 Yamaha RZ485
October 2009 with his 1935 Triumph T80

Thank you, Angelo for bringing your Street Tracker out for all of us to see. See all the photos in our April 2024 Gallery.

The Bike of the Month contest is held monthly at the Vintage Bike OC meet. Qualifying motorcycles must be 30 years old or older. Former Bike of the Month winning bikes are not eligible to win again. Anyone attending the meet is eligible to enter a qualifying bike in the contest and vote for their favorite bike. The winning bike is chosen by a popular vote and is featured on the Home page for one month and in this feature article. The Bike of the Month articles are permanent content on the site.

Bike of the Month Gallery
Photo gallery of all the Bike of the Month winners.
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April 2024
1972 Rickman Yamaha IT 200
March 2024
1970 Honda US90 Trike
February 2024
1984 Yamaha RZ485
January 2024
1993 Moto Guzzi 1000S
December 2023
1953 Moto Guzzi Falconi
November 2023
1961 BSA D1 Bantam
October 2023
1964 Honda CB77 Super Hawk
September 2023
1966 Honda S90
August 2023
1973 BMW R75/5
July 2023
1974 Honda XR75
June 2023
1975 Honda MT250 Elsinore
May 2023
1947 Indian Chief Bobber
March 2023
1982 Kawasaki GPZ1100
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