Roger Smith of Independence Township and his team are back on the vintage bike tour, visiting the 2007 Gilmore Vintage Motorcycle Show June 10.
Their 1966 Suzuki X-6 Scrambler won first place in its class, Japanese Motorcycle 300cc or smaller, and the 6,500 spectators at the show voted it the ?2007 Spectators Choice.?
They also brought their newest restoration project to the show, a 1967 Yamaha YM2C Big Bear, and it won second place in the Japanese over 300cc class.
‘To win three awards at this event is unbelievable and we are still pinching ourselves to see if we aren’t dreaming,? Smith said.
Smith started competing last year, after retiring as a Pontiac detective. He restored the Suzuki and brought it to some vintage competitions around the country.
On Oct. 16, 2006, they won the National Championship at the American Motorcycle Association Invitational in Pickerington, Ohio.