Cook Neilson, CBX and coincidences at Barber

CoreyL · Post by **CoreyL** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:48 am

When I was at the 2013 Barber Vintage Festival last weekend, while cruising the swap meet, I found a copy of the Feb 1978 issue of Cycle magazine featuring the new Honda CBX on the cover. I bought the issue and headed over to look at the bikes in the auction tent. They had a 1979 CBX in there and, while I was looking over the CBX, Cook Neilson walked up, He was the editor of Cycle in 1978 and he is the one who wrote the piece and is pictured in the article. Cook was gracious enough to autograph the article for me and tell some great tales about the CBX test and writeup. How lucky was that?

Larry Zimmer · Post by **Larry Zimmer** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:16 am

Too cool, Corey! One to treasure.

daves79x · Post by **daves79x** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 12:25 pm

Yes, indeed. The coincidence of a lifetime! It was a real pleasure to witness your stroke of luck. And a real treat to hear Cook describe testing the CBX.

Dave

rpleines · Post by **rpleines** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 1:54 pm

Wow!!!!! How great is that!!!!!!

steve murdoch icoa #5322 · Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:30 pm

Very cool, Corey.
Another one of those "you meet the nicest people on a Honda" stories.

Z Grand · Post by **Z Grand** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:42 pm

Very cool, indeed!

cbxmel · Post by **cbxmel** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:59 am

You lucky guy!!!
cheers Mel 1876

daves79x · Post by **daves79x** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:42 pm

Here are a couple of shots of us meeting Mr. Neilson at the auction tent.

steve murdoch icoa #5322 · Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:32 pm

Did he mention if he is in the motorcycle industry these days? Just curious.

daves79x · Post by **daves79x** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:16 pm

He is a photographer now, when he feels like it. He's 70 years old and somewhat retired. He really hasn't done much officially in the motorcycle arena since he moved to Vermont many years ago. That's what I gleaned from talking to him and doing a bit of research afterward.

Dave

Jeff Bennetts · Post by **Jeff Bennetts** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:41 am

daves79x wrote:He is a photographer now, when he feels like it. He's 70 years old and somewhat retired. He really hasn't done much officially in the motorcycle arena since he moved to Vermont many years ago. That's what I gleaned from talking to him and doing a bit of research afterward.

Dave

And his hat is bigger than your's.

daves79x · Post by **daves79x** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:07 pm

So are his riding skills.

Dave

CoreyL · Post by **CoreyL** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 4:51 pm

In the pictures above with Cook Neilson, the chap in the black t-shirt with the be-goggled queen on it is not the bike's owner but is, in fact, my buddy Fred Johnson from Ft. Myers Florida. He WISHES he were the bike's owner...

Best,
Corey

CBXTRA6 · Post by **CBXTRA6** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:24 pm

Cory, you scored a priceless artifact there ! I met Cook on a couple occasions but his comment and autograph on that cover is simply awesome !

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