San Francisco Motorcycle Club - Est. 1904
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two wheel tramp
exploring!
Rob D's bad-a** Ducati ... also a multiple time Moto Melee finisher ...
Thanks to John Myers for taking these wonderful pics of our 110th Anniversary celebration, and thanks to all the BARFers and other San Francisco motorcycle people who came to our party, and to the Yonkers, Pasadena, Oakland and other sweater clubs that also attended ...
See you at our 115th Anniversary Party, or at the Dirt Bag Challenge ...
And, of course, if you like motorcycles and live in or near San Francisco, the SFMC is your
motorcycle club ...
see you around the campfire,
-- SFMCjohn
I saw the red bike and told the owner that it was gorgeous. :love
I met the guy with the Duc at Coyote Coffee (AWESOME BARF SPONSOR!). He's very nice and his bike is awesome. The sexy DL650 next to the Duc is mine. :teeth
SFMCjohn
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Good times indeed. A few of us split off for a couple of impromptu stops and enjoyed playing catch up - O.G. "City Tour" style.Found myself in a couple of those pics but sorry that I never found you, John! Maybe one Thursday soon...
Cheers~
TJT
Hey TJ! :ride
Super sorry I missed a chance to catch up with you ... I'll have to go
back through the pics and see if I can spot you ...
artyWould have been fun to try to keep up on the O.G. "City Tour" ... :laughing
Hope you and Betsy are well, please remember me to her ... :thumbup
I'm sure our paths will cross soon,
yer ol' pal,
-- John A
SFMCjohn
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I've got to try to swing by Coyote Coffee soon ... Rob D is good people, I did get a chance to say hey to him ... I'm standing just out of the frame of that pic
next to the sexy DL650 waving at you! :laughing
see you around the campfire,
-- SFMCjohn
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SFMCjohn
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OK, here's one last pic, taken by my friend Ryan, that I think
captures the spirit of of my motorcycling experience, anyway, here in
San Francisco, with BARF and ADV and the DBC and the SFMC ...
That's our Road Captain, Ben, on his bumblebee FZ1 on the left, the gal with the
pink goggles is on a California Giro vintage bike, and Brian is on his DR-Z ... covering
all the motorcycle bases ... :ride
Here's a link to Ryan's blog with pics from the110th:
http://hyryz.wordpress.com/2014/10/29/sfmc-110th-bday-celebration-oct-2014/
see you around the corner,
-- SFMCjohn
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Papi
Mmmmm...Faster
Now that's Bitchen. :thumbup
Even more interesting is how the truck and bike blend with the same colors as the CycleGear sign in the background.
Even more interesting is how the truck and bike blend with the same colors as the CycleGear sign in the background.
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SFMCjohn
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Flood damage repairs ...
IMG_3157 by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr
We got slammed by the by the December 2014 storms that caused
flooding along Folsom Street in the inner Mission ...
The city has been working with us and with the other businesses
along the 1200 block of Folsom to help repair damage to
buildings in that area ...
Here is a pic of the clubhouse stripped of the nice hardwood floor we
installed when we converted the old blacksmith shop into
a club house ...
IMG_3158 by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr
We found some evidence of the previous owner's business down in the foundation ...
IMG_2890 by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr
... and a couple of pics of what the place looked like in 1947,
when we purchased it ...
see you 'round the corner,
-- SFMCjohn
IMG_3157 by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr
We got slammed by the by the December 2014 storms that caused
flooding along Folsom Street in the inner Mission ...
The city has been working with us and with the other businesses
along the 1200 block of Folsom to help repair damage to
buildings in that area ...
Here is a pic of the clubhouse stripped of the nice hardwood floor we
installed when we converted the old blacksmith shop into
a club house ...
IMG_3158 by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr
We found some evidence of the previous owner's business down in the foundation ...
IMG_2890 by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr
... and a couple of pics of what the place looked like in 1947,
when we purchased it ...
see you 'round the corner,
-- SFMCjohn
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SFMCjohn
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Hey Papi,
Super-bitchen! :thumbup
Didn't notice the CycleGear color-coordination ... :laughing
good luck on the salt in '15,
-- SFMCjohn
augustiron
2fast 2live 2young 2die
That reflooring picture is hearbreaking when viewed after this one
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8733816&postcount=53
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8733816&postcount=53
SFMCjohn
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Damn, I didn't know SFMC got flooded. Is it just the floor that got damaged?
I'm completely out of touch with everything in SF since moving to Petaluma.
Not that I don't like it here..
johnk
Hey johnk,
Pretty much just the floor, but we'll get to look at our suspect
foundation while we're at it ... the phrase "Pandora's Box" is being
bandied about ... :laughing
Hope the house is coming along well! :thumbup
see you around the campfire,
-- SFMCjohn
SFMCjohn
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Ugh, your right.
IMG_20141003_125757863 by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr
Hey guys,
Oh well, here's the heartbreak ... Our floor in early October 2014, just four months ago,
when it was being restored by Jack Young, the son of the SFMC member who installed
the floor in 1947 ...
Jack is helping us replace the floor, too, and he's confident he'll
bring it back in all its former glory! :thumbup
see you around the corner,
-- SFMCjohn
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SFMCjohn
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BVBC, Mariposa Boat Club & DNA Lounge ...
So, if you feel that it would be strange to walk into
a motorcycle club because you watched too many
Hollywood biker movies as a kid or too much
Sons of Anarchy recently, now is your chance to
check out a SFMC meeting at some cool authentic
"old-San Francisco" venues, where we
are all guests ...
Since our flood and tearing up our clubhouse
for flood-damage repairs we've been holding most of
our Thursday night meetings at
the Bay View Boat Club, a neat place
just south of the Giants ball park on the
south side of China Basin ...
On the third Thursday of the month we're usually at the
Mariposa Hunters Point Yatch Club, a stone's throw closer
to AT&T Park ...
On occasion we also meet once in a while
at the venerable DNA Lounge ...
As is usual with construction projects
we're in the "no-end-in-sight" stage of
the rehab, so if you are tired of the $7 domestic
beer scene in the City and want to
check out some other super-cool city clubhouses with
less Roger Corman baggage, think of us
some Thursday night during our 111 year
of operation ...
We had everything from an early '70s Honda
CB 200 to a late-model MV Agusta triple at the last
meeting (both
ridden by one of our four new prospective
members ... the 200 by our latest woman
prospect (she's an enduro racer who rides the
little Honda in from Mill Valley!)) ... (our newest member is a female rider,
too ...)
Anyway, see you around
the greatest motorcycle city
in the universe, :ride
-- SFMCjohn
So, if you feel that it would be strange to walk into
a motorcycle club because you watched too many
Hollywood biker movies as a kid or too much
Sons of Anarchy recently, now is your chance to
check out a SFMC meeting at some cool authentic
"old-San Francisco" venues, where we
are all guests ...
Since our flood and tearing up our clubhouse
for flood-damage repairs we've been holding most of
our Thursday night meetings at
the Bay View Boat Club, a neat place
just south of the Giants ball park on the
south side of China Basin ...
On the third Thursday of the month we're usually at the
Mariposa Hunters Point Yatch Club, a stone's throw closer
to AT&T Park ...
On occasion we also meet once in a while
at the venerable DNA Lounge ...
As is usual with construction projects
we're in the "no-end-in-sight" stage of
the rehab, so if you are tired of the $7 domestic
beer scene in the City and want to
check out some other super-cool city clubhouses with
less Roger Corman baggage, think of us
some Thursday night during our 111 year
of operation ...
We had everything from an early '70s Honda
CB 200 to a late-model MV Agusta triple at the last
meeting (both
ridden by one of our four new prospective
members ... the 200 by our latest woman
prospect (she's an enduro racer who rides the
little Honda in from Mill Valley!)) ... (our newest member is a female rider,
too ...)
Anyway, see you around
the greatest motorcycle city
in the universe, :ride
-- SFMCjohn
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SFMCjohn
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Harolds vs Maudes
From the Facebook invite:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1397215963934325/
"This is a ride on the same day as Mods vs. Rockers, with the same clubs as Mods Vs. Rockers but as things do We're changing it up a bit this year!
Something old... something new... Tune em up & Give em a polish ... show up no matter what you ride.
*** Please note the change in the setup this year ***
New Bikes and Scooters (built after 1985) meet at Pier 23 Grill
Vintage Bikes and Scooters (built before 1985) Meet at Red's Java House.
Meet up at noon. We'll ride at 1PM to all parts of the city and have a bbq at the end in the sunny mission at 19th and Folsom.
Tell all your friends, old and new... they can come too!"
Guess you can win a prize for your best Harold or Maude costume ... :ride
Think it's $10 for lunch, proceeds going to
needy children ...
see you at the firehouse,
-- SFMCjohn
From the Facebook invite:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1397215963934325/
"This is a ride on the same day as Mods vs. Rockers, with the same clubs as Mods Vs. Rockers but as things do We're changing it up a bit this year!
Something old... something new... Tune em up & Give em a polish ... show up no matter what you ride.
*** Please note the change in the setup this year ***
New Bikes and Scooters (built after 1985) meet at Pier 23 Grill
Vintage Bikes and Scooters (built before 1985) Meet at Red's Java House.
Meet up at noon. We'll ride at 1PM to all parts of the city and have a bbq at the end in the sunny mission at 19th and Folsom.
Tell all your friends, old and new... they can come too!"
Guess you can win a prize for your best Harold or Maude costume ... :ride
Think it's $10 for lunch, proceeds going to
needy children ...
see you at the firehouse,
-- SFMCjohn
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SFMCjohn
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Harold's vs Mauds ...
We had a ride on Saturday, 5/9/15, meeting at Red's Java Hut for 1985 bikes and earlier ...
Late model bikes met at the Pier 23 Grill ... it was this year's version of Mods vs Rockers,
a venerable, authentic San Francisco motorcycle and scooter happening ...
We had a BBQ afterwords at the firehouse parking lot across from the Homestead at
19th and Folsom that Tony was nice enough to secure for us ...
So, it was a beautiful day to ride your vintage bike in the city, if riding your vintage
bike is your thing ...
A few pics I took at the BBQ at the firehouse ...
Kalle and his '48 Chief ...
A knucklehead ...
A Ducati Darmah ...
A sweet XS650 ...
A late '60s Bonneville ...
Johnny's Moto Melee veteran Triumph ...
Dustin's Honda 175 ...
More nice '60s Hondas ...
The right color Yamaha two-stroke 400 ... :ride
A British single, a Velocet, maybe?
Hillary's 1964 BMW, complete with Earls fork and picnic basket luggage ...
More pretty old bikes ...
We had a ride on Saturday, 5/9/15, meeting at Red's Java Hut for 1985 bikes and earlier ...
Late model bikes met at the Pier 23 Grill ... it was this year's version of Mods vs Rockers,
a venerable, authentic San Francisco motorcycle and scooter happening ...
We had a BBQ afterwords at the firehouse parking lot across from the Homestead at
19th and Folsom that Tony was nice enough to secure for us ...
So, it was a beautiful day to ride your vintage bike in the city, if riding your vintage
bike is your thing ...
A few pics I took at the BBQ at the firehouse ...
Kalle and his '48 Chief ...
A knucklehead ...
A Ducati Darmah ...
A sweet XS650 ...
A late '60s Bonneville ...
Johnny's Moto Melee veteran Triumph ...
Dustin's Honda 175 ...
More nice '60s Hondas ...
The right color Yamaha two-stroke 400 ... :ride
A British single, a Velocet, maybe?
Hillary's 1964 BMW, complete with Earls fork and picnic basket luggage ...
More pretty old bikes ...
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SFMCjohn
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Darn, missed another cool meeting!
Sorry, Marcoose I'll try to give more notice next time! :thumbup
see you around the corner,
SFMCjohn
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SFMCjohn
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Jay Leno's Garage and the SFMC, Tues, May 19th ...
Tuesday May 19th Jay Leno's Garage TV Show is filming a segment on the San Francisco Motorcycle Club, our history, our famous members and he wants to go for a ride with ALL our friends.
Please meet at the SFMC (2194 Folsom Street) at 11 am. We'll be Kickstands up at 12:30-ish for a 30-45 minute ride around SF planned by our Road Captain.
All bikes are welcome and remember Jay really loves old iron. This would be a great excuse for you to bring it out to play!
*The Clubhouse will NOT be open to the public due to our on going re-construction project*
--OPEN INVITE--
Our Facebook invite:
https://www.facebook.com/events/569118796564590/
See you in the coolest motorcycle city in the universe,
-- SFMCjohn
Tuesday May 19th Jay Leno's Garage TV Show is filming a segment on the San Francisco Motorcycle Club, our history, our famous members and he wants to go for a ride with ALL our friends.
Please meet at the SFMC (2194 Folsom Street) at 11 am. We'll be Kickstands up at 12:30-ish for a 30-45 minute ride around SF planned by our Road Captain.
All bikes are welcome and remember Jay really loves old iron. This would be a great excuse for you to bring it out to play!
*The Clubhouse will NOT be open to the public due to our on going re-construction project*
--OPEN INVITE--
Our Facebook invite:
https://www.facebook.com/events/569118796564590/
See you in the coolest motorcycle city in the universe,
-- SFMCjohn
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