SFMCjohn
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I've lived in the Bay Area now for 27 years and have always been too
afraid to show up and try the famous SMR (cool people, apparently,
don't refer to it by it's full name on the internet ... "The first Rule" don't ya know) ... :afm199
... a couple of my friends have been doing it regularly recently,
and assured me if I was not a boob that I'd have fun ... so when
BARF Vintage Cafe moderator Carlo told me he'd be in Point Reyes Station
at 10 am on Sunday morning I saw my opportunity and took a chance ...
... IDK if it's true or not, but I got the idea somewhere that the
SMR has been going on since the late 1950s, so I thought I'd try
it on my old Triumph ...
... two wheel tramp was there on her new-to-her DR650 ...
fun mix of bikes, think you can see three dual-sports in this pic ...
... I was not the only vintage bike to show up at 7 am at the Starbucks in
Tam Junction ... Gil had just finished the Moto Melee on this '74 Suzuki Titan
... he was riding it two-up with his teenage daughter ... :ride
... Paul was there with this clean 2001 Honda ... serial #13! :laughing:thumbup
... the '73 Tiger at the equally famous "smoke break" on Hwy 1.
We had to go over Tam and ride around the Hwy 1 "Closed" signs
and backtrack on Hwy 1 headed south
due to the recent closure of Hwy 1 ...
... another view from the smoke brake overlook ...
... a Mad Max Saint sticker ... I scored a couple for my garage ...
"Joviality is a Game of Children" ... Bubba Zanetti
... in order to ease my way into the SMR experience,
and to follow the direction of my betters, I left both Tam Junction
and the smoke break before the main ride ...
that worked
well for me, and got me to
the smoke break
and Pt. Reyes Station
without too much drama ... :teeth
plus I had plenty of time to chat
with the riders at Tam Junction, etc. The Tiger was a hit and I
got some pointers from guys who had a ton of
Meriden Triumph knowledge ....
Carlo's 1960 BMW at Pt. Reyes Station ...
... I think I understood that Carlo makes these factory-quality
custom badges at home ... :cool
... and the really cool Motus that showed, also being ridden two-up ...
... so, there I had it ... a totally fun vintage SMR
for this n00bie ... glad I finally showed up and am looking
forward to doing it again on the old Tiger ...arty
afraid to show up and try the famous SMR (cool people, apparently,
don't refer to it by it's full name on the internet ... "The first Rule" don't ya know) ... :afm199
... a couple of my friends have been doing it regularly recently,
and assured me if I was not a boob that I'd have fun ... so when
BARF Vintage Cafe moderator Carlo told me he'd be in Point Reyes Station
at 10 am on Sunday morning I saw my opportunity and took a chance ...
... IDK if it's true or not, but I got the idea somewhere that the
SMR has been going on since the late 1950s, so I thought I'd try
it on my old Triumph ...
... two wheel tramp was there on her new-to-her DR650 ...
fun mix of bikes, think you can see three dual-sports in this pic ...
... I was not the only vintage bike to show up at 7 am at the Starbucks in
Tam Junction ... Gil had just finished the Moto Melee on this '74 Suzuki Titan
... he was riding it two-up with his teenage daughter ... :ride
... Paul was there with this clean 2001 Honda ... serial #13! :laughing:thumbup
... the '73 Tiger at the equally famous "smoke break" on Hwy 1.
We had to go over Tam and ride around the Hwy 1 "Closed" signs
and backtrack on Hwy 1 headed south
due to the recent closure of Hwy 1 ...
... another view from the smoke brake overlook ...
... a Mad Max Saint sticker ... I scored a couple for my garage ...
"Joviality is a Game of Children" ... Bubba Zanetti
... in order to ease my way into the SMR experience,
and to follow the direction of my betters, I left both Tam Junction
and the smoke break before the main ride ...
that worked
well for me, and got me to
the smoke break
and Pt. Reyes Station
without too much drama ... :teeth
plus I had plenty of time to chat
with the riders at Tam Junction, etc. The Tiger was a hit and I
got some pointers from guys who had a ton of
Meriden Triumph knowledge ....
Carlo's 1960 BMW at Pt. Reyes Station ...
... I think I understood that Carlo makes these factory-quality
custom badges at home ... :cool
... and the really cool Motus that showed, also being ridden two-up ...
... so, there I had it ... a totally fun vintage SMR
for this n00bie ... glad I finally showed up and am looking
forward to doing it again on the old Tiger ...
arty
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