San Francisco Motorcycle Club - Est. 1904

SFMCjohn

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rugbydawg13 said:
So cool. Bummed I missed this.
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Hi rugbydawg13,

It was a good time, and turned out better than we'd hoped ... We have a big anniversary party every five years or so, so hopefully you can make the next one! :thumbup

All motorcycle people in the area are always welcome to visit the clubhouse on Thursday night ... I like to think we're pretty much like BARF or ADV Rider ... clubs like ours were where motorcycle people would meet before they invented the Internet, ha ... :ride

see you around the corner, :party
-- SFMCjohn
 
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budman

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Awesome pics and man it looks like a great day John!! :applause :thumbup

Love the dude's suit!!! With those yellow shoes..:port
 
SFMCjohn

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budman said:
Awesome pics and man it looks like a great day John!! :applause :thumbup

Love the dude's suit!!! With those yellow shoes..:port
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DSCN9959 by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr

Hey Budman,

Sorry I missed you! The guy in the cool zoot-suit is Brian,
our club librarian and historian. He was looking sharp ... :laughing

We have a "Best Dressed" trophy in our trophy case from the
1947 Hollister Gypsy Tour, the year before the famous
Life magazine photo of the guy on the Harley with all the
beer bottles ... the photo spread that started the whole
"biker lifestyle" thing that Hollywood ran with with
Marlon Brando and "The Wild Ones" in 1953 ...

So anyway, it gives you some idea of the historical (and current)
vibe of the SFMC ... we were there, and we were the
"best dressed" ... har! Still not taking ourselves too seriously ... :party
 
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SFMCjohn

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sfcootz said:
I had a great time and wish I could have met you. There were some AMAZING old bikes there, such a treat for the eyes and ears. :)
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Hi sfcootz,

I'm sure our paths will cross soon enough ... I was waving at you the other
day when you were riding on South Van Ness under the freeway ... :laughing

talk to you soon,
-- John A
 
budman

budman

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Brian looks tits!!

For sure.. I wish I could have been there. Looks like an awesome event..:port

I was just explaining in another thread that riders did care about their image back in the early days of motorcycling... and actually in a big way. I used SFMC as a reference. All those wonderful pics of men and woman dressed to the 9's going out for a ride.

I am glad all went well for you guys.

Congrats on about 100 more years of history.. than we have. :teeth :thumbup
 
two wheel tramp

two wheel tramp

exploring!
I really enjoyed seeing the Yonker's MC there. What a compliment and show of solidarity. :)

I'll scoot over to the club house and find you one of these days. Sorry I didn't notice you waving. I may have been darting back to work.
 
SFMCjohn

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sfcootz said:
I really enjoyed seeing the Yonker's MC there. What a compliment and show of solidarity. :)

I'll scoot over to the club house and find you one of these days. Sorry I didn't notice you waving. I may have been darting back to work.
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Yes, it's very cool we have a good relationship with Yonkers ... a ton of them flew out for our 100th Party ten years ago ...

I'm sure you saw me waiving from the sidewalk and thought "who is that
weirdo!" :laughing

see you around the campfire,
-- John A
 
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DSCN9947 by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr

Our 110th Anniversary Cake ... we use The Cake Gallery at 290-9th Street near Folsom, famous for their
x-rated cakes, but Jerry the owner is a real artist, and delivers our
cakes for free ... can't recommend them highly enough! :party

DSCN9907 by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr

The San Jose Dons, also known now as the San Jose Motorcycle Club, and Bungee Brent
in the Oakland MC jersey ... Brent was videotaping people talking about their
experiences with AMA family motorcycle clubs in general, and the SFMC
in particular ... thanks Brent!

DSCN9823 by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr

Pasadena's patch, they were founded in 1907 and are famous for the District 37
desert races they put on in the 50s and 60s,
particularly the Greenhorn Enduro ... if you ever saw
On Any Sunday where all the racers take off across the desert
at the start, that was the style of race Pasadena was involved
with before the BLM put a stop to that style of desert racing ...
 
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SFMCjohn

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DSCN9791 by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr

There were a ton of cool old bikes, and this was one of them ...

pAll very Young by San Francisco Motorcycle Club, on Flickr

So, the SFMC is basically what is called an AMA Sweater Club ...
Back in the day, before the 1940s, motorcycle clubs were named
after whatever town they were located in, and wore wool sweaters
in the races and other competitions and events that were put on ...

The folks in this photo are the Young family, four generations of whom
have been SFMC members. Bob Young's parents were both in the
club, and that's second generation member Bob with his son Matt and
Matt's children, who are SFMC mascots and represent the fourth generation
of the Young family to be involved in the club. I think the youngest boy is Shane,
and he is wearing the 70 year-old sweater that Bob wore when
Bob was a club mascot ...
 
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SFMCjohn

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The pics in this post are a bunch of excellent photos taken by John Myers:
http://www.johnmyersphotos.com/Motorcycles/SFMC-110/n-RcCKK/

All credit to John, he captured some wonderful images, and I've posted a link to his website, above, definatley worth checking out ...



This is SFMC Honorary Member Indian Rick on his WWII era Indian ...



SFMC member Purple Barry who is the head honcho at the DNA Lounge and helped us secure that space ... he is on his 1970 Yamaha R5 that he rides on multi-day, mega mile vintage rides like the Nor Cal TT and Moto Melee ...
 
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SFMC Life Member Red Fred's old pick up truck ... another John Myers photo ...



I guess it is a Ford, but we won't hold that against Red Fred ...
You can't get to Heaven in a Chevy or a Ford ... :laughing



This is Red Fred's Indian 4 ... He was invited to ride this bike across the Golden Gate Bridge when the bridge had its last anniversary party, to commemorate SFMC member Hap Jones' ride across the GG Bridge when it first opened ... Hap pushed his Indian through the crowd when the bridge opened in 1937, becoming the first person to cross the bridge on a motor vehicle ...







And Red Fred, sporting his SFMC sweater ...
 
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Rob D's bad-a** Ducati ... also a multiple time Moto Melee finisher ...



SFMC member Francis on his XR 1200, that he can wheelie for a block! I like to say that
the most important SFMC member is our newest member, and Francis is a great example
of that fundamental principle ... he was a great help to Kalle, our "House Committee" who
worked so hard this year making the clubhouse look great ....



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
 
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SFMCjohn

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budman said:
Brian looks tits!!

For sure.. I wish I could have been there. Looks like an awesome event..:port

I was just explaining in another thread that riders did care about their image back in the early days of motorcycling... and actually in a big way. I used SFMC as a reference. All those wonderful pics of men and woman dressed to the 9's going out for a ride.

I am glad all went well for you guys.

Congrats on about 100 more years of history.. than we have. :teeth :thumbup
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Hey Budman,

BARF will always be the #1 AMA on-line MC! AMA O/MC #0001 :thumbup
(love reading the BARF threads about MC clubs ... I'm always like
"Hey ... BARF is motorcycle club, too!" :laughing)

Cary and I hope to make a few of the BARF rides in 2015, like
the Quincy or Hawthorne Run ... Or a Stonyford Dirt Ride ... :party

I'll be the guy wearing a shirt and tie ... :rofl

see you soon,
-- John A
 
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