Journal

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker My copilots, Zoë and Madeline Koenigsaecker, on our 1961 BMW R50S with a Steib LS200 sidecar at Lake Berryessa in Napa County, California. ..

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker Nisha Koenigsaecker after a ride around Davis, California on our 1961 BMW R50S with a Steib LS 200 sidecar. ..

Photo by John Gola Ozzie Auer and passenger Walt Garnett on a souped-up BMW R50/2 sidehack in the "mudhole" during the 1970 Hopetown Grand Prix in Simi Valley, California. Hopetown was one of the biggest off-road races of the 1960s and 1970s and took place on a 1,600-acre movie set owned by Bob Hope. Ozzie owned a BMW shop in Chico, California and was an avid racer. ..

Photo by Wayne Corbett Jim Koenigsaecker giving David Staley, a ride home after David's bike broke down on the 2014 Distinguished Gentleman's Ride in Northern California. A gentleman never leaves a man behind. ..

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker I am in the process of restoring a 1953 Steib LS 200 and attaching it to my 1961 BMW R50S. It is very much a work in progress, but, you will be able to check it out on our next Coffee Run this Saturday, September 13th. We will meet at the coffee bar at 8 a.m., and hit the road at 9 a.m. We will also be serving some of the great coffee I found in East Africa earlier this year. Please spread the word and join us. ..

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker We have roasted up some of the coffee I found in Kenya earlier this year and it is now available in the shop. ..

Photo by Paul Davies A BMW R100 cafe racer at the Bike Shed’s third-annual motorcycle show in London.  ..

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker Jim Koenigsaecker's 1964 BMW R50/2 illuminated by a flashlight. ..

Photo by Jeff Worthington Jim Koenigsaecker riding his 1961 BMW R50S, AKA: No. 49, in Northern California. ..

Photo by Lyn Rosten Zoë and Madeline Koenigsaecker riding off on their dad's 1961 BMW R50S in search of adventure. ..