Journal

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker We have been playing with the new Acaia scale and iPhone app to make our morning cup of coffee. ..

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 went to the Annex in Northern California this morning to pick up a shipment green coffee. On any given day about 600,000 bags of the finest coffees are stored at the Annex making it one of the largest coffee repositories in the world. ..

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 Jim Koenigsaecker Stephen Meyer and his 1967 Greeves Anglian get a little help from Jim Guckian during The Tea Cup Trials in Point Arena, California. ..

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker I caught up with the 16th running of the Moto Melee in Red Bluff, California where Skip Ortner’s souped-up 1966 BSA Spitfire was sporting this year’s decal. About 100 riders on pre-1971 motorcycles traversed more than 900 miles of the finest back roads in Northern California over three days. ..

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker Vincent Schardt's British-made 1948 Famous James ML125 board track racer. A not-so-famous James – me – will be leading our next Coffee Run this Saturday, June 14th. We will meet at the coffee bar at 8 a.m., and hit the road at 9 a.m. We will be taking the scenic route from the coffee bar to Heritage Coffee Roasters like the original Café Racers did between London cafés back in the 1960s. Please spread the word and join us.  ..

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker Jim Koenigsaecker is roasting some of the coffee he found in Kenya. ..

Photo by Jim Koenigsaecker Bentley Conway's 1962 Matchless G50 CSR at the Antique Motorcycle Club of America show in Chico California. The bike was one of only 25 built and sold to satisfy racing homologation requirements. ..