Journal

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 Jim Koenigsaecker Mark Loewen's 1925 Harley Davidson at the A&S Motorcycle show in Sacramento, California. Mark just returned from riding the bike coast to coast in the Motorcycle Cannonball. ..

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 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 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. ..

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