What's The Sunday Moto Club?

 

My wife Jean is the general manager of Red Rock Coffee in downtown Mountain View, California. We've met several moto-minded friends there for coffee and a ride to the coast, and thought it was time to create a social club where riders of all skill levels could gather and learn more about the Bay Area motorcycle community.

The first SMC ride. Read about the club in late august 2017.

So we created the Sunday Moto Club in late August 2017. We began with four riders, and the Club has grown significantly.

Since the beginning several people have built friendships, learned and shared fun new routes, provided pointers to foster safe group riding, and discovered how much in common we have: art, music, books, movies, family, camping, MotoGP, etc.

Rides always begin at Red Rock Coffee, where we gather for caffeine and chit-chat starting at 8 a.m. We cone off Villa Street for motorcycle parking adjacent to Red Rock, so arrive with a full tank. Kickstands up sharply at 10 a.m.

Subscribe to the email newsletter below to find out a week or so ahead of time where we’ll meet and you’ll receive all the details.

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These are safe and fun rides. We plan the routes accordingly, and send out detailed route and destination emails two weeks in advance, with a reminder email sent the Thursday before for good measure. Also, motorcycling in the Bay Area requires intermediate or advanced riding skills and ability; this is not a riding group for beginners.

Our rides include some interstate/highway with mountain roads/twisties, always at a pace that meets or slightly exceeds posted speed limits. This is how we keep the group together. We don't pass cars on the twisties, drag knees, or race each other like so many other riding groups. But we do expect all participants to keep up for safety's sake.

Our guidelines:

  • Two wheelers only, please.

  • Arrive with a full tank and ready to go.

  • Do not pass our Road Captains. They are there to lead and keep everyone together. 

  • No lane splitting in large rides.

  • Keep your lines clean and eyes open!

  • We leave at 10 a.m. sharp.

See you there!

Once you’ve decided to ride with us, you’ll need to sign our Participation & Liability Waiver (just once). It’s like housekeeping: no one likes to do it, but Mom sez so.