In November of this year, the SFMC holds its first meeting at the Thor Motorcycle shop, owned by A. Freed, on the 1400 block of Market street near Fulton. 12 charter members were in attendance. A few were: C.C. “Daddy” Hopkins, J.S. Tormey, George Payton, Joe Holle, Harry Rockwell, and A. Freed

In the summer of ‘05, the club held its first run. It was to be a 5 mile race from the clubroom to the top of the hill in Daly City by way of Mission Street. The weather would not cooperate and the event was cancelled as none of the 12 riders could make it past Geneva Avenue as they were bogged down by rain and mud. At that time Mission Street was dirt south of Army Street.

April 18th, a day that all San Franciscans remember, the Great Earthquake and Fire strikes and fire ravages the SFMC clubroom and all its possessions.

The club finds a new clubroom at 25th and Mission Streets just outside the earthquake;fire damaged area.

The membership of the SFMC hits its peak with over 500 members including San Francisco’s mayor P.H. McCarthy.

Dudley “Red” Perkins Sr. joins the SFMC, a spirited rider, he gains recognition as a champion hill-climber aboard his Harley-Davidson. One year later, he opens a Harley Davidson dealership.

San Francisco Motorcycle Club joins the American Motorcycle Association as Club Number 142. Dud Perkins wins the National Hill Climb Championship. The Club also wins big at Motorcycle Polo, led by Pat Speer.

Jack Cottrell and Ray Eddy dominate local racing during this period, especially T.T.Racing.

The first Hap Jones Birthday Party, a tradition that will last well past WWII, is a favorite with the local riders. It’s said that they would bark for weeks after, from consuming so many hot dogs.

Hap Jones, also noted as a champion T.T. racer, rides then pushes his Indian Chief through the crowd of pedestrians to become the first to cross the Golden Gate Bridge.

Through the war years, the SFMC sponsors a Civil Defense Messenger Corps led by Hap Jones and Bob Young.

The SFMC wins its first Performing Drill Team trophy in Pittsburg, CA.

At the 40th Anniversary Banquet of the SFMC, a white haired gentleman delivers to the club a box containing the original club gavel, thought to be lost in 1906. The man, C.C. Hopkins, tells a story of how J.S. Tormey went into the burning clubroom and rescued the gavel.

Hollister- The SFMC was there with its T.T. racers and and Drill Team. Sadly, motorcyclists will never be looked at quite the same way. The SFMC finally get a real home by purchasing an old blacksmith shop located at 2194 Folsom Street. Work begins immediately to transform it into a thing of beauty.

The SFMC holds an auction, with the members bring in in things to disburse. H.L. Lausing brings in a 1904 Curtiss motorcycle. That day, no one was willing to bid on it so H.L. Lausing donated it to the club. Today it holds a place of honor on the wall of the SFMC.

The SFMC sponsors the 20 Mile National Championship at Bay Meadows Race Track where racers like Joe Leonard and Dick Mann win big.

The SFMC sponsors some events at Champion Speedway, but most of its attention turns to social riding.

Fire again strikes the SFMC damaging the clubhouse and destroying many of its possessions. The SFMC rallies and rebuilds its clubhouse.

Hap Jones, after years away from the club, returns to again lead the 50th Anniversary Crossing of the Golden Gate Bridge. Hap is 83 years old and this time doesn’t have to push the Henderson sidecar rig he is piloting.

In 1996, David Schiller wins the Top Rider of the Year Award in AMA District 36 Road Rider Division, becoming the first and only SFMC member to do so. He repeats in 1997 and 1998 to accomplish the feat 3 years in succession. He simultaneously wins 3 Top Rider awards in the SFMC High Points compitition. After a long drought, a 1st Place Racing trophy comes to rest in the SFMC trophy case as John A. Sweeney wins the AFM 500 Twins class for 1999.

The SFMC continues to add new members and sponsor social rides and events, including our annual run in October and the Old Timer’s dance on the first Saturday of December. SFMC has been a charter member of the American Motorcycle Association (AMA number 142) since 1924, and the club remains active in District 36. Our meetings still host motorcyclists of all walks of life riding all kinds of bikes, both domestic and foreign. The SFMC boasts over 80 members, including motorcycle mechanics, road and dirt racers, daily commuters, and weekend riders. We are involved in weekend rides, endurance runs, off-road riding, all types of track racing, and long distance tours. We actively support the motorcycling community in San Francisco as well, from the smallest simplest scooter to the largest and most innovative motorcycles built. In 2004, we celebrated our 100th year of continuing existence as a motorcycle club. It was a blast, with motorcyclists from around the globe dropping in to make it a fantastic year of celebration.

After only 105 years, the SFMC celebrates the election of Tegan Hetzel-Dobbins as its first woman president. Slim Jim Hoogerhyde blows away all the competition taking multiple wins in both AFM and AHRMA Road Racing and a Bonneville Speed Record. David Schiller wins his 4th, 5th, and 6th Top Rider of the Year Award in AMA District 36 Road Rider Division (2006-2008).