SFRC IS MEMBER SUPPORTED
KIRK SLACK
president
Kirk was born and raised in a small steel town in western Pennsyltucky. He grew up around snowmobiles, mini bikes, go-karts and lots of 'go outside and find something to do'. His motorcycle affliction was brought about by his younger brother, Harvey Mushman III, who rode and raced street bikes, dirt bikes and flat track bikes. Harvey trois sent Kirk an ad for a DRZ400 SM in 2011 and said, "You should buy this bike." Kirk soon discovered that riding a motorcycle was a great way to explore the Pacific Northwest, hang out with some rad people and fill up a two car garage (no cars allowed). Kirk is currently trying to graduate from dual sport elementary school and move on to woods bike academy or street bike junior college. The problem is the glue in elementary school is soooooo good.
Kirk's favorite bike is a 1975 Honda XL 250, bought from a German expat who bragged about making it home one day, low on gas, by dropping rocks in the gas tank so "it vould raisen zee gas level...like zee crow and zee meelk bottle." My, my what a fine machine Mr. Honda made back in 1975 (once the carb was cleaned).
ELYSE BUNKERS
treasurer
Persistence is key. It’s almost midnight, the snow is piling up, it’s a blizzard outside, the midwife hasn’t arrived and it’s getting close. Luckily, it’s number three, the parents have been through this before. The midwife finally arrives, 15 minutes later Elyse enters the world. Spending most of her childhood between Michigan and Iowa, Elyse garnered a love of all things motorized and nature at a young age. Determined to figure things out and leave the rural life, she moved West in 2003. After navigating through art school at OCAC, she found reprieve while riding on the back of a Honda Shadow 1100 from Montana to Oregon. After that trip, her motorcycle independence came to fruition which led to her first motorcycle, a Honda Rebel 250. Fast forward however many years… enters some other bikes along with a Honda XR200 and a passion for dirt biking, the perfect combination of motorcycles and nature. New dirt bikes are better, but vintage motorcycles will always have a place in her heart. Ride it, break it, fix it, and try again.
HANS U GUTMANN
secretary
Known far and wide for his astounding ability to take restorative naps in uncomfortable locations and situations, his enthusiastic if sometimes unwelcome benediction of unlucky, soon-to-be lost followers with pebbles, rocks and non-sequitur ramblings, his never-ending proselytizing of the meats, ageless oysters, and the coming vegetable apocalypse, and his somewhat perplexing love of both tequila and rum, Hans cannot be said to be a rider of finesse, but rather one of broad (dare I say sloppy?) strokes, wont to inadvertently but gleefully explore past the pathetic limits of some stock gas tanks, especially those owned by fellow riders without headlights, on cold, windy and threatening evenings when all normal, civilized and decent folks would be safely nestled near the fire he secretly wishes he was napping in front of right now.
AUSTIN McCABE
minister of information
Born in a suburb of Portland, I was brought up around motorcycles and attended my first national motocross race at the ripe age of 10 months. Though throughout my childhood I never had a motorcycle of my own. In 2007 I traded my first truck for a ’74 cb360 which kindled the fire. After years of trouble with the bike I found myself at the starting gate aboard a ’72 DT2MX which I had bought five minutes earlier. The gate dropped and the chaos ensued. Most of my choices to ride and own motorcycles have been spur of the moment and usually turn out well, though sometimes I find myself bloodied up in a cloud of dust. Motorcycles: RD400 Daytona, RC390 Road Racer, 790 Duke, 300XC, YZ50
PATRICK LEYSHOCK
founding member
Patrick Leyshock grew up around motorcycles but didn’t begin riding until 1996. He’s had a constant love affair with two-stroke motorcycles, on both the street and track. “You can take your displacement and shove it . . . how much power per liter do you make?” In 2001, Leyshock began a five-year stint with Kenny Dreer’s Norton enterprise, and co-founded the Sang-Froid Riding Club. His pet peeves include: Keys, arguments about oil quality and whether or not you can break a motorcycle in on synthetic, backpacks, Willie Nelson, people who stand in doorways, mayonnaise, bicyclists who walk around all day with one pantleg rolled up, Krofft puppetry, people who set things on chairs, clove cigarettes. Keeper of the Whiffenpoof.
STEVE CALLAN
founding member
Born and raised in the suburban wasteland of Fremont, California, Steve Callan acquired his first motorcycle – a Sears Allstate 50cc – at the tender age of 12. Soon he was hooked on RD 400’s and moved to San Francisco to hone his urban assault tactics. Even though SF is the motorcycle center of the universe, he realized cheaper living could equal more motorcycles and moved to Portland. After meeting Patrick Leyshock and Zach Hull, SFRC was born. A mechanic by trade, Callan has owned, modified, and rebuilt many bikes. His stable of mounts now includes an Speed Triple and a 300XC-W for the dirty work. Riding and racing motorcycles is his first love when he’s not chomping on tasty ham hocks. Callan says, “Come ride with us and try to keep up!”
ZACHARY HULL
founding member
It started with the Adventure People. Toy motorcycles leaping piled up dirt “hills,” crashing through side yard “jungles.” It took getting out of the house and the allure of a 1982 Yamaha Seca 750 (yes, the shaft drive) to bring the dream to life. But it wasn’t until Zach high-sided Patrick’s 1976 Water Buffalo that the hook was finally set. Maybe sense really does get knocked in? From there it’s been a resume of standards: 1978 GS 750; 2002 ZRX 1200; 1969 YR1; 1973 CL 250. Ten years of SFRC later the wheels are still spinning and the best is yet to come.
KRIS REGENTIN
member
A Mt. Hood native, Kris feels more content exhaustedly dragging a muddy two stroke up a hill than in any other life setting. Most likely to be found doing some self-flagellating enduro ride on a solo vision quest to break “personal records”, Kris’ other interests include speaking Spanish, spreadsheets, checking off things on checklists, and doing very half-assed motorcycle maintenance. He’s easy to spot on dual sport camping trips, being the guy with no tent but somehow having an elaborate pour over coffee setup.
MICHAEL SMYTHE
member
The past ten years have been interesting for Michael; he briefly dated Stormy Daniels, was roommates with Johnny Manziel, and somehow ended up in an airline seat assignment mix-up with Edward Snowden. After the Snowden mix-up and Michael's eventual release, he took up motorcycling to "keep his mind off things". When not motorcycling Michael operates a grilled cheese food cart located on SE 112nd/Division. For Michael, Carpe Siem is not an aphorism; it's a way of life.
JIM OVERSTREET
member
Jim spent his childhood in Los Altos, California, and credits/blames a ride on a friend’s cafe’d KH400 Kawasaki triple with igniting the two-stroke lust in his impressionable young mind. At the age of 17 he bought his first motorcycle, a 1977 Kawasaki KE175. After a spending a few collegiate years in Santa Cruz, CA Jim found is way to San Francisco, and in possession of a much coveted garage space. A 1975 Yamaha RD350 was acquired, soon followed by a pair of exotic Yamaha two-stroke twins, and a brief fling with a Kawasaki H2. San Francisco proved to be a fun place to live, but a hard place to “grow up”, so in 2001 Jim made his way north to Portland, Oregon where he has developed a healthy addiction to mud and dirtbikes, and hopes to one day own a motorcycle larger than 250cc …… maybe even a four-stroke.
BECKY OHLSEN
member
Becky left the womb backwards and momentum has carried her that way ever since. She bought her first motorcycle, an ’81 Suzuki GS 450, in March 2004 despite not really knowing how to even ride a bicycle all that well. A couple of years later in a whiskey-befuddled state she let herself be persuaded to trade up for a 1988 Honda Hawk, which somehow is still going. Another murky bar promise led her to pick up a 175 sloper and try vintage road racing. In 2009 Becky rode a Honda SL175 to Knoxville TN on the famous 555 Ride. She’s working on a book about crashing and is a libra-scorpio cusp.
DAN KERR
member
Dan grew up in Canby, hot off I-5 in the armpit of the Willamette Valley, where the Gypsy Jokers rode their Harleys, thumping through that small town on lazy summers evenings to the nearest biker bar. After a few years of Portland’s party and the call of the wild, Dan ended up in San Francisco, where he finally got his Harley and promptly turned it into a cafe racer. He bombed up and down I-5 himself, a man and his hog. This is where the road, a man, and his machine, gets the need to drag a knee or two. Later a lorry crashed him on a rice grinder into a leather mess. Dan got back on the hog upon returning to the States, but it wasn’t the same. He’s now rides a KTM-aniac in motoradical fashion, except when he’s pushing the front end of his CB200 into turn 3, or driving a mini-van with stars on the side.
JON MUNNS
member
Shred Boner!
COURTNEY OLIVE
member
Fascinated with motorcycles from a young age, Courtney is making up for lost time. After all, motorcycling can buy time — time to eliminate distraction, focus on the senses, and enjoy solitude, or, make new friends, discover diversions, and of course take the road less traveled. Um, ok. Anyway, the road less traveled was definitely responsible for leading Courtney, born a Hoosier and raised a Tarheel, to Oregon. After learning the law in Eugene, Courtney made his way to Portland where he settled down with a supportive spouse and a sweet little son and daughter. His first motorcycle was an ’81 CB750 Super Sport, which he got in trade for a beer. He’s a self-described “Kevin Cameron of Chemical Cures” and his stable of bikes reflects a scrounger lifestyle and fondness for time capsules; current bikes include a Svartpilen 701, too many GPz550's, ‘73 RD350, ‘75 CB400F, and an ‘82 RM250 “RMotard.” A sucker for a good story, Courtney moonlights as a moto-journalist. Watch out for S.C.M.O.D.S.
ANDREW PIGNATARO
member
Born and raised in Rhode Island, Andrew moved to Portland in December 2001 with no prior two-wheeled experience. He purchased his first bike a 1969 Vespa 150. Lusting for more, aided by his friend Tom and various SFRC members, Andrew “graduated” to the world of motorcycling. Three years later, an obsession with 2-strokes, one race season on a CB160, and a lot of seat time, Andrew continues to hone his skills. Current machines include a Kramer EVO2R, Beta 200RE.
CHOPPER
member
Chopper grew up riding and racing motorcycles in Northern California and brought his love to the PNW. Stable: KTM 625SMC, Suzuki RMX250, Yamaha RD350, Honda MR 250, Yamaha YZ125, Yamaha RZ350, Honda XR50, Yamaha PW50, Honday XR100.
NATE ALVORD
member
Born and raised in the mountains of Montana, Nate grew up ski racing and borrowing dirt bikes when he could sneak out without his mother knowing. Early on a fascination with speed and motorcycles was
established. Moving to Portland from Vail, Colorado in the late ’90s, Nate found himself without steep slopes and snow at his disposal, thus a vacancy of adrenaline was created. Enter motorcycles!!
TIM WEBB
member
Growing up in Santa Rosa CA Tim had a normal childhood filled with fishing, playing in orchards and taxidermy. While in college, training to be a painter, he was introduced to motorcycles. In 1991 he took the plunge into two wheeled mayhem. Tim’s motorcycle training consisted of SF streets, battling traffic, epic lane splitting,being hit by cars, crashing, blowing up motors and repeatedly going on the 2am rides (because there is no traffic then). In 1998 Tim and then fiancee (now wife) sold a few bikes, packed up and left SF. “It was like a jail break”. Portland has been home ever since for Tim, his wife, and daughter. There is nothing like riding a motorcycle, big or small, especially around the Pacific Northwest. 17 bikes later, I’m like you but I am me.
CHAD COOK
member
Chad was raised in western Washington county riding dirt bikes on the farm. In 1980 the cousins received a new YZ 80 and the race was on. Many different dirt bikes, years of friendly competition and a few trips to the ER ensued. After leaving home and dropping out of college a 91 CBR 500 came around and seemed like a good intro to road bikes but was soon sold to finance a move south. Returning home to Portland after a 15 yr hiatus and befriending a few of the club members, Chad was inspired to get back on the road and purchased a 08 Husqvarna SM 610. Chad likes riding motorcycles. Bikes: 75 Honda ST90, 75 Yamaha XS650, 14 Honda CRF 250L.
METICON SETH
member
Another rat bike guy!
RYAN AAKER
member
Born in the Rouge Valley, Ryan began motorcycling as a teenager. Riding trails and motocross. As he got older the love for dirt bikes transferred over to the streets. Ryan can be seen wheelying his Supermoto while wearing his white denim shorts in the streets of SE Portland where he now resides. Ryan wants to take his motorcycling skills to the track this next season and compete in OMRRA and/or Cascadia Supermoto. Ryan is always down to grab a beer at his local waterhole FoPo Tavern.
SEAN PRIDE
member
As an Oregon native and self proclaimed crow enthusiast. Hailing from Southern Oregon, Sean relocated to Portland in 2009 alongside fellow club member, Ryan Aaker. Sean is fairly new to a motorcycle seat, but what he lacks in skill he makes up for by being a lovable dingus. Sean is a man of many names and has been known to answer to: "Slim", "Corduroy", "Trampoline Hands", and "Ol' Chestnut Knees". When he's not attempting to usurp the club president, Sean spends his free time camping, playing D&D, and dinking around on his DRZ400.
LARRY PHILLIPS
member
Larry is a southerner that relocated to Portland in 2006. Their first group ride was during the 2013 SFRC season opener. They have since been found dirt biking across Oregon to flat tracking their custom pull start Coleman at Castle Rock Raceway, laughing mouth wide open in any situation. Larry takes pride in heckling others while trying to complete simple tasks and attempting wheelies on their pull start Coleman while wearing a onesie as their mullet blows in the wind. Current Bikes: TE300, XSR900, DRZ400, Coleman Mini Pull Start(Custom)
JARED KENYON
retired member
Jared grew up exploring the back roads of the greatest region in the world, the Pacific Northwest. He was born in a suburb of Seattle and moved around until finally finding his place in Portland. After acquiring a taste for two wheels on a Honda spree, he soon purchased a ’69 cb175. Jared and the cb had a short relationship until the cb unwillingly parted ways due to a coward thief. It was all downhill from there. He continues to ride any bike that meets his criteria… cheap, old, and not so fast. A common reaction from observers is, “who’s that chick who passed me on that shitty bike?” Jared will never miss the chance to shoot the shit about anything motorcycles or fishing.
PETER KAHN
retired member
After learning to ride on the streets of Brooklyn, Peter set three initial goals: “Ride across the country, race motorcycles, and ride from Athens to London hugging the coast the whole way.” A mere eight months after buying his first bike, Peter left his life in NYC, rode his 650 Hawk to Portland, and started racing OMRRA events. Now he’s buying cabins, perfecting his ethnic camouflage and saving up for a ticket to Athens. Current Bikes: Traded for 4 wheels
ZAC CHRISTIANSEN
resting member
Raised on the dusty floors of the family muffler shop in Bend, Oregon, Zac Christensen meandered around Northern California, New Zealand, Mexico, Guatemala, Alaska, and Utah before settling back in Oregon. Presently, Christensen can be found in his FoHo garage or working for the man. Turn-ons: Honky Tonks, Portland Timbers, and taquitos. Turn-offs: LIDAR radar, crashing, hippies, and tassels hanging off chrome shit. Bikes: 2002 MZ Baghira, 1969 MZ ETS-G5, and a small herd of Honda SL175s.