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[GnarlMarx]

Greetings Bay-Area electric motorcycle riders! It's time for the second Second Saturday San Francisco Circuit, an electric motorcycle group ride.

We'll meet by the charge point in the big parking lot south of China Basin park next to Pier 50 in San Francisco. Meetup at 10:30 am, kickstands up at 10:50.

The route is a big lap around the city inspired by the "butterlap" beloved by SF cyclists. We'll loop around the city going up along the embarcadero, along the marina green into the presidio, then we'll stop at the Battery East Vista (perfect, right?) to decide if we want to tack on a trip across the Golden Gate to headlands twisties and out to point bonita (depending on fog and group feeling about the toll), then head back through land's end, down the coast by the beach, and back across the city through the park. Check out the route here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=16AvFhqjpI3qORFdnz9N_Ue5pBRalVpaV&usp=sharing

We'll shoot to continue this on subsequent second Saturdays of the month moving forward--in case you are interested, but can't make it to this one.

Update: map looks better, not perfect, but almost right

[Shadow]

If I had a bike    These kind of rides are what I miss the most.  Have a great time everyone! 

[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

I got fed up with this forum a few months ago, but a colleague pointed out this thread.

I'm willing to try this group ride, but I have been put off by group ride manners/etiquette in previous years, and have since been riding with more experienced/calmer ICE motorcyclists.

I'll show up with my streamliner DSR, which gets 150 miles of range, enough to help others out in case anything goes wrong.

[togo]

Sounds good!

Greetings Bay-Area electric motorcycle riders! It's time for the second Second Saturday San Francisco Circuit, an electric motorcycle group ride.

We'll meet by the charge point in the big parking lot south of China Basin park next to Pier 50 in San Francisco. Meetup at 10:30 am, kickstands up at 10:50.

The route is a big lap around the city inspired by the "butterlap" beloved by SF cyclists. We'll loop around the city going up along the embarcadero, along the marina green into the presidio, then we'll stop at the Battery East Vista (perfect, right?) to decide if we want to tack on a trip across the Golden Gate to headlands twisties and out to point bonita (depending on fog and group feeling about the toll), then head back through land's end, down the coast by the beach, and back across the city through the park. Check out the route here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=16AvFhqjpI3qORFdnz9N_Ue5pBRalVpaV&usp=sharing

We'll shoot to continue this on subsequent second Saturdays of the month moving forward--in case you are interested, but can't make it to this one.

Update: map looks better, not perfect, but almost right

[MVetter]

I am planning on attending. Brandon is planning on attending. I have reached out to many other like-minded friends who are interested in attending. As I encouraged the OP to post on this forum I feel somewhat responsible for this event.

[GnarlMarx]

Thanks for the enthusiasm everyone!

MVetter, thanks for helping to connect me to this community, and putting the out word on this event.

BrianTRice, I hope this ride helps balance out whatever had you fed up with this forum. I really appreciate your planning to be ready to help out others in case anything goes wrong. I intend to set the tone for a calm, well-mannered ride; and I'm happy to take any suggestions or feedback.

Here's hoping that everyone has a fun, chill time!

[Crissa]

It's too far for me in pandemic times.

Have fun!

-Crissa

[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

Ah. I'll skip this, then, and keep riding with the more mature community I've joined.

[Crissa]

Is Vetter not mature enough?

-Crissa

[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

Is Vetter not mature enough?

Definitely not. See the following thread for which he was banned:
https://www.electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?topic=8165.msg73242#msg73242

[Crissa]

That was like, ages ago, and you both seemed pretty unpleasant at the time.

Anyhow, I just wanted to say stay safe.

There's always what a little mistake will cause around here.

https://twitter.com/CALFIRECZU/status/1327426441294712835/photo/1

-Crissa

[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

I still have them blocked on social media because they threatened me. My defensive posture in that thread is not the same as them jumping into the thread (which was not about them) to attack me.

[Crissa]

But he didn't attack you in this thread.  And I didn't know there was anything between you two.  It was an innocent question gone horribly wrong.

You both are very important to this community.

-Crissa

[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

But he didn't attack you in this thread.  And I didn't know there was anything between you two.  It was an innocent question gone horribly wrong.

You both are very important to this community.

He sure as hell did attack me in that thread, as did Brandon. And they are toxic members of the community who've attacked many of their customers and interfered wrongfully with business partners. I've held my tongue about them because they've threatened me, and I'm not the only one, I'm just the only one bothering to say anything about it.

[MVetter]

I have not threatened you. You, however, insulted my father and called him names. My father with head trauma. My father, beloved motorcycle icon. And you said horrible things about him.

There is a pattern of this sort of behavior with you with trashing people behind their backs.