Pasadena Motorcycle Club

The Pasadena Motorcycle Club is an American motorcycle club known, from its founding in 1907 through the 1970s, for sponsoring events such as enduro and hare and hound races, and, since the 1980s, for street riding, poker runs and charity events.[2]

Pasadena Motorcycle Club
FoundedMay 20, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-05-20)[1]
Founded atPasadena, California
TypeNon-profit organization
Region
California, US
Websitehttps://www.pasadenamotorcycleclub.com

Formed on May 20, 1907 in Pasadena, California, the Pasadena Motorcycle Club was called by Rider magazine the third oldest in the US, in a tie with the Oakland MC, also formed in 1907. The older clubs are the Yonkers Motorcycle Club, formed in 1903 and the San Francisco Motorcycle Club, 1904.[1][2]

The Club was active through World War I and World War II. The PMC has had several clubhouses before moving into the current Howard Street location in 1946. The PMC is a family club, not an outlaw motorcycle club. It promotes motorcycle road rides and events every year that are open to the public, often benefiting a charity such as the Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services. Since 1937, the PMC has run the annual two-day Greenhorn Enduro, originally a grueling 500 mi (800 km) desert enduro, becoming, after 1979, a scenic road tour.[3] [4]

Notable members

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Pasadena Doings Told For the Busy", Los Angeles Herald, vol. 34, no. 233, p. 8, May 22, 1907
  2. ^ a b Garson, Paul (May 5, 2011), "The Top Four Oldest U.S. Motorcycle Clubs", Rider
  3. ^ "The Greenhorn Enduro". 7 October 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ^ Maisano, Keaton (October 19, 2021), "Pasadena Motorcycle Club Deepens Roots with AMA Historic Charter", American Motorcyclist
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