New York City Motorcycle “Club” starts in a SoHo loft in Manhattan. The idea was simple: to give an identity and a home base to NYC’s unique vintage motorcycle scene. Riding and owning motorcycles in New York City is cumbersome and complicated. The payoff is experiencing the greatest city in the world on two wheels. From toughness to style, riding bikes in New York is not like anywhere else. New York City Motorcycles provided a platform for like-minded enthusiasts enduring the pain and pleasure of motorcycling in the Big Apple.
2014
New York City Motorcycles starts AHRMA roadracing, supported by buying and selling vintage motorcycles. Race school at Roebling Road Raceway, Pooler Georgia, pictured.
2015
Brooklyn showroom and retail shop opens in the center of New York’s legendary vintage and custom “motorcycle district” on North 14th Street in Williamsburg. N14th is home to Indian Larry, Works Engineering, the Brooklyn Invitational and NYCVINMOTO motorcycle shows.
Racing program expands to three bikes, with coast to coast races on Laverda 750SFC race replica, Ducati 250 and Triumph 500.
2016
New York City Motorcycles opens a garage in Venice California, adjacent to Deus ex Machina.
2017
Following a major race crash and sale of the building, NYCMC’s Brooklyn shop closes. Full relocation to Venice, CA completed. Resumes racing, including first international competition at the 50th Anniversary of the first Canadian GP at Mosport.
2018
Most of the year is spent on the road, living in an airstream and racing, buying and selling vintage motorcycles. A most blissful year.
2019
Gets married, moves to Japan.
2020
New York City Motorcycles opens in Kanagawa prefecture, on Japan’s famous Shonan Coast, sourcing and exporting motorcycles worldwide.
2021
Begins importing motorcycles for sale in Japan.
By August, 2021 Japan-bound motorcycle containers arriving every 3-4 weeks. See guide to Selling Motorcycles in Japan.
