Club History
| The Jolly Rogers Motorcycle Club is one of Seattle's oldest motorcycle clubs. The club once numbered 100 including a woman's division and a motorcycle stunt-and-drill team that rode white Harleys in the Seattle Seafair parade. On this page you will find an assortment of the club history including newspaper articles, pictures, notes and posters. Make sure you check Jolly Blog for more Jolly Rogers Motorcycle Club history. |
Highlights
Development and
falling membership are checkered flags for a Seattle motorcycle club and
the dirt trails it blazed
Article copied from the Seattle Post Intelligencer, 2-7-99,
by Marc Ramirez
Old Jolly Rogers Events Posters
Hill Climb at Corbett, Oregon. August 14, 1971
Present were: Glenn Imboden, Leroy Imboden, Cyrstal Wadkins, Doug Schrewsbury, John Martinolich, Arvid Edeburn, Delores Edeburn
Ron Bennett, long time Jolly Rogers member
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Ron Bennett # 81 Castle Rock Speedway (in the 1970's) |
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Ron Bennett #293 Old Jolly Roger scramble track(in the late 1960's) |
Jolly Rogers riders meeting 1963
The Great Seymour, long time Jolly Rogers member, kites the dust. What year was this??
Jolly Rogers pictures from earlier years
The "Tiddler" (100cc) class at the Jolly Rogers grounds in the mid 60's. Yamaguchi was hot stuff in those days. See the Line Up and the yellow bike (probably a Honda 90) with the gas tank under the seat.
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The Line Up |
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The Start |
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Jolly Rogers member Ron Bennet preps for a race at our grounds in early '70 |
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In the late 60's, the 325cc Mustang motorcycle was accepted in "minibike" races, so defined by its 12" wheels |
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Long time active
Jolly Rogers member Marion "Slimbo" Thomas died November 23,
2004. |
Jolly Rogers member Ron Bennet in
younger years
Members of the Jolly Rogers Motorcycle
Club prepare the steep approach for a biker hill climb challenge at the
famous Northwest Jolly Rogers grounds in Kent, Washington in 1951.
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1953 Northwest Motorcycle Review - By Lila Bulen
Jolly Rogers member Dave Seymour in younger years
This is what's left of the original Jolly Rogers hill climb looking from the top onto the new houses at the bottom.
1962 Jolly Rogers race for PI needy kids from the UW Digital Photo site. The race is the annual PI Christmas Fund Scramble.
Copy of the cover to an early Jolly Rogers membership roster with a drawing of the pirate. This appears to be from the mid-40s before the back patch existed.
Oakly Downey tripping timer string: Jolly Rogers Hill Climb about 1969
1948 shot of the Jolly Rogers back patch. (See fella walking away from dumped bike).
List of Known dates of events that the JRMC participated in back in the day.
List compiled by Jolly Rogers member Bone.