The co-founders originally met in pursuit of owning a
motorcycle, which eventually became a reality. Jimmy
and Geo met through the occasional Thursdays thru
the rumbling of pages which then referred to as the
bible (cylcetrader). Bonded by their early rides dirt
biking paved the way the need to expand their
adrenaline addiction to the streets. Jing once a co-
worker to Jimmy had his own visions of riding though
a veteran of street biking in the early 90’s pioneered
his love for cruising with his Orange flame chopper.
The journey began before the excursions on the road. A common similarity brought by a
few the idealism of riding without any political attachments, without the prejudice and
judgemental values or our differences of our race, color, creed or bikes. To promote the
very meaning of riding free together was conceived The Road Pirates Motorcycle Club.
Boredom fueled the co-founders to meet and ideat
weekend riding sessions which were with two
sports bike and one chopper, which today is still
unlawful to the Harley community combination. It
was at this time they developed the common
grounds and goals for the love of riding which
bonded these three commoners. Jojo also an ex
co-worker of Jimmy shared the same interests and
purchased himself a sportsbike to which he shares
the roads with fellow co-worker Julius.
Affiliated with Juan dela Cruisers, the Road Pirates did not make their debute till their
major bike run at the San Francisco Veterans Parade. The name Road Pirates was an
inspiration by Geo based off the different types of motorcycles the group individually
owned, just as legendary pirates of the seas were not Hollywood depicted characters
but most men and women with the same goals to seize and capture goods by thievery
from other ships that sailed the seas, in our case we are not thieves but only pirating the
uncharted back roads that are merely appreciated by the cityscapers thus becoming the
tool to our playground. The word Pirates has a whole complete letter per letter meaning
which stands for Pacific. Island. Riders. Always. Together. Every. Saturday or Sunday,
which in this case is inevitable.
The boys first run was with Bing (Road Pirates’ inducted Chief) at the annual Laguna
beach Mooning. This consistant meet gave birth to the weekly Friday bike nights which
were the cause of coincidental gatherings by Jimmey, Jing, Geo, Jojo, Julius and Bing.
This led to the wide spread via internet of the Juan dela Cruiser website as a weekly
social motorcycle gathering. Baptized by El Kapitan as the Kanto boys was the birth of
new beginnings. El Kapitan (Pete) with his visions were the enhancements needed thru
his riding philosophy and experiences and with their camaraderie of their members
prepared the Kanto Boys mentally and physically which evolved the Kanto Boys into the
properly broken in Road Pirate riders. The Juan dela Cruisers constant riding schedules
laid the ways through the back roads of the scenic and winding roads of the beautiful
southern California highways that resembled nothing but the breath of nature and the
euphoric feeling of freedom only to be tamed by the sunlit roads.