{"id":1,"date":"2016-05-06T16:04:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T16:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/newstmc\/?p=1"},"modified":"2017-07-31T19:14:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T23:14:49","slug":"sport-touring-motorcycle-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"Sport Touring Motorcycle Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><header class=\"entry-header\"><b>Sport Touring Motorcycle Club, <\/b>formed in 1992,<b>\u00a0<\/b> is an all-brands motorcycle club that emphasizes the &#8220;sport&#8221; in sport-touring. \u00a0We ride most every Sunday, year-round, as long as it&#8217;s over 40 degrees and it&#8217;s not raining too badly. \u00a0<\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">We ride at a spirited pace, but we\u00a0pride ourselves on having a\u00a0high safety-awareness and always ride non-competitively.\u00a0 Our riding rules are designed to maximize both enjoyment and safety, and enable our rides to be fun for riders of different skill levels.\u00a0 In fact, our most important rule is to &#8220;ride your own ride&#8221; &#8211; meaning that each rider rides at a pace that is comfortable for him or her. \u00a0<\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">STMC invites non-members to join us for Sunday rides, though you first must contact the club before riding up on Sunday morning: see <a href=\"http:\/\/newstmc.sporttouringmc.com\/joining-stmc-for-a-ride\/\">Joining STMC For A Ride <\/a>for specific contact info. \u00a0 We also recommend that you review the <a href=\" http:\/\/newstmc.sporttouringmc.com\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a> for other information. Experience has taught us that properly setting expectations will help make your first STMC ride both safe and enjoyable. \u00a0All motorcycles on STMC rides must have good tires, brakes, and current legal paperwork.\u00a0 In addition, all riders are required to wear <a href=\"https:\/\/msf-usa.org\/downloads\/Protective_gear_REV.pdf\">Proper Protective Gear<\/a> in the form of helmet, motorcycle jacket, riding pants, boots and gloves. \u00a0We do not make exceptions to the PPG requirement.<\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">STMC in-season rides ( April thru Nov. ) generally meet at 9:00 am from 4 convenient starting locations rotated weekly in: Alpine, Bedminster, Denville and Mahwah New Jersey. \u00a0In months with 5 Sundays, the 5th Sunday start point will be selected by the ride leader.<\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><big><strong>Please check the <\/strong><a href=\" http:\/\/newstmc.sporttouringmc.com\/rides-events\/ \u200e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Rides and Events&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><strong> link for the latest info on upcoming STMC rides!<\/strong><\/big><\/header>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sport Touring Motorcycle Club, formed in 1992,\u00a0 is an all-brands motorcycle club that emphasizes the &#8220;sport&#8221; in sport-touring. \u00a0We ride most every Sunday, year-round, as long as it&#8217;s over 40 degrees and it&#8217;s not raining too badly. \u00a0 We ride at a spirited pace, but we\u00a0pride ourselves on having a\u00a0high safety-awareness and always ride non-competitively.\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/?p=1\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sport Touring Motorcycle Club<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":579,"href":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions\/579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sporttouringmc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}