{"id":2178,"date":"2026-07-12T10:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/?page_id=2178"},"modified":"2026-07-12T11:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T19:08:42","slug":"history-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/history-test\/","title":{"rendered":"The History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prior to 1982, Sacramento had an Indian Motorcycle Club, known as the Fort Sutter Motorcycle Club, which was founded in 1932, but disbanded in 1972.<br \/>\nSeveral of these members later became the founders of the Current Fort Sutter Chapter.<\/p>\n<p>The photos below are part of Fort Sutter Chapter archives.<\/p>\n<p>The group welcomes submission of other historic photos or memorabilia, or stories about motorcycling in earlier days.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"\/board\/\">Chapter Board members<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first Fort Sutter Chapter activity in June 1982 was documented in this printed newsletter.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2178 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/first_activity.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/first_activity.jpg 504w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/first_activity-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/first_activity-19x24.jpg 19w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/first_activity-28x36.jpg 28w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/first_activity-38x48.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2178 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"229\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1982_button.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1982_button.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1982_button-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1982_button-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1982_button-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1982_button-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Al Lauer was one of the Chapter&#8217;s founding members. The old photo shows him on his OHV Excelsior Super X Hill Climber in front of Al&#8217;s Indian Shop on J Street in Sacramento, CA. Fort Sutter member George Hass was later the proud owner of this motorcycle.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2178 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lauer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lauer.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lauer-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lauer-24x19.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lauer-36x28.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lauer-48x37.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Armondo Magri was another Chapter Founder and long time owner of Sacramento&#8217;s Harley Davidson Dealership. This photo of him was taken at Lodi Stadium.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-2178 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Magri.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Magri.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Magri-24x19.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Magri-36x28.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Magri-48x37.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Jack Gormley was another founding member seen below from his flat track days aboard his JAP motorcycle.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-2178 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7150-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7150-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7150-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7150-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7150-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7150-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7150-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7150-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7150-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Seen below is Founding Member Francis &#8220;Shorty&#8221; Thompkins.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-2178 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shorty.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shorty.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shorty-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shorty-24x20.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shorty-36x30.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shorty-48x39.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Ed &#8220;Spider&#8221; Hawtrey was a founding member. This photo is from a Colfax Climb which was a Chapter Event.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-2178 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/spider.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/spider.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/spider-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/spider-36x28.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/spider-48x37.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Below is an advertisement from an early 1949 Club Event.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-2178 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1949_meet.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1949_meet.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1949_meet-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1949_meet-19x24.jpg 19w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1949_meet-28x36.jpg 28w, https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1949_meet-37x48.jpg 37w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prior to 1982, Sacramento had an Indian Motorcycle Club, known as the Fort Sutter Motorcycle Club, which was founded in 1932, but disbanded in 1972. Several of these members later became the founders of the Current Fort Sutter Chapter. The photos below are part of Fort Sutter Chapter archives. The group welcomes submission of other &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/history-test\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The History<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2178","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2178"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2208,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2178\/revisions\/2208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fortsutteramca.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}