So you want to get a bike, hey? Sounds great! Hang on though… Before you can channel Valentino Rossi or the fine folks from Easy Rider, you’ll need the piece of paper that actually lets you ride on the road.…
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We all dread these rainy spring days, when it’s too nasty to ride your bike. Thanks to the fine storytellers of our world, however, all is not lost, and there is a slew of great motorcycle reading and watching to…
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The people we meet, places we see, and things we experience on the road are why we leave home in the first place. No statement could be truer about why one might go north from Vancouver on motorcycles, in search…
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A World of Influence Makes for World-Class Bikes Hugo Eccles is British, married to a Canadian, lives in America and primarily works on German and Italian motorcycles. Outside of his shop, he’s a design consultant for international brands including TAG,…
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FeaturedReviewsClassy Bikes and Classic Bites: To Deep Cove for Doughnuts on Triumph’s Sleekest Bonneville
Honey’s Doughnuts is the kind of grassroots establishment anyone likes to find at the end of the road. In this case, the end of the road is in Deep Cove, the eastern terminus of North Vancouver, and only about 20…
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You may fancy yourself a good rider. The truth is, you’re not nearly as good as you think, and this will become abundantly clear in a hurry when you attend your first track day. The beautiful thing is, that’s exactly…
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FeaturedProfilesShop Tour: Rising Sun Motorcycles
Man Was Born to Work Hard, But He’s Allowed to Love His Job
Samson Lang works hard, and he loves it. Coming from a multi-generational clan of welders, fabricators and technicians, he no doubt raised some eyebrows when he donned a shirt and tie and marched off to climb the corporate ladder. Fortunately…
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Like many on this earth, TJ Schneider wants the world’s men and women to look and feel good when they’re going about their day. Even more so, his life and passions revolve around vintage motorcycles, and he is firm in…
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The city of Vancouver and the province of British Columbia have topped many lists of the world’s best places to live. Vancouverites are a spoiled bunch: parklands and forested areas abound within the city limits; sun-seekers fill up the beaches…
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My BMW R100/7 is 38 years old now, and Shail Sharma had already been working on Beemers for three years when it came out. Shail is the longstanding owner of Shail’s Motorcycles and Greater Vancouver’s (if not Western Canada’s) elder…