When the only vehicle you own is motorcycle, you have some pretty specific considerations about what you need. Shortly before getting my Honda CB500X last year, I made a list of requirements and considered the purposes I would be using my…
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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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Video: LightMode Launches New Kickstarter Campaign
by The Motorcycle Hub November 2, 2016LightMode helmets has just launched an action-packed new video to accompany their second Kickstarter campaign. The Vancouver-based company founded by Thomas Plywaczewski, a graduate from SFU’s Engineering Physics program, creates glowing light kits that optimize helmet visibility using electroluminescent materials.…
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New motorcycle permit for people with disabilities launched
by The Motorcycle Hub October 24, 2016Thanks to the launch of a new motorcycle permit for people with disabilities, created by SPARC BC and supported by the provincial government, more people will be able to make use of designated parking spots, which will allow them to…
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Motorcycle enthusiast Jeff Lum’s passion for two wheels runs deep; he started riding a bicycle at three years old, and by four he was already riding his first motorbike, a Yamaha YZ50 that was given to him by his father.…
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EventsFeatured
The Need for Tweed:
Vancouver Riders Suit up for a Cause
by Roberto Teixeira September 28, 2016More than a hundred motorcyclists dressed in their finest attire graced the streets of Vancouver last Sunday for a cause. The 2016 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, an eye-catching band of bikes and bow ties, was meant to raise awareness and money…
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Disney Designer Opens DIY Shop and Moto Lounge
by Roberto Teixeira September 20, 2016Greater Vancouver designer Jeff Chung loves motorcycles. He loves owning them, riding them, working on them and even drawing them. But with a few motorcycles in his condo garage, he recently found himself in a tricky situation. He discovered that…
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Classy Bikes and Classic Bites: To Deep Cove for Doughnuts on Triumph’s Sleekest Bonneville
by Theo Birkner September 8, 2016Honey’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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“Motorcycle for Miracles” Raises over $160,000 for Children’s Hospitals
by Megan Kaptein September 1, 2016On a rainy morning earlier this week, Bruce Johnson rode up to the emergency room doors at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver on a motorcycle with his 15-year-old daughter Holly in tow. After a month-long journey from the eastern coast…