For those of you that follow all the different series of motorcycle racing may know the story. But in BSB the championship is down to Shane "Shakey" Byrne and Alex Lowes. On more than one occasion they have come in contact with each other on...
by: Ted Bishop I read Riding With Rike 3-4 years back and found it a very entertaining read. As a instructor and enthusiast I liked how the motorcycle bug infected Mr. Bishop and how he evolved. However, this book is more than a motorcycle story, it's a...
[caption id="attachment_1980" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The current Ace Cafe' London"][/caption] This article was recently sent to us from a friend. Subject: Ace cafe, where the term "cafe racer" started This place is at the junction of the old A1 arterial road and the Northern “circular” road that circled London back...
Recently I came across this article from a website I frequent (www.crash.net) about the John Britten motorcycle. For those that are not aware Ted and his old partner Gord were involved in some of the development of this bike right here in BC. Gary Goodfellow rode...
How do you like to ride? Commute? Sunday joy ride? Long distance travel? A recent customer Aad (from New Zealand) with his wife and son brought their bikes over from N.Z. to ride from here to Alaska this summer. Their first stop was our shop looking...
a happy bike! There are a lot of reasons to keep your motorcycle clean...
What is in a service? All sorts of different things but we try to break it down and keep it simple for our customers. There are two basic categories; Quick service (oil, tires, brake pads, etc.) and Major service (There are 3 different types and...
by: Melissa Holbrook Pierson I recently stumbled across this book while perusing my local book shop. I seem to be a sucker for almost anything motorcycle related, especially books - or should I say Motorcycle travel stories. I've read most of the published print involving motorcycle travels. Some...