Canadian Vintage Rally 2022

The Annual CVMG rally is on this weekend after 2 year hiatus.
Big turn out, way too much stuff to capture
here's stuff which caught my eye

Here's the @hogfiddles of Can Ams



here's a big start to the Bonneville bike you always wanted to build


Seka stuff

more Can Am

more Can Am gas tanks LOL

This bicycle is the precursor to the XJ, shaft drive if you can believe it.
Look at the front brake

 

Definitely the place to find those hard to find Can Am parts LOL

another Can Am next to some exotica

Just your average Brough Superior


Vincent and Catalina Gold Star

 

This is a Minatura, there actually is a thing from Belgium 1940's
- he wanted $750

and $950 for the sidecar





this guy did an awesome job with XV920R, the chain drive Virago

And my all time favorite bike of the day, my very own XJ650 Seca Sleeper, what an awesome day for a ride!
That's my buddy's 3 day old KLR.

This is my brother and a few of my buddies also from today.
They left Toronto area last Friday and reached the beach on the northern shore of North America - Tuktoyaktuk google it.
7,000 kms in 8 days. Epic ride, shoulda coulda

 

Interesting show. What is being driven off of the right side of the crank (?) of the Brough Superior?

 

Nice show!

I’ve seen that green 650r somewhere before......

 

Another one for the collection perhaps

 

Lol

 

Simmy did you stay there for the weekend or did you do a day trip? Sometimes the best bikes are in the parking lot.

 

I went for Saturday only, most of the guys I camp with were on the Tuktoyaktuk trip and I flew Sunday away for a week with my wife.
Next year for sure

 

Just attended the 2024 Canadian Vintage rally. 50th Anniversary!
Seems like I just set my tent and canopy up Friday morning and the next thing it was already Sunday and I was packing up to go home.
Just too much fun in one place.
I spent the last week scrambling to get my bikes ready.
Both Secas ran flawless, I rode the sidecar there and the Turbo I took on the Saturday reliability run.
A rich guy near the Fairgrounds welcomes rally participants to his estate for a free barbeque.

All-day barbeque at the estate. You can see my Turbo in the middle of the pic.

My BSA even ran!
After it fired several times a guy from across the way put his 25 years and 300 lbs into it and we had it running to massive applause

My baby in all her glory!
I had so much fun talking about it.
Usually someone would ask if it was custom paint, I could then start explaining it.

 

Is that custom paint?

 

I really didn't take many photos last weekend while at the Canadian Vintage Rally but this thing really caught my eye.
I was aware Harley built a boxer in the same configuration as BMW but didn't know they built one front to back


Here's a better pic from a museum

https://www.flickr.com/photos/harleypilot/19802697772

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley-Davidson_Model_W