Whether you’re into on-road or off-road, scooters or hogs, vintage or custom bikes, if what you’re looking for has two wheels, you’ll find it at the Salon Moto de Montreal, which opened on Friday at the Palais des Congres.
It’s the biggest bike show in North America, featuring 150 different exhibitors and over 700 bikes. Prices range from $1,500 to $50,000.
A Quebec City motorcycle dealer combined two loves: Harleys and the Stones.
“When the Rolling Stones came to Quebec City in 1997, to pay a tribute to them we decided to do one motorcycle,” said Laurent Premont.
They did three more and the band paid them a visit.
“They flipped! You know Ronnie Wood is a painter, so he found those motorcycle awesome,” he said.
This year, there is a big focus on expanding the market of female riders.
“We’re seeing more and more women getting into riding, actually,” said show manager Bianca Kennedy. “Since 2010, we’ve seen a 30 per cent increase in Quebec in women owning their own motorcycles and that’s just the start. We’re seeing more images of women and marketing campaigns, the manufacturers are showing women riding.”
The great grand-daughter of the Harley-Davidson co-founder is also carrying on the tradition now as creative director and style guru.
“I think one of the things that inspires us has been our great authentic past and also the riders, how they put themselves together,” said Karen Davidson.
The show wraps up Sunday.
