RIDING on HISTORY

It takes a special type of person to restore, maintain and ride an antique motorcycle

CURTIS NICKEL

What possesses us to ride cranky, noisy, smelly, oil-spitting motorcycles that are older than we are? It’s because they are beautiful and fun to ride. Typically, I plan bike trips to take in history, but in this case, I was riding with a group of gents who were most interested in riding on motorcycle history. The Girder Ride was initially organized by Ian Taylor, who publicized and planned the event including the ride routes. For the 2024 outing, the Girder Ride was again organized by Ian, but Gary McCaw was the host and route planner, with the jump off point being his country home in Oak Hills near Stirling, Ont., and the ride taking in the exciting rolling curves of the back roads of Eastern Ontario’s Hastings and Northumberland Counties.…

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Motorcycle Mojo (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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