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Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival Follow-Up: The Winners, And The Road Show

CMG Staff — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:36:32 +0000

The 2024 Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival is done and gone, with the pre-party kicking things off last Thursday, then films on Friday and Saturday. Now, it’s time to list this year’s award winners, and to see where the TMFF road show is going next! Here are the Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival winners for 2024: Best Feature Film Racing Mister Farenheit Directed by Michael Rowley…

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RIP, Motojournalist Max Burns

CMG Staff — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:31:52 +0000

Max Burns, one of the most-loved motorcycle writers in Canadian magazine history, has died. On June 10, Burns’ partner Jackie Quinton posted that Burns had died of pneumonia. Burns had a long and highly-respected career as a writer both inside and outside the world of motorcycles. He was known in the cottage community for his books on practical things like docks and water systems…

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TMFF Returns To Vancouver This Weekend!

CMG Staff — Thu, 23 May 2024 18:23:21 +0000

If you like films, and you like motorcycles, and you live in Vancouver—you’re in luck. This weekend, the Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival is on the road, with an appearance at the Rio Theatre. The TMFF will screen films at the Rio on one day only—Friday, May 24. And as of right now, at time of publication (Thursday afternoon, May 23), there are still tickets left! You can purchase them online…

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This Weekend: Spring Toronto Motorcycle Supershow

CMG Staff — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:06:25 +0000

The Toronto motorcycle springtime show is gone, long live the springtime show. This weekend, after the previous Springshow was canceled this past winter, we now have the Spring Toronto Motorcycle Supershow instead… running at the same location (the International Centre), over the same weekend (April 6-7, this Saturday and Sunday). Yes, we’re just as confused as you. But apparently the Supershow…

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The Madness of Muscle: S&S Takes Harley’s Milwaukee Eight Engine To 136 ci

CMG Staff — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:12:42 +0000

Harley-Davidson’s Milwaukee Eight engine is already a heavy hunk of muscle, with as much as 114 ci capacity. But if you think bigger is better, the aftermarket tuning wizards at S&S might have what you want—they’re now offering a big-bore kit that will take your MI8 engine to a whopping 136 ci and a massive horsepower boost as a result. Converting to metric, that works out to roughly 2229 cc. It’…

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Ten Motorcycle Books For Christmas

CMG Staff — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:54:14 +0000

So you left your Christmas shopping off wayyyyyy too late. The good news is that you can still order a book in from Amazon (or Indigo, or whoever) and reasonably expect it to be here in time for a wrap-and-tape job before December 25. Here’s a list of motorbike books that are well worth a read, if you’re looking for something to throw in a rider’s Christmas stocking.

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Canada’s Powersports Industry Gets a New Voice

CMG Staff — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:08:57 +0000

Here in Canada, the powersports community – manufacturers, distributors and consumers alike – have had their interests represented by a mishmash of organizations. But now, there is one group to rule them all. Moto Canada, which just launched this week, is an amalgamation of the Motorcycle and Moped Industry Council (MMIC), the Canadian Off Highway Vehicle Distributors Council (COHV) and Power…

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Saskatchewan Allows Sikhs To Ride Without Helmets—But Only Temporarily

CMG Staff — Mon, 29 May 2023 20:03:47 +0000

Saskatchewan’s government is making an exemption to the province’s helmet laws, allowing Sikhs to wear a turban instead—but it is only a temporary exemption. Last week, the government announced it would change the province’s Vehicle Equipment Regulations to let Sikhs ride without a helmet. It is only in cases when the minister responsible for SGI (the provincial insurance body) makes the…

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