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by Stevie Wilson | Unless you’re an avid rider or collector, Vancouver’s homegrown connection to the world of motorcycles might come as a surprise.
Trev deeley biography of christopher
Our city’s storied past with the two-wheeled transport has been a point of pride for many riders over the years, and it’s largely thanks to three generations of one industrious local family: the Deeleys.
In 1914, British ex-pat Fred Deeley Sr.
opened a small bicycle store at 1075 Granville Street under the quant moniker, “Fred Deeley – The Cycle Man”. Two years later he began to import motorcycles from the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA), and in 1917 he brought in the brand that the family is so well-known for today: Harley-Davidson.
Following the success of this shop, he expanded the motorcycle business into a separate venture in 1925 and his son, Fred Deeley Jr., took over operations (in 1922, Fred Deeley Jr. was instrumental in founding the Lions Gate Motorcycle Club).
By 1929, both shops were located along West Broadway, and bus