AUGUST 17, 2008 - 4th ANNUAL GASTOWN MOTORCYCLE SHOW N' SHINE
It's time to mark your calendars for the biggest motorcycle event the
streets of Vancouver have ever seen! On Sunday, August 17, 2008, the B.C.
Coalition of Motorcyclists will be closing down Water Street between
Carrall and Richards and Gastown will once again become a “motorcycles
only” zone
for the 4th Annual Gastown ALL MAKE Motorcycle Show & Shine, Vancouver’s
largest free motorcycle show. For the last 3 years thousands of have
people come out to enjoy this huge celebration of motorcycling!
9:00-11:00AM - Bike Registration
11:00AM - 5:00PM - Motorcycle Show n' Shine
11:00AM - 5:00PM - Manufacturer Displays
11:00AM - 5:00PM - Yamaha Riding Academy
12:00PM - BitchinGear Fashion Show Featuring the Felions
12:00- 12:30PM - Suzuki Freestyle Motocross Team
12:30PM - Live Music by Freewill
1:30PM - BitchinGear Fashion Show Featuring the Felions
2:00-2:30PM - Suzuki Freestyle Motocross Team
2:00-2:45PM - Jim Byrnes
3:30- 4:15PM - Jim Byrnes
4:00-4:30PM - Suzuki Freestyle Motocross Team
5:00PM - Awards Ceremony
Come check out the show n' shine with hundreds of motorcycles on
display, including choppers, cruisers, vintage bikes, sport bikes
(European, Japanese, American), fat boys, softtails, rat bikes, touring
bikes, sidecars, drag bikes, scooters and more. The show will also
feature manufacturer displays by several of the major manufacturers,
fashion shows, info on rider training, live music and much more! All of
this will take place in a gorgeous setting on the cobble stone streets
of historic Gastown.
“The B.C. Coalition of Motorcyclists is proud to be involved in the
biggest motorcycling event in Vancouver,” says Adele Tompkins, Executive
Director,
BCCOM. “There was a tremendous response to the previous three shows, and
we expect this year’s to be bigger and better than ever. These events
serve to
facilitate public awareness and a better understanding of motorcycling.”
During the show motorcyclists will have access to FREE parking along
portions of Abbott, Carrall and Alexander Streets.
This is an event that you do not want to miss! More information can be
found by contacting us at (604) 580-0111 or 1-877-580-0111. If you are
on Facebook we have also created a group for this event. You can check
it out and invite people to this event here:
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Feel free to post any cool photos that you might have from one of our
previous shows.
Pics from last year:
http://www.bccom-bc.com/gastown_2006/2007/gastown.html
You have to see the Suzuki freestyle teem – it’s breathtaking
http://www.fmxtour.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0zgEpPWIBI