To understand the Trev Deeley Motorcycle Collection you need to understand Trev Deeley, but you don't have to understand a collection to enjoy it.

Note: Mr. Trev Deeley passed away March 28, 2002. He had just turned 82.

Some of you may know of the collection under the name `Museum' but to be politically correct the name has been changed to `Collection'.

The `collection' or the collecting of motorcycles began with Fred Deeley when he was sixteen years old. (Fred went by the name of Trev to avoid confusion. His father and Grandfather were both named Fred and were also in the motorcycle game.)

Trev followed in his father's footsteps, selling motorcycles. He later got into racing for Harley Davidson and during his fifteen years on the track accumulated, as well as many awards, several motorcycles which became the foundation of his collection that contains some fifty-four brands and over 250 motorcycles.

As the collection grew it moved from location to location and finally became open to the public in `77. In `93, after having moved a couple more times, it found a permanent home in Richmond at 13500 Verdun Place

The present collection no longer has a full time technician. Fred Pazaski and his nephew Leo Ruswick work from their home on any projects that need to be worked on.

The collection is open to the public, no charge, from 10 AM - 4 PM, Monday to Friday.

If you would like more information or if you have an old motorcycle that you would like to donate or just put on display, stop by or call (604) 273-5421.

The collection, some of which are on loan from private owners, such as the `63 Desert Triumph that was ridden by Steve McQueen, on loan from Del West, includes motorcycles from companies, such as BSA and Triumph, who are no longer in business. There are: street; mountain; police; and racing motorcycles which include: motocross; road; hill climbing; trials; short, and dirt, track.

Even if you are not into motors, and there are several on display, or motorcycles, a tour through the collection is a pleasant and memorable experience.

`75 61 ci. MOTO GUZZI ITALY	`22 37 ci. HARLEY, 1 of 9 TOOK 3 YRS. TO RESTORE

(Left) `70 ARIEL (Right) `48 NIMBUS
	`40 30.5 ci. BSA FOR THE ENGLISH ARMY

`82 61 ci. HARLEY NOVA PROJECT WATER COOLED PROTOTYPE	`61 15 ci. BMW
`36 HARLEY EL	`35 SIDECAR TAXI 1 OF ONLY 2 MADE MNFG. BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, USA.

The history of Trev Deeley can be found in the book, `Deeley, Motorcycle Millionaire'.
It is available for $15.00 (plus postage) by phoning (604) 273-5421.

While some of the above pictured bikes have been moved to storage, some of them, such as; the Nova, the EL, and the Taxi have been moved to the new edifice.

Here the displays are going to be set to themes which will changed yearly. Eventually all the vehicles, including those now in storage, will get their time of glory, on stage.

The first theme, in this 90th year, is called `CLASSIC'.

EVEN WITH A POLARIZING FILTER I CAN'T AVOID THE REFLECTIONS.
THE WINDOW IS MORE THAN TWICE THE LENGTH DEPICTED HERE
MOST IMPRESSIVE AT NIGHT, IT IS LIT BY CHANGING COLOURS

THE ABOVE WINDOWS, AND THIS ENTRANCE, FACE BOUNDARY ROAD, FROM THE VANCOUVER SIDE
THERE ARE MORE ENTRANCES, AND PARKING, AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING

ENTRANCE TO THE NEW SALES AREA	ENTRANCE TO THE NEW SERVICE AREA

INSIDE THE SALES AREA

HARLEY BEAR ONE OF THE MANY BEARS THAT ADORNED THE CITY STREETS IN `06
BEVIN JONES - CURATOR	THE BACK LIT MURAL IS A TOWN IN ?? FOR THE GRAND OPENING THIS, 1917, MOTORCYCLE, ON LOAN FROM A MAN IN NANAIMO, WAS DRIVEN, IT FIRED UP ON THE FIRST KICK, AROUND THE NEW BUILDING BY DON JAMES, CEO DEELEY - HD
	ONE OF THE FEATURES OF THE EXHIBITION A TIME LINE RUNS AROUND THE ROOM, BELOW THE CEILING

ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE EXHIBITION IS A MOTORCYCLE WHEEL
THAT WAS MADE FOR THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT, AND AFFIXED TO THE CEILING

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES - HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES

1912 MODEL 8

`40 10 F 30.5 ci. THIS BIKE HAS NEVER BEEN RESTORED OTHER THAN NEW TIRES IT IS IN MINT CONDITION CAN YOU IMAGINE PUSHING THIS THROUGH THE MUD OF FLANDERS WHILE BULLETS WHISTLE AROUND YOUR HEAD	FUTURE PHOTO-OP - GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN, SITTING; ON, OR IN,A `28 JD (FIRST TO HAVE A FRONT WHEEL BRAKE)
`83 NOVA PROJECT THIS PROTOTYPE WAS THE FORERUNNER OF THE `V' ROD	1915 11F
A SUPPLEMENT TO THE TIME LINE AROUND THE CEILING	THE BACK LIT SIGNS TELL THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD OF MOTORCYCLES
`26 F HEAD
`96 BUELL	`97 VR 1000

THE FUTURE SHINES BRIGHT `03 FLHTCI ELECTRA-GLIDE CLASSIC

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