The Motorcycle Show Vancouver 2017 is on like Donkey Kong!

Biggest bike show west of the Canadian Rockies means three days of non-stop metal 'til we drop.

That's right. We're all paid up and we've even started ordering in additional stock early to avoid the annual Canada Post and USPS Christmas meltdowns.

​Got our spot picked out and everything. Front row to the left as you come in the main doors. You can see it on this here handy map.

A few days ago, I got one of those memory notifications on Facebook, about an event from a couple of years back that turned out to be a watershed moment for us. Something that helped us see what we wanted Killman Customs to be. We've shared this story before, but the background and impact deserve some props, so I'm going to paint you a picture of what had been going on at the time.

A weak Canadian dollar had pretty much killed off our parts business. Leaving us with almost no buying power to import, and soon after we couldn't even compete in the American market, due to Canada Post raising rates and cutting services. Up to that point finding unicorns had been the backbone of our operation, so we adapted, refocused on wrenching and continuing to build a loyal client base through integrity and dedicated service.​

​Trying to keep up with the Joneses, I started Advertising on Used.com sites, Craigslist, online forums and Facebook. It brought in some business, so I decided a website would be a good idea. All of my cash being needed for tools, equipment and parts, I taught myself how to build one. Even cobbled together an online store, gotta love progress.

​Then one day I got a special email. A lovely lady named Charlaine, from a nearby town, had found our little website and filled out one of our contact forms. Her hubby, Adrian, had hit a deer, busting up him and his Vulcan. Don't remember how the deer fared.

Char wanted to surprise him by fixing up his ride. Well shit, how do you not just get all misty-eyed about a request like that? Now I'd been jerked around or burned on almost every occasion I'd spent time sourcing for a client without getting a deposit for my efforts up front. Everybody likes your work until they have to pay for it, right? But I liked what I heard, and went ahead and found her a few bits of Unobtanium on spec. She came through on her end, restoring a bit of my faith in humanity, and we were off to the races! it was a pretty great project.

That's right, we've come to learn that our year starts in October. We just confirmed our first event of 2017. The Motorcycle Show Vancouver!

We've set up a countdown clock until the show on both our Home Page; and the Events, Shenanigans & General Mayhem page. Don't forget to check in regularly, as we'll be adding new events as we confirm them. We hit some hot shows and you don't want to miss the fun.

We'll see you at Abbotsford in January!