Kisselgoff Motorcycle Museum, Thunder Bay

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Thunder Bay’s motorcycle community has been buzzing for months about a new museum taking shape downtown. Now, the Kisselgoff Motorcycle Museum is ready to open its doors.

CBC Radio interview: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radi...p/16184226-david-kisselgoff-motorcycle-museum

A buddy of mine in Niagara sold his BMW R1200CLC to this guy.

About 50 or so bikes. Looks like some are really cool, some are just a Yamaha V-Star lol

 

[tat2]

Add to my list of stops heading west to BC next summer. Thanks.

 

[adri]

Nice! Don't forget to share your feedback after you check it out!

 

[Gaoler]

Add to my list of stops heading west to BC next summer. Thanks.

'Same...

 

[Bobo]

This may be a little out of the way but definitely worth it. The Barber Motorcycle Museum in Alabama is mind numbing. Been there twice and can’t wait to go again, it’s that good. That and The Wright Patterson Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio are by far the two best museums I’ve ever been to.
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[nobbie48]

Thunder Bay’s motorcycle community has been buzzing for months about a new museum taking shape downtown. Now, the Kisselgoff Motorcycle Museum is ready to open its doors.

CBC Radio interview: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radi...p/16184226-david-kisselgoff-motorcycle-museum

A buddy of mine in Niagara sold his BMW R1200CLC to this guy.

About 50 or so bikes. Looks like some are really cool, some are just a Yamaha V-Star lol

I couldn't find a list of bikes on view. If too many are like a show and shine at a Timmies it wouldn't warrant a special trip like Barbers.

The Barber Museum could induce an overload.

The best museum I ever toured was the Garber Facility just outside of Washington DC. It restores mostly aircraft to be put on display at the Air and Space Museum. Public tours ended in 2003 but other facilities may have taken on the duties.

 

[willyt]

This may be a little out of the way but definitely worth it. The Barber Motorcycle Museum in Alabama is mind numbing. Been there twice and can’t wait to go again, it’s that good. That and The Wright Patterson Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio are by far the two best museums I’ve ever been to.
Expedia

Probably one of the best motorcycle museums in the world!

 

[Hardwrkr13]

This may be a little out of the way but definitely worth it. The Barber Motorcycle Museum in Alabama is mind numbing. Been there twice and can’t wait to go again, it’s that good. That and The Wright Patterson Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio are by far the two best museums I’ve ever been to.
Expedia

I have yet to do Barber but I fully agree that the Air Force Museum in Dayton is utterly amazing (even if you're not overly interested in planes). I went in 2018 and saw planes that I forgot existed and one I thought was just a Transformers creation.

 

[Bobo]

I couldn't find a list of bikes on view. If too many are like a show and shine at a Timmies it wouldn't warrant a special trip like Barbers.

The Barber Museum could induce an overload.

The best museum I ever toured was the Garber Facility just outside of Washington DC. It restores mostly aircraft to be put on display at the Air and Space Museum. Public tours ended in 2003 but other facilities may have taken on the duties.

The bikes on display are constantly changing. There’s 3 guys in a beautiful shop in the basement who’s full time job is restoring bikes so the collection is constantly changing. Believe me, it’s nothing like a Timmy’s bike night. These bikes are absolutely pristine, they look like they just came out of the crate. Most of the odometers read less than five miles, I asked one of the guys working there how is that possible, he said when they do a restoration that they scour the earth for NOS instrumental panels and other parts. No expense is spared. They even have a couple of Allan Millyards creations, those alone are worth the price of admission.You might even see the owner of the collection George Barber,walking around who is happy to chat with you. He made his millions in the dairy industry and the museum was his lifelong dream

 

[adri]

The bikes on display are constantly changing. There’s 3 guys in a beautiful shop in the basement who’s full time job is restoring bikes so the collection is constantly changing. Believe me, it’s nothing like a Timmy’s bike night. These bikes are absolutely pristine, they look like they just came out of the crate. Most of the odometers read less than five miles, I asked one of the guys working there how is that possible, he said when they do a restoration that they scour the earth for NOS instrumental panels and other parts. No expense is spared. They even have a couple of Allan Millyards creations, those alone are worth the price of admission.You might even see the owner of the collection George Barber,walking around who is happy to chat with you. He made his millions in the dairy industry and the museum was his lifelong dream

He was talking about the Thunder Bay museum, not the Barber museum.

@nobbie48 - there are pics on the website, hopefully more to come after they open this weekend.

 

[guzzirider]

Add to my list of stops heading west to BC next summer. Thanks.

If you are in the area check out
Dreamcycle
Great little cafe in the building as well

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