Welcome to Mike Rydman's

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Having raced amateur motocross and other off-road events from the late 60's through the early 80's, I've owned a variety of great motorcycles over the years. In 1975 I watched Jimmy Ellis blast through the pack at the LA Coliseum on a bike that virtually no one else was riding. I was so impressed with his performance that I bought my first Can-Am shortly afterward. I eventually purchased a Can-Am dealership (1980-82) and started working with a factory support rider. To the dismay of many, Bombardier stopped making Can-Am motorcycles in the mid 80's. After I searched the Internet for information about Can-Am motorcycles and found nothing, I decided to create this page for those of you who might share an interest in these machines. The theme is primarily MX and off road vehicles, but thanks to the help of viewers and other pagebuilders I've been able to expand it to include a little road racing, military, and trials. I hope you enjoy my tribute to these fine motorcycles.

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A special "thanks" to Rich Klein
for bringing back an all new
CanAm Bulletin Board!
The permanent link to the "CanAm Stuff Only" board is
located below, just under the Main Menu
Way to go Rich!

 
The Classic CanAm Website
Main Menu

 

 

Notes & Features

yellow.JPG (852 bytes)The 1975 GP 250: Was it really as good   as we remember it to be?

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Early Model Fuel Tank Restoration

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) CanAm Value Survey

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) 1974 MX-1 125 Project

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) The Classic CanAm Racing Team

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Where Did CanAm Go?

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) A Note From the Pagebuilder

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Photos

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) My Personal Pics

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Viewers Bikes and Misc. Pics

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Old CanAm Ad's and Brochures

Factory Pilots

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) The Original Factory MX Team

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Jeff Smith (Team C-A 1973-87)

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Buck Murphy (Team C-A 1975-77)

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Jimmy Ellis (Team C-A 1974-77)

Owner's Registry

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) International CanAm Owner's Registry

The Motorcycles

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Factory Works Bikes

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) MX, Qualifier, & ASE Series

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) CanAm Street Bike

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) CanAm Road Racer

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) CanAm Trials

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) CanAm Military

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Other Rotax Powered Motorcycles

Technical Information

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) CanAm Parts Sources

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Tech Tips and Fixes

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) 1974 - 1987 Model Specifications

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Identification by Frame Number

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Different Stuff About Can-Am's

 

Links

yellow.JPG (852 bytes) Links to other specialty sites

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Copyright Information: I have been careful in the construction of the website to avoid any copyright violations. If I have unintentionally violated your copyright please let me know. The item in question will be removed immediately.

The Classic CanAm Website was created by Michael Rydman. Special thanks to the following people for providing information and photos:

Pat Murphy
Ladd Gilbertson
Ralph Benhart
Reese Dengler
Jim Gilbert
Jim Ellis
Tony Cladin
Buck Murphy
Ed Tobin
Jim Lill
Paul Wilkinson
Doug Klassen
Sally Ellis
Rickie King
Scott Cavalari
Steve Botkin
Fred Brown
Paul Jasa
Jeff Smith
Larry Rydman
Eric Weaver
Ian Hughes
Don Beese
Mike Burnham
Rae Tyson
Mick Fesko