Lakeshore and Leslie, aka L&L, is Toronto's largest
motorcycle meet. Bikers from all over converge in the joint parking lot of Tim
Horton's and Price Chopper in the Leslieville region of Toronto every Thursday. Hundreds of
motorcycles will roll in and out anywhere between 7pm to after midnight. Some
stay for the length of time it takes to drink a coffee while others will stay
for a few hours. Being a bike night, attendance is of course somewhat dictated
by the weather. Don't expect to see more than a few die hard regulars on a
rainy evening.
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| A lineup of sportbikes by the Price Chopper |
This meet had humble a beginning when it started 2006 by
Kevin and Mike (thebronze and cagedcbr from
www.gtamotorcycle.com ). There were
no designs to make it the biggest meet in Toronto. They just wanted a place to
hang out and have coffee. And apparently they wanted the option to buy fresh
produce and lunch meat.
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| Ghostrider's motorcycle? |
The thing I like about this meet is you'll never know what
you'll see or who you'll meet for the first time! I've seen a boa constrictor, a dog that travels on a motorcycle, Ural sidecar, slammed and souped up scooters, a Suzuki Hayabusa with a built-in vibrator, bikes from the 70's and more! You'll see the
whole spectrum of the motorcycle community from cruisers to sportbikes and
customs to scooters. You'll see the accompanied range of
people from all walks of life too. All are welcome here. I've met motorcycle builders, computer
nerds, nurses, artists and many more types of people. But what you do or where
you come from doesn't matter -- our love of motorcycles is what brings us
together.
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| Marta, Raf and Reenie share Ighor's boa constrictor |
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| Fiona's Ural sidecar rig with passenger Shaun |
(more after the jump)
