There are a lot of motorcycle riders in the Hamilton area, and even more within a close proximity when you include Niagara and the rest of the Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario. So staging a motorcycle show in this city makes a lot of sense.

The Inaugural Hamilton Motorcycle Show took place on January 27, 28, and 29, 2012 at the Careport Centre. There was a lot of enthusiasm from a lot of people for making this event grow in the future and there is certainly a solid base from which to build.

Like most providers of motorcycle-related products and services, we at Riders Plus Insurance face a full schedule of motorcycle trade shows in Ontario starting in December. Yes, it's a marathon of long days standing and talking, leaving us stiff jointed and hoarse, but we wouldn't do it if we didn't love it. Every conceivable product and service associated with motorcycles is represented at these shows, as well as products and services that are less directly related to bikes. So without further ado we'd like to give you a bit of a rundown of what to expect, where to expect it, and why you wouldn't want to miss your local motorcycle show for the world.

There are so many things to remember to do when you move. Contacting your motorcycle insurer with your new address is, understandably, not high on the list of things to do... but it must be on the list. 

There are a lot of other reasons to call your motorcycle insurance broker as well, some of which aren't as obvious as you would think. Riders Plus star Customer Service Representative, Heather Malone, outlines some of these situations in the following article.

Thanksgiving is a bittersweet holiday for motorcycle riders in the chilly environs of Ontario. Oh sure, it's usually as close to perfect riding weather as you can get. Except when it's not. Except when an unexpected snow storm hits. Or cold, possibly even freezing, rain falls on the Oktoberfest Parade. Most depressing, though, is the simple fact that the advent of Thanksgiving means, at best, a meagre few weeks of riding are left before we have to strap the bike onto a trailer and head on down to Florida. If we're snowbirds. The rest of us just have to hunker down and wait for spring...

Motorcycle accidents happen to surprisingly few riders as a percentage of the total number of riders out there, but the odds of an accident happening to you are still significantly better than the odds of winning a lottery. It is definitely in your best interests to know what to do immediately following a motorcycle accident before it happens. It is very difficult to think clearly in the immediate aftermath of an accident. Emotions run high and stress levels peak, but certain details need to be addressed immediately in these situations to lessen the chances of further damage or injury and to address any damage or injury that have occurred in order to lessen the chances of even greater loss.