I feel like the readers of Bike-urious tend to be pretty knowledgeable. So, perhaps you know about Can-Am ─ a Canada-based brand that was created in 1972 as a way for snowmobile makers Bombardier to sell motocross and enduro motorcycles.
Can-Am’s bikes were reportedly excellent, winning all kinds of kudos, but within 15 years things had gone south and Bombardier sold much of its motorcycling assets to UK-based Armstrong-CCM. In the early 2000s, the Can-Am name was resurrected to sell ATVs, side-by-sides, and, eventually, unique on-road three-wheelers, like the Spyder and Ryker.
You may also know that Can-Am has returned to motorcycling this year, having released two electric bikes that ─ as it happens ─ Abhi got a chance to ride not too long ago (I look forward to reading his opinion).
Editor’s Note: they do silent wheelies!
Here, though, is an opportunity to relive Can-Am’s original glory days, with a two-stroke Rotax-powered beauty made in the final years of the brand’s first motorcycling era. Developed in coordination with Armstrong-CCM, this trials bike was an attempt to appeal to the European market (read: United Kingdom and Spain, where trials is popular).
According to internet sources I’ve found, the 240 Trials was only produced in 1984 and 1986, and no more than 400 were made. So, this thing is a rarity.
You can find this Can-Am 240 Trial for sale in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania for $2,000 here on Facebook Marketplace.