Can-Am Motorcycles

Can-Am's motorcycle history begins with Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), the Canadian company founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier, which launched the Can-Am motorcycle brand in 1972 from its base in Valcourt, Quebec. Through the 1970s and into the 1980s Can-Am built a strong reputation in off-road racing, but production of traditional two-wheeled motorcycles ended in 1987 as Japanese manufacturers came to dominate the global market. The brand lay dormant until BRP revived it in 2007 with an entirely different concept: the Can-Am Spyder, a three-wheeled roadster that carved out its own category in the market. The line proved durable enough that BRP delivered its 100,000th Spyder in 2015. In 2019, Can-Am broadened the lineup with the smaller, more affordable Ryker, opening the three-wheeled format to a wider range of riders. Today Can-Am is built entirely around this three-wheeled, on-road platform rather than conventional motorcycles.