Clares Harley-Davidson of Niagara

Meet John Clare - Founder and Owner of Clare's Cycle John Clare’s love affair with motorcycles started in 1949, at age 15, when he received a 1930 Harley-Davidson® motorcycle as payment for a plumbing repair. Over the years, he has participated in nearly every branch of motorcycle sport, including road racing, trials, scrambles, hill climbs and dirt track. His enthusiasm was rewarded in 1974, when he was recognized by Premier Bill Davis as ‘Ontario Sportsman of the Year’ for his distinguished performance in amateur sports. When it comes to the people who have been instrumental in the development of the sport of motorcycling in Canada, few have had the same level of influence as John Clare. A force in the industry for over 65 years now,  John opened his first motorcycle shop in 1955 in the small town of Fenwick, Ontario. Despite starting his venture in a sparsely populated area, he became the largest Yamaha dealer in the country by 1965, a truly remarkable accomplishment...

Clare's Harley-Davidson of Niagara is more than just great Harley-Davidson motorcycles, accessories, apparel and service. It's also loaded with lots of awesome architecture and artifacts including the Diana Sweets restaurant at Clare's Harley-Davidson of Niagara in Niagara on the Lake Ontario Clare's Harley-Davidson of Niagara will give you quite the WOW factor when you come through the front doors. The dealership is filled with great architecture and artifacts including the Diana Sweets restaurant that used to be in downtown St. Catharines Ontario.   For over 75 Years, Diana Sweets --"The Di" -was a landmark business in the downtown core. Equally as important was the major role which it played in the social and cultural life of St. Catharines. "The Di" became a meeting place for three & possibly four generations of St. Catharines residents. It was a great place but unfortunately it had to close. When the "Di" closed in 1996,...