Cycle Improvements

Cycle Improvements Motorcycle, ATV and Snowmobile Performance Service Specialists Serving South Western Ontario since 1981 Check us out!

We offer many Specialty Services such as Suspension Revalving, Cylinder Boring, Cylinder Head Reconditioning, Fabrication and Machining, Welding of aluminum alloys and other Services not available elsewhere. My Story....
It was 1981 and I was a 23-year-old dirt bike enthusiast with no formal education in auto or motorcycle mechanics. I was fed up with waiting for parts to repair my bike so I de

cided to open my own shop. I rented 1,000 square feet of space on Bridgeport Road in Waterloo, hung out a hand-painted sign, but had no idea how to get parts or which suppliers to call. Desperate and under the cover of darkness, I jumped into the dumpster of a competitor, ripping labels off boxes to get the names of suppliers to call for parts. Initially, suppliers wouldn’t sell to me because I didn’t have a track record in the business. Eventually, an Aurora-based company agreed to sell me parts. I made money my first year, an accomplishment I credits to two things. First, I opened on Mondays when my competitors were closed. Second, I ordered parts as needed and provided next day service. Other bike shops ordered weekly back then.
“The bike season is so short and people don’t want to wait for parts.”
I always have been a believer in investing in cutting-edge equipment to repair bikes. I was the first local shop to offer such things as aluminum welding, machining, crank rebuilding, Cyl head work, dyno testing, etc
“It has been our calling card.”
Nothing makes me happier than a customer coming in with a bike saying he has been to two shops and they couldn’t fix it. “That is the ultimate challenge,”
My decision to start selling motorcycles — KTM — was sparked by personal tragedy. My wife, Alma, was diagnosed with cancer in 1997 and I thought selling motorcycles would generate enough money so I could hire more staff to run things, allowing me to spend more time with my wife. My staff grew to seven from three.
“I did it for what I thought was all the right reasons.”
My wife died in 2001. I became was Canada’s largest KTM dealer — selling about 130 bikes a year — but I felt I was no longer true to myself so I have returned to my roots..Parts & Service
“I started because I wanted to be a little bit different,” he says. “I couldn’t care less about the money. The bottom line is if I can make a decent living and enjoy the job, that is more important to me.”

James Hunt

Online reservoir shock mount 3d printed using PPS-CF filament.
04/17/2026

Online reservoir shock mount 3d printed using PPS-CF filament.

07/14/2025
Couple of parts we CNC'd machined up for a Rotax Flat Tracker
01/23/2024

Couple of parts we CNC'd machined up for a Rotax Flat Tracker

3d Printed a replacement throttle tube for BMW F650GS. Customer is changing bars and can not use the oem heated grips
01/23/2024

3d Printed a replacement throttle tube for BMW F650GS. Customer is changing bars and can not use the oem heated grips

Vintage CB550 Honda. Missing the upper hardware for the fork boots. Designed and 3D printed clamps to replace missing ha...
08/09/2023

Vintage CB550 Honda. Missing the upper hardware for the fork boots. Designed and 3D printed clamps to replace missing hardware.

Finished product
05/29/2023

Finished product

05/29/2023

Machined up sprocket adapted for custom wheel on our Cnc Mill.

Gasket cutting, engraving with our new Laser
04/28/2023

Gasket cutting, engraving with our new Laser

Laser cut replacement Suzuki RG500 air filters that are no longer available.
04/28/2023

Laser cut replacement Suzuki RG500 air filters that are no longer available.

Honda CB1100F. Fork caps are discontinued and customer needed 2 as they were missing. Drew up in Cad from a picture and ...
02/20/2023

Honda CB1100F. Fork caps are discontinued and customer needed 2 as they were missing. Drew up in Cad from a picture and 3d printed a couple of replacements.

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633 Colby Drive, Unit 1
Waterloo, ON
N2V1B4

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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