Accompanied by the smiles and hand clapping of his many friends and admirers, Trevor Deeley was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. This was a special night of tri-bute for all the athletes being inducted in the Sports Hall of Fame, especially for a man whose name, while synony-mous with Harley Davidson, is also responsible for bringing the Honda motorcycle into the English-speaking world and shortly after that, doing the same with the Yamaha motorcycle. But this is not the reason Trev Deeley was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame - he was being inducted as an athlete. For the first time in history, the BC Sports Hall of Fame was recogniz-ing motorcycle racing as a legitimate sport and the racers as athletes. It was only fitting the first motorcycle racer inducted should be Trev Deeley.

He was a terrific athlete during the years he spent racing Harley Davidson motorcycles. Not only did this man of slight stature but gigantic will, deter-mination and heart race Harley Davidson motorcycles, but he threw those heavy machines around corners and into straightaways at the toughest

TREVOR DEELEY - Inducted 2001

Pioneer - Motorcycling

A tribute by Errol N. Hannigan. 2001

Trevor Deeley  (GVMPS  collection)

 

Trevor Deeley

race tracks in North America.

Long before the luxurious and pampered life of today's motorcycle racing professional, Trev and his wife would tow his racing motorcycle be-hind their car to the next track to com-pete in the next big race. He would drive, sleep in the car, do the mechani-cal preparations and then suit up to ride wheel-to-wheel against some of the best motorcycle racers of the day. He had enough skill and technique to achieve an impressive list of victories.

Throughout North America, the name Trev Deeley was well known and

respected by racers and fans alike. The night Trev Deeley was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame; he was a proud Harley Davidson racer, a proud Canadian and a proud British Columbian. I would also like to say you have made your family, friends and admirers proud too.

Bio from Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame

TREVOR DEELEY - Builder, Motorcycle Riding, Vancouver, BC, Year of Induction 1995

A good motorcycle rider himself, Trevor Deeley's real claim to fame was having the foresight to see the motor-cycle revolution in the early 1960's. Deeley publicized the Honda's he sold by hiring some of the best young riders in Canada, including Canadian Champions Jim Allen, Jim Dunn and Yvon Duhamel As a Yamaha distributor, Deeley put together a team that won the World Superbike Championship in 19 76.

Trevor Deeley passed away on May 28, 2002.