WINDSOR LOCKS, CT – A planned second annual motorcycle show at the New England Air Museum has now been scrapped following an apparent branding dispute between the museum and the Murdercycles Motorcycle Club of Manchester, CT, which organized the first show. After getting a splendid response to the inaugural show …
Read More »Updated: Double Recall For Polaris Slingshot
A double recall is underway for Polaris Slingshot models – for bad bearings in the steering rack assembly and for bad roll bars.
Read More »Which Company Would You Choose?
Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also …
Read More »CT Legislator Clarifies “Autocycle” Bill
HARTFORD – A bill introduced Friday in the Connecticut General Assembly to create an “autocycle” category of motor vehicles would not, contrary to what RIDE-CT / RIDE-NewEngland reported five days ago, make sales of the Polaris Slingshot roadster legal in the state if passed. The bill was introduced by state Rep. Jonathan …
Read More »Another Attempt To Open ATV Trails In CT
HARTFORD – Here we go again. Yet another attempt to open trails on state land to all-terrain vehicles. This time it’s state Rep. Rob Sampson (R-80th) who wants to provide ATV enthusiasts with places to ride. Sampson’s introduced Proposed Bill No. 5143 in the General Assembly that asks “That the …
Read More »Record Sales For BMW In 2014
BMW set a sales record in 2014, marking the fourth consecutive year that it has done so. The German motorcycle-maker sold 123,495 units, up from 115,215 in 2013. That was a
Read More »Springfield Motorcycle Show Kicks Off
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – There was a line of riders, all but a few of which arrived in four-wheeled vehicles, waiting outside the entrance when the 10th annual Springfield Motorcycle Show opened at 10 a.m. today at the Eastern States Exposition. Once inside and out of the cold, they got …
Read More »Aprilia Recalls Shiver 750, Caponord 1200
In a recall announced by parent company Piaggio, Aprilia is recalling a small number of Shiver 750s from the 2014 and 2015 model year and Caponord 1200s from the 2015 model year for a power train problem. A total of 337 motorcycles are being recalled. The company said, “Due to …
Read More »Ducati Sets Sales Record in 2014
Ducati set a new sales record in 2014 by delivering 45,100 motorcycles, a two percent increase from 2013. It marked the fifth consecutive year of growth for
Read More »Polaris Goes Electric, Buys Brammo
MINNEAPOLIS – Polaris has added to its motorcycle portfolio that includes the Indian and Victory brands. The company announced late Thursday that it has acquired the electric motorcycle business of Brammo Inc.
Read More »Motorcyclepedia Offers Lecture Series
NEWBURGH, NY – The Motorcyclepedia Museum kicks off a winter/spring lecture series on Saturday with Brian Rathjen of “Backroads” magazine talking at 3 p.m. about
Read More »Hookup For Harley-Davidson, Sturgis
MILWAUKEE – A long-term hookup is in the works between Harley-Davidson and the City of Sturgis, S.D. With the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally celebrating 75 years in 2015, Harley-Davidson and the city are finalizing an agreement that will make Harley-Davidson the rally’s
Read More »Pigskin Quiz Mixes Motorcycle, Football Terms
The NFL is in playoff mode and college’s National Championship game between Ohio State and Oregon is tonight, so here’s a simple little pigskin quiz that mixes football and motorcycling to get you thinking about street survival skills.
Read More »Auction Of Harley-Davidson Collectibles
PLYMOUTH, CT – In his 36 years of disposing of estates, auctioneer Tim Capulis cannot remember another sale quite like it. “It’s a one-of-a-kind event. It will be an enjoyable event. It will be a memorable event,” he predicted of the Tim Donahue Estate Auction that is set for
Read More »Polaris Plans New U.S. Plant
Polaris Industries Inc. on Friday announced plans for a new production facility in Huntsville, AL. The 600,000-square foot facility on a 453-acre site will “provide additional capacity and flexibility” for off-road vehicle production.
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