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SPRINGFIELD, MA – Doug Miles bought his red Indian Chief right out of the carton. He was in the U.S. Navy at the time, stationed on Puerto Rico. The bike had been destined for the police department but

WATERBURY, CT – The badge on the gas tank bore the word “Triumph,” but the “swoosh” was above the name, not below. It swept from to the top of the “T” to the “h” and not from the bottom of the “r” as is usually seen. The shift lever was on …

Indian is going two-tone for 2015. In its first announcement regarding its 2015 lineup, Indian says its three models – Chief Classic, Chief Vintage and Chieftain – will be available in two-tone color schemes for the first time. While MSRPs and other details won’t be announced until

FALLS VILLAGE, CT – There’s no mistaking the model year of Donald Zanetti’s Harley-Davidson Sportster with sidecar or his passion for it. Adorning the heavily-chromed bike as well as the passenger compartment are

Honda today announced a fall release of a 2015 CB300F model, a naked version of the CBR300R entry-level sport bike that the company unveiled

A massive recall of ABS-equipped 2014 Harley-Davidson Touring and CVO Touring models has been issued because their front wheels may lock up without warning. Some 66,421 units with anti-lock brakes built between June 1, 2013 and May 7, 2014 are affected. Harley-Davidson says the front brake line can get pinched …

SHARON, CT – It’s hard to forget your first motorcycle. Alistair Jones was a lad living in Chichester, Sussex on the south coast of England when he bought his first bike – a 1952 Sunbeam S7 Deluxe. The year was 1970 and it cost him a mere five pounds. Jones …

FALLS VILLAGE, CT – It was seven years ago that Pete Newman of Granby, CT acquired his 1981 Suzuki GS650. So why’s he only been riding it for three years? The answer is that it took four years to take a stock bike and make it a lot more eye-popping. …

By Steve Smith The venerable Kawasaki KLR650 dual-sport has been around since 1987 and has been very popular model. It remained relatively unchanged from its introduction until a major redesign in 2008 that included a more powerful engine, new bodywork with dual headlight, new gauges, bigger fork tubes, and upgraded …

Suzuki is recalling a small number of 2014 V-Strom DL650A models for a drive chain link that may not have been riveted by an outside supplier. The total number of bikes, built on Jan. 20 and Jan. 21, being recalled is

Doc’s Motorcycle Parts in Waterbury, CT is planning its first-ever vintage motorcycle show and swap meet on July 19 with all brands being welcome. Mike “Mike Doc” D’Occhio reasons that

Erik Buell Racing officially unwrapped a second model on Tuesday – the EBR 1190SX – and provided specs and pricing for the first time. The company describes it as “a true naked streetfighter-style sport bike.” Weighing in at 414 pounds, the 1190SX uses the same 185-horsepower V-Twin engine found in …

Harley-Davidson’s unveiling on June 19 of an electric motorcycle prototype, dubbed Project Livewire, has “already impacted on business” at Zero Motorcycles. Scot Harden, vice president of global marketing for the California-based maker of electric bikes, tells RIDE-CT/RIDE-NewEngland that traffic to Zero’s website doubled on the day that Harley debuted Project …

Vintage Indian expert George Yarocki of Torrington, CT (shown above) will be honored by the Springfield Museums at its fifth annual Indian Day celebration on July 20 in the Massachusetts city. Yarocki is a life-long Indian lover and co-founder of the 101 Association, an organization devoted to the history and …

It’s two new Indian motorcycles that play crucial roles in Miranda Lambert’s new video, “Somethin’ Bad,” which is actually a duet with Carrie Underwood. The collaboration has the two country music stars