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Brookfield Indian Dealer Expands Offerings Again, Adds Can-Am And Adopts New Name

BROOKFIELD, CT – What began as a one-brand dealer under the name Brookfield Indian Motorcycle in summer 2016 has grown into a multiline store offering Royal Enfield motorcycles and Vespa and Piaggio scooters as well. It’s now expanding further. The store is adding three- and four-wheeled products built by Can-Am …

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Harley-Davidson Offers 135-Cubic-Inch Crate Engine

MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson is out with a higher performance, bolt-in engine for its 2021-and-later Touring models that offers the most displacement and most power of any street-compliant engine that the company has ever offered. The Screamin’ Eagle 135ci Stage IV Performance Crate Engine provides “approximately 28 percent more torque and …

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Indian Expands Model Range With Sport Chief

MINNEAPOLIS – Indian Motorcycle today announced the expansion of its model lineup with the addition of the Sport Chief, a performance spinoff of its Chief cruiser model. “With the introduction of Sport Chief, the 2023 Indian Chief lineup is more diverse than ever– offering a wide range of performance and …

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CT-Based Spectro Performance Oils Sold To Motorex USA

BROOKFIELD, CT – Spectro Performance Oils has a new owner, effective today. Motorex USA, the U.S.-affiliate of the Switzerland-based Motorex Group, has acquired the 57-year-old company that operated as Intercontinental Lubricants Corporation. The deal includes “all national and international activities as well as the blending and storage facility in Brookfield,” …

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Buell To Produce “Super Cruiser” Designed By Roland Sands

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Ducati’s Diavel performance cruiser will get a little competition come 2025. Buell has announced plans to expand its offerings beyond the sport bike category with a “Super Cruiser” model. It will feature Roland Sands Design styling and Buell power. “Building a cruiser was something we always …

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Safe Riding: CONREP Fees Going Up, Instructors Get Raises

By Steve Smith / Changes are coming to the Connecticut Rider Education Program in spring. The powers that be held off as long as possible, but it was bound to happen. Fees for CONREP courses will increase slightly. Please don’t be a hater… The cost of almost everything has gone …

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New Bill Would Expand Helmet Requirement To All Riders In CT

HARTFORD – Things can move quickly in the General Assembly, and the enactment of a full helmet law for motorcyclists is in the fast lane. A provision in a wide-ranging bill introduced and referred to the Joint Committee on Transportation on Wednesday was given a hearing date on Thursday. That …

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