Moto Guzzi Turns 90, Enrollment Opens at N.V.C.C.

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com

Moto Guzzi turned 90 today – having been launched on March 21, 1921 – and celebrated the milestone by unveiling a new blog at MotoGuzziHeritage.com. No need to gather in the piazza anymore. Just go online.

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Registration for motorcycle courses at Naugatuck Valley Community College opens at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Info may be found here.

(Update: Just heard heard from John Purdy Jr. at N.V.C.C. and he reports that 100 prospective riders showed up in person to enroll for courses on the opening day of enrollment and nearly 150 signed up total. He attributes the large response to the fact training is now mandatory to secure an “M” on your driver’s license as well as to rising gas prices.)

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A former Wisconsin state sentator and avid Harley-Davidson rider, who championed a “Rider’s Choice” anti-helmet law in his home state, was seriously injured Sunday in a crash in Florida. Dave Zien, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, lost a leg above the knee in the accident. His bike sustained $10,000 in damages. The “LaCrosse Tribune” has the story here.

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All of my friends in the Harwinton Volunteer Fire Department will get a kick out of this next item… A company in Germany has adapted the boxer engine from a BMW R1200GS into a portable pump that will spray 16 litres per minute, testing it for 200 straight hours with nary a problem.