PORTLAND, CT – If you ride by a place often enough, it’s only natural to get curious about it. Is it any good? Eggs Up Restaurant on Route 66 in Portland, CT (but nearer to Cobalt) was such a place until last weekend. Up until Sunday, the time to stop …
Read More »Brit Jam Meet Reflects British Builders’ Glory Days
EAST HAMPTON, CT – Peter Thiel of the British Association of Connecticut stood amidst the rows of vintage motorcycles on Sunday morning at the 33rd annual Brit Jam meet here and marveled, “I really have to hand it to people who are bringing their bikes. It’s incredible.” He wasn’t embellishing. …
Read More »Video: Brit Jam 2017 Draws Record Crowd
EAST HAMPTON, CT – It was a record turnout today for Brit Jam 2017, the annual vintage motorcycle show staged by the British Iron Association of Connecticut at the Haddam Neck Fairgrounds. “We enjoy an incremental growth every year, and I think it’s because of a combination of things,” said …
Read More »Firing Up A 1924 Douglas
HADDAM NECK, CT – Mark Turkington’s 1924 Douglas SW24 motorcycle has had quite an existence. Built in England, it was most recently passed around by dealers in Belgium and Italy before he acquired it this year and brought it to his home in Bolton, CT. “I finally made a deal …
Read More »Rare Bikes At Brit Jam
HADDAM NECK, CT – Peter Thiel of the British Iron Association of Connecticut was marveling Sunday afternoon over the many pristine and unique vintage bikes on the show ground of the annual Brit Jam rally at the Haddam Neck Fairgrounds. “Maybe people aren’t riding them as much. They’re restoring them. …
Read More »Oil Drippings: Harley-Davidson, Event Dates
Harley-Davidson announced this week that it is going in a different direction in Canada, eliminating the middle man. Since 1973, Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada has been the exclusive distributor of Harley-Davidson products in the country. However, as early as the third quarter of 2015, Harley-Davidson plans to provide its products directly …
Read More »Brit Jam Rally Attracts A Crowd
EAST HAMPTON, CT – The name of the rally may be Brit Jam, and it may be staged by the British Iron Association of Connecticut, but all brands are welcomed at the annual event and today’s gathering was no exception. Vintage motorcycle lovers from all over the Northeast converged on …
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