Indian today revealed its 2015 model lineup, reviving the Roadmaster name for a new “luxury touring” model that has an MSRP starting at $26,999. The original Indian company produced the Roadmaster between 1947 and 1953. “It is truly a privilege and an honor for our team to be a part of …
Read More »Indians Star in “Somethin’ Bad”
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
Read More »Indian “Chout” Gets Another Test Ride
Lovers of vintage Indians would certainly notice the blending even if the rest of us didn’t, and last evening Rob Mathias took his “Chout” for a test ride up Route 4 from George Yarocki’s shop in Torrington, CT through Goshen. What’s a “Chout?” It’s a
Read More »Kickstands, Props At New England Air Museum
Motorcycle shows are always fun, but the New England Air Museum‘s inaugural indoor event today in Windsor Locks, CT was best summed up by Rick Price of Chester, CT. “It’s such a cool place to have it. There’s certainly a lot of shiny aluminum around,” said Price, who brought his …
Read More »Oil Drippings: News and Opinion
By Bud Wilkinson Back in August, RIDE-CT offered up reviews of the new Indian motorcycles by staffer Tim Aloisio and reader Dick Clukey of Torrington, CT, who was the owner of a 2003 Harley-Davidson Ultra Glide. In that assessment, Clukey predicted after riding an Indian Chief Vintage, “This is going to …
Read More »Pope Francis’ Harley-Davidson Brings Big Bucks
With a crowd of hundreds watching, Pope Francis’ signed Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide sold for $328,169 at auction in Paris on Thursday. The bidding lasted six minutes and onlookers applauded when the gavel came down. A Harley jacket also sold for $78,135 as the part of Bonham’s Les Grandes Marques …
Read More »New Indian Dealer Changes Name, Adds EBR
It hadn’t even officially opened yet but Indian Motorcycle of Westfield in Massachusetts is no more. Its name has changed and it has added a second line of motorcycles. The new name is Indian Motorcycle of Springfield, which makes sense because it serves the Springfield market and because Springfield is …
Read More »The Top 10 Posts of 2013
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Sure, there are few days left in the year, but the odds are pretty good that with all of the holiday distractions there probably won’t be any motorcycle news of significant value before year’s end to displace any of the posts that currently rank as …
Read More »RIDE-CT.com On The Scene At The IMS
IMPRESSIONS OF THE NEW YORK SHOW NEW YORK – With the three-day Progressive International Motorcycle Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York this weekend, RIDE-CT.com’s staff went into the city to check it out. Bob Rosen, Steve Smith and Bud Wilkinson attended the press preview on …
Read More »New Naked BMW, Indian Demo Opp, H-D Recall
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com BMW is marking 90 years of bike building by coming out with a hot new model. Unveiled today was the R NineT, a roadster powered by a 1,170cc boxer engine that puts out 110 horsepower. Shaft driven and with a six-speed gearbox, the NineT has …
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