MIDDLETOWN, CT – It was one-of-a-kind, impossible to duplicate and irreplaceable for those who enjoyed it. It was also exhilarating, claustrophobic and much anticipated every year. The sudden end to Middletown Motorcycle Mania, which was announced Friday morning, cannot be viewed as a surprise, though, because last year’s 13th annual event …
Read More »Abrupt End To Middletown Motorcycle Mania
MIDDLETOWN, CT – Middletown Motorcycle Mania is no more. Last August’s 13th annual event, which drew thousands of riders and created a madhouse in downtown, was the last one. The reason given for the axing of the event was that it “has grown so large that the cost of providing …
Read More »Video: Middletown Motorcycle Mania
MIDDLETOWN, CT – The 13th annual Middletown Motorcycle Mania was staged Wednesday evening and the turnout was huge. RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland put together a short video that captures the excitement of the huge gathering:
Read More »Middletown Motorcycle Mania Brings Out The Bikes
MIDDLETOWN, CT – There may be only one number attached to Middletown Motorcycle Mania that can be proven accurate; the rest of the stats are merely guesstimates. This year marked the 13th event, held downtown Wednesday night. The rest of the numbers, such as number of bikes, number of people …
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MIDDLETOWN, CT – After three hours of pounding the pavement, admiring the thousands of motorcycles and chatting with friends amidst the din of exhaust pipes and loud live music at Middletown Motorcycle Mania on Wednesday evening, it was necessary to escape the roar and find a quiet spot to rehydrate, …
Read More »Video: Middletown Motorcycle Mania
MIDDLETOWN, CT – Thousands of riders descended on Wednesday night for the annual “Middletown Motorcycle Mania” in downtown. Dealers, accessory vendors, food purveyors, bands and the riders themselves contributed to the atmopshere:
Read More »Middletown Key To Motorcycling’s Start
MIDDLETOWN, CT – Are you ready for a short motorcycle history lesson? Before there was Harley-Davidson, there was Indian. Harley-Davidson was founded in Milwaukee in 1903. The original Indian “motocycle” produced by Hendee Manufacturing began in 1901 in Springfield, Mass. and lasted until 1953 when it went bankrupt. The …
Read More »Vintage Iron At Middletown Motorcycle Mania
MIDDLETOWN, CT – With thousands of bikes to ogle, it’s impossible not to find one (or 10 or even 100) at Middletown Motorcycle Mania that a rider wouldn’t love to have in his or her own garage. Wherever one turned at the annual event on Wednesday night, there was an …
Read More »Middletown Motorcycle Mania
MIDDLETOWN, CT – It’s not summertime without Middletown Motorcycle Mania, which was staged again Wednesday evening. Thousands of motorcyclists converged on downtown, riding in on everything from new models to vintage and custom machines.
Read More »Date Set For Middletown Motorcycle Mania
MIDDLETOWN, CT – It’s the biggest motorcycle event in southern New England, and this year’s Middletown Motorcycle Mania attracted an estimated 6,000 bikes and 13,000 to 15,000 spectators. Next year’s gathering will be the 10th and is set for
Read More »Memorable Pictures Provide 2013 Review
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The process of writing is work for anyone who does it for a living. That doesn’t mean that stringing words together, rearranging them or pinpointing the most precise word can’t be enjoyable. It often is. It’s just that whenever you sit down at a keyboard, …
Read More »Eddie Trotta Appearing At Motorcycle Mania
Famed custom bike builder Eddie Trotta will be the celebrity guest Wednesday night at 8th annual Middletown Motorcycle Mania on Main Street in Middletown, CT. 2012 edition of Middletown Motorcycle Mania The event, which attracts thousands of riders and a wide variety of bikes, runs from 5 to 9 p.m. …
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