BIRMINGHAM, AL – The American-made premium sport bike brand Motus has lost its financing and abruptly shut down. Its founders announced in a Facebook post on Friday night that the company has ceased operations after 10 years, a move that stunned dealers and owners when the news began spreading today. …
Read More »Kaplan Adds Motus In Advance Of Museum Opening
VERNON, CT – With only three days to go until opening day, the activity level at the New England Motorcycle Museum was persistent today. The second floor exhibit space was filled with roughly 100 old motorcycles and attention was beginning to shift to the incomplete third floor space of what …
Read More »Brookfield Indian Motorcycle Adds Motus Line
BROOKFIELD, CT – Brookfield Indian Motorcycle is adding another brand to its hillside showroom. Late last week, it officially became a dealer of high-end Motus motorcycles, the high-performance sport touring machines that are made in Birmingham, AL. “We’re doing it because it’s an American product and it’s different from what …
Read More »Rob’s Dyno Service First Motus Dealer In MA
GARDNER, MA – Rob’s Dyno Service here has become the first dealer of Motus motorcycles in Massachusetts, and one of only two in New England. Owner Rob Swartz and technician Dan Cantor went to the Motus factory in Birmingham, AL in late July for training on the American-made sport bikes. …
Read More »Motus Adds Second Suburban NYC Dealer
WAYNE, NJ – American-made sport bike brand Motus has added a second dealer to serve the metropolitan New York City area. Joining Hamlin Cycles in Bethel, CT is Wide World Powersports here. Wide World Powersports already operates Indian Motorcycle Wayne and plans to convert
Read More »Hamlin Cycles Adding Motus
BETHEL, CT – Hamlin Cycles is expanding its brand lineup by adding American-made Motus motorcycles to the existing Moto Guzzi models from Italy. “Out of the box, it is the best production motorcycle that I’ve ever ridden,” said dealership owner Jim Hamlin on Friday. Hamlin Cycles will be the second …
Read More »Memorable Moments from 2015
Some news operations do “Top 10” lists when recapping a year. Others do “Best of” compilations. After some contemplation, RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland has opted in favor of simply recalling a few “Memorable Moments” from 2015. Why? Well, doesn’t motorcycling involve the
Read More »Motus Owner Loving It!
HARWINTON, CT – It’s the first one sold in New England and Ernie Torizzo is loving his new American-made Motus. The Harwinton motorcycle collector, who has such brands as Ducati, BMW and MV Agusta in his garage, picked up the 1,650cc MSTR model from Rocket Moto Sport in Nashua, NH …
Read More »CT Rider Gets First Motus In New England
HARWINTON, CT – After test riding an American-made Motus motorcycle during a demo day at Rocket Moto Sport in Nashua, NH in late June, Ernie Torizzo bit the bullet and ordered one. The Harwinton resident is now hoping that the sport bike arrives quickly so that Rocket Moto Sport can …
Read More »Lee Conn Talks Motus Motorcycles
NASHUA, NH – Whether planned or merely a coincidence, it was nonetheless fitting that the three demo motorcycles that Lee Conn brought to Nashua recently were colored red, white and blue. After all, the bikes were American-made, but not built by a company based in Milwaukee rather one that’s
Read More »Motus Demo Rides Elicit Praise
NASHUA, NH – Motus just may be the least known motorcycle brand in the U.S., but some astute riders traveled more three hundred miles this past weekend just to ride a few more on examples of the pricey American-made sport touring bike. Rocket Moto Sport, currently the lone Motus dealer …
Read More »New Location For Rocket Moto Sport
NASHUA, NH – Motus motorcycle dealer Rocket Moto Sport only moved into its new facility two weeks ago, and doesn’t expect any of the pricey new American-made sport bikes from the Alabama-based company on the showroom floor until mid-June, so visitors should be understanding if a “pardon our dust” atmosphere exists for
Read More »New England Motus Dealer Gets Demo
HOLLIS, NH – The American-made sport bike brand Motus has its first dealer in New England, and has scheduled two demo days at Rocket Moto here on June 26 and 27. Motus is based in Birmingham, AL and builds
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