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AMA Joins The Fight To Keep Hillclimbs In Monson, MA
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Scholarship Started At MCC To Honor Scott Mullin
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FTC Acts Against Harley-Davidson On Warranty Restrictions
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Ural’s Move From Russia To Kazakhstan Showing Progress
REDMOND, WA – Sidecar rig manufacturer Ural is progressing with its plan to move motorcycle …
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Oil Drippings: New Electric Tourer From Energica And More
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Harley-Davidson Suspends Production Due To Supply Chain Issue
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Traffic Fatalities Soared In 2021 With Motorcycle Deaths Up Nine Percent
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LiveWire Reveals Second Model, Limited Edition Del Mar Quickly Sells Out
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A Tip If Your Battery Tender Goes Haywire
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Hill Country: Arlo Mudgett Learns To Straddle On A Three-Wheeled Ryker
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Church’s Motorcycle Stunt Fails, Loud Pipes Destroy Solemnity Of Memorial Day Parade
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Destinations: Vintage Radio And Communications Museum
WINDSOR, CT – To be in the “limelight” means to be the center of attention. …
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Bookshelf: “The Scooter Bible” Gets Updated
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June, 2022
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2 June
Oil Drippings: New Electric Tourer From Energica And More
It’s a fresh edition of Oil Drippings, a collection of recent news items from near and far: Experia From Energica For Touring Energica is out with a new model named Experia that may just help alter consumer conceptions of electric motorcycles. It’s a tourer with a high profile and luggage …
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1 June
Auction Planned For Hoellerich’s Trail Bike Museum Collection
CHESHIRE, MA – More than 145 classic dirt bikes and loads of memorabilia from Jim Hoellerich’s private Museum of Vintage Trail Bikes will be auctioned off on July 30 in what auctioneer J. Wood & Company promises will be an “event.” Hoellerich passed away on May 22 at 88, leaving …
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May, 2022
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30 May
Henderson DeLuxe Stands Out As Only Bike At Car Show
LITCHFIELD, CT – The only motorcycle on display at a classic car show tends to get noticed, no matter its brand, model or age. It would be difficult, though, to find a more interesting example of an early brand and model than the entry brought by Peter Downs to a …
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23 May
Trail Bike Museum Owner Jim Hoellerich Passes Away
CHESHIRE, MA – The longtime owner of the private Museum of Vintage Trail Bikes, Jim Hoellerich, has died at 88. He passed away on Sunday, one day after hundreds of riders attended one last open house at the hilltop museum he founded that houses 100 or so models made by …
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Church’s Motorcycle Stunt Fails, Loud Pipes Destroy Solemnity Of Memorial Day Parade
HARWINTON, CT – It was a good idea that had a bad outcome and involved a church and a motorcycle. The obnoxious stunt had spectators at a Memorial Day Parade here covering their ears in pain and disgust, and ultimately reflected negatively on a church that was simply trying to …
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