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Columns

Hill Country: Arlo Trades Two Wheels For Three With Ryker

Decisions, decisions. I had a choice to make over the weekend and I knew a …
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April, 2021

29 April
Harley-Davidson’s Icon Collection Invokes Brand’s Past With Modern Technology

MILWAUKEE – It looks decades old, but it’s new. It’s Harley-Davidson’s new, limited-edition Electra Glide Revival model, the initial offering in what the company is calling its Icon Collection. Going forward, the company plans to bring out one or two limited run models each year that will invoke the past …
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26 April
Defunct German Brands NSU And Horex Get Displayed At Oley Meet

OLEY, PA – They are defunct German motorcycle companies that ended up being owned by major carmakers. NSU began building motorcycles in 1901, ended in 1963, and was eventually swallowed by what’s now Audi. Horex began in 1923 and survived until 1960 when it was acquired by Daimler-Benz and dissolved. …
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25 April
A Fast Rescue For A Panhead With A Problem At Oley

OLEY, PA – Girard Fox had 40 miles remaining on a 140-mile ride Thursday from his home in Brooklyn, NY when his 1949 Harley-Davidson “Panhead” Hydra-Glide started losing power going up a hill. He was headed here to attend the Perkiomen Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America’s National …
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25 April
Big Turnout For Oley Meet With Long-Forgotten Brands On Display

OLEY, PA – Thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts came to gaze at vintage models and to shop from tables and bins filled with tens of thousands of old parts at this weekend’s National Meet put on by the Perkiomen Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America. After a year of …
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21 April
Poll: Riders Ready To Go To Shows, New Poll On Spanish Glove Law

Motorcycle riders are ready to go to shows again. Nearly 75 percent of voters in the latest RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England poll indicated that they’d likely make their way to a show ground this year to gawk at bikes and socialize with other riders. Upwards of half – 44 percent …
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Destinations

Vintage Harley-Davidson Police Model On Display At Brewery In City Where It Served

TORRINGTON, CT – A 30-year-old Harley-Davidson police motorcycle that once patrolled the streets of this Northwestern Connecticut city is back in use. Sort of. After sitting ignored for years in the Torrington Police Department’s sally port, the 1991 Harley-Davidson FXRP is now on prominent display having been loaned to the …
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Destinations: Memorable Motorcycle Escape To Frush Farm B&B

Messenger

The Cutest Car You’ve Probably Never Heard Of – Nissan’s Figaro

WOODBURY, CT – It’s most likely the cutest car that U.S. motorists have never heard of or ever seen. Writing for Hagerty back in 2018, Larry Printz declared the limited-production 1991 Nissan Figaro to be “Cuter than a basket of puppies.” It’s not that much bigger, either. Built only for …
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Driving Life Changed With 1979 Honda Accord Hatchback

Harley-Davidson’s new Pan America 1250 adventure model has a solid future, results of RIDE-CT …

NEWINGTON, CT – The designation “Newington Motorcycle Madness” is a bit misleading…

Decisions, decisions. I had a choice to make over the weekend and I knew a wise decision was needed.…

WOODBURY, CT – It’s most likely the cutest car that U.S. motorists have never heard of o…

HARWINTON, CT – Any critter on a roadway is a concern for riders, but it used to be that deer …

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April, 2021