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By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com At some point, the time comes to quit riding for good. Diminished strength and diminished skills eventually force every smart rider to give up the recreation. After all, no one stays young forever. Body parts begin to break down, the mind isn’t as sharp and …
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Capt. Sig of “Deadliest Catch” Wants a Motorcycle
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Sig Hansen remembers being called upon as a school kid to speak in front of the class and feigning sickness to get out of it. Now, as an adult, he’s not only a star of the long-running reality TV hit “Deadliest Catch” but part of …
Read More »Is Rare Moto Guzzi 1000S Really for Sale?
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Every married guy should be blessed with a spouse like Scott Kegelman’s wife, Debreh Gilbert. When he learned that a 1993 Moto Guzzi 1000S was about to be sold by its owner in Danbury to someone in Texas, she told him, “If you don’t leave …
Read More »Diavel Getting Attention for Ducati
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Yes, the Great Recession caused motorcycle manufacturers to cut back on bringing out new models for 2010, but next year looks to be better for riders looking for some entirely new rides. Ducati’s Diavel sport cruiser is one bike that loads of motorcyclists are certainly looking forward …
Read More »Unions Yielding on Two-Tier Wage Scales
Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Unions at many large manufacturers, including Harkey-Davidson, have been yielding on two-tier wage scales demanded by companies. One union leader calls it “a surrender for labor.” “The New York Times” has the story here.
Read More »N.T.S.B. Urges Mandatory Helmet Usage
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-Ct.com Connecticut is in the crosshairs, along with 30 other states, as the National Transportation Safety Board mounts another effort to make wearing a helmet when riding mandatory across the United States. Currently, only 20 states and the District of Columbia have universal helmet laws. At a press conference …
Read More »BMW Riders Meet at Vanilla Bean
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com BMW riders from southern New England gathered at the Vanilla Bean in Pomfret on Sunday to symbolically mark the end of the riding season. As many as 80 motorcycles, including some Harleys and Ducatis as well as British and Japanese brands, filled the parking lot at one point, …
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