By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com You know that someone’s dedicated rider not only by what they ride, but when they venture out on dreary December day like today. Showing up at the Bantam Cinema late this afternoon for a post-screening Q&A with movie-goers who paid to see “Lincoln” was star …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Indian used this weekend’s Progressive International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, CA to unveil the sound of the new Indian model that’s expected to be released later this year. It’ll be the first new bike from the American-made brand since it was acquired by Polaris. …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The schedule of dates and locations for the Northeast Motorcycle Expo shows in 2013 has been posted for a while, but it was only brought to RIDE-CT.com’s attention recently that missing from the slate is a stop in Hartford. There will be shows in Boston …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com This weekend’s stop on the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows circuit is Long Beach, CA. The 13-city tour started in Atlanta in early November and comes to New York on Jan. 18-20. San Diego’s i.d.e.a. advertising agency came up with a “Human Motorcycles” campaign to promote …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The video of Lolo – French motojournalist Laurent Crochet of Moto Journal – catching the hard bags of a 2013 Yamaha FLR1300 on a post and riding the bike off a sea wall has been posted today on numerous websites besides this one, so it’s …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Anyone who has ever taken a demo ride and signed a “you break it, you pay for it” release form knows the pit-of-the-stomach worry that comes with riding a borrowed bike. The best part of getting manufacturer loaners to ride and review for me is …