By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com They came by the thousands to the Singletary Rod and Gun Club in Oxford, MA on Sunday to inspect the finest two-wheeled machines ever made in Japan. The show ground, the vendor areas and the parking lots were all  packed for the sixth annual Rice-O-Rama …

By Steve Smith of RIDE-CT.com Have you met someone who seems to have a sixth sense when it comes to riding in traffic? These folks just seem to know when there will be trouble ahead. These riders have strong “situation awareness.” Situation awareness is the perception of

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The website promises “There’s nothing like Rice-O-Rama” and it’s a promise that’s always kept. The 6th annual all-Japanese Rice-O-Rama meet is set for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Singletary Rod and Gun Club in Oxford, MA. The event is both a …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel has been dead for nearly six years, but memories of his heroics live on, prompting a comic book publisher in Vancouver, WA to bring out a new series starring Knievel. Bluewater Productions plans both paper and digital versions of the Evel Knievel comic book …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com After 33 years of owning Willow’s Motorsports in Cheshire, nearly half that time with co-owner Carolyn Vallone, Jim Tabor is on the verge of closing the dealership that up until recently sold Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha motorcycles. The dealership’s website has already been deactivated. “We’re …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com RIDE-CT.com set a readership record in August with nearly 10,000 page views – 9,503 to be exact. That’s the highest one-month total in website’s history. More than 26,000 unique visitors have checked out RIDE-CT.com since the start of the year, surpassing the 23,931 that were …

By Bud Wilkinson Humans are creatures of habit. We relish routine. While non-riders may believe DNA swabs of some motorcyclists may be necessary to accurately determine the species, many riders are humanly predictable. Given the choice between a known route and a less traveled road, they resolutely opt to remain …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com In an overnight press release, Motorcycle Mustang Products finally revealed that it’s now making Mustang Seats for several Triumph models, including all Bonneville variants as well as the Thruxton, Scrambler and Thunderbird models. “Think of it as New England meets olde England,” said Steve Veltri, …

(Editor’s note: Earlier this month, Ed Henderson of Waterbury, CT and Bobby Gregorio of Naugatuck, CT rode to South Dakota (and back) to attend the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Henderson has provided RIDE-CT.com with some pics and commentary about their trip.) By Ed Henderson for RIDE-CT.com This journey to the 73rd …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Spending some time on Saturday morning cleaning out the e-mailbox and wondering… – What’s the point? A press release from the Concours Owners Group (COG) that arrived shortly before sunrise today contains info on the dates and location of the club’s 2014 national rally. The …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Trike riders from up and down the eastern seaboard, including all the way from Florida, began gathering in Torrington, CT today for the fourth annual TrikeTalk.com North East Rally. Early arrivals were taken on a guided tour by event organizer John Luciano, which included a …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Whether you’re a rider who practices ATG-ATT (All the gear, all the time) as I am or someone who chooses to ride in a T-shirt without a helmet, I’m pretty sure we can agree that wearing protection can help reduce injuries in accidents. A pair …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Nick Lingenheld’s yard in Harwinton, CT is filled with his motorized acquisitions, all in various states of decay. There are Wheel Horse, Beaver and Speedex lawn tractors, a Harley-Davidson golf cart made more than three decades ago when AMF owned the company, and two 1974 …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Yes, Harley-Davidson has used a liquid-cooled motor in its V-Rod models for years, but but it hasn’t put one in a “traditional” model until now. The company’s new “Twin-Cooled” engine will be used in some 2014 Touring models, which prompts a new poll question: Is …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com In what it’s calling “the largest scale new model introduction in the company’s 110-year history,” Harley-Davidson this morning unveiled eight new touring motorcycles that feature liquid-cooled motors, linked ABS and touch-screen electronics. Developed under the name Project Rushmore, the eight bikes include the Road King, …