For the 2015 model year, Honda is celebrating four decades of producing the Gold Wing with a 40th anniversary edition (shown above), but the announcement earlier this month of the commemorative model was quickly overshadowed by a recall of some 126,000 Gold Wings from the 2001-2010 and 2012 model years. The …
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Yamaha Recalling 2014 FZ-09 Model
Yamaha is recalling some 5,300 of its 2014 FZ-09 model for an inadequate headlight harness that could result in the headlight going out. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that FZ-09 models manufactured between Aug. 1 and Aug. 29 of this year “may have a headlight harness that …
Read More »Hamden Police Nab Rider of “Police” Bike
Police in Hamden, CT last week arrested a motorcyclist on a variety of charges after spotting him run a red light on a “police” bike, which was actually a dirt bike equipped with siren as well red and blue flashing lights. The bike had the word “police” stenciled in various …
Read More »Superleggera Draws Attention At IMOC
STURBRIDGE, MA – Of all the motorcycles at IMOC today, there was one that drew more gawkers than all the others. The reasons were numerous. It’s expensive, rare and, if Ducati’s claims are to be believed, it has the best power-to-weight ratio of any production motorcycle ever built. It’s also gorgeous. …
Read More »New England Represented In Motorcycle Cannonball
Dan Emerson of Connecticut at 2012 Motorcycle Cannonball New England is well represented in this year’s Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run with three participants from Connecticut and one each from New Hampshire and Vermont. There are also seven riders from New York. The coast-to-coast trek involving pre-1937 motorcycles began Friday in …
Read More »A Backroads Buildup To Big W’s BBQ
(Update: Big W’s closed its doors on May 16, 2021.) WINGDALE, NY – One of the pleasures of motorcycling is spotting a previously-unexplored road and, on a whim, taking it. Sometimes the result is a dead end. A more common outcome is discovering a route that becomes part of a …
Read More »The Benefits And Uses Of Engine Braking
Engine braking is the phenomena experienced whenever a rider rolls off the throttle and the motorcycle slows down due to the resistance provided by the engine and transmission. The affect is enhanced by changing to a lower gear. Prior to the downshift the wheels, engine, and transmission have a matched …
Read More »EBR Plans Demo Tour For 1190SX
EBR plans a demo tour for the 1190SX model this month with four stops in New England, three in New Jersey and one in New York. The tour kicks off next Wednesday at Big Boyz Toyz in Marlboro, NY, followed by stops at EBR Metuchen in Metuchen, NJ on Sept. …
Read More »Street Stuff Grills A Triumph Thruxton
Mention the word “grill” and I’m apt to smile. For me, the word doesn’t only conjure up an image of a backyard barbecue or a heavily-chromed front end of a car produced by Detroit automakers in the 1950s, but also a line from an audio recording that I heard many …
Read More »Another Trike From Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson is out with more models for 2015, including a new low-profile trike dubbed the Freewheeler to join the existing Tri-Glide Ultra Classic. Starting at $24,999, the Freewheeler features a mini ape-hanger handlebar and bobbed fenders. “With its low profile and stripped-down details inspired by classic hot rods, the Freewheeler …
Read More »Why Dealers Offer Demo Rides – Or Don’t
Looking to buy a new bike and planning to spend $10,000, $15,000, or more?More people are answering “yes” to this question. Sales are up modestly in most street bike categories this year, despite the fact those shoppers often hear the same thing from dealership sales persons when asking for a …
Read More »Honda CTX700 Is A Comfortable Ride
There’s a tendency after you’ve been riding for a few years to look down on – or simply overlook – motorcycles that aren’t “big boy toys.” If it’s not a heavyweight cruiser, a one-liter sport bike or a large adventure touring machine, it ain’t worth a gander. Right? Honda, however, …
Read More »National Powersports Adds Triumph
PEMBROKE, NH – The signage for Triumph hasn’t arrived yet, but bikes made by the British manufacturer have, signaling the addition of a second brand of new motorcycles at National Powersports Distributors at 319 Commerce Way. Triumph joins Royal Enfield (added in 2010) as the company, which began in 2002 as …
Read More »Buddy Holly’s Ariel Cyclone To Be Auctioned
A 1958 Ariel Cyclone once owned by rock ‘n’ roll legend Buddy Holly, and reportedly one of only 174 ever built, will be auctioned off Oct. 5 in Phoenix at the Musical Instrument Museum as part of a “Remembering Waylon” collection of Waylon Jennings memorabilia. The Ariel was purchased by Holly …
Read More »New England Indian Dealers To Display Scout
Indian’s new Scout model won’t be in showrooms until late fall, but Indian plans to bring display examples to dealerships across the country over the next month or so, and that includes New England, New York and New Jersey. Getting it first – tomorrow from 2 to 6 p.m. – will be Paul …
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