Yearly Archives: 2015

Ducati Unveils New Monster

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – Ducati has unveiled what it says is “the most powerful Ducati naked of all time,” the 2016 Mobster 1200 R. “Equipped with a 1200 cc Testastretta 11° DS “R” version twin-cylinder engine, the Monster 1200 R takes

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Torrington Thunder Returns

TORRINGTON, CT – The downtown bike show known as Torrington Thunder got rebooted this evening after a two-year absence, and the modest crowd that turned out on Main Street got treated to splendid weather and some interesting bikes. While Harley-Davidsons were predictably the favored ride among those attending, sprinkled in …

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Motus Owner Loving It!

HARWINTON, CT – It’s the first one sold in New England and Ernie Torizzo is loving his new American-made Motus. The Harwinton motorcycle collector, who has such brands as Ducati, BMW and MV Agusta in his garage, picked up the 1,650cc MSTR model from Rocket Moto Sport in Nashua, NH …

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New Tease Touts Beckham, Triumph

Tis the season of “keep ’em guessing.” Pictures are popping up online showing portions of new motorcycle models, such as the Ducati Monster 1200 R yesterday, and models that might be headed to production. Most confusing is a new movie trailer for something called “Outlaws,” which contains images of

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BMW Wins Class At Lime Rock Park

SALISBURY, CT – There were only a smattering of motorcycles among the more than 200 cars entered in Lime Rock Park’s Historic Festival 33, the track’s Sunday in the Park Concours d’Elegance, but the ones that were entered were exquisite. A 1937 BMW R6 (in foreground below) owned by Philip …

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Simeone Museum Show Sparkles

PHILADELPHIA – I’ve visited many world-class collections of historic vehicles from Maine to California.  Just when you think you’ve seen ‘em all, another name appears. One of the world’s great collections of racing sports cars existed for many years in a nondescript building in center-city Philadelphia. However, the collection of neurosurgeon …

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Large Turnout For Tim Aloisio

WESTFIELD, MA – Tim Aloisio doesn’t have an official fan club, but you’d be excused for thinking he does judging by the turnout tonight for a bike night benefiting him at Indian Motorcycle of Springfield. Hundreds of Aloisio’s friends, supporters and readers of his “On Two Wheels” motorcycle column in …

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NHTSA Fines Triumph Nearly $3 Million

WASHINGTON – Triumph Motorcycles is being fined $2.9 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for “violations of Safety Act reporting requirements and failure to fully respond to communications from NHTSA.”

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Along The Road: 1964 Triumph Bonneville

It was hard not to notice the old and worn Triumph parked in the Thomaston Savings Bank lot in Harwinton, CT on Saturday morning. Its paint was faded, the engine covers were tarnished and the seat was ripped. When its owner, Mike Toth of Winsted, CT, came outside after finishing …

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