WINDSOR, CT – To be in the “limelight” means to be the center of attention. Despite being 32 years old, the non-profit Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut isn’t in a highly visible location and doesn’t have a high profile. It’s down a side road off of Route 159 …
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Oil Drippings: New Indian Dealer In CT, Royal Enfield Demo Visits
Another edition of Oil Drippings, a catch-all post with items from near and far. In this case there’s an item that provides a denouement to an ongoing story, and one that doesn’t: Street Stuff Cycle Takes On Indian Stuff Stuff Cycle, the Triumph dealership in Norwich, CT, took to social …
Read More »Hill Country: Arlo Mudgett Learns To Straddle On A Three-Wheeled Ryker
CHESTER, VT – I’ve only got about 1,400 miles on the three-wheeled Can-Am Ryker Ace 900 that I bought last year. That’s not a lot of mileage, and I am still learning how to ride it. Fortunately, one of my very best friends is a Motorcycle Safety Foundation-certified instructor who …
Read More »Vintage BSA And BMW Models Shine At Greenwich Concours
GREENWICH, CT – The Greenwich Concours d’Elegance has a practice each year of showcasing old models from two chosen brands in the motorcycle area at the waterfront show ground at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. Last year, it was Indian and Moto Guzzi that got selected. On Sunday, the old British …
Read More »Oil Drippings: New Electric Tourer From Energica And More
It’s a fresh edition of Oil Drippings, a collection of recent news items from near and far: Experia From Energica For Touring Energica is out with a new model named Experia that may just help alter consumer conceptions of electric motorcycles. It’s a tourer with a high profile and luggage …
Read More »Auction Planned For Hoellerich’s Trail Bike Museum Collection
CHESHIRE, MA – More than 145 classic dirt bikes and loads of memorabilia from Jim Hoellerich’s private Museum of Vintage Trail Bikes will be auctioned off on July 30 in what auctioneer J. Wood & Company promises will be an “event.” Hoellerich passed away on May 22 at 88, leaving …
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