Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com

The McCann-Erickson ad agency in Israel is just out with a yummy new print ad (above) for Honda’s CRF250R. It’s dubbed “Your Weekend Treat,” which begs to ask “Which is the treat?” It is the track made of chocolate or the bike itself?

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The National Geographic Channel launches a new motorcycle series tomorrow starring Zach Ness, grandson of legendary custom bike builder Arlen Ness. On “Let It Ride,” Ness and his team will, yes, build bikes. The shows premieres at 9 p.m. Wednesday. More info may be found here.

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The Killington Classic, Vermont’s largest annual motorcycle rally, is relocating this year to a new spot on Killington Road, The Foundry at Summit Pond.

In a press release, event director Christian Dutcher said, “It’s a gorgeous location that our attendees will love, and enables us to centralize everything there: the stunt shows, the vendor village, field events, judging, live music and awards.”

The dates for this year’s Killington Classic are Aug. 29 – Sept. 1.

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More recalls to update and report:

Kawasaki is recalling some 11,000 of its Ninja 300 models built between July 16, 2012 and April 27, 2013 for an electrical problem that may cause the bike to stall during deceleration. Details may be found here.

Moto Guzzi is recalling roughly 600 of its Griso, Norge and Stelvio NTX models due to a manufacturing error that could cause the rear suspension to fail. All were built between early 2012 and early 2013. The recall announcement may be found here.

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What are 10 of the world’s best motorcycle rides? CNN has a new list here, which includes the Pacific Coast Highway in CA.