Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

By Bud Wilkinson

Oil drippings:

The Greater Hartford Motorcycle Enthusiasts are hosting a showing of the motorcycle documentary “Why We Ride” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at AMC Loews Danbury 16 theaters in Danbury, CT and needs 77 reservations for the screening to come off. A total of 11 tickets had been reserved as of this morning. Tickets costing $12 may be reserved here.

Other regional screenings are scheduled for:

Methuen, MA – 7:30 p.m. Thursday at AMC Loews Methuen 20 & IMAX. Tickets may be reserved here.

Seekonk, MA – 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Showcase Cinemas Seekonk Route 6. Tickets may be reserved here.

Garden City, NY – 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at AMC Loews Roosevelt Field 8. Tickets may be reserved here.

Hawthorne, NY – 9:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at Showcase All Westchester Saw Mill Multiplex Cinemas. Tickets may be reserved here.

Meanwhile, as previously mentioned, Hudson Valley Motorsports in Ossining, NY plans to screen “Why We Ride” at the dealership at 6 p.m. Friday when the Ducati Monster 1200 Tour visits the Ducati, Kawasaki, Suzuki dealership.

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RIDE-CT.com/Ride-NewEngland.com has added a new page dubbed Model Clubs that provides links to clubs and forums that cater to specific brands and models. The page launches with about a dozen listed, but the goal is to be as comprehensive as possible. If you know of a club or forum that warrants listing, please let us know.

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Production of EBR’s new 1190RX model, which will sell for $18,995, is underway in East Troy, WI and majority Erik Buell has two more models on the pipeline. One of the new models is due to be unveiled kater this year.

Rick Barrett has a backgrounder in Milwaukee’s “Journal Sentinel” newspaper here that recalls Buell’s original company, which was owned by Harley-Davidson for more than a decade before Harley dropped the brand in 2009, and looks to EBR’s future.

EBR has lined up roughly 60 dealers. The lone New England dealer is Indian Motorcycle of Springfield in Westfield, MA.

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It was reported last week that the motorcycle magazine “Ironworks” is folding. Now, “The Motorcycle Magazine” (successor to “RoadBike”) has posted on its Facebook page here that another national mag may be headed to the dustbin as well.