Apparently RIDE-CT.com wasn’t alone in wondering why the New York tour stop for Progressive International Motorcycle Shows will shift from the traditional third weekend in January to mid-December for the 2013-2014. The dates for the upcoming show are Dec. 13-15 at the Jacobs J. Javits Convention Center. Advanstar Communications reports …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com In advance of this weekend’s Moto GP race at Laguna Seca in Salinas, CA, Yamaha released a video Q&A with racer Valentino Rossi. The questions were posed by fans and cover a lot of territory. His answers are quite entertaining:

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A mid-winter ritual for riders in the northeast is getting upended. The just-released schedule for the 2013-2014 Progressive International Motorcycle Shows lists the dates for the next New York show as Dec. 13-15, rather than the event’s usual dates over the third weekend in January. …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com In an editorial posted online on Wednesday afternoon, Hearst Communications’ newspapers in Connecticut -including “The News-Times” in Danbury, “The Advocate” in Stamford, the “Greenwich Time” and the “Connecticut Post” in Bridgeport – came out in favor of the state renewing a requirement that all motorcyclists …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Ever played air guitar to your favorite song? Who hasn’t? Even ridden an “air bike” for fun? Probably not. You’ve probably never even had the idea of riding an air bike, probably because there’s a real one parked in the garage. Well, Ducati has just …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Chris ‘D’Aleo of Amenia, NY may have ridden into Toymaker’s Cafe in Falls Village, CT in a group yesterday morning, but the bike he was riding certainly stood out from the others (as did a Yamaha XS850 that I regrettably didn’t get pictures of). D’Alewo …

With the clock counting down on the unveiling of the all-new 2014 Chief, Indian continues to taunt with a new teaser that shows the bike’s Thunder Stroke 111 engine in action – inside a replica of Burt Munro’s famous “world’s fastest Indian.” Dubbed the “Spirit of Munro,” the motorcycle is

Ralph DeLuco, left, and Garrison Leykam By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Unlike most radio studios, the makeshift one inside Gengras Harley-Davidson in East Hartford doesn’t have a large window so visitors can peek inside to see the announcers at work. There’s no light above the door that shines brightly when …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A new video from Honda dubbed “Hands” celebrates the Japan company’s 65-year history and its many innovations:

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Motorcycles come in all shapes and sizes because riders invariably have different needs and tastes. RIDE-CT.com is always on the lookout for interesting rides, whether they be new or vintage. Here are two that were spotted Sunday: 2012 Honda NC700X Owned by Michael LaRochelle of …

Inside the LiveMap helmet: LiveMap By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com With high-quality helmets costing hundreds of dollars, it’s not a huge leap to charge $2,000 if “something extra” is added. Russian inventors have devised the LiveMap helmet, which integrates full-color, translucent image and text displays on the visor to allow …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It was last autumn that Libby’s Motoworld in New Haven quietly signed up as a dealer of SYM scooters and motorcycles. Already a dealer in Honda, Triumph, Yamaha and Victory motorcycles, Libby’s didn’t trumpet the arrival of the new brand as Alliance Powersports, SYM’s distributor …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Kawasaki is being investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over a possible stalling problem that could affect nearly 10,000 of its 2013 model year Ninja 300s. The NHTSA has received 18 complaints from owners claiming that the engine stalls “when the operator reduces …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Why do I feel like I’ve dodged a disaster? Because maybe that’s the case. It’s a darn good thing that eagle-eye friend Neil Tolhurst texted (and called) over the weekend to see if I were free to go for short ride to compare his vintage …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Playing catch-up after taking a few more days off: – Indian today announced the date and location of the reveal of the all-new 2014 Indian Chief. It will be at 8 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame in Sturgis, …