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By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The former home of Canton Cycles in Winsted may soon house another motorcycle business. Shannon Fry, who used to work for Canton Cycles, is moving forward with plans to open Redline Powersports in what was the dealer’s showroom at 70 S. Main Street. Canton Cycles …
Read More »“Hidden Function” On Target
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com How many times have drivers cut you off or simply failed to see you approaching on a motorcycle? It happens to every rider, but there’s no way to retaliate as much as you’d like to because four wheels trump two. Until now. BMW has come …
Read More »Gunny Helps Tease New Victory Bike
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com With the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in New York a little more than a week away, Victory is out with a new teaser video for a new custom model that stars R. Lee Ermey, aka “The Gunny,” and Zach Ness:
Read More »Oil Drippings: News and Opinion
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The city council in Laconia, NH is still mulling a proposed crackdown on activities at Laconia Motorcycle Week, but on Monday tabled any action on most of the proposed changes until after this year’s event, which runs June 9-17. Still in play are an examination …
Read More »Mustang’s Simmons Loves Mustangs
By Bud Wilkinson Place a Mustang motorcycle next to almost any other motorcycle and it would look a bit like a Tonka toy. All the pieces are there – the wheels, motor, gas tank, seat, etc. – but they’ve been slightly downsized. Is a Mustang is a miniature motorcycle or …
Read More »Indian Day Set for 2012 in Springfield
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The Springfield Museums’ annual Indian Day, which honors the brand that was built from 1901 to 1953 in the Massachusetts city, will be held this year on Sunday, July 15. The rally draws dozens of Indian owners and their machines. Besides providing the opportunity to …
Read More »Motomarathon Sets Dates, Adds New York Event
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com If short weekend rides aren’t sufficient to satisfy your thirst for riding, but an Iron Butt event seems too daunting, well, participating in a Motomarathon event might be the answer. The Colorado-based Motomarathon Association has set dates for five events this year, including a new …
Read More »Driver Gets Only 60 Days for Killing Rider
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A 26-year-old Brooklyn mother received a wrist-slap sentence of just 60 days in jail yesterday for the 2010 death of a Ducati rider on a street in lower Manhattan. Naisha Sutton was driving on a learner’s permit when she made an illegal left turn off …
Read More »New Honda Print Ad – Oops
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A new print ad from across the pond for Honda’s CBR 1000 RR motorcycle done by McCann Erickson in Israeli really makes the point of how fast the bike is. The attached slogan is “Arrive home before yourself” and it shows one hazard of doing …
Read More »Doing Some “Bucket List” Contemplation
By Bud Wilkinson At what age or state of physical decay is it appropriate to draw up a “bucket list” of things to do or accomplish before one dies? Having prematurely written a “year-ender” column back in November after the pre-Halloween nor’easter and ensuing extended power outage left me unable …
Read More »Riders Take Advantage of Perfect Day
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Despite the rain on the roof tonight, it’s safe to say that there are a lot of happy riders in southern New England and New York after what was a perfect day to start 2012. Sure, it was cold this morning – it was 36 …
Read More »Happy New Year!
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone – readers, sponsors and the curious worldwide – for all the support in 2011. As the clock ticks down to midnight, RIDE-CT.com ends the year on an upbeat note having watched readership climb steadily over the past 12 months. …
Read More »Vintage Safety Video Quaint, Useful
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Our resident motorcycle safety expert Steve Smith keeps coming up with videos that are worth watching. He must either spend an awful lot of time at the computer or is just skillful in locating them. This next video comes from the U.K. It’s a lengthy …
Read More »Oil Drippings: News and Opinion
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com David Radford chucked his job in 2008, bought a motorcycle and went for an extended ride. The 40-year-old Canadian has visited 83 countries – so far. He has witnessed the kindness of strangers and been jailed once. “The Marlborough Express” in New Zealand has his …
Read More »New Definition for Rolling Down the Highway
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Our resident safe riding expert and CONREP instructor Steve Smith has a habit of finding neat video, and he’s passed along another one that brings a new definition to “rolling down the highway.” The animation is so good that I almost thought it was real. …
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