NEWINGTON, CT – Reduced highway traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in riskier riding during 2020 and a significant rise in motorcycle deaths on Connecticut, preliminary statistics from the state Department of Transportation reveal. The preliminary death toll for 2020 stands at 56, a more than 20 percent increase …

SPRINGFIELD, MA – The owners of the Westfield Transport Inc. pickup involved in the crash that killed seven riders in New Hampshire in June 2019 have been indicted for falsifying driving logs, federal prosecutors announced today. Dunyadar Gasanov, also known as Damien Gasanov, 36, was arrested this morning. He is …

MILWAUKEE – After nearly three years of teasing the Pan America 1250, Harley-Davidson today finally took the wrapper off its nascent adventure model. Set to arrive in showrooms in May, the model will come in two variants – the base Pan America 1250 at $17,319 and the Pan America 1250 …

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – It took several attempts to revive the Indian brand before success was realized under the ownership of Polaris. Can Buell do it quicker? We’ll see. An announcement was made this evening that Buell Motorcycles are being built once again, with a plan to “launch 10 performance …

WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA – Firefighters were able to save 28 motorcycles and a classic car from a Friday morning fire that spread through a building here that housed Spitshine Motorcycle Repair & Detail Shop and the new clubhouse for the Wings of Gold Motorcycle Club. Four motorcycles were lost, including …

It’s one thing for riders in New England and the Hudson Valley of New York to travel to midtown Manhattan for a motorcycle show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, as they have for years up until the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the show in December, but having to traipse …

IRVINE, CA – The COVID-19 pandemic turned lives upside down in 2020, but what it didn’t do was have a negative impact on motorcycle sales in the United States. Just the opposite. Motorcycle and scooter sales rose 11.4 percent. Indeed the broader power sports industry saw its sales increase 18.4 …

BREA, CA – Suzuki is out today with a new Hayabusa sport model for 2022 that has fewer pounds, fresh styling and better performance. More than 550 new or redesigned parts make the Hayabusa “all-new” yet “instantly recognizable,” the company says. While there’s no mistaking it, the 2022 Hayabusa is …

PORTSMOUTH, NH – An early-morning break-in Monday at Motorbikes Plus at 3 Cate St. here resulted in three expensive dirt bikes being carted away in the bed of a pickup. Portsmouth police are searching for four burglary suspects. Surveillance video from both outside and inside the KTM-Husqvarna dealership show a …

MILWAUKEE – Sales of Harley-Davidson motorcycles plummeted in the United States and worldwide in 2020 as the company underwent a major shakeup under new leadership. Also contributing was the nasty COVID-19 pandemic environment. U.S. sales for the year totaled 103,650 motorcycles, down 22,310 units from 2019. The drop marked six …

FOOTHILL RANCH, CA – It was inevitable, predictable and overdue. Three years after discontinuing the KLR650, a single-cylinder, dual-sport model that endured for more than 30 years, Kawasaki is bringing it back for the 2022 model year. The new KLR650 will have fuel injection, a fractionally larger engine (652cc versus …

KENT, CT – Its somewhat akin to a big-box home improvement center coming to a town where a local hardware store has quietly operated. Those are the optics of Brookfield Indian Motorcycle adding the Royal Enfield brand which Iron Horse Customs/Royal Enfield of Kent has sold for nearly three years. …

LACONIA, NH – Cleanup continues a month after a Christmas morning fire gutted the headquarters of the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association, while a GoFundMe campaign launched in the wake of the blaze continues to actively seek donations to help pay for the effort and for the replacement of memorabilia. “We …

LAKE GEORGE, NY – In cautionary move and in hopes that by delaying that perhaps COVID-19 will be in vigorous retreat, Americade announced this afternoon that the 2021 gathering will shift dates from early June until late September. ​”We want to make 100% sure that a 2021 Americade will happen, …

MILWAUKEE – It’s likely been stated many times that changing the direction of a major corporation can be like maneuvering an ocean liner. It’s a process that needs to be done gradually and, hopefully, with precision. That’s certainly true for Harley-Davidson. The company unveiled its 2021 model-year lineup this morning, …