WESTFIELD, MA – Sometime in late summer or early fall, Indian Motorcycle of Springfield will get new quarters for its showroom and collection of vintage Indian models. The dealership will move roughly a half-mile north of its current location to 1120 Southampton Road (Routes 10/202) in Westfield. This will allow …
Read More »MOMS Buys Woody’s Yamaha And Polaris Store In Maine, Now Owns 10 Stores
MANCHESTER, N.H. – MOMS has made another acquisition; this time gobbling up Team Woody’s Performance Center in Topsham, ME. The MOMS chain now owns 10 stores in four New England states. Team Woody’s Performance Center sells Yamaha and Polaris products. It was founded in March 1997 by Keith and Florence …
Read More »Oil Drippings: Gold Wing Club Calls It Quits, RevZilla Expands, New Models
It’s another edition of Oil Drippings, a compilation of recent news items from near and far that have insufficient heft to get a stand-alone post: GWRRA Shutting Down After 45 Years The Phoenix-based Gold Wing Road Riders Association, which was founded in 1977 and once boasted more than 80,000 members, …
Read More »AMA Joins The Fight To Keep Hillclimbs In Monson, MA
MONSON, MA – The showdown over the shutdown of hillclimbs staged by the Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club is now getting national attention. The Ohio-based American Motorcyclist Association is throwing its weight behind the club’s effort to get the town to relent and allow hillclimb races that date back to 1945 …
Read More »Scholarship Started At MCC To Honor Scott Mullin
MANCHESTER, NH – A scholarship to help students who want to become motorcycle technicians has been endowed at Manchester Community College in memory of motorcycle racer and enthusiast Scott Mullin, who died in a crash at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last August. Started by his family, the Scott M. Mullin …
Read More »FTC Acts Against Harley-Davidson On Warranty Restrictions
In a move that would benefit Harley-Davidson owners and independent repair shops across the country, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced that it’s initiating action against Harley-Davidson for “illegally restricting customers’ right to repair their purchased products.” The FTC ordered the motorcycle manufacturer “to fix warranties by removing …
Read More »Protest Planned in Monson, MA to “Save The Hill”
MONSON, MA – Touting it to be the “Last Chance to Save the Hill,” members of the Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club and other supporters plan to “ride and protest” Thursday evening in response to the town’s shutdown of its hillclimb events that have been staged for more than 75 years. …
Read More »Norton Motorcycles Has Electric Plan With £8.5 Million In Governmental Assistance
SOLIHULL, ENGLAND – Revealing that it has won “significant investment through a Government scheme,” Norton Motorcycles announced Friday that it will begin developing electric motorcycles as part of “the movement helping to accelerate the U.K. towards a net-zero automotive future.” The company said that as demand for electric models increases, …
Read More »Ural’s Move From Russia To Kazakhstan Showing Progress
REDMOND, WA – Sidecar rig manufacturer Ural is progressing with its plan to move motorcycle assembly from Russia to Kazakhstan. Several hurdles have been overcome in the six-plus weeks since it announced its exit plan. Production at its Irbit factory in Siberia was shut down in early March following Russia’s …
Read More »LiveWire Demo Truck Visiting New England
Here’s your chance if you’ve wanted to ride an electric motorcycle but have never had the opportunity. LiveWire is bringing a truck filled with LiveWire One demo models to three dealers in New England for weekend visits during June. The truck carrying 15 LiveWire One models arrived at midday Thursday …
Read More »Oil Drippings: New Indian Dealer In CT, Royal Enfield Demo Visits
Another edition of Oil Drippings, a catch-all post with items from near and far. In this case there’s an item that provides a denouement to an ongoing story, and one that doesn’t: Street Stuff Cycle Takes On Indian Stuff Stuff Cycle, the Triumph dealership in Norwich, CT, took to social …
Read More »Oil Drippings: New Electric Tourer From Energica And More
It’s a fresh edition of Oil Drippings, a collection of recent news items from near and far: Experia From Energica For Touring Energica is out with a new model named Experia that may just help alter consumer conceptions of electric motorcycles. It’s a tourer with a high profile and luggage …
Read More »Auction Planned For Hoellerich’s Trail Bike Museum Collection
CHESHIRE, MA – More than 145 classic dirt bikes and loads of memorabilia from Jim Hoellerich’s private Museum of Vintage Trail Bikes will be auctioned off on July 30 in what auctioneer J. Wood & Company promises will be an “event.” Hoellerich passed away on May 22 at 88, leaving …
Read More »Harley-Davidson Suspends Production Due To Supply Chain Issue
MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson has shut down motorcycle manufacturing in Wisconsin and York, PA for a minimum of two weeks due to a supply chain issue. The company cited a regulatory compliance issue with one of its suppliers as the reason. The production suspension doesn’t affect the manufacture of LiveWire electric …
Read More »Traffic Fatalities Soared In 2021 With Motorcycle Deaths Up Nine Percent
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last year was a deadly one on the nation’s highways with traffic fatalities soaring 10.5 percent over 2020, estimates released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveal. Motorcycle deaths rose nine percent in 2021. Deaths totaled 42,915, the highest number since 2005. The agency said …
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