MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson plans to cut the workforce by 169 employees at its Kansas City, MO plant in May. The “Journal Sentinel” newspaper in the company’s headquarters of Milwaukee reports that a notice filed with the Missouri Department of Workforce Development said the layoffs are

BOYERTOWN, PA – Taking a 240-mile round-trip drive to attend a motorcycle show might seem a little bit strange, but it’s worth it when the show features the diversity and quality of bikes found at the fifth annual Modern Classics show at Martin Moto on Saturday. With a temperature of 21 degrees, …

Victory’s newest bagger, the 2016 Magnum X-1 that was unveiled Saturday night at Daytona Beach Bike Week, provides a way to be heard (besides loud exhaust pipes) thanks to a 200-watt, 10-speaker sound system that the company declares

The headline on the “Daytona Beach News-Journal’s” website isn’t encouraging. It reads “Riders brave rain and wind as Bike Week begins” but the accompanying story with photo gallery notes that riders are nonetheless flocking to Florida for the 74th annual gathering. Daytona Beach Bike Week kicked off Friday and runs through March …

In a new “integrated marketing campaign” announced Wednesday, Harley-Davidson will attempt to “break the stereotype of who rides Harley-Davidson motorcycles and how they ride them.” The campaign’s dubbed “Roll Your Own.” It features real Harley-Davidson owners and puts emphasis on the company’s Street 750 model. “The new work shows there …

What can be said about this winter that hasn’t already been said; usually with four-letter words?  After popping the bead on one of the tires of my snow blower last weekend, I had a particularly colorful combination of bon mots running through my head. Suffice to say that winter needs …

Dates have been announced for seven stops on the 2015-2016 edition of the Progressive International Motorcycle Show tour. The New York dates will once again be in December. The IMS will visit the Javits Center from Dec. 11-13, making it the four years in a row that the show has …

CRARYVILLE, NY – The Weaver family’s rural Bultaco motorcycles business plans its annual open house for customers and  those curious about the Spanish brand on Saturday, March 21. Hours will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the shop at 682 Taghkanic Churchtown Road. There’s a request that no …

Harley-Davidson announced this week that it is going in a different direction in Canada, eliminating the middle man. Since 1973, Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada has been the exclusive distributor of Harley-Davidson products in the country. However, as early as the third quarter of 2015, Harley-Davidson plans to provide its products directly …

SUFFIELD, CT – Motorcycle collector Paul Mancinone admits to having a problem. “I’m a junk collector. I can’t rid of anything. I get attached. It’s as simple as that,” he said. Fortunately, he has the space to indulge his addiction and the wallet to stock his collection with some sparkling …

Is this item really necessary? The Canadian website Town Moto describes its “Shifter Boot Protector” as “a simple solution to an age old problem.” It’s a leather strap with an elasticized band that “stops the toes of your boots from getting scuffed and marked up by your shifter.” For only …

Here goes with more Oil Drippings: News and Opinion as well as links to stories from elsewhere. – What gives with Hamlin Cycles in Bethel, CT? It opened last April and became a Moto Guzzi dealer more than three months ago, but its bare-bones, amateurish website gives the impression of an …

EAST WINDHAM, NY – Closed for more than two years, the hillside lodge and eatery on Route 23 that was previously known as Point Lookout Mountain Inn and Restaurant will soon reopen as Captain’s Inn Point Lookout. RIDE-CT / RIDE-New England stopped there in October 2012 (below picture) to enjoy

It’s hardly t-shirt weather in these parts, but it will be soon and Indian has a clever promotion to help push its products for the coming riding season – a t-shirt exchange. The “Switch Your Gear” trade-in offer runs through March 31. If you bring a new or gently-used t-shirt …

Call me suspicious, but I just had to wonder about the press release issued Tuesday by Daytona Beach Marriott Hotels that bragged, “Bikers heading to Daytona Beach Bike Week this year will find rates worth getting revved up (emphasis added) for at Courtyard Daytona Beach Speedway/Airport and Residence Inn Daytona Speedway/Airport.” …