MILWAUKEE – A long-term hookup is in the works between Harley-Davidson and the City of Sturgis, S.D. With the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally celebrating 75 years in 2015, Harley-Davidson and the city are finalizing an agreement that will make Harley-Davidson the rally’s

The NFL is in playoff mode and college’s National Championship game between Ohio State and Oregon is tonight, so here’s a simple little pigskin quiz that mixes football and motorcycling to get you thinking about street survival skills.

Sipping my Sunday morning coffee a few moments ago while sitting at my laptop, I made a routine visit to the state’s Judicial Branch website to see if there was any change in the status of the case related to my riding mate and friend Gary Randall, who died from

PLYMOUTH, CT – In his 36 years of disposing of estates, auctioneer Tim Capulis cannot remember another sale quite like it. “It’s a one-of-a-kind event. It will be an enjoyable event. It will be a memorable event,” he predicted of the Tim Donahue Estate Auction that is set for

Polaris Industries Inc. on Friday announced plans for a new production facility in Huntsville, AL. The 600,000-square foot facility on a 453-acre site will “provide additional capacity and flexibility” for off-road vehicle production.

More than 2,000 Victory motorcycles from the 2013 through 2015 model years are being recalled to replace fuel pumps that may have been

WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – Promoter Doug Sousa vividly recalls The Springfield Motorcycle Show’s inaugural effort a decade ago. “The first year was terrible,” he said. “We had wonderful attendance, but very little to show.” That won’t be the case this weekend at the show’s 10th edition, which will be staged from …

The use of motorcycles by the military dates back to the beginning of motorcycles, and now testing is in progress for a silent motorcycle that could be used for reconnaissance. Dubbed the “SilentHawk” and modified by Logos Technologies of Fairfax, VA,  the model is

BOSTON – The private equity firm J.W. Childs Associates, L.P. announced today that it has acquired a majority share of Cycle Gear. With 112 stores in 34 states,  including four in New England, Cycle Gear sells motorcycle apparel, accessories and parts. Terms of the acquisition from Harvest Partners, L.P. were …

When the best time to buy a motorcycle? The answer to that question has become something of a cliche because “when you see it” seems, at least on the surface, to be just too simple of a response. It’s a sound reason, though, that took me more than 10 years …

Exact numbers were not disclosed, but electric-purveyor Zero Motorcycles today reported “record sales” for 2014 and said it’s “poised for dramatic growth in 2015.” Zero Motorcycles CEO Richard Walker cited

STURBRIDGE, MA – It has traditionally been a mid-September event, but this year’s IMOC rally is getting pushed back to the end of the month. Event co-chair Steve Rossi says this year’s 32nd annual meet will staged on Sunday, Sept. 27 at the Hamilton Rod & Gun Club here.

  (EDITOR’S NOTE – Q is no longer open.) SPRINGFIELD, MA – Given its location at 890 State St., it’s only natural that Q would have a vintage Indian on display as well as other artifacts that recall the early history of the iconic motorcycle brand, which called

In advance of new 2015 models actually landing in showrooms, Ducati is staging a “preview tour” – hauling examples of the 1299 Panigale, Multistrada 1200 and Scrambler models in a van to a short list of dealers across the country. According to Ducati, two dealers in Massachusetts, one in New …

Harley-Davidson is recalling more than 19,000 of its Dyna and Softail models from the 2012 model year for a bad threads on the brake line banjo bolt in the front brake master cylinder that