We live in polarized times, so it should come as no surprise that riding habits have been impacted – to opposite extremes – by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of the latest reader poll by RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England. A total of 39 percent of those voting in …
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NEW YORK – Another motorcycle magazine has bitten the dust, at least in printed form. Bonnier Corp. will put out its final issue of “Cycle World” in October, with ownership of the magazine and several others transferring to a company called Octane. Octane plans to continue “Cycle World” as an …
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MINNEAPOLIS – Indian Motorcycle released its 2021 model-year lineup today and it includes two new iterations of existing models: the Vintage Dark Horse and the Roadmaster Limited. The Vintage Dark Horse is a blacked-out model with soft black saddlebags. Its starting MSRP is $19,499, which is $1,000 less than the …
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STURGIS, SD – The city of Sturgis is condemning as “blatantly faulty” a study released this week that tied that the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally last month to 267,000 cases of COVID-19 across the United State and concluded that the event caused nearly 20 percent of all cases nationally …
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MEDFORD, OR – Three motorcycle dealerships in the Medford area are vowing to rebuild after being destroyed by wildfire on Tuesday night as customers of those stores post comments of support on social media. D & S Harley-Davidson, Hansen’s BMW and Oregon Motorcycle Adventures – KTM were each leveled by …
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It’s time again for TWIR – The Week in Review. This time it’s for the week of Aug. 30 through Sept. 5. TWIR is a compilation of regional, national and sometimes international news that didn’t get a full post but warrants sharing. Here’s goes with TWIR: Honda mobile power pack …
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DES PLAINES, IL – Motorcycle thefts in the U.S. continue to decline with 40,380 taken in 2019, according to a just-released report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. That’s a drop of 1,294 from 2018. New England is a safe region to own a motorcycle with three states – Vermont, …
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A rider from Minnesota has died from COVID-19 after attending the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, the first fatality traced to the 10-day event that lured more than 460,000 motorcyclists to the South Dakota town last month. Kris Ehresmann, infectious-disease director of the Minnesota Department of Health, said at a briefing Wednesday …
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It’s time again for TWIR – The Week in Review. This time it’s for the week of Aug. 23 through 29, although it does go back a little further this time because TWIR was missing in action last weekend. TWIR is a compilation of national and regional news that didn’t …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly put the kibosh on the introduction of new models this year, but with 2021 now in the not-too-distant future, manufacturers are looking ahead to get riders’ blood pumping next year. Some new entries are even arriving sooner. Here are some of the latest reveals: Royal …
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The number of COVID-19 cases traced to the recent Sturgis Motorcycle Rally continues to grow. More than 100 cases in eight states have now been traced to the 10-day rally in South Dakota that drew 462,182 attendees. In addition to previously reported cases in Nebraska and South Dakota, The Hill …
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On the day that Laconia Motorcycle Week in New Hampshire begins, the results of the latest reader poll by RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England reveal that nearly two-thirds think it was unwise to stage the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and Laconia Motorcycle Week amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 62 percent …
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SCOTTSBLUFF, NE – Seven cases of COVID-19 traced to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota have been reported across the panhandle of Nebraska, the local health department said Thursday. “They are scattered throughout the Panhandle,” said Panhandle Public Health Director Kim Engel at a daily briefing covered by the …
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STURGUS, SD – They came, they saw, they partied. Attendance at the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was only off 7.5 percent from last year’s rally, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A 10-day total of 462,182 people rode into town from parts unknown, according to final numbers released by the …
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It’s time again (overdue, actually) for another edition of TWIR – The Week in Review. This time it’s for the week of Aug. 9 through 15. TWIR is a compilation of national and regional news that didn’t receive a full post during the week but warrants sharing. Here goes, with …
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