New England News

FALLS VILLAGE, CT – It doesn’t come out of his climate-controlled basement very often. Dean Mojon of New Hartford, CT guesses that maybe four or five years have passed since he last rode the rare 1973 Triumph X-75 Hurricane that he’s owned for 49 years. “I used to think it …

HARWINTON, CT – For more than a dozen years, RIDE-CT has been providing motorcycle news for Connecticut, New England and beyond. Now, the brand expands into classic cars and automotive news with an advertising-supported, sibling website at classiccars.ride-ct.com and a YouTube channel “RIDE-CT – Classic Cars” dedicated to both car …

LACONIA, NH – It’s billed as “The World’s Oldest Motorcycle Rally,” and Laconia Motorcycle Week is this week celebrating 100 years of attracting motorcyclists to shore of Lake Winnipesaukee. The rally began Saturday and runs through Sunday. Laconia regular Bill Smith of Harwinton, CT has made his annual pilgrimage and …

ORANGE, CT – The word “Motorcycle” wasn’t in the show’s title, but the Iron Range Swap Meet & Car Show on Sunday at Dragone Classic Motorcars had some old motorcycles as well as some old bicycles. None of the motorcycles appeared to be running. Some were for sale in the …

MONSON, MA – In what will be a fitting tribute, a motorcycle procession will travel from Lombard Funeral Home to Bethany Cemetery here on June 30 for an 11 a.m. graveside service for Indian motorcycle enthusiast and expert Richard “Butch” Baer, who died Monday at 96. Born in Worcester, MA …

THOMASTON, CT – As hoped would occur, dirt bike riding trails behind the Thomaston Dam reopened for the 2023 riding season on Sunday (May 7, 2023) after one week’s postponement due to rain that causing flooding of the Naugatuck River. A trail rider relaxes by the Naugatuck River at Thomason …

(Editor’s Note – May 5, 2023: Voting in the semi-final round of the Dream Chopper contest ended Thursday night and Benjamin Washington finished third in his group, which eliminated him from the contest.) TORRINGTON – Benjamin Washington doesn’t have campaign signs in his front yard or a bank account stuffed …

LAKE GEORGE, NY – Eleven manufacturers are bringing their demo trucks to Americade in 2023, the rally announced Monday. That’s a record number and nearly twice the usual number of any other motorcycle event in the country. It’s easier to list the brands that won’t be attending, notably Kawasaki and …

MONSON, MA – A year after a brouhaha threatened hill climbs on the dirt track facility owned by the Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club, the American Motorcyclist Association announced Wednesday that the 2023 AMA Hillclimb Grand Championship will be staged on the “Monson Monster.” The dates will be Aug. 5-6 and …

BROOKFIELD, CT – What began as a one-brand dealer under the name Brookfield Indian Motorcycle in summer 2016 has grown into a multiline store offering Royal Enfield motorcycles and Vespa and Piaggio scooters as well. It’s now expanding further. The store is adding three- and four-wheeled products built by Can-Am …

BROOKFIELD, CT – Spectro Performance Oils has a new owner, effective today. Motorex USA, the U.S.-affiliate of the Switzerland-based Motorex Group, has acquired the 57-year-old company that operated as Intercontinental Lubricants Corporation. The deal includes “all national and international activities as well as the blending and storage facility in Brookfield,” …

PICKERINGTON, OH – Calling it “an outrage” that “should offend every American,” the American Motorcyclist Association has slammed a bill under consideration in the Connecticut General Assembly that “would automatically assume any motorcyclist killed on the road is an organ donor if they were riding without a helmet “at the …

HARTFORD – Things can move quickly in the General Assembly, and the enactment of a full helmet law for motorcyclists is in the fast lane. A provision in a wide-ranging bill introduced and referred to the Joint Committee on Transportation on Wednesday was given a hearing date on Thursday. That …

HARTFORD – It happens on a regular basis. A bill gets introduced in the Connecticut General Assembly that proposes that more motorcyclists in the state be required to a wear a helmet when riding. This legislative session is no different. As was the case at least twice in recent years, …

NEW YORK – Nine months have passed since BMW last commented publicly on the status of a revived dealership in Manhattan, but the company apparently hasn’t given up hope on re-entering the city, although an email from a spokesman this morning suggests little possibility of another corporately-owned store. BMW “continues …