New England News

THOMASTON, CT – Off-road motorcyclists will get two fewer days each week to ride the 13 miles of trails behind Thomaston Dam in 2025. A federal hiring freeze has resulted in a staff reduction at the popular recreation area which serves about 40,000 riders annually. The U.S. Army Corps of …

THOMASTON, CT – The status of trail riding at Thomaston Dam in Thomaston, CT in 2025 suddenly appears uncertain following a Facebook post on Monday afternoon by the site managing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The post notes that “due to a federal hiring freeze” recreation areas in New England …

Videos posted last year on social media showed a motorcyclist routinely riding at high speeds on state roadways. State police have now charged a Bloomfield man who they claim is the rider. Arrested on Tuesday for reckless endangerment, reckless driving and failure to maintain lane was 22-year-old Brice A. Bennett. …

TORRINGTON, CT – A former Litchfield, CT resident who was serving a nine-year sentence at the York Correctional Institution for an accident in 2016 in which she plowed into a group of motorcyclists, killing a passenger on one bike and injuring others, has died. Elizabeth Waterbury, 65, was being held …

(Update: A social media post on Friday says Feb. 28 will be the store’s last day open.) MILFORD, CT – Colonial Power & Sport, the KTM motorcycle dealer and power equipment store owned by car dealer Robert E. “Bobby” Crabtree, is closing its doors. A notice posted this afternoon on …

NEW HAVEN, CT – Some were running, some were not. Some displayed damage, others didn’t. But more than a dozen old motorcycles and scooters were available for purchase – whether to flip or fix and ride – at an auction Saturday at New Haven Powersports. RIDE-CT was there and has …

NEW MILFORD, CT – Max BMW has closed one of its two stores in Connecticut, shuttering its South Windsor location while retaining its flagship operation in New Milford. In an email today to “South Windsor customers,” owner Max Stratton wrote, “All the friendly faces you know and love from South …

HARWINTON, CT – It still looks showroom new, and its odometer only shows about 1,600 miles after almost five years of ownership. “It’s definitely a fun bike to ride. There’s no doubt at all,” said John Birden recently of his 2020 Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle.  RIDE-CT was at Yankee-Harley-Davidson in …

NEW MILFORD, CT – It’s hardly been a secret that owner Max Stratton has been working for quite some time on adding a KTM dealership on the property of his MAX BMW store at 493 Danbury Road (Route 7) south of downtown. In fact, he confirmed his plans to RIDE-CT …

Updated – Sept. 10, 2024 – News today from owner Thea Everest that Kaiba has passed away. A necropsy is planned to possibly determine what caused the abscess that claimed him. As of today, a GoFundMe effort started by Everest to help cover doctors’ bills has raised $600 of a …

VERNON, CT – Connecticut now has a third Indian dealer with the addition of Indian Motorcycle of Hartford. It’s located a dozen miles northeast of the capitol city in Vernon. The franchise was granted to the owner of Scranton Powersports in mid-June, but new models didn’t begin arriving until two …

PEMBROKE, NH – National Powersports Distributors is going back to its roots; surrendering new bike brands at its stores in New Hampshire and New York and returning to selling only used motorcycles. The switch is effective this coming Thursday, Aug. 1. The company is giving up Triumph in Pembroke, NH …

FALLS VILLAGE, CT – It’s one of the largest shows in the state each year, but the number of motorcycles that get displayed tends to vary from year to year. There was a sizable number of bikes this year, including vintage BMWs, Harley-Davidsons and Hondas as well as rare models …

WOODBRIDGE, CT – It’s about time. After a five-year hiatus initially caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Upcycle Helmet Art Show is being revived by Jim LoPresti. It will be staged from noon to 5 p.m. on Sept. 8 at LoPresti’s Lucky Soul Tattoo shop on Route 63 (214 Amity …

By Steve Rossi / RIDE-CT BETHEL, CT – Moto Guzzi says that the new Stelvio is “synonymous with fun and discovery,” which is exactly what we Guzzisti enjoyed when Jim Hamlin and Co. swung the doors open on Connecticut’s sole Mandello del Lario dealership on Thursday to welcome the new …