Three Harley-Davidson dealerships in New England – one each in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont – will welcome author, instructor and motorcycle magazine columnist Ken Condon, who will give three free seminars this month designed to improve riders’ skills. The goal is “to get people to think and look in the …
Read More »New England Riders Defy Winter
WEST BOYLSTON, MA – What’s a motorcyclist to do when the temperature is well below freezing and snow covers the ground? For the Facebook group known as New England Riders, the solution was to have a winter party, and roughly 100 sidelined riders gathered last night upstairs at Cheoy Lee’s …
Read More »IMOS Sponsoring Flat Track Racer In 2018
WESTFIELD, MA – American Flat Track doesn’t have an event in New England, but the region will be represented in 2018. The Indian Motorcycle of Springfield dealership has purchased a pricey, limited-edition Indian Scout FTR750 racer and will sponsor rider Jay Maloney (#12) in the AFT Twins competition in the …
Read More »Yankee Harley-Davidson Making Changes
BRISTOL, CT – New ownership at Yankee Harley-Davidson has been busy making changes since taking over on Dec. 8. General manager and co-owner Mike Keehan reports that needed equipment has been purchased for the service and parts departments and that service technicians will be sent out for training this month and …
Read More »Top 10 Photos of 2017
Thousands of photos get taken by RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland over the course of a year. Some are “run and gun” snapshots, while others are more artistically composed. Most are taken merely to illustrate a story or capture an event. But every year there are a few standouts, whether due to …
Read More »Dealer’s Arrest Leads Top 5 Stories of 2017
The arrest of a southern New England motorcycle dealer on charges involving a sex trafficking ring that prostituted mentally-disabled young men was the most read story on RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland in 2017, and led the list of Top 5 regional stories for the year by a wide margin. It had …
Read More »Ducati Tour Has Come And Gone
LITTLE NECK, NY – If you blinked, you missed them. Missed the new 2018 Ducati models, that is. With Ducati noticeably absent from the recent Progressive International Motorcycle Show in New York, the best hope Ducatisti in the northeast had of getting a jump on seeing the new 2018 models was …
Read More »Yankee Harley-Davidson’s New Owners Revealed
BRISTOL, CT – The new owners of Yankee Harley-Davidson have been identified. A partnership of three men – two businessmen from Avon, CT and a longtime Harley-Davidson dealer manager in Connecticut – have purchased the store on Route 6 under the name of Iron Horse Road Group of CT. The …
Read More »What’s An Old License Plate Worth?
HARWINTON, CT – What’s an old license plate for a motorcycle worth? The short answer is whatever someone will pay for it. Well, a friend desperately wanted one that’s how a $462 charge ended up on one of my credit cards Wednesday evening. Yes, $462 for a small, thin piece …
Read More »IMOS Shows Off “New” Indian Four
NAUGATUCK, CT – A rare 1932 Indian Four is the latest model added to the vintage collection at Indian Motorcycle of Springfield in Westfield, Ma. Owner Dennis Bolduc retrieved the the blue beauty from a single-room man cave built into a barn in Coventry, CT roughly three weeks ago. It’s …
Read More »Lloyd “Bud” Provin Grateful For Post-Fire Support
PITTSFORD, VT – It’s in times of tragedy that friends step up, and Lloyd “Bud” Provin is finding out this week just how many friends he’s made and riders he’s impacted over the years by fixing motorcycles. “It’s beyond encouraging. It’s gratifying, overwhelming, stunning,” said the owner of The Nickwackett Garage …
Read More »Fire Damages Motorcycles Of Nickwackett Garage Owner
PITTSFORD, VT – A YouCaring fundraising effort with a $20,000 goal was launched today in the wake of an early morning fire Saturday that heavily damaged the home and motorcycle collection of Lloyd “Bud” Provin, operator of The Nickwackett Garage, a well-known shop that specializes in servicing BMW and Triumph motorcycles. …
Read More »Celebration Of Life Planned For Stanley Lynde
BRATTLEBORO, VT – Friends and family members have been gathering at Lynde Motorsports here since word of owner Stanley Lynde’s death Monday night began spreading. An official goodbye for Lynde is now planned for 1 p.m. Saturday at 5345 Hinesburg Road in Guilford, VT. Riders will gather at the Flat …
Read More »Ural of New England Expands Into NH
NORTH HAMPTON, NH – Ural of New England, which has been selling iconic Russian-made sidecar rigs in suburban Boston for nearly a decade, is expanding into New Hampshire with a second store located here at 108 Lafayette Road. A grand opening celebration is planned for Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 …
Read More »Lynde Motorsports Owner, Wife Injured In Crash
BELLOWS FALLS, VT – Stanley Lynde, owner of Lynde Motorsports in Brattleboro, and wife Laura D’Angelo Lynde are hospitalized today after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle accident late Monday afternoon on Route 5 here. Daughter Kelli Lynde Worden immediately started a GoFundMe page to help raise money to cover expenses. …
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