New England News

WATERBURY, CT – As expected, the recommended route for the Naugatuck Valley Greenway above the Thomaston Dam appropriates the roadbed of an abandoned portion of old Route 8 on the west side of Naugatuck River. It’s a route that will force off-road motorcycle riders – who have used the area …

Here’s a fact that may mildly surprise you. Gas taxes in the Northeast aren’t so bad. Well, at least not as bad as you might think. The website 24/7 Wall St. recently compiled a list of the states and how each ranked in terms of how much motorists pay at …

WORCESTER, MA – Sheldon’s Harley-Davidson in neighboring Auburn, MA, has stepped forward and apparently rescued the Miss Worcester Diner from a trademark infringement claim made by Harley-Davidson against the diner for a two-year-old mural atop the eatery’s entrance. “We can finally put this whole thing to rest now,” wrote diner …

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT – Any notion of a nuisance ordinance aimed at dirt bike, ATV and snowmobile riders getting traction in South Windsor, an idea floated by Mayor Andrew Paterna, is dead on arrival. It was successfully beaten back by hundreds of outraged opponents at a Town Council meeting on …

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT – A proposed town ordinance that, if enacted, would punish dirt bike, ATV and snowmobile riders as well as others for operating their rigs on public and private property is causing a stir in the motorcycle community; and well beyond the town’s borders. As requested by Mayor …

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Some of the sights will be familiar to riders in the Northeast, such as the Rip Van Winkle Bridge across the Hudson River in New York and Mount Washington in New Hampshire. Most of them won’t, though. They’re too rural and obscure. “I think even locals may …

WORCESTER, MA – The mayor of Worcester, Joe Petty, has thrown his support behind the Miss Worcester Diner in its showdown with Harley-Davidson, which is claiming trademark infringement and asking that the eatery remove a mural displaying the motorcycle company’s bar and shield logo. Meanwhile, Wagner Motorsports, the local dealer …

WORCESTER, MA – The artist who painted the Harley-Davidson mural on the Miss Worcester Diner here – a mural that the motorcycle company now wants removed – said this afternoon that he and diner owner Kim Kniskern are enjoying the publicity and plan to fight Harley-Davidson’s trademark infringement claim. “This …

WORCESTER, MA – A hand-painted mural that adorns an air conditioning duct atop the entrance to the Miss Worcester Diner here and featuring Harley-Davidson’s famous bar and shield logo has come to the attention of the motocycle company in Milwaukee, which has asked that it be removed. Miss Worcester Diner …

DANBURY, CT – For Al Lucchino, memories of launching a new Harley-Davidson dealership are as vivid as the paint on the glistening models that fill his showroom – even 25 years later. There are memories of the frustrating hunt for a location for the store and the exhilaration of customers …

WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – A controversy involving “colors” in the days preceding the Springfield Motorcycle Show didn’t negatively impact opening day attendance at the Eastern States Exposition today. Indeed, it may have enhanced the gate. Riders representing numerous clubs strolled the aisles, gazing at the many motorcycles and the merchandise, …

AGAWAM, MA – The phones at Hogan’s Cycle Shop on Route 159 across from Six Flags New England amusement park are ringing incessantly, and it wasn’t an uncommon sight today to see owner Bob Hogan with a receiver in each hand. One call came from Australia. Customers kept walking through …

WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – With the “no colors” kerfuffle now in the rear-view mirror, the 15th annual Springfield Motorcycle Show at the Eastern States Exposition is set for this weekend, and even the weather forecast seems to be cutting it a break. The extended forecast for snow and rain has …

NEWBURGH, NY – Motorcyclepedia founder Ted Doering was chatting this afternoon about an 1899 Werner “motocyclette” that arrived last week, a rare model with its engine mounted in front of the steering head, when he interrupted the conversation and walked a few steps away to a roped off area in …

WALES, MA – Motorcycle daredevil “Doug Danger” is getting his life story told in hard cover. Or will it be paperback? A biography titled “Doug Danger Dare To Dream,” and subtitled “From Tragedy to Triumph, A Daredevil’s Ride,” is being co-authored by Janet and Steven Hall. The co-authors recently announced …