New England News

MANCHESTER, N.H. – MOMS has made another acquisition; this time gobbling up Team Woody’s Performance Center in Topsham, ME. The MOMS chain now owns 10 stores in four New England states. Team Woody’s Performance Center sells Yamaha and Polaris products. It was founded in March 1997 by Keith and Florence …

MONSON, MA – The showdown over the shutdown of hillclimbs staged by the Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club is now getting national attention. The Ohio-based American Motorcyclist Association is throwing its weight behind the club’s effort to get the town to relent and allow hillclimb races that date back to 1945 …

MANCHESTER, NH – A scholarship to help students who want to become motorcycle technicians has been endowed at Manchester Community College in memory of motorcycle racer and enthusiast Scott Mullin, who died in a crash at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last August. Started by his family, the Scott M. Mullin …

MONSON, MA – A Zoning Board of Appeals hearing scheduled to potentially determine the future of hillclimb events staged on land owned by the Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club was short-lived Thursday night when the inadequate size of the meeting room forced a postponement until July 14. State law requires that …

MONSON, MA – Touting it to be the “Last Chance to Save the Hill,” members of the Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club and other supporters plan to “ride and protest” Thursday evening in response to the town’s shutdown of its hillclimb events that have been staged for more than 75 years. …

BRIDGEPORT, CT – Four months after closing its retail outlet in Brooklyn, NY, motorcycle gear retailer Union Garage announced today that it plans to reopen with a new downtown store in a century-old former factory building in this coastal Connecticut city, located at the junction of I-95 and Route 8. …

NEW MILFORD, CT – The May 1 death of Max BMW parts advisor Brandon Forlastro, who died in a motorcycle accident on his 22nd birthday, has prompted his parents to launch a non-profit organization aimed at helping others dealing with tragic circumstances similar to those that confronted them. “It was …

Greenwich Concours d’Elegance Draws 8,000 Spectators With 140 vintage vehciles on display, the 2022 Greenwich Concours D’Elegance attracted 8,000 spectators to the waterfront at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, CT. The two-day event was staged June 4 and 5. RDE-CT & RIDE-New England columnist Bob Rosen brought his camera …

Vintage BSA and BMW Models On Display Every year the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance picks two motorcycle marques to celebrate and this year’s honorees were BSA and BMW. The two-day event was held June 4 and 5 at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, CT. RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England columnist and …

Here’s your chance if you’ve wanted to ride an electric motorcycle but have never had the opportunity. LiveWire is bringing a truck filled with LiveWire One demo models to three dealers in New England for weekend visits during June. The truck carrying 15 LiveWire One models arrived at midday Thursday …

Another edition of Oil Drippings, a catch-all post with items from near and far. In this case there’s an item that provides a denouement to an ongoing story, and one that doesn’t: Street Stuff Cycle Takes On Indian Stuff Stuff Cycle, the Triumph dealership in Norwich, CT, took to social …

GREENWICH, CT – The Greenwich Concours d’Elegance has a practice each year of showcasing old models from two chosen brands in the motorcycle area at the waterfront show ground at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. Last year, it was Indian and Moto Guzzi that got selected. On Sunday, the old British …

CHESHIRE, MA – More than 145 classic dirt bikes and loads of memorabilia from Jim Hoellerich’s private Museum of Vintage Trail Bikes will be auctioned off on July 30 in what auctioneer J. Wood & Company promises will be an “event.” Hoellerich passed away on May 22 at 88, leaving …

LITCHFIELD, CT – The only motorcycle on display at a classic car show tends to get noticed, no matter its brand, model or age. It would be difficult, though, to find a more interesting example of an early brand and model than the entry brought by Peter Downs to a …

CHESHIRE, MA – The longtime owner of the private Museum of Vintage Trail Bikes, Jim Hoellerich, has died at 88. He passed away on Sunday, one day after hundreds of riders attended one last open house at the hilltop museum he founded that houses 100 or so models made by …