New England News

It’s been a while but there is no reason there cannot be a new edition of “Oil Drippings,” a post containing items from near and far that riders may find interesting: Albany Getting Ducati-Triumph Dealer If all goes as planned, the Albany, NY market will get a new Ducati-Triumph dealer …

NEW YORK – It’s been almost three months since BMW closed its company-run BMW of Manhattan Motorrad store at 555 West 57th with a promise that a new location will “open soon.” It has since left customers and other BMW riders in the tri-state area in the dark about the …

Ducati North America today launches a 21-city “Ready 4 Red” tour to show off new models for the 2022 riding season. The tour kicks off in Indianapolis and ends in Denver on March 25. All events will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. There are two Ready 4 Red …

BRISTOL, CT – A dealership application has yet to be submitted, much less approved, but a new LiveWire One model is already on the showroom floor at Yankee Harley-Davidson here. While that may seem unusual, the backstory provides an explanation of how Yankee Harley-Davidson is becoming Connecticut’s first LiveWire dealer. …

(Update: Since this story was published, Ducati has released sales figures for 2021. The company delivered 59,447 motorcycles to customers worldwide, which was a 24 percent increase over 2020. The United States was its best selling market with 9,007 units sold, an increase of 32 percent over 2020. The Multistrada …

WINDHAM, NH – For the second time in less than eight months, Nault’s Powersports here has been hit by bike thieves. The Honda-Kawasaki dealership reports that four dirt bikes and four helmets were taken during the smash and grab heist that occurred at approximately 4 a.m. on New Year’s Day …

WOODCLIFF, NJ – A new BMW motorcycle dealership “servicing the five New York boroughs” is “expected by Spring 2022,” a spokesman for BMW North American said today, while confirming the contents of a recent email to customers informing them of the impending closure of the company’s current motorcycle store at …

NEW YORK – BMW owners in Manhattan and beyond are wondering about the future status of BMW of Manhattan Motorrad thanks to a Tuesday evening Facebook post by a BMW MOA club member who declared the store is “closing down” on Dec. 31 and that “all the employees fired.” The …

NORTHAMPTON, MA – The MOMS chain of motorcycle dealerships in New England now stands at nine stores with the addition of Valley Motorsports. The Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Kymco and Yamaha dealer at 216 N. King St. in Northampton was founded in 1973 by Jerry Randall and John Schieffelin. In a …

BELLMORE, NY – After more than 50 years in business, Harley-Davidson of Nassau County has added two more motorcycle brands. Long Island riders may now also choose from models made by Triumph and Royal Enfield in addition to Harley-Davidson. Dealer principal Larry Altholtz and marketing manager Bob Sands recently gave …

NEW MILFORD, CT – Max BMW has reenforced its commitment to repairing, restoring and preserving old BMW motorcycle models by acquiring Bench Mark Works. The decades-old company in Sturgis, MS was devoted to selling old BMW parts and keeping vintage BMW running. In a deal consummated last month, Bench Mark …

STATEN ISLAND, NY – Gotham Motorcycles plans to expand the presence of Royal Enfield in its showroom and is looking to perhaps add other motorcycle lines in the wake of jettisoning the Indian and Slingshot brands of motorcycles and three-wheeled roadsters from Polaris in mid-November. “No longer Indian. No longer …

ENFIELD, CT – A two-generation, family-owned dealership that began in 1971 when Bruce and Shirley Miller opened Enfield Arctic Cat has quietly exited the power sports arena. Known for now as Enfield Motor Sports, and offering Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha motorcycles at 27 Palomba Drive, the dealership recently sold. The …

The annual National Meet staged by the Yankee Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America will get a new venue in 2022. Held since 2018 at the Terryville Fairgrounds in Terryville, CT, with no show in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the vintage show and swap meet will …

GREENWICH, CT – It would be misleading to claim that motorcycles are an afterthought at the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. The event staged on the waterfront at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park routinely draws some exquisite models. It’s just that they’re always overshadowed by the high volume of expensive vintage and modern …