Up To Speed

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It’s question men have been pondering for centuries: How do you make a woman happy? The answer may be to buy her a motorcycle. A new study commissioned by Harley-Davidson and conducted by the Kelton research company determined that women who ride their own motorcycles …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The process of writing is work for anyone who does it for a living. That doesn’t mean that stringing words together, rearranging them or pinpointing the most precise word can’t be enjoyable. It often is. It’s just that whenever you sit down at a keyboard, …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Max BMW owner Max Stratton has been mum on the matter, but a letter to customers posted on the website of Bergen County BMW Motorcycles in Rochelle Park, NJ and on its Facebook page reveals that Bergen County BMW is going away and that Stratton …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Sure, there are few days left in the year, but the odds are pretty good that with all of the holiday distractions there probably won’t be any motorcycle news of significant value before year’s end to displace any of the posts that currently rank as …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The dealership’s website hasn’t been reactivated yet but the sale of Burt Ives Honda in Columbia, CT by Ken Ives Sr. to his son Kenny has finally closed, meaning presumably that new Honda motorcycles will once again be available. The younger Ives already owns Chaplin …

The tech team from Max BMW did it! In four days, they built from a scratch a “new” 1975 BMW R90S from parts purchased from the company. The cost of those parts? More than

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Ever read a motorcycle review in a magazine and had to read between the lines or wondered what the point was? When you’re dependent upon ad dollars to stay afloat, you’d better be damn sure you don’t piss off a potential advertiser by saying that …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com There are winter projects and then there’s the one being attempted by Max BMW. Techs from Max BMW’s three locations have come together at the store in North Hampton, NH to build a BMW R90S from scratch using new parts ordered directly from the company. …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com “RoadBike” magazine is no more. Stamford, CT-based Tam Communications has folded the long-running magazine and will replace it next year with a new periodical called “Motorcycle” that will be devoted to “Rides & Culture.” Publisher Buzz Kanter says, “It will be long-form journalism.” Kanter made the decision …

By Bob Rosen of RIDE-CT.com NEW YORK – The Progressive International Motorcycle Show always gives us riders a wonderful array of bikes, gear and services to peruse. For me, the main attraction is the bikes. Without fail, there are always new offerings. They can be totally new models or modified …

IMPRESSIONS OF THE NEW YORK SHOW  NEW YORK – With the three-day Progressive International Motorcycle Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York this weekend, RIDE-CT.com’s staff went into the city to check it out. Bob Rosen, Steve Smith and Bud Wilkinson attended the press preview on …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com NEW YORK – Max BMW is growing again and will add a second store in Connecticut next year. Max Stratton hopes to have his new dealership in South Windsor open in what is now G & R Marine at 1535 John Fitch Boulevard (Route 5) …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com NEW YORK – It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it – pull the covers of of new bikes and new customs. And Indian Motorcycle made a splash this morning by revealing a “Big Custom Chief” designed by Polaris Industries’ Industrial Design team …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com   Harley-Davidson today took the wraps off of a new logo for the Harley Owners Group. More than 100,000 H.O.G.members worldwide voted online and selected a new logo for the organization. Changes to the logo include bringing the company’s bar and shield logo into the …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com More than 35,000 riders have visited RIDE-CT.com so far this year, a readership increase of 65 percent over 2012, yet only 233 riders (and friends) have “liked” RIDE-CT on Facebook. That’s probably because most readers probably don’t realize that the website has a social media …