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By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com And the new model announcements just keep on coming… BMW today introduced the new S 1000 R (pictured above) for 2014. It’s a naked version of its S 1000 RR superbike Also unveiled was a new R 1200 RT (pictured below) with a new engine …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Would you like curry with your Harley? As expected, Harley-Davidson today introduced two new smaller street bikes that will presumably be built in India. The press release that just announced the Street 750 and Street 500 models did not mention a site of manufacture but …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Figuring it has a good thing with the V-4 motor that propells its ST1300, Honda announced today that it’s putting the powerplant into a new model – the all-new 2014 CTX1300. It will come in base and deluxe models when it hits showroom floors in …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com What promises to be a string of new bike unveilings began today in Milan, Italy at the EICMA show with Ducati unveiling its third-generation Monster – the Monster 1200 and the pricier Monster 1200 S (pictured). Both are powered by an 1198 Testastretta engine with …

Cycle Gear Inc., the nation’s largest retailer of motorcycle apparel and accessories, has opened its first store in Massachusetts. The new store is located at 345 Washington Street in Woburn. With this new location, Cycle Gear now has stores in 32 states.

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A 76-year-old woman from Ludlow, MA has been ordered to serve two years probation after pleading guilty to negligent operation of a motor vehicle in a crash last year that killed a Connecticut rider. Bradford R. Storozuk, 36, of Stafford died as a result of …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com In the current issue of “Motorcycle Cruiser” magazine, technical editor (and Danbury, CT resident) Mark Zimmerman (pictured) writes about what he senses is a growing trend – riders abandoning their Harley-Davidsons for other makes and models. His conclusion is based on the number of Harley …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The dates for the annual EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy may be Nov. 7-10, but it will be on the press days next Tuesday and Wednesday that the manufacturers will unveil numerous new models for

Longtime motorcycle dealership general manager Bob Rosen, who currently consults dealers as a start-up expert and sales accelerator, is joining RIDE-CT.com as the contributor of a new column devoted to bridging the gap between customers and dealers. Rosen spent seven years as general manager of Cliff’s Cycle Revolution, the former …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com New York City plans on buying at least 100 new Harley-Davidson motorcycles to replenish its police fleet in a deal that will reap the company more than $2.6 million. The police department routinely uses Road Kings and Electra Glides to keep the streets safe and …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A Ducati enthusiast from Harwinton, CT recently clued in RIDE-CT.com to a coming new model. Nothing had been announced yet, but, as a loyal Ducati buyer, he said that he’d been tipped to a secret website for the bike where it was slowly being unveiled. …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com When the website for Burt Ives Honda in Columbia, CT shut down in April, and word circulated that a deal between owner Ken Ives Sr. and his son, Ken Ives Jr. (aka “Kenny”), to pass along the business wasn’t going to happen, it looked like …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Coming soon to a few theaters across the U.S. but also to DVD, Blu-ray and download is a new movie that’s described as “a story about the journey, not the destination.” Titled “Why We Ride,” it explores the joys and thrills of riding. “Why We …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Erik Buell Racing has unwrapped its EBR 1190RX sportbike. Powered by an 1,190cc V-twin, the high-performance bike weighs in at 419 pounds and boasts 185 horsepower and 102 foot-pounds of torque. With an MSRP of $18,995, the 1190RX will go into full-scale production in December …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com BMW is marking 90 years of bike building by coming out with a hot new model. Unveiled today was the R NineT, a roadster powered by a 1,170cc boxer engine that puts out 110 horsepower. Shaft driven and with a six-speed gearbox, the NineT has …