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Middletown Motorcycle Mania Attracts A Crowd

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Middletown Motorcycle Mania keeps getting bigger and better. The eighth annual event brought a crush of riders and motorcycle lovers to downtown Middletown on Wednesday night to ogle bikes, chat with friends and sample some tasty food. Four blocks on Main Street were shut down and …

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Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The McCann-Erickson ad agency in Israel is just out with a yummy new print ad (above) for Honda’s CRF250R. It’s dubbed “Your Weekend Treat,” which begs to ask “Which is the treat?” It is the track made of chocolate or the bike itself? — The …

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Eddie Trotta Appearing At Motorcycle Mania

Famed custom bike builder Eddie Trotta will be the celebrity guest Wednesday night at 8th annual Middletown Motorcycle Mania on Main Street in Middletown, CT. 2012 edition of Middletown Motorcycle Mania The event, which attracts thousands of riders and a wide variety of bikes, runs from 5 to 9 p.m. …

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Remembering Friend and Rider Gary Randall

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The ritual will continue. A motorcycle will undoubtedly get rolled from the garage and parked at the top of the driveway on Sunday morning. The armored jacket, helmet and gloves will be brought outside in advance of a very lonesome ride. Missing, this Sunday and …

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Plans Proceeding For New England Trike Rally

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Plans are proceeding for a New England Trike Talk Rally on the weekend of Aug.23-24, with the Quality Inn in Torrington, CT serving as rally headquarters. More than four-dozen trike enthusiasts have already registered for the rally, which will include a Saturday night banquet at …

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Indian Unveils New Lineup of 2014 Chiefs

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Indian Motorcycle used the Sturgis rally tonight to unveil it new lineup of three 2014 Chief models, with base prices ranging from $18,999 to $22,999. The models are the Indian Chief Classic (above at left) at $18,999, the Indian Chief Vintage (above at right) at …

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RIDE-CT.com Sets Readership Record In July

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com This is truly the little motorcycle website that could. RIDE-CT.com set a readership record in July with 8,384 page views, nearly doubling the 4,407 page views of July 2012. Unique visitors to the site year-to-date totaled 21,518, up from 14,209 for the first seven months …

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Victory Releases 2014 Lineup, Two New 8-Balls

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Is it me, or is Victory the Rodney Dangerfield of motorcycles; a brand that doesn’t get the respect it deserves considering the fit, finish and reliability of the bikes it build? Is it merely matter of Harley-Davidson owners being so loyal that Victory hasn’t made …

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Along The Road: 1977 H-D FXE Super Glide

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Anthony and Lisa Sebastiano of Watertown, CT were headed to the Dalton, MA this morning to check out the American Legion post there and had stopped for a moment at the Becket General Store in nearby Becket. That’s where RIDE-CT.com spied Anthony’s handsome 1977 Harley-Davidson …

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New Haven Powersports Downplays Bloody Incident

(Courtesy: Paul Bass/”New Haven Independent”) By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The picture whizzing around Facebook this morning shows a man covered with blood, groggily sitting in the middle of a city street as concerned onlookers attempt to assist him. The injured man is white. Those coming to his aid are …

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Jack Nicklaus’ Grandson Survives Crash

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The video has only just come out, but, back in May, the grandson of gold legend Jack Nicklaus survived a nasty motorcycle crash. Nick O’Leary plays tight end for the Florida State football team. He went flying when a car pulled into his path and …

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Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com With the unveiling of the all-new 2014 Chief by Indian only 10 days away, RIDE-CT.com has been wondering if Indian has added any new dealers in the northeast where an interested party might be able to buy the $18,999 base-price model with its Thunder Stroke …

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Gilera: Gets Shown Off In Falls Village

Motorcycles weren’t plentiful at the recent Falls Village Car & Motorcycle Show, so it would be understandable if a spectator overlooked David Chase Parks’ exquisite and rare 1958 Gilera 175 Extra parked amidst the dozens of classic cars. It would be equally understandable if

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New York Motorcycle Show Shift To December Explained

Apparently RIDE-CT.com wasn’t alone in wondering why the New York tour stop for Progressive International Motorcycle Shows will shift from the traditional third weekend in January to mid-December for the 2013-2014. The dates for the upcoming show are Dec. 13-15 at the Jacobs J. Javits Convention Center. Advanstar Communications reports …

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