Up To Speed

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Remember back in late January when 24-year-old Hector Martinez of Covina, CA and his riding buddies held up traffic on the I-10 freeway so he could propose marriage to girl friend Paige Hernandez? Well, the stunt has now resulted in the arrest of Martinez and …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-com As promised, Indian introduced its new engine for upcoming models under the ownership of Polaris over the weekend at Daytona Bike Week. Dubbed the Thunder Stroke 111, the 111 cubic inch (1811cc) V-twin powerplant features a 49-degree angle and 9.5:1 compression ratio. It recreates the …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Another day at Daytona Bike Week, another new bike revealed. At noon today, Star Motorcycles took the cover off of the new Bolt model, a bobber-style bike with loads of attitude, loads of accessories and an affordable price – $7,990 for the base version and …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Harley-Davidson unwrapped a new Softail model at Daytona Bike Week this morning, showing off a less expensive, non-CVO version of the CVO Breakout. While the CVO Breakout, introduced last August, has a starting price at $26,499, the less flashy version will start at $17,899 in …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A bill that would require the registration of all ATVs – meaning quads, snowmobiles and dirt bikes – is moving forward in the Connecticut General Assembly with a full bill having been drafted and referred to

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com “Motorcycle” and “comedy” are words that aren’t often linked. Except for the movie “Wild Hogs” and the antics of Eric Von Zipper (played marvelously by Harvey Lembeck) in the beach movies of the 1960s, there isn’t much in the way of motorcycle comedy. Coming soon, …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com BMW is out with a new TV ad campaign that implores viewers to “Feed Your Restless.” Here are a couple of the spots: — Victory is challenging riders to reject its bikes. It’s offering a money-back guarantee on 2013 models. There is some fine print. …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A rider in Las Vegas was on his way to work at Planet Hollywood about 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 when he got rear-ended by a city cop, who then proceeded to place the blame on the rider for applying his brakes. The rider, John …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It took a few days, but Triumph has confirmed a special edition Bonneville SE as well as a special edition Speed Triple for 2013. The Bonneville SE has a red frame with a matte black and cranberry red color scheme on the tins. It also …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A proposed bill before the Transportation Committee at the Connecticut General Assembly would require the registration of every all-terrain vehicle, including quads, snowmobiles and dirt bikes that are used solely by their owners on their own property. Should registration be mandatory? That’s the thrust of …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com If you’re a bike owner, you probably own multiple bikes. That’s the conclusion of RIDE-CT.com’s poll question for February: “How many motorcycles do you own?” A total of 63 percent of voters reported owning two or more. The actual breakdown was

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com RIDE-CT.com yesterday provided a link to a newspaper story containing pictures of Tom Cruise riding a Triumph Thruxton while on the set of his new sci-fi movie, “All You Need Is Kill.” Here’s some video: — If you haven’t voted yet in our February poll, …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A bill that would require the registration of every all-terrain vehicle in Connecticut is continuing to proceed through the General Assembly. A “vote to draft” was taken Monday, meaning the proposed bill will be drafted in full for

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The owner of Pinellas Powersports in Pinellas Park, FL has come up with a well-timed gimmick to sell his Harley-Davidson, Honda and Kawasaki motorcycles: Buy a bike, get a free hand gun. A commercial for the dealership has people talking, and hundreds of people have …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Best Western and Harley-Davidson have extended an ongoing partnership by three more years, with the hotel chain expanding benefits to riders from North America to the global level. Best Western has some 1,200 motorcyclist-friendly hotels in North America, which offer a free wipe-down motorcycle towel …