By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Ducati began rolling out its 2013 lineup today by unveiling a remodeled Multistrata. The sport touring bike has a revised look, a second generation Testastretta engine and some additional upgraded features. The new Multistrata will get its first public showing at the INTERMOT motorcycle show …
Read More »Show Ground Filled at 29th Annual IMOC Rally
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The bikes began arriving early – with those made in Italy directed to the show ground and the rest of us to the parking lot – and by midday the large grassy field at the Hamilton Rod & Gun Club was covered with motorcycles made …
Read More »Oil Drippings: News and Opinion
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It took a while, but results from RIDE-CT.com’s August poll have been tabulated and a topic for a September poll has been selected. The new poll asks if you take any measures to make yourself more visible while riding. The August poll question revolved around …
Read More »Kawasaki’s Times Square Takeover
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Friend, rider and RIDE-CT.com reader Bob Rosen went into the city yesterday to witness Kawasaki’s “Times Square Takeover” and the brand’s unveiling of its 2013 models. He also shared some photos, including one of the new Ninja 300.
Read More »Star Unveils Mid-Sized Bagger, Kawasaki Has Ninja 300
Baggers are big, right? Both in terms of popularity and size. Just look at the heavyweights with hard bags and front fairings from Harley-Davidson and Victory. Yamaha’s Star motorcycle line is betting that there’s room for a mid-sized full dresser. It has just unveiled the all-new 2013 V Star
Read More »Bikes Galore at Rice-O-Rama
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Rice-O-Rama, the annual New England show devoted to motorcycles made in Japan, was successfully staged Sunday at a new location in Oxford, MA at the Singletary Rod & Gun Club. Honda expert Neil Tolhurst of New Hartford went to pick up some side covers for …
Read More »Doc’s Annual Celebration Brings Out Bikes
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Doc’s Motorcycle Parts in Waterbury held its 43rd annual Customer Appreciation Day & Bike Show on Sunday, and the sunny skies brought out a good crowd. It’s always a treat to see one-off choppers and paint schemes. Is green the theme this year? It appears …
Read More »Connecticut Contingent Departs on Cannonball
Buzz Kanter, left, with Jeff Alperin and Dan Emerson By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Newburgh, N.Y. – There were cheers and shouts of encouragement from the sizable crowd of spectators outside of the Motorcyclepedia museum this morning as more than 70 motorcyclists set off on the Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run. …
Read More »New Husky Street Models To Arrive Soon
Husqvarna is targeting a late September release in dealerships – finally – of two new dual purpose bikes. The street-oriented TR650 Strada will have an MSRP of $7,499, while the more dirt-friendly TR650 Terra will go for $6,999. Both are powered by a 652cc, single-cylinder engine. Both boast 58 horsepower …
Read More »Indian 101 Scout Prepared for Motorcycle Cannonball
Pictured from left, Tim Raindle, George Yarocki and Jeff Alperin By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com With only days remaining until the start of the Motorcycle Cannonball endurance run, vintage Indian expert George Yarocki was in his Torrington workshop last week attacking a checklist of tasks that needed to be completed …
Read More »Road Trip: MV Agusta, Triumph Bobber
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A holiday weekend trip to D.C. for a wedding enabled RIDE-CT.com to check out the motorcycles and cars this morning at a well-attended event known as Katie’s Cars & Coffee in the Village Center in Great Falls, VA. Every Saturday morning, hundreds of car and …
Read More »Oil Drippings: News and Opinion
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Only 10 days until the Motorcycle Cannonball II endurance run starts in Newburgh, N.Y. and participants are fine-tuning their rides. Jeff Alperin, who resides in Florida after living most of his life in Connecticut, is spending the days leading up to the run getting his …
Read More »Winsted Couple Complete Hoka Hey Challenge
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Matt Klebe and Kelley Babbin of Winsted were pooped but pleased after having successfully competed in the 3rd annual Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge earlier this month. It’s an endurance event that this year had riders going from Las Vegas to Gowanda, N.Y., mostly on secondary …
Read More »Official Torrington Thunder Flash Mob Video
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The official video of the Aug. 9 flash mob in downtown Torrington to promote Torrington Thunder is now out. Here it is, courtesy of Whitney Productions:
Read More »Paley Takes Griffon for Another Ride
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com About a month ago, Will Paley of Cornwall took his 1906 Griffon out of mothballs and put it back on the road. This afternoon, he took it for a spin on Route 43 near his Cornwall home and he invited RIDE-CT.com along. The 493cc French-made …
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