Up To Speed

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The view is simply spectacular. From the deck of the Point Lookout Mountain Inn on Route 23 in East Windham, NY, it’s possible to see five states. RIDE-CT.com spent Columbus Day on Monday riding back roads throughout the Catskills and stopped at the inn for …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It’s not easy getting old. That’s a phrase than anyone above “a certain age” can relate to. Right? After spending more than six hours hosting “The Republican-American”/RIDE-CT.com display on Friday night, a half-day on yard work Saturday and having to direct traffic for more than …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Pope Benedict XVI’s security detail may ride Italian-made police version Ducati Multistradas, fitting since the Vatican is in Rome, but His Holiness took time on Wednesday to greet two visitors from Milwaukee – Willie G. Davidson and his son, Bill Davidson. They brought with them …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It’s called the Ride of the Century, or ROC, and hundreds of motorcyclists in the St. Louis area participated earlier this month. KSDK-TV said the  Missouri Highway Patrol arrested 13 people, issued 92 citations and handed out 95 warnings. At one point, the highway patrol …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Gear-maker ICON Motorsport is out with a new extreme video with stunt riders Nick Brocha and Ernie Vigil riding a pair of Triumph Tiger 800 XCs. It’s called “Portland to Dakar” and it’s filled with standout riding, amazing video (and some pretty slick editing), and …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com BETHEL – Adam Zuckerman’s business card lists his title as the “Organizer/Grand Poobah” of the “Fuel, Air … SPARK! Motorcycle Night.” As he does on the third Wednesday of every month, Zuckerman circulated and warmly greeted the riders who came last night to the Molten …

Triumph today announced an MSRP for its new touring machine – the Trophy SE. The 1,215cc, three-cylinder, shaft driven Trophy will have a starting price of $18,999, which is roughly $3,000 cheaper than a BMW R1200RT. The bike will be in dealer showrooms in January 2013.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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

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 …

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 …

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. …