Up To Speed

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com If you read Saturday’s RIDE-CT column in “The Republican-American” about the upcoming Motorcycle Cannonball endurance run from Kitty Hawk, N.C. to Santa Monica, Calif., you already know about the 1910 Flying Merkel that Ed Zalonski of East Haven has assembled for the trip. After interviewing …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com My Harwinton Volunteer Fire Department pager has gone off twice in the past week summoning firefighters and fire police to the scene of car/motorcycle accidents. In both cases, a rider was proceeding along a state highway when an inattentive driver attempted a turn directly in front …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Triumph is out with yet another video teasing its two upcoming 2011 Adventure models – one for on-road and one for off-road. Both will feature three-cylinder motors in the 800cc-ish range. The road version will have a 17-inch front wheel, while the dirt version will have …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com After handling advertising campaigns for Harley-Davidson for 31 years, Minneapolis-based Carmichael Lynch announced today that it has resigned as the agency of record. “We anticipate shock and disbelief from some in our industry over our decision, but the fact is our agency leadership came to …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Following last week’s story about Harley-Davidson possibly shuttering all production in Milwaukee and moving the work to Kansas City if a new contract canot be reached with unions, “The York Daily Record/York Sunday News” had a story yesterday about the impact of such a decision on …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Ever wonder if you’ve ticked off another rider(s) by your own actions? Riding home from Litchfield on Saturday afternoon, I came up behind two motorcyclists who were plodding along on cruisers. The speed limit was 50 mph but they were doing only 40-45 mph, causing traffic to back …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Bike lovers from all corners of the state – and beyond – celebrated motorcycling’s past (and present) at the 24th annual Brit Jam, which was staged Sunday at the Haddam Neck Fairgrounds in East Hampton. While the name suggests “British only,” Brit Jam is a

New England and eastern New York have loads of  museums and other businesses devoted to motorcycles and riders. Here’s a partial list of the attractions and shops:

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com RIDE-CT.com is shifting its blog to a new location. It’s the first change in what will be a full makeover of the web site. It may take a few weeks to accomplish all of the changes, but the goal is to present more comprehensive and more timely news …