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WEST CORNWALL, CT – It took nearly four years from start to finish, but part-time resident Gary Halby’s high-end, high-quality coffee table book celebrating motorcycles, “The Art of the Ride,” is now available

STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT – Multiple news outlets are reporting that Shark Cycle is being scrutinized by state police as part of a fraud investigation.

THOMPSON, CT – What the first-ever Thompson Vintage Motorcycle Classic may have lacked in quantity, it sure made up for in quality. Parked among all the old Indians and Harley-Davidsons were dozens of other rare bikes, including a

SAXTONS RIVER, VT – Life is filled with little lessons, and a brief two-day, 400-mile motorcycle trip to southern Vermont this week provided a few reminders of forgotten lessons and clues on what to do in the future. In motorcycling, there’s a phrase

MINNEAPOLIS – Indian today unveiled a blacked out, lower-priced version of its Chieftain bagger model. The new 2016 Indian Chieftain Dark Horse has an MSRP of $21,999 and is available

MONTEREY, CA – Ducati dealers rated No. 1 this week in the just-released 2016 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index, which annually ranks motorcycle dealers and their treatment of shoppers. It’s the third consecutive year that

HARTFORD – Cities in Connecticut will have the ability to seize and sell dirt bikes, ATVs and mini-motorcycles that have been ridden illegally on public property as a result of a bill that has now passed the General Assembly.

CHESTER, VT – He’s a character, both figuratively and literally, and now Arlo Mudgett has joined RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland as a contributing writer and columnist. His real name is Bob Furman and he’s a longtime radio personality and newspaper columnist in southern Vermont using the Arlo Mudgett moniker. He also just …

Is it really May already? The start of another month means one thing. It’s time for  fresh edition of “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” It’s kind of a catch-all column for news items and press releases that accumulate over the month infused with a dollop …

PLAINVILLE, CT – A little more than three years after buying Vespa Hartford – Scooter Centrale, owner Dr. Mike Maroon is closing the scooter dealership. In a message posted on the store’s website, Maroon said, “Unforeseen business developments have

NEW BRITAIN, CT – There was a Ruckus at Blue Devil Riders Bike Show at Central Connecticut State University today. In fact, there were at least three 49cc Honda Ruckus scooters at the show, and two of them were tricked out to the max. They got loads of attention from …

DES PLAINES, IL – After a nine-year decline, motorcycle thefts rose in the United States in 2015 with a total of 45,555 bikes reported stolen. That’s a six percent increase from the 42,856 stolen in 2014. Thieves preferred Japanese models and Honda was the brand most stolen, according to a …

MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson brought out a new model for 2016 today; a version of the Sportster called the Roadster. It’s part of Harley-Davidson’s “Dark Custom” lineup and is available in “Vivid Black with a charcoal denim pinstripe; Black Denim with a red pinstripe; Velocity Red Sunglo with a red pinstripe; and …

FALLS VILLAGE, CT – Most riders have heard the phrase “You never see a motorcycle parked in front of a psychiatrist’s office,” which suggests that motorcycling is so therapeutic that it can supplant counseling. John Grant of Kingston, NY even describes riding his 2010 Royal Enfield as

  LACONIA, NH – “Motor City Madman” Ted Nugent will headline the first-ever LaconiaFest Motorcycle Music Festival, which will run June 11-19 in conjunction with 93rd annual Laconia Motorcycle Week. LaconiaFest will feature two stages and nine acres of attractions at the Weirs Beach Drive-In on Route 3. The event is …