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NEW YORK – They’re “knuckleheads,” says New York police commissioner Bill Bratton, and a plan is now in place to combat illegal riders who show off on city streets by recklessly stunting on motorcycles, dirt bikes and ATVs. The plan is to crush confiscated bikes on live television.

Time for another edition of “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” Posting it on April 1 wouldn’t have worked because of the confusion it might have created on April Fool’s Day. Granted, given many of the events and reports in the news and on social media …

THOMPSON, CT – Organizers of the first-ever Thompson Vintage Motorcycle Classic on Sunday, May 15 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park are shooting for a “motorcycle festival atmosphere” with a classic show, swap meet, vendor midway and vintage track day on the

Electric motorcycle brand Zero is turning up the juice in New England. The California-based company has signed two more dealerships in the region – Razee Motorcycle Center in North Kingston, RI and Rahn’s Motorcycle Engineering in Abington, MA – and more are being sought. They join

WAYNE, NJ – American-made sport bike brand Motus has added a second dealer to serve the metropolitan New York City area. Joining Hamlin Cycles in Bethel, CT is Wide World Powersports here. Wide World Powersports already operates Indian Motorcycle Wayne and plans to convert

CRARYVILLE, NY – When I was a kid, the enduro circuit was of endless fascination for me, along with the plethora of great woods racing bikes that dominated these events in the 1970s. It always seemed that team Bultaco had its fair share of podium finishers as well. Bultaco and …

Motorcycle movies aren’t common. Sure, loads of movies have motorcycles in them, but movies that focus on bikes and riding come along about as often as a new Pee Wee Herman feature. Coming soon, though, is what’s described as an “inspirational adventure motorcycle film” that’s set in

It may now be spring in New England, but fall weather is coming to New Zealand. And that’s where RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland friend Adrian Cave checked in from tonight with a brief report on this weekend’s 27th annual Taupo-Napier Mail Run, a vintage motorcycle rally that runs from the lakeside …

Are you a skilled rider? Do you have loads of experience on two wheels or are you a newbie? Are you as knowledgeable as you need to be to stay safe when out riding? The fact is that many riders who have been riding for decades cannot correctly answer basic …

EAST TROY, WI – The revived EBR officially relaunched today by showing off an American flag-themed bike that will be auctioned off for charity and by setting sharply-reduced prices for new bikes coming off the assembly line here. The MSRP for the 2016 1190SX will be

LOS ANGELES – Airs dates have been locked in for the upcoming Discovery Channel miniseries “Harley and the Davidsons,” which the network says “will tell the story of the birth of the iconic Harley-Davidson brand that

MILWAUKEE – Following up on a promise made back in January to increase its marketing expenditures by 65 percent in 2016, Harley-Davidson today announced a new advertising campaign wrapped around the slogan “Live Your Legend.”

SPIRIT LAKE, IA – Polaris has stopped producing its three-wheeled Slingshot model at its plant here, reserving the three assembly lines solely for the production of Indian and Victory motorcycles. The Slingshot is now being made at

Excuse us for being confused. The weather has been so warm recently that we cannot decide whether the 2015 riding season has been unusually long or whether the 2016 riding season has already begun? The approaching spring does mean it’s time to start

SALISBURY, CT – Lime Rock Park racetrack may stage car races and, starting this year, have motorcycle track days, but it has never hosted the presidential limousine, much less allowed it to drift around the 1.5-mile track in