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An Oregon rider who got kicked in the chest by an Oregon state policeman following a traffic stop was awarded more than $180,000 in damages by a federal jury this month. Dash-cam video of the Oregon State Police Capt. Rob Edwards subduing rider Justin Wilkens in the Aug. 3, 2012 …

Check out the Harley-Davidson historical playing cards. Would you like to own a deck? RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland reader Michael Trengali of Goshen, CT contacted me last weekend to say that he had six decks of the cards from 1997 that depict Harley-Davidson models built between 1903 and 1950. He thought …

The official launch won’t take place until Feb. 2, but Royal Enfield is now teasing its new Himalayan adventure model after months (or is it years?) of speculation over what it might look like. No word yet on when the India-made bike will be available or where. The company’s new …

  As if motorcycle dealers don’t have enough to do already, Indian invited its dealers worldwide back in November to enter a “Project Scout” competition. The rules were simple. Take an Indian Scout or Scout Sixty and customize it. There were no restrictions on theme or budget. They only had …

BETHEL, CT – It’s not uncommon for motorcycle dealers and shops to sprinkle vintage motorcycles around their stores to provide a visual link to the past. For example, Doc’s Motorcycle Parts in Waterbury, CT has an elevated shelf in its building lined with splendid old bikes. North’s Services in Lenox, MA …

It was last Friday that reader Joe Acampora posted a video of a 1912 Wilkinson motorcycle on my Facebook timeline. He presumably figured that I’d like to learn about a vintage machine – built more than 100 years ago by the folks who make razor blades – that bears my …

ROCKVILLE, CT – Ken Kaplan’s hope back in the fall of 2014 was to have his grandiose New England Motorcycle Museum opened by Labor Day 2015. His dream was to restore the derelict Hockanum Mill into a show place for motorcycles that would eclipse the world-renown Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum …

WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – Part of the fun of attending a motorcycle show is being on the lookout for interesting bikes that may be parked in an out-of-the-way corner or tucked among other bikes in a display. This weekend’s Springfield Motorcycle Show at the Eastern States Exposition had quite a …

WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – The expression of amazement on the face of four-year-old Cooper Cullen of Enfield, CT as he watched a video of Doug Danger‘s record motorcycle jump over 22 cars at the Sturgis rally back in August confirmed that daredevils never

NORTH HAMPTON, NH – Great Bay Motorcycles has closed after 16 years. A short message on the Home page of the dealership’s website thanks “all of our customers over the years,” while the websites of Ducati, Triumph and Zero, which Great Bay carried, no longer list the store as

WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – With rain in the forecast for Saturday, a logical place to escape to is the 11th annual Springfield Motorcycle Show at the Eastern States Exposition. Numerous dealers will be showing off new models and vendors will have

  Might EBR start building high-performance motorcycles again? A judge in Wisconsin today approved the sale of the former Erik Buell Racing, which ceased operations last April and went into receivership. The new owner is

Honda is recalling more than 20,000 of its Shadow motorcycles from the 2010 to 2016 model years because of an electrical issue that may cause the engine to stall when riding. The NHTSA reports, “Engine vibration may cause the bank angle sensor wire to rub on the wire harness joint …

Fresh data published last month in the “American Journal of Surgery” reveal that motorcycle deaths and head injuries among riders in Michigan have risen sharply since that state repealed its helmet law in April 2012 after 35 years of