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After  months of teasing that included three concepts models, one of them dubbed Combustion from Zach Ness, Victory today unveiled a new 104-horsepower muscle-bike model called the Octane. Powered by a 1,179cc, liquid-cooled V-Twin engine that produces 76-foot-pounds of torque, it will have a base price of

BROOKLYN – The Split’n Lanes & Dodgin’ Gutters classic motorcycle show at the Brooklyn Bowl will get a new twist in 2016 when it’s staged for the third time on Sunday, May 22. “For the first time, we’re going to have a theme

MINNEAPOLIS – Polaris has released a new spring 2016 line-up for its Slingshot model. The reverse trike will come in two new colors – gloss black and, on the SL model, silver. There will also be a limited edition SL model in white pearl that will have

It’s not every day that someone sends me century-old pictures of an old Excelsior motorcycle and asks for help in dating it. Yet that’s what happened a week ago when Alta Johnson of Concord, CA reached out to RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland after an Internet search that she was making turned …

RevZilla has now confirmed that it will link with Cycle Gear’s parent company, J.W. Childs, to form a new holding company that will operate both businesses. RevZilla founder and CEO Anthony Bucci said,

SALISBURY, CT – Lime Rock Park has released its track and event schedule for 2016 and included in the mix are motorcycle track days. As anticipated, the racetrack reports that Team Pro-Motion of Horsham, PA will stage track days on the 1.5-mile racetrack. The schedule shows them taking place on five …

Even as Harley-Davidson announced recently that sales dipped in 2015 – down 1.7 percent in the U.S. and 1.3 percent worldwide – other manufacturers were crowing about record years. Ducati North America reports that

Is any old motorcycle that’s not a Brough Superior worth $100,000 or $200,000? An eBay seller that goes by the moniker “bighouses” will find out soon enough having put a 1949 Triumph Trophy TR5 once ridden by Henry Winkler on the ABC comedy “Happy Days” and a 1934 Harley-Davidson RL …

BROOKLINE, MA – It’s almost as if the Larz Anderson Auto Museum planned a rodeo rather than an exhibition of vintage motorcycles and then forgot to put on the show; keeping the livestock in a corral instead of showcasing them in an arena. Yes, the museum has herded up

BROOKLINE, MA – More than 70 vintage motorcycles, many of them rare or exotic, have been gathered together at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum for an exhibit titled “Beauty of the Beast.”

NEW DELHI, INDIA – As promised, and after weeks of teasing, Royal Enfield has unveiled its first-ever adventure and touring model – the Himalayan. Powered by a 411cc, single-cylinder, carbureted engine that puts out

It’s the start of February, a month that’s longer this year by one day, so it’s time to crank up the opinion machine and churn out a fresh edition of “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” For instance, if you had asked me, I would have …

  ROCKVILLE, CT – The 1¼-inch tongue and groove wood floors on the second and third floors of the Hockanum Mill in Rockville have been sanded and varnished to an exquisite shine. The 287 windows that allow light into the four-story building that was built in

NEWBURGH, NY – Any interest in becoming the landlord of Paul Teutel Sr. and Orange County Choppers? A new listing posted on the real estate website Auction.com says the OCC complex at 14 Crossroads Court will go up for auction on

Altering the course of an aircraft carrier doesn’t happen quickly, and Harley-Davidson is like an aircraft carrier. To move its direction requires a deliberate strategy and forceful implementation of a comprehensive action plan. The course can be altered, but only if