Up To Speed

GROTON, CT – Jimmey Gonzalez is a 37-year-old U.S. Navy veteran who retired in August having been deployed most recently in the Middle East, including Jordan and Bahrain. He’s now enrolled at Middlesex Community College and one of his classes involves new media. “Every week we have a new assignment …

DES PLAINES, IL – Motorcycle thefts in the United States decreased six percent in 2014 with Honda the brand with the most bikes thefts, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. California ranked No. 1 as the state with the most thefts. Las Vegas the No. …

Is bigger better? Triumph is betting on it for 2016. The British company today announced five new models that have familiar names (or derivations) and larger engines – the new Street Twin, the Bonneville T120 and T120 Black, and the Thruxton and Thruxton R. Triumph touted the new models as …

As hoped for by Polaris Industries, its Indian brand is now doing what Victory has been unable to accomplish over the past 17 years – chip away at Harley-Davidson’s seemingly invincible hold on the heavyweight cruiser market in the United States. Victory was patriotically launched by Polaris on July 4, …

SALISBURY, CT – The reviews are in and motorcycle track enthusiasts love Lime Rock Park. A test track day today at the bucolic 1.5-mile racetrack in advance of formal track days in 2016 had riders praising the facility. Team Pro-Motion of Horsham, PA staged today’s event and more than 30 …

UPDATE: The driver of the white car that forced a motorcyclist and his passenger off the road in Texas on Saturday has been arrested. William Crum, 68, was charged Monday afternoon with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police also cited motorcycle operator Eric Sanders for passing …

MIDDLETOWN, CT – A dedication ceremony for a monument on the site where the first Indian motorcycle was built in 1901 will be held here at 4 p.m. Thursday. Indian enthusiast and historian Chris Hinze, who pinpointed the location earlier this year, called late yesterday afternoon with the news. Hendee …

  Charlottetown, P.E.I. – A new high-end motorcycle company has been launched and it’s in Canada. Havoc Motorcycles plans to produce heavyweight cruisers for the 2016 model year. It is based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Havoc Iron Flight Havoc’s flagship model will be a Mike Tyson-licensed special edition dubbed

New models for 2016 are on the way. Triumph has a new video 30-second teaser for an all-new and likely larger Bonneville that will be revealed on Oct. 28.   Meanwhile, Honda has a more than 15-minute video showcasing its upcoming CRF1000L Africa Twin adventure model.

WEST ROXBURY, MA – Cartoonist Paul Jamiol is expanding his offerings. Having already written and inked four motorcycle-themed children’s books in a series called “Bikers Are Animals,” in which all the riders shown are actual animals, he’s now created some biker-oriented holiday cards to benefit

MARIETTA, GA – A motorcyclist was severely burned over the lower half of his body Thursday morning after becoming engulfed in flames at a gas pump. The rider had parked his Harley-Davidson at a Chevron station and left it running when he went inside to pay. The “Marietta Daily Journal” quotes …

Neiman Marcus is out with its annual Christmas book packed with fantasy gifts, and an Arch motorcycle and two days of riding with the company’s movie star co-owner, Keanu Reeves, can be yours for a mere $150,000. The package includes

NORTH KINGSTON, RI – Motorcycle enthusiasts and collectors came by the hundreds today for a warehouse auction of a portion of Gordon Razee’s collection. Among the rusting carcasses and non-running models were a few pristine examples of motorcycling’s past. John Harris of Brooklyn, CT described the collection of roughly 250 …

NORTH KINGSTON, RI – Peter Kettle of Fitchburg, MA was surprised when the bidding ended and he’d won a 1948 Vincent “Series B” Rapide for a mere $43,000. “I didn’t expect I’d get it at that price to be

TOYKO – The 44th annual Toyko Motor Show doesn’t open until Oct. 30, but Honda has already revealed some production and concept models that will be on display. Among them is a reverse trike concept dubbed the NEOWING.