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PHILADELPHIA – I’ve visited many world-class collections of historic vehicles from Maine to California.  Just when you think you’ve seen ‘em all, another name appears. One of the world’s great collections of racing sports cars existed for many years in a nondescript building in center-city Philadelphia. However, the collection of neurosurgeon …

SALISBURY, CT – The sound of motorcycles zipping around the 1.5-mile road course at Lime Rock Park may become commonplace next year. After 13 months of study, the track appears poised to welcome

WESTFIELD, MA – Tim Aloisio doesn’t have an official fan club, but you’d be excused for thinking he does judging by the turnout tonight for a bike night benefiting him at Indian Motorcycle of Springfield. Hundreds of Aloisio’s friends, supporters and readers of his “On Two Wheels” motorcycle column in …

WASHINGTON – Triumph Motorcycles is being fined $2.9 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for “violations of Safety Act reporting requirements and failure to fully respond to communications from NHTSA.”

TORRANCE, CA – Honda today revealed prices for its 2016 CFR1000L Africa Twin adventure model.  Powered by a 998cc parallel twin engine, the Africa Twin will have an MSRP of $12,999 for a manual model and $13,699 for a model with

It was hard not to notice the old and worn Triumph parked in the Thomaston Savings Bank lot in Harwinton, CT on Saturday morning. Its paint was faded, the engine covers were tarnished and the seat was ripped. When its owner, Mike Toth of Winsted, CT, came outside after finishing …

It’s been more than four weeks since I last popped off, which means an installment of “If you has asked me, I would have told you that…” is overdue. If you had asked me, I would have told you

Partners since 2008, Michelin and Harley-Davidson have now struck a deal calling for the sale of co-branded tires at both Harley-Davidson dealers and at authorized Michelin dealers. The Scorcher line of tires bear the names of both Michelin and Harley-Davidson on the sidewalls. Michelins says the Scorcher 11, Scorcher 31 …

SPENCERTOWN, NY – There’s a cliché line used by motorcyclists that goes “It not the destination, it’s the ride.” The point behind it is that getting there – wherever “there” might be – should provide the primary enjoyment for riders whenever they leave home on two (or three) wheels. While …

MILWAUKEE – The return of the Road Glide Ultra model (pictured above) after a two-year absence, limited-edition Fat Boy S and Softail Slim S models, and new Iron 883 and Forty-Eight models as part of the Sportster lineup provide the highlights of Harley-Davidson’s 2016 lineup released

Moto GP isn’t a sport that many riders follow in the U.S., but there no arguing that it’s a thrilling, dangerous spectacle. The new movie “Hitting The Apex,” which is presented, co-produced and narrated by Brad Pitt, chronicles the careers of six racers. The film focuses on Casey Stone, Dani …

Harley-Davidson is recalling 10,580 of its 2015 model year Street XG750 and Street XG500 models to fix a fuel pump problem. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports, “The fuel pump modules on these motorcycles have

Oil drippings: News and opinion… – This comes as no surprise: Out of Harley-Davidson’s 694 dealerships in the U.S. only a dozen are operated by minorities. The company wants that to change, though, as a dealer network and customer base of aging white men doesn’t have much long-term potential. “Automotive …

HADDAM NECK, CT – Mark Turkington’s 1924 Douglas SW24 motorcycle has had quite an existence. Built in England, it was most recently passed around by dealers in Belgium and Italy before he acquired it this year and brought it to his home in Bolton, CT. “I finally made a deal …

  MIDDLETOWN, CT – Are you ready for a short motorcycle history lesson? Before there was Harley-Davidson, there was Indian. Harley-Davidson was founded in Milwaukee in 1903. The original Indian “motocycle” produced by Hendee Manufacturing began in 1901 in Springfield, Mass. and lasted until 1953 when it went bankrupt. The …