Up To Speed

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Each year at Indian Day, the Springfield Museums honors a person, company or organization for supporting the heritage of the original Indian motorcycles, which were built in the city from 1901 until 1953 when the company went bankrupt. At the sixth annual show on Sunday the honoree …

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Vintage Indian owners and Indian lovers converged on the Springfield Museums today for the sixth annual Indian Day. Dozens of old machines provided photo fodder for admirers as owners swapped stories. “Every year we get a little bit better at this. It gets easier and better because

NORTH HAVEN, CT – A sun-drenched riding range at Gateway Community College was the setting this week for the Connecticut Rider Education Program’s first-ever S/TEP (Sidecar and Trike Education Program) class. Five enrollees – all of them women – participated. Cindy Beck-Moore of Bethel signed up because

TORRANCE, CA – Honda plans to have its new 2016 CRF1000L Africa Twin adventure model in dealer showrooms early next year. The company announced additional technical details today. In a press release, Honda stated,

WETHERSFIELD, CT – Department of Motor Vehicles offices across Connecticut will be closed except for license services Aug. 11-15 to facilitate a computer upgrade. DMV offices will fully reopen on Aug. 18. Because of the partial shutdown,

Thomas Magnavice was out riding his just-acquired Kawasaki Z1000 last Friday evening when he “went down.” His spectacular crash on Route 72 in Harwinton, CT was captured on video by a driver who was following behind him. State police were immediately called to the scene as were

Harley-Davidson is recalling 185,272 motorcycles from the 2014 and 2015 model years to replace saddlebag mounting receptacles that “may not adequately secure the saddlebags to the motorcycle” – meaning the bags could fall off while riding.

On sale at Sears.com, and definitely for those who just can’t be bothered with putting in the time and miles to actually earn the editorial comments or the location identifiers, is a “genuine leather biker vest” with 42 patches, snaps and laced sides. The motorcycle vest is currently offered as a …

MILWAUKEE – Is this odd? Ducati recently reported sales growth of 22 percent for the first six months of 2015 over 2014. BMW reported a sales increase of 10.5 percent during the same time period. However, Harley-Davidson, which saw its sales dip 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2015 …

WATERBURY, CT – Could it have been much hotter? Sweating spectators at Doc’s Vintage & Classic Bike Show found themselves searching for shade today as sunshine and a 90-degree temperature baked the annual event at Doc’s Motorcycle Parts, 1625 Thomaston Ave. That didn’t stop motorcycle owners from bringing

There isn’t a rider alive who hasn’t complained about unobservant drivers or about the actions of our riding brethren. We universally get outraged when we see a driver texting or talking on a phone, while many of us also get ticked off when we see another rider engaging in conduct that …

FALLS VILLAGE, CT – It’s the same story every year. Hundreds of vintage car and truck owners bring their rides to the Falls Village Car & Motorcycle Show, but only a few motorcycle owners ever bother to show up. That was the case again on Sunday, although the bike turnout …

MERRIAM, KS – The slogan for the city of Merriam is “Just Right.” Mapquest shows it to be about 10 miles southwest of Kansas City, and it was there on June 27 that a ride went terribly wrong for a rider on a Yamaha FZ1. A rider behind the accident …

BOLOGNA, Italy – It’s no surprise, but the Scrambler is a hit for Ducati. In the first six months of 2015, Ducati sold more than 9,000 of its Scrambler models worldwide. The company reported an overall sales increase of 22 percent over the first half of 2014 with a total …

NASHUA, NH – Whether planned or merely a coincidence, it was nonetheless fitting that the three demo motorcycles that Lee Conn brought to Nashua recently were colored red, white and blue. After all, the bikes were American-made, but not built by a company based in Milwaukee rather one that’s