Introduced in 1946, it wasn’t until 1953 that the Vespa scooter became instantly recognized worldwide thanks to the intuition of a Hollywood movie director. William Wyler was “looking for a means of transportation that the entire world could identify as typically Italian” for his movie “Roman Holiday.”  Wyler made his …

BROOKFIELD, CT – Cruisers are not my preferred style of motorcycle. A vintage standard or a sport/sport touring model better suits my tastes and ergonomic needs. But when the editor heard I had just attended a BMW demo day at MAX BMW in South Windsor, CT last week, he quickly …

Has it really been nearly two years since the last installment of “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” appeared? It had been a somewhat regular feature of light-hearted comment, predictions, and more serious opinion. Somehow, though, it got set aside in the day-to-day crush to cover …