By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com BMW is marking 90 years of bike building by coming out with a hot new model. Unveiled today was the R NineT, a roadster powered by a 1,170cc boxer engine that puts out 110 horsepower. Shaft driven and with a six-speed gearbox, the NineT has …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Iron Butt legend John Ryan, whose exploits were celebrated by author and long distance rider Melissa Holbrook Pierson in her book “The Man Who Would Stop at Nothing – Long-Distance Motorcycling’s Endless Road,” died in a motorcycle crash on I-78 in New Jersey on Sunday. …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Russian sidecar rig maker Ural is out with a limited edition model created in collaboration with Pendleton Woolen Mills. The Gaucho Rambler is blue with canvas upholstery for the sidecar and comes with a Pendleton blanket. Only 50 of the model will be made, with …