By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Earlier this month, I wrote about Steve Luba, the Torrington motorcycle fanatic who built a “bitsa” bike from a 1975 Suzuki GT550. Well, he’s now out with another customized creation that began as a 1990 Harley-Davidson Softail Custom. The bike uses a Suzuki GSX-R 1000 …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com More new 2013 releases from the world’s bike manufacturers and more to come: Over the weekend in Las Vegas, Suzuki introduced to dealers the all-new, entry-level GW250. It’s a  standard aimed to compete against Honda’s CBR250R and Kawasaki’s new Ninja 300. Powered by a 248cc, …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com What do you get when you mix a Multistrada with a Hypermotard? Ducati’s answer is the Hyperstrada (above), which was unveiled yesterday at the EICMA international show in Milan. The bike’s purpose is long-distance adventure touring and features a 110-horsepower, 821cc motor, as do two …