By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com John Purdy Jr., who oversees the motorcycle safety courses at Naugatuck Valley Community College and is a Connecticut Rider Education Program instructor, preaches the importance of riders being visible to drivers. He always wears a bright, reflective vest when riding and, a couple of years …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A high-speed ride took a scary turn for a rider with a video camera when a snake slithered out from between the handlebars… What would you have done?  Calmly slowed down or completely lost control? — Motorcycle noise in our National Parks is creating a …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It was June 17th, the day after many of us in the riding community in northwest Connecticut were shocked to learn of the death of T.J. Zappulla of Torrington. Riding compatriot Gary Randall and I were headed north on Route 179, approaching North Canton with …