By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Some things never go out of style, and that certainly includes the black leather jackets that so many riders wear both for protection and as a fashion statement. The Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee will celebrate this zippered piece of motorcycle culture with an exhibit from …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Investindustrial, the Italian private-equity owner of Ducati, is looking to sell the motorcycle brand for as much as one billion euros, or $1.32 billion. The “Financial Times” broke the story today and reported that potential suitors include India-based Mahindra as well as Volkswagen and BMW …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It was only a little more than a week ago that Harley-Davidson unveiled two mid-year 2012 models – the Sportster “Seventy-Two” and the Softail “Slim” – and the good news is that they’re already in stores. RIDE-CT.com visited Harley-Davidson of Danbury on Friday and got …