By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Pardon the brief absence. Life intruded… Alpinestars has devised a motorcycle suit with built-in air bags that deploy and protect riders who crash. Already available in Europe for the equivalent of $8,500, it’s expected to be on sale in the U.S. next summer. “The New …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Friend Pete Belli forwarded RIDE-CT a video link with a note, “It would be very hard to run from this guy.” It shows motorcycle cop Donnie Williams negotiating a course at the Grand Prairie Motorcycle Rodeo in Texas earlier this year. Donnie’s command of his …

By Bud Wilkinson Tucked in a line of heavyweight cruisers and customs outside the entrance to the Warner Theatre, Charles Olsen’s little black and silver 1966 Bultaco Metralla attracted a disproportionate amount of attention as it glistened in the heat at Torrington Thunder last month.  “It gives you a good …