HARTFORD – In an editorial as regular as the first day of summer, the “Hartford Courant” today (and once again) called for the implementation of a universal helmet law in Connecticut. “Year after year, The Courant pleads for a helmet law for all motorcycle riders. And year after year, riders …

RHINEBECK, NY – Every year at the Rhinebeck Meet there are motorcycles that are unusual or odd, and unlike any other. Tintype artist Rob Gibson of Gettysburg, PA brought a 1950 Harley-Davidson Panhead with side rig that has a photographic darkroom, while George Ellis of Coxsackie, NY showed off a …

RHINEBECK, NY – Uncommon motorcycles are commonplace at the Rhinebeck Meet and the 12th annual show at the Duchess County Fairgrounds last weekend was no exception. Rhinebeck rarities included a British-made Hesketh from the 1980s and a German-made 1938 Zündapp. RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland talked with the owners: