HADDAM NECK, CT – Mark Turkington’s 1924 Douglas SW24 motorcycle has had quite an existence. Built in England, it was most recently passed around by dealers in Belgium and Italy before he acquired it this year and brought it to his home in Bolton, CT. “I finally made a deal …

  MIDDLETOWN, CT – Are you ready for a short motorcycle history lesson? Before there was Harley-Davidson, there was Indian. Harley-Davidson was founded in Milwaukee in 1903. The original Indian “motocycle” produced by Hendee Manufacturing began in 1901 in Springfield, Mass. and lasted until 1953 when it went bankrupt. The …

HADDAM NECK, CT – Peter Thiel of the British Iron Association of Connecticut was marveling Sunday afternoon over the many pristine and unique vintage bikes on the show ground of the annual Brit Jam rally at the Haddam Neck Fairgrounds. “Maybe people aren’t riding them as much. They’re restoring them. …