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Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

By Bud Wilkinson Back in August, RIDE-CT offered up reviews of the new Indian motorcycles by staffer Tim Aloisio and reader Dick Clukey of Torrington, CT, who was the owner of a 2003 Harley-Davidson Ultra Glide. In that assessment, Clukey predicted after riding an Indian Chief Vintage, “This is going to …

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Royal Enfield Reduces MSRPs Of Bikes

By Bud Wilkinson In an effort to “reposition the brand,” Royal Enfield has dramatically dropped the MSRPs of its line of  mid-sized motorcycles. The most expensive 2014 model is the new 535cc Continental GT cafe racer  (pictured above). It will sell for $5,999, “much lower than industry observers expected,” the …

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Most Motorcycle Sayings Are Just Stupid

Most activities have expressions and sayings that are associated with them. For instance, in golf, there’s the line “never up, never in” to describe a timid putt that fails to make it to the hole. In cooking, there’s the old favorite that “a watched pot never boils,” which can be …

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