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February 20, 2023 New England News, Up To Speed
BROOKFIELD, CT – Spectro Performance Oils has a new owner, effective today. Motorex USA, the U.S.-affiliate of the Switzerland-based Motorex Group, has acquired the 57-year-old company that operated as Intercontinental Lubricants Corporation. The deal includes “all national and international activities as well as the blending and storage facility in Brookfield,” …
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February 13, 2023 National News, Up To Speed
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Ducati’s Diavel performance cruiser will get a little competition come 2025. Buell has announced plans to expand its offerings beyond the sport bike category with a “Super Cruiser” model. It will feature Roland Sands Design styling and Buell power. “Building a cruiser was something we always …
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January 30, 2023 Safe Riding, Up To Speed
By Steve Smith / Changes are coming to the Connecticut Rider Education Program in spring. The powers that be held off as long as possible, but it was bound to happen. Fees for CONREP courses will increase slightly. Please don’t be a hater… The cost of almost everything has gone …
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January 28, 2023 New England News, Up To Speed
PICKERINGTON, OH – Calling it “an outrage” that “should offend every American,” the American Motorcyclist Association has slammed a bill under consideration in the Connecticut General Assembly that “would automatically assume any motorcyclist killed on the road is an organ donor if they were riding without a helmet “at the …
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January 27, 2023 New England News, Up To Speed
HARTFORD – Things can move quickly in the General Assembly, and the enactment of a full helmet law for motorcyclists is in the fast lane. A provision in a wide-ranging bill introduced and referred to the Joint Committee on Transportation on Wednesday was given a hearing date on Thursday. That …
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January 18, 2023 National News, Up To Speed
MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson always makes a big deal out of significant anniversaries and this year is no different. Having been founded in 1903, the company is celebrating its 120th anniversary in 2023 with several limited-edition models as well as other returning and revised models. Among the models announced today was …
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January 17, 2023 New England News, Up To Speed
HARTFORD – It happens on a regular basis. A bill gets introduced in the Connecticut General Assembly that proposes that more motorcyclists in the state be required to a wear a helmet when riding. This legislative session is no different. As was the case at least twice in recent years, …
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January 15, 2023 National News, Up To Speed
European motorcycle manufacturers BMW (from Germany) and Ducati (from Italy) have reported record sales/deliveries for 2022. BMW recently reported sales of 202,895 bikes and scooters for the year, a 4.4 percent increase over 2021. The figure marked “the highest sales in the company’s history,” according to a press release. The …
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January 14, 2023 National News, Up To Speed
It may take some time, like years or even decades, but the CEO of Harley-Davidson, Jochen Zeitz, now says the motorcycle brand will eventually become all-electric. And the shift away from gas-powered models has already begun. In an interview published Friday by the architecture and design magazine “Dezeen,” Zeitz said, …
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January 9, 2023 National News, Up To Speed
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – American Flat Track released its 2023 schedule of races today and not listed on the 18-track lineup were stops in Laconia, NH and Weedsport, NY, both of which hosted racing during the 2022 season. The closest venue to New England where race fans will be able …
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