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February 11, 2016 Up To Speed
It’s not every day that someone sends me century-old pictures of an old Excelsior motorcycle and asks for help in dating it. Yet that’s what happened a week ago when Alta Johnson of Concord, CA reached out to RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland after an Internet search that she was making turned …
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February 11, 2016 Up To Speed
RevZilla has now confirmed that it will link with Cycle Gear’s parent company, J.W. Childs, to form a new holding company that will operate both businesses. RevZilla founder and CEO Anthony Bucci said,
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February 10, 2016 National News, Up To Speed
SALISBURY, CT – Lime Rock Park has released its track and event schedule for 2016 and included in the mix are motorcycle track days. As anticipated, the racetrack reports that Team Pro-Motion of Horsham, PA will stage track days on the 1.5-mile racetrack. The schedule shows them taking place on five …
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February 10, 2016 Up To Speed
Even as Harley-Davidson announced recently that sales dipped in 2015 – down 1.7 percent in the U.S. and 1.3 percent worldwide – other manufacturers were crowing about record years. Ducati North America reports that
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February 8, 2016 Up To Speed
Is any old motorcycle that’s not a Brough Superior worth $100,000 or $200,000? An eBay seller that goes by the moniker “bighouses” will find out soon enough having put a 1949 Triumph Trophy TR5 once ridden by Henry Winkler on the ABC comedy “Happy Days” and a 1934 Harley-Davidson RL …
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February 6, 2016 Up To Speed
BROOKLINE, MA – It’s almost as if the Larz Anderson Auto Museum planned a rodeo rather than an exhibition of vintage motorcycles and then forgot to put on the show; keeping the livestock in a corral instead of showcasing them in an arena. Yes, the museum has herded up
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February 6, 2016 Up To Speed
BROOKLINE, MA – More than 70 vintage motorcycles, many of them rare or exotic, have been gathered together at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum for an exhibit titled “Beauty of the Beast.”
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February 3, 2016 Up To Speed
NEW DELHI, INDIA – As promised, and after weeks of teasing, Royal Enfield has unveiled its first-ever adventure and touring model – the Himalayan. Powered by a 411cc, single-cylinder, carbureted engine that puts out
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February 2, 2016 Up To Speed
It’s the start of February, a month that’s longer this year by one day, so it’s time to crank up the opinion machine and churn out a fresh edition of “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” For instance, if you had asked me, I would have …
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February 1, 2016 Safe Riding
There is no reason to put the bike away just because the temperature drops. Even in New England, you can find many all-year riders. Their secret is to prepare. Riding unprepared means prolonged exposure to cold temperatures, which can lead to
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