SAN FRANCISCO – A state appeals court here has rejected an appeal filed by a man from Sausalito, CA who claimed he suffered from acute priapism (a painfully prolonged erection) after riding his 1993 BMW motorcycle for two hours. Henry Wolf had sued BMW and seat-maker Corbin in 2012, but …

It was several years ago (with input from a few friends) that I wrote a RIDE-CT column in “The Republican-American” on the tell-tale signs of a “Dunkin’ Angel.” The column was posted here four years ago and promptly forgotten. However, remembering how long-ago friend Joe Gilmartin of “The Phoenix Gazette” used …

Several years ago during introductions in a beginning rider course a student mentioned that he was hoping to learn how to lay a bike down to avoid a crash. My response was

WATERBURY, CT – It can happen to even the best of riders, and John Purdy Jr. qualifies as an extremely skilled rider. He’s been a licensed motorcyclist for 37 years and spends upwards of 15,000 miles per year on two wheels. Purdy has also been a motorcycle instructor for 19 …

YORK, PA – Workers at the Harley-Davidson factory here today approved a new contract with the company that will be effective Feb. 1, 2016 and will run through Oct. 15, 2022. It covers approximately 970 employees. The existing contract with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local …

TORRINGTON, CT – Mike Wallace’s urgent need for a new kidney may have saved Tim Sparks’ life. This tale of need and generosity started with an article that ran in The Sunday Republican on Sept. 13 and was later shared on RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland. It evolved into a bittersweet lesson about …

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The cost of owning an Indian just went down. The company today unveiled a new addition to its motorcycle lineup in the form of the Scout Sixty, a less expensive version of the existing Scout and with a smaller engine. The Scout Sixty looks much like the …

MANDELLO DEL LARIO, Italy – Moto Guzzi is out with two new models with an 850cc engine as well as two variants of existing models.

BMW’s R NineT roadster model now has a Scrambler stable mate.  Powered by an air-cooled 1,170cc boxer engine that delivers 110 horsepower and has a maximum torque of 116 Nm, the R nineT Scrambler features an upright riding position with higher handlebars and lower footrests than the R nineT. The …

“Hitting The Apex” finally has some U.S. dates. The movie, narrated by Brad Pitt and directed by Mark Neale, begins a limited release rollout in the states today with five theaters in New England hoping to screen it over the next month. “Hitting The Apex” goes behind the scenes at …