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September 11, 2015 Up To Speed
TORRINGTON, CT – The downtown bike show known as Torrington Thunder got rebooted this evening after a two-year absence, and the modest crowd that turned out on Main Street got treated to splendid weather and some interesting bikes. While Harley-Davidsons were predictably the favored ride among those attending, sprinkled in …
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September 10, 2015 Up To Speed
HARWINTON, CT – It’s the first one sold in New England and Ernie Torizzo is loving his new American-made Motus. The Harwinton motorcycle collector, who has such brands as Ducati, BMW and MV Agusta in his garage, picked up the 1,650cc MSTR model from Rocket Moto Sport in Nashua, NH …
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September 9, 2015 Up To Speed
Tis the season of “keep ’em guessing.” Pictures are popping up online showing portions of new motorcycle models, such as the Ducati Monster 1200 R yesterday, and models that might be headed to production. Most confusing is a new movie trailer for something called “Outlaws,” which contains images of
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September 8, 2015 Up To Speed
STURGIS, SD – The self-proclaimed “World’s Largest Biker Bar” is no more. An overnight fire destroyed the Full Throttle Saloon, a landmark haunt of riders during the annual rally staged in Sturgis.
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September 7, 2015 Up To Speed
SALISBURY, CT – There were only a smattering of motorcycles among the more than 200 cars entered in Lime Rock Park’s Historic Festival 33, the track’s Sunday in the Park Concours d’Elegance, but the ones that were entered were exquisite. A 1937 BMW R6 (in foreground below) owned by Philip …
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September 6, 2015 Along The Road, Up To Speed
FALLS VILLAGE, CT – It was hard not to notice Terry Finkle’s cleverness when our paths first crossed two months ago. That is, after initially noticing the vintage motorcycle that he was riding. He had pulled into the parking lot at Toymaker’s Cafe on a smart-looking, silver 1942 Harley-Davidson WL.
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September 5, 2015 Destinations, Up To Speed
PHILADELPHIA – I’ve visited many world-class collections of historic vehicles from Maine to California. Just when you think you’ve seen ‘em all, another name appears. One of the world’s great collections of racing sports cars existed for many years in a nondescript building in center-city Philadelphia. However, the collection of neurosurgeon …
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September 3, 2015 Up To Speed
SALISBURY, CT – The sound of motorcycles zipping around the 1.5-mile road course at Lime Rock Park may become commonplace next year. After 13 months of study, the track appears poised to welcome
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September 2, 2015 Up To Speed
WESTFIELD, MA – Tim Aloisio doesn’t have an official fan club, but you’d be excused for thinking he does judging by the turnout tonight for a bike night benefiting him at Indian Motorcycle of Springfield. Hundreds of Aloisio’s friends, supporters and readers of his “On Two Wheels” motorcycle column in …
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September 1, 2015 Up To Speed
WASHINGTON – Triumph Motorcycles is being fined $2.9 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for “violations of Safety Act reporting requirements and failure to fully respond to communications from NHTSA.”
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