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Motorcyclepedia Keeps Adding Old Bikes

NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Pulling into a parking space outside the employees’ entrance of the Motorcyclepedia museum one recent morning, it was impossible not to notice an old Indian strapped down in the bed of a nearby pickup. The truck had an Ohio license plate, suggesting the bike had traveled

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Indian Introduces Chief Dark Horse

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Indian today introduced a new, less expensive and less flashy member to its Chief line of heavyweight cruisers. Dubbed the Chief Dark Horse, the 2016 model will have a starting MSRP of $16,999, which is $2,400 less than the Chief Classic. Indian says the Chief Dark Horse “is …

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Two Top Royal Enfield Dealers In New England

FARIBAULT, MN – Classic Motorworks, the U.S. distributor of Royal Enfield motorcycles, is out with its Top 10 list of dealers in the country for 2014, and two are in New England. National Powersports Distributors in Pembroke, NH, ranked No. 5 in sales for the year, while Mark’s Motorsports in …

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Does Victory Have Electric Plans?

Talk about moving quickly. It was less than a month ago that Polaris acquired the electric motorcycle business of Brammo, Inc., and already the company has a brand and model in mind. Polaris announced the deal on Jan. 15. Only 12 days later, on Jan. 27, it filed with the …

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Royal Enfield Sells The Most Bikes

If you ask the average rider which company sells the most motorcycles, the probable answer would be “Harley-Davidson.” It was just a week ago that Harley-Davidson reported worldwide sales of 267,999 motorcycles in 2014, a 2.7 percent increase over 2013. However,  “The Times of India” now reports that

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Harley-Davidson Names Next CEO

MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson has announced that its current president and chief operating officer, Matthew S. “Matt” Levatich (pictured), will become the company’s next chief executive officer upon

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Max BMW’s “Basement Find” R80 G/S

BROOKFIELD, CT – Imagine buying a new bike, taking it home, putting it in the basement and letting it sit for more than three decades without ever riding it. That’s what the owner of a 1981 BMW R80 G/S did. Max Stratton, owner of the Max BMW dealerships, heard about …

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Ad Hit For Honda Long Before Super Bowl

It has become a ritual. Viewers tune in the Super Bowl to watch the commercials as much as they do to watch the big game, and a 30-second spot tomorrow in Super Bowl XLIX will cost $4 million. We’ll soon find out which ones stand out, but some from the …

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Contest Reboot: It’s Much Easier To Enter

There are now two ways to enter RIDE-CT / RIDE-NewEngland’s winter contest. The harder way to enter is to identify the brands of bikes in a six-photo collage below,. The shots were taken by Bob Rosen at the Motorcyclepedia museum in Newburgh, NY.s. The easier way is to name the bike …

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