David R. Werner has no doubts that his invention will be useful. “We’re going to make a serious difference in motorcycle visibility,” he predicted when we chatted last week by phone. “We’re going to save lives.”

With annual EICMA World Motorcycle Fair in Milan, Italy opening its doors to the public tomorrow, motorcycle manufacturers have been using the lead-up days to unveil new and freshened models. There are almost too many new models from Milan for 2015 to count, so here’s an initial smattering

TORRINGTON, CT – Aspiring motorcyclists in Litchfield County will have to travel much farther next year to take the state’s mandatory Basic Rider Course. After 26 years of allowing Connecticut Rider Education Program (CONREP) classes on the UConn Torrington campus, the university is kicking the program to the curb by

I can see clearly now…. Let’s face it – motorcycles can be difficult to see in traffic. They have a very narrow profile compared to all other vehicles and are a fraction of the size of a typical automobile. Even alert drivers might miss seeing a motorcycle depending on their …

In a deal that has been rumored for weeks, Daimler’s performance German brand Mercedes-AMG today announced that it will acquire 25 percent of MV Agusta. What Mercedes is paying for the quarter stake in the Italian maker of high performance bikes wasn’t disclosed.

This time it’s the American College of Surgeons that is out with findings that support universal helmet laws. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers compared the impact of partial helmet laws (for riders under age 18 or under age 21) in some states to the requirement by other states that all …

It has been said that actions speak louder than words. If that’s true, Polaris needs to stop with the “bullish” lip-service and either pay some serious attention to its Victory brand or put all its eggs in Indian’s basket. As it currently stands,

ROCKVILLE, CT – Tour what was once the Hockanum Mill in Rockville with Ken Kaplan, as RIDE-CT did recently, and his attention to detail on his $10 million dream project is constantly evident. It was evident during

California is the only state in the nation that allows lane-splitting – riding a motorcycle between two lanes of stopped or slow-moving traffic on a freeway – but the results of a new year-long study released this week just might spur

NORFOLK, CT – When heading out with friends for a ride through the Litchfield Hills, I am always on the lookout for quality eating establishments, especially ones that are motorcyclist friendly. The Wood Creek Bar and Grill represents all of this and more. Owners Mike and Heidi Dinsmore started the …