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February 20, 2014 Hot Links
By Bob Rosen Since starting RKA Motorcycle Luggage in 1985, Kathy and Richard (center and right in the picture) have continuously expanded their offerings of well-made, American-built Cordura luggage to feature an exceptionally diverse collection of products. Their products application page lists just about every popular brand of motorcycle. Those in need …
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February 19, 2014 Safe Riding
By Steve Smith “Ride like you are invisible.” This sage advice has been around a long time and is still relevant today. Out on the road, it sure seems like we are invisible. Other drivers look right through us or
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February 18, 2014 Ride New England
Lee Ann Sullivan with her collection of motorcycles As a children’s author with 23 titles to her credit, Lee Ann Sullivan of Salisbury, CT is accustomed to researching before sitting down at her laptop to write. It was an assignment a decade ago for what would eventually became the 2004 book …
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February 17, 2014 Up To Speed
By Bud Wilkinson It can be extremely painful stopping at the gas pump no matter where you live these days, but that’s especially true in Connecticut. Three bills just introduced in the General Assembly would trim the gas tax in Connecticut, while other bills would add advertising to Connecticut River …
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February 14, 2014 Up To Speed
By Bud Wilkinson Back in August, RIDE-CT offered up reviews of the new Indian motorcycles by staffer Tim Aloisio and reader Dick Clukey of Torrington, CT, who was the owner of a 2003 Harley-Davidson Ultra Glide. In that assessment, Clukey predicted after riding an Indian Chief Vintage, “This is going to …
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February 12, 2014 Up To Speed
By Bud Wilkinson In an effort to “reposition the brand,” Royal Enfield has dramatically dropped the MSRPs of its line of mid-sized motorcycles. The most expensive 2014 model is the new 535cc Continental GT cafe racer (pictured above). It will sell for $5,999, “much lower than industry observers expected,” the …
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February 11, 2014 Ride New England
Most activities have expressions and sayings that are associated with them. For instance, in golf, there’s the line “never up, never in” to describe a timid putt that fails to make it to the hole. In cooking, there’s the old favorite that “a watched pot never boils,” which can be …
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February 10, 2014 Up To Speed
By Bud Wilkinson Details are sketchy, but a web domain for GG Taurus of New England has been acquired with a static page enabling those who stumble upon it to go to another page (apparently owned by the brand’s U.S. importer) that has a digital clock counting down to “the exclusive …
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February 9, 2014 Dealer Perspective
Here in the Northeast, there is an 800-pound gorilla that enters the room every November – the weather. It has an enormous impact on every dealer, and there isn’t a single thing the dealers can do to change the temperatures or precipitation levels that are headed their way. They can, …
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February 8, 2014 Up To Speed
Victory used the Chicago stop on the Progressive International Motorcycle Show tour to unveil its new 2015 Gunner bobber today. With an MSRP starting at $12,999, the Gunner has a six-speed gearbox and is powered by the brand’s standard 106 cubic inch V-twin motor. With a suede titanium metallic and …
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