Cycle Gear Inc., the nation’s largest retailer of motorcycle apparel and accessories, has opened its first store in Massachusetts. The new store is located at 345 Washington Street in Woburn. With this new location, Cycle Gear now has stores in 32 states.

You might have thought I was going to say: “Start with $2 million.” That’s actually the time-worn answer that some dealers will give you with a chuckle when discussing the financial reality of their chosen profession. Like any business, keeping score for the typical motorcycle dealership is largely a matter of …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A 76-year-old woman from Ludlow, MA has been ordered to serve two years probation after pleading guilty to negligent operation of a motor vehicle in a crash last year that killed a Connecticut rider. Bradford R. Storozuk, 36, of Stafford died as a result of …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com In the current issue of “Motorcycle Cruiser” magazine, technical editor (and Danbury, CT resident) Mark Zimmerman (pictured) writes about what he senses is a growing trend – riders abandoning their Harley-Davidsons for other makes and models. His conclusion is based on the number of Harley …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The dates for the annual EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy may be Nov. 7-10, but it will be on the press days next Tuesday and Wednesday that the manufacturers will unveil numerous new models for

Father Jim Gregory on his Honda scooter For many motorcyclists, taking up riding was the result of a mid-life crisis. They never rode in their younger years, but felt the need as they got older to experience the wind their faces. Jim Gregory, who certainly qualifies as middle-aged at age …

Longtime motorcycle dealership general manager Bob Rosen, who currently consults dealers as a start-up expert and sales accelerator, is joining RIDE-CT.com as the contributor of a new column devoted to bridging the gap between customers and dealers. Rosen spent seven years as general manager of Cliff’s Cycle Revolution, the former …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com New York City plans on buying at least 100 new Harley-Davidson motorcycles to replenish its police fleet in a deal that will reap the company more than $2.6 million. The police department routinely uses Road Kings and Electra Glides to keep the streets safe and …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A Ducati enthusiast from Harwinton, CT recently clued in RIDE-CT.com to a coming new model. Nothing had been announced yet, but, as a loyal Ducati buyer, he said that he’d been tipped to a secret website for the bike where it was slowly being unveiled. …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com When the website for Burt Ives Honda in Columbia, CT shut down in April, and word circulated that a deal between owner Ken Ives Sr. and his son, Ken Ives Jr. (aka “Kenny”), to pass along the business wasn’t going to happen, it looked like …