A cemetery in Palmetto, FL now has a “Bikers Only” section. Skyway Memorial Gardens is selling plots in that section for between $5,000 and $100,000. The higher price is presumably for

It has been five weeks since Indian took wrappers off its new 2014 Chief models at the Sturgis rally, having earlier said its goal is to have 120-140 dealers across the country by

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com They came by the thousands to the Singletary Rod and Gun Club in Oxford, MA on Sunday to inspect the finest two-wheeled machines ever made in Japan. The show ground, the vendor areas and the parking lots were all  packed for the sixth annual Rice-O-Rama …

By Steve Smith of RIDE-CT.com Have you met someone who seems to have a sixth sense when it comes to riding in traffic? These folks just seem to know when there will be trouble ahead. These riders have strong “situation awareness.” Situation awareness is the perception of

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The website promises “There’s nothing like Rice-O-Rama” and it’s a promise that’s always kept. The 6th annual all-Japanese Rice-O-Rama meet is set for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Singletary Rod and Gun Club in Oxford, MA. The event is both a …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel has been dead for nearly six years, but memories of his heroics live on, prompting a comic book publisher in Vancouver, WA to bring out a new series starring Knievel. Bluewater Productions plans both paper and digital versions of the Evel Knievel comic book …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com After 33 years of owning Willow’s Motorsports in Cheshire, nearly half that time with co-owner Carolyn Vallone, Jim Tabor is on the verge of closing the dealership that up until recently sold Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha motorcycles. The dealership’s website has already been deactivated. “We’re …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com RIDE-CT.com set a readership record in August with nearly 10,000 page views – 9,503 to be exact. That’s the highest one-month total in website’s history. More than 26,000 unique visitors have checked out RIDE-CT.com since the start of the year, surpassing the 23,931 that were …

By Bud Wilkinson Humans are creatures of habit. We relish routine. While non-riders may believe DNA swabs of some motorcyclists may be necessary to accurately determine the species, many riders are humanly predictable. Given the choice between a known route and a less traveled road, they resolutely opt to remain …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com In an overnight press release, Motorcycle Mustang Products finally revealed that it’s now making Mustang Seats for several Triumph models, including all Bonneville variants as well as the Thruxton, Scrambler and Thunderbird models. “Think of it as New England meets olde England,” said Steve Veltri, …