By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Connecticut has a new, and second, Ducati dealer. New Haven Powersports, which already carries the Italian-made Aprilia and Moto Guzzi lines, has now added Ducati and is in the process of remodeling. “We’ve had it exactly one month today,” said Chris Green late Friday afternoon. …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The thought that “we are what we ride” popped into my head when coming home from picking up some English muffins while on a 40-mile evening ride. Why go to the Daily Mart at the end of the road, just one mile away, when an …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com If you’re headed to Harley-Davidson’s 110th anniversary celebration, haven’t booked a room yet and have deep pockets, The Iron Horse Hotel in Milwaukee is offering a VIP, seven-night stay for $9,900. That’s for double occupancy. Rick Barrett of the “Journal Sentinel” has details here on what …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A little more movement to report today in the bill moving through the General Assembly in Connecticut that would establish an all-terrain vehicle division within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to create and maintain ATV trails in the state. It has now been voted …

***CLASSIC RIDE-CT*** By Bud Wilkinson Motorcycle daredevil Chris “Teach” McNeil talks much like he rides – in enthusiastic bursts of energy. When he’s riding, no stunt is too difficult to attempt. When he’s talking, no subject is off limits. His passion for risky free-styling on two wheels is evident in …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com ATV owners in Connecticut can stop worrying about a bill that would have required the registration of all off-road vehicles, including quads, dirt bikes and snowmobiles. As originally introduced by state Rep. Debralee Hovey, a Republican whose district includes Newtown and Monroe, proposed H.B. 5183 …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Dr. Mike Maroon, a scooter-loving dentist who has worked at Advanced Dental in Berlin, CT for the past 25 years, is the new owner of Scooter Centrale/Vespa Hartford in Plainville. He bought the business from Doug and Sue Day. In a Facebook post yesterday, Maroon …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Which is quicker – a 162-horsepower Ducati Diavel or a 542-horsepower Audi R8 V10? Autocar in the U.K. recently put them in head to head test: zero to 150 miles per hour. Which do you think won? — It was Jay Leno to the rescue …

 It’s a bike brand that most riders probably don’t recognize – Brough Superior. Only 3,000 or so were ever built, fewer than 1,100 exist today worldwide and there may only be 175 in the entire United States.

***CLASSIC RIDE-CT*** By Bud Wilkinson Tim Van Deusen was mystified when a postcard arrived at his Torrington, CT home from Forza Motorsports inquiring whether he might be interested in selling his 1984 Yamaha RZ350. Forza Motorsports is a dealer of high-end exotic cars and motorcycles in Gaylordsville, and Van Deusen …