By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The bikes began arriving early – with those made in Italy directed to the show ground and the rest of us to the parking lot – and by midday the large grassy field at the Hamilton Rod & Gun Club was covered with motorcycles made …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It took a while, but results from RIDE-CT.com’s August poll have been tabulated and a topic for a September poll has been selected. The new poll asks if you take any measures to make yourself more visible while riding. The August poll question revolved around …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Friend, rider and RIDE-CT.com reader Bob Rosen went into the city yesterday to witness Kawasaki’s “Times Square Takeover” and the brand’s unveiling of its 2013 models. He also shared some photos, including one of the new Ninja 300.

Baggers are big, right? Both in terms of popularity and size. Just look at the heavyweights with hard bags and front fairings from Harley-Davidson and Victory. Yamaha’s Star motorcycle line is betting that there’s room for a mid-sized full dresser. It has just unveiled the all-new 2013 V Star

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Rice-O-Rama, the annual New England show devoted to motorcycles made in Japan, was successfully staged Sunday at a new location in Oxford, MA at the Singletary Rod & Gun Club. Honda expert Neil Tolhurst of New Hartford went to pick up some side covers for …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Doc’s Motorcycle Parts in Waterbury held its 43rd annual Customer Appreciation Day & Bike Show on Sunday, and the sunny skies brought out a good crowd. It’s always a treat to see one-off choppers and paint schemes. Is green the theme this year? It appears …

Buzz Kanter, left, with Jeff Alperin and Dan Emerson By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Newburgh, N.Y. – There were cheers and shouts of encouragement from the sizable crowd of spectators outside of the Motorcyclepedia museum this morning as more than 70 motorcyclists set off on the Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run. …

Husqvarna is targeting a late September release in dealerships – finally – of two new dual purpose bikes. The street-oriented TR650 Strada will have an MSRP of $7,499, while the more dirt-friendly TR650 Terra will go for $6,999. Both are powered by a 652cc, single-cylinder engine. Both boast 58 horsepower …

Pictured from left, Tim Raindle, George Yarocki and Jeff Alperin By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com With only days remaining until the start of the Motorcycle Cannonball endurance run, vintage Indian expert George Yarocki was in his Torrington workshop last week attacking a checklist of tasks that needed to be completed …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A holiday weekend trip to D.C. for a wedding enabled RIDE-CT.com to check out the motorcycles and cars this morning at a well-attended event known as Katie’s Cars & Coffee in the Village Center in Great Falls, VA. Every Saturday morning, hundreds of car and …