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By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com RIDE-CT.com is shifting its blog to a new location. It’s the first change in what will be a full makeover of the web site. It may take a few weeks to accomplish all of the changes, but the goal is to present more comprehensive and more timely news …

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Steve Smith – Columnist

New York native and Waterbury-area resident Steve Smith is a nationally-certified Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider coach and an instructor with the Connecticut Rider Education Program. He has two decades of motorcycle safety experience and during that time has provided training to thousands of beginner and experienced riders. Smith is a graduate of …

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Victoria Zandonella – Columnist

Having learned to ride at age 10 on a Rupp minibike,  Zandonella is the founder and organizer of the Northeast Dualsport Riders. Her passion for riding unpaved roads brings exciting added perspective to the website, taking readers where many riders never venture. Zandonella is a native of Trumbull, CT and …

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Arlo Mudgett – Columnist

“Arlo Mudgett” is the pseudonym used by a Chester, VT resident for the columns he writes for the “Brattleboro Reformer” and “Springfield Reporter” newspapers and for daily reports on WKVT and WKVT-FM in Brattleboro, VT.   A lifelong motorcycle enthusiast, who owns a ’93 Honda Nighthawk 750 project bike, a …

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Paul Siciliano – Columnist

Sidecar enthusiast and former Connecticut Rider Education Program instructor Paul Siciliano of Rockingham, VT joined RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland in October 2016 as a columnist. A native of West Harrison, NY, Siciliano has been on two wheels since age seven when he began riding Rupp and Sears minibikes. He was competing …

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John Schnabel – Content Editor

John Schnabel is a retired financial planner who has been riding motorcycles for 50 years. He is a high performance driving instructor for the Porsche Club of America, Ferrari Club and BMW Car Club at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. Schnabel is member of the Connecticut River Valley BMW riders, …

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Tribute Bike Celebrates New York Yankees

With Major League Baseball’s regular season wrapping up and the playoffs soon to begin, Mike Beauregard was feeling a bit guilty earlier this week because his favorite team was in a slump while a hated rival was coasting having won its division. “I think I jinxed the Red Sox doing that …

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