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January 15, 2020 New England News, Up To Speed
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – With the “no colors” kerfuffle now in the rear-view mirror, the 15th annual Springfield Motorcycle Show at the Eastern States Exposition is set for this weekend, and even the weather forecast seems to be cutting it a break. The extended forecast for snow and rain has …
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January 14, 2020 National News, Up To Speed
BOLOGNA, ITALY – Sales of premium Ducati motorcycles showed a minuscule uptick worldwide in 2019 over 2018. The company reported today that it delivered 53,183 bikes to customers in 90 countries, a total of 179 more than a year ago. While its home country of Italy remained the brand’s strongest …
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Bud Wilkinson
January 12, 2020 New England News, Up To Speed
NEWBURGH, NY – Motorcyclepedia founder Ted Doering was chatting this afternoon about an 1899 Werner “motocyclette” that arrived last week, a rare model with its engine mounted in front of the steering head, when he interrupted the conversation and walked a few steps away to a roped off area in …
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January 11, 2020 National News, Up To Speed
It’s the second edition of The Week in Review for 2020, a compilation of news nuggets, info from press releases and other items culled from near and far over the previous week. Here goes with The Week in Review: Ducati Tour Barely Touches Northeast Ducati skipped the Progressive International Motorcycle …
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Arlo Mudgett
January 10, 2020 Hill Country, Up To Speed
CHESTER, VT – The dead of winter, the start of the new year, and I’m sitting here daydreaming about … motorcycles. I’ve got three motorcycles in the garage next to my house. I’ve got another motorcycle in a garage that I have seven miles away. I don’t usually think about …
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January 9, 2020 Up To Speed
MILWAUKEE – After years of Ford offering a Harley-Davidson edition of its F-150 pickup truck, GMC will now offer its first ever HOG-branded Sierra pickup. The reported price is $94,995. Yes, Harley-Davidson has traded a Ford for a GMC. Only 250 of the 2020 model-year trucks will be sold having …
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January 8, 2020 New England News, Up To Speed
WALES, MA – Motorcycle daredevil “Doug Danger” is getting his life story told in hard cover. Or will it be paperback? A biography titled “Doug Danger Dare To Dream,” and subtitled “From Tragedy to Triumph, A Daredevil’s Ride,” is being co-authored by Janet and Steven Hall. The co-authors recently announced …
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January 7, 2020 New England News, Up To Speed
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – In an abrupt reversal, Eastern States Exposition has scrapped its decision of two weeks ago to implement a “no colors” policy for events staged on its property, notably at the upcoming Springfield Motorcycle Show. That sudden mandate put the future of the motorcycle show in jeopardy …
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January 5, 2020 Up To Speed
BROCKTON, MA – Four suspected members and one associate of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club from four states, including Connecticut and Vermont, were arrested by the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit and other troopers at a Motel 6 here on Friday. Troopers seized six illegally-carried guns, ammunition, a knife, brass knuckles …
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January 4, 2020 New England News, Up To Speed
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – With only two weeks until the Springfield Motorcycle Show, a new “no colors” policy being mandated by the Eastern States Exposition is putting the future of the long-running winter attraction in jeopardy. This year’s show is set for Jan. 18 and 19, but promoter Doug Sousa …
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