ALPHARETTA, GA – Honda has announced that its new SCL500 scrambler model will go on sale in the United States this month. Based on the Rebel 500 platform, the retro model will sell for $6,799 and come in two colors – candy orange and Mat laurel green metallic. The SCL500 …

(Editor’s note – May 26, 20023: An incredibly high number of passionate comments in response to this news story that has made reviewing and approving them difficult to manage, and because the website commonly seeks to present motorcycle stories in a balanced manner without a taking political position in most …

Its sales potential were questionable from the get-go given its aggressive and odd styling, and now the only prototype of the premium brand Vanguard Roadster is up for auction. Unveiled in early December 2016 and prominently displayed at the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in New York City later that month, …

Photos from Doc’s Pig Roast & Open House at Doc’s Motorcycle Parts in Waterbury, CT on Sunday. — —

THOMASTON, CT – As hoped would occur, dirt bike riding trails behind the Thomaston Dam reopened for the 2023 riding season on Sunday (May 7, 2023) after one week’s postponement due to rain that causing flooding of the Naugatuck River. A trail rider relaxes by the Naugatuck River at Thomason …

GOSHEN, CT – It’s not uncommon when a motorcycle falls into disuse for an owner to regretfully park it in a corner of the garage to collect dust or shut it away in a shed to deteriorate under a tarp. Fond memories and affection often prevent the owner from being …

(Editor’s Note – May 5, 2023: Voting in the semi-final round of the Dream Chopper contest ended Thursday night and Benjamin Washington finished third in his group, which eliminated him from the contest.) TORRINGTON – Benjamin Washington doesn’t have campaign signs in his front yard or a bank account stuffed …

HARWINTON, CT – A story this week from “The New York Times” on higher food prices and changing consumer habits has me wondering if any company gives a lick about its longtime customers. It told how the biggest packaged food makers raised their prices last quarter and experienced rising profits. …

MINNESAPOLIS – Polaris has now joined the shift to electric vehicles. Earlier this week, it began shipping new electric Ranger XP Kinetic side-by-side models to dealers for customer pickup. The models are manufactured at the company’s more than 900,000-square-foot plant in Huntsville, AL. Production began earlier this month. The models …

LAKE GEORGE, NY – Eleven manufacturers are bringing their demo trucks to Americade in 2023, the rally announced Monday. That’s a record number and nearly twice the usual number of any other motorcycle event in the country. It’s easier to list the brands that won’t be attending, notably Kawasaki and …