January, 2017

• 19 January

  AAA, CONREP Back Helmet Law In CT

  

  HAMDEN, CT – On the heels of the introduction this week of a bill in the General Assembly that would require all CT motorcyclists and their passengers to wear helmets, AAA Northeast has come out in support of the proposed legislation. The non-profit organization has also

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• 19 January

  Helmet Law Proposed In CT – Again

  

  HARTFORD – A bill that would require all motorcycle operators and passengers to wear protective headgear when out on the road has been introduced in the General Assembly, revisiting an issue that has been attempted and

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• 18 January

  RIDE-NewEngland: Customizer Eric Pleil Ups Workload

  

  WINSTED, CT – Sometimes moving forward in life requires a leap of faith, a belief in one’s abilities, and the guts to take a chance. And there’s no better time to move ahead than the start of a new year. Eric Pleil recently gave his employer

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• 17 January

  Off The Beaten Path: Iron Butt Advice

  

  BRIDGEWATER, CT- A special something showed up in the mail to usher in the New Year – my Iron Butt Association Saddle Sore 1000 certification! From here forward, I shall be known as

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• 17 January

  It’s Bill Season At General Assembly

  

  HARTFORD – It’s that time of year at the State Capitol. Legislators are introducing bills, most of which won’t go anywhere except the dust bin.

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• 16 January

  Ducati Sales In U.S. Down In 2016

  

  BOLOGNA – Sales of Ducati motorcycles worldwide climbed to 55,451 in 2016, a 1.2 percent increase from 2015. The U.S. continued to be Ducati’s biggest market with customers buying 8,787 new motorcycles, but that was roughly a nine percent drop from 2015. The Multistrada line experienced growth of 16 percent, …

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• 16 January

  BMW Sales In U.S. Decline In 2016

  

  MUNICH – BMW Motorrad reports that worldwide sales of motorcycles and maxi-scooters rose 5.9 percent in 2016 with a total of 145,032 units delivered to customers. That compares to 136,963 bikes sold in 2015. However, sales in the U.S. in 2016 plummeted 16 percent, with sales of only 13,730 units. BMW …

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• 9 January

  Stunned Reaction To Polaris Killing Victory

  

  Polaris Industries blindsided Victory dealers and customers this morning by announcing that it’s pulling the plug on the 18-year-old, American-made brand. Calling the brand’s exit “an incredibly difficult decision,” Polaris Chairman and CEO Scott Wine said in a news release that Victory’s end will allow the company to concentrate its efforts …

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• 7 January

  Doug Danger Plans Rattler Jump

  

  WALES, MA – Stuntman Doug Danger returns to Sturgis, SD this summer with plans to jump a vintage motorcycle some 120 feet over a pit of 2,000 live rattlers. The motorcycle? Of course, the 1972 Harley-Davidson XR750 once owned by Evel Knievel. The rattlesnakes will be prairie rattlers. When not …

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• 7 January

  Two Fewer Triumph Stores In New England

  

  BOSTON – The New Year has begun with two fewer Triumph dealers in New England. The closure of Performance Cycles in Shrewsbury, MA after 45 years and the move by Riverside Motorsports in Medford, MA to being a Ducati-only dealer has reduced the number of Triumph stores across the six-state …

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