September, 2016

• 19 September

  Zero Recall Of Some 2015 Models

  

  WASHINGTON – Electric motorcycle maker Zero is recalling 96 of its 2015 model-year SR, S, DS and X motorcycles for an electrical issue. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports the affected motorcycles “have a DC-DC converter that may have insufficient power output. During high-power demand, the anti-lock brake system …

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• 18 September

  Rare Indian At Doc’s Motorcycle Parts Show

  

  WATERBURY, CT – The rain held off and the vintage and custom bikes rolled into Doc’s Motorcycle Parts today for the store’s 47th annual customer appreciation day and motorcycle show. A sunny sky would have no doubt resulted into a larger turnout, but those who attended were treated not only …

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• 18 September

  Brookfield Indian Sets Opening Event

  

  BROOKFIELD, CT – The new Brookfield Indian Motorcycle, which quietly started selling bikes about three weeks ago, plans a Grand Opening celebration at its 20 Federal Road location on Saturday and Sunday.

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• 15 September

  If You Had Asked Me…

  

  It’s the September installment of “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” Maybe it’s because so many weekends of late had the threat of rain, which severely curtailed my riding, but I’ve got my cranky pants on. Or maybe it’s just because I’m so unenthused by the …

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• 14 September

  Woodbury, CT Gets Fowlers USA Apparel Shop

  

  WOODBURY, CT – A new store on Route 6 featuring motorcycle apparel and accessories quietly opened for business on Tuesday. Fowlers USA offers riding jackets and pants, gloves and other gear, and is owned by Sasha Fowler-LeBlanc and her husband, Todd LeBlanc. The retail business may be new, but its …

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• 13 September

  Remembering William B. Johnson

  

  SOMERS, NY – The setting is an outlaw motorcycle race in the 1920s, depicted near the end of the Discovery Channel miniseries “Harley and the Davidsons,” and it’s where Harley-Davidson makes history. Not only is the race the first time its legendary “Knucklehead” engine gets tested competitively, but the scene also …

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• 13 September

  Royal Enfield Puts Down Roots

  

  MILWAUKEE – India-based Royal Enfield put down some roots over the weekend by opening a North American headquarters and flagship store at

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• 13 September

  Big Ratings For “Harley” Miniseries

  

  LOS ANGELES – “Harley and the Davidsons” was a hit for the Discovery Channel last week. The three-part, six-hour miniseries about the founding and early years of Harley-Davidson was “the most-watched

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• 12 September

  Furor Erupts At CT United Ride

  

  NEW HAVEN – The CT United Ride, which bills itself as “CT’s largest annual 9/11 tribute,” is being lambasted today by a local motorcycle dealer and by Slingshot owners who charge discrimination in the treatment of a group that wanted to participate in the 15th annual charity ride on Sunday …

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• 11 September

  Fiery Start To Motorcycle Cannonball

  

  ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A bike dream coming true for Motorcycle Cannonball rider John Pfeifer of Houston, TX was quickly shattered Saturday when the 1916 Harley-Davidson that he was riding was destroyed by fire. Pfeifer was unhurt, although

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