July, 2016

• 28 July

  Harley-Davidson Recalls 27,232 New Models

  

  Harley-Davidson is recalling 27,232 heavy cruisers from the 2016 model year to fix a problem with the clutch master cylinder. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports “the clutch master cylinder may lose the ability to generate enough lift to disengage the clutch, especially if the motorcycle has been parked …

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• 26 July

  Grieving Rider Wants Helmet Law In CT

  

  STAMFORD – The death of a close friend in a motorcycle accident last week has prompted a Connecticut rider to launch a petition drive to pass a helmet law in the state. Dante Ibanez is seeking a “No Helmet, No Ride” policy in Connecticut.

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• 25 July

  Remembering Marni Nixon

  By Bud Wilkinson “The American cinema’s most unsung singer” is what “The New York Times” calls Marni Nixon in an obituary posted today.  Like other obits, the newspaper’s story notes that it was Nixon who did the singing in some celebrated movie musicals from

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• 25 July

  Record Crowd At Indian Day

  

  SPRINGFIELD – The Indian “motocycle” brand dates back 115 years to the company’s founding here in 1901. Dana Faucher can connect the dots on history’s timeless back much earlier – centuries, in fact, to the 1600s – when talking about his 1936 Indian Chief that he’s named

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• 23 July

  Dazzling Revival Of Hilltop Farm Show

  

  SUFFIELD, CT – It was hot on the hilltop today as Hilltop Farm revived its vintage motorcycle show after a four-year sabbatical, and one old bike stood out in particular and required sunglasses to squint at. It was a brilliant all-chrome 1947 Indian Chief police edition with

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• 22 July

  If You Had Asked Me…

  

  Summer’s here, those days of soda and ice cream and chip-sealing. Before getting to two of those three items, a quick reminder that this monthly “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” column is a catch-all for news items, rumors, odd stuff that I’ve stumbled across as …

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• 21 July

  Safe Riding: You’ve Passed, Now What?

  

  Each year, many entry level riders hit New England roadways having passed rider education courses and obtained an “M” on their licenses, and that’s the proper way to do it. Learning from friends, spouses or “Uncle Bob” is probably not the best choice to

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• 21 July

  “Harley and The Davidsons” Trailer

  

  LOS ANGELES – The founding of Harley-Davidson in Milwaukee gets recalled in a new three-part miniseries from Discovery Channel titled “Harley and The Davidsons,” which will premiere at 9 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 5 and air on

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• 21 July

  Yamaha Recall Of 11,280 Bikes

  

  A Yamaha recall of 11,280 of its YZF-R3 sport bikes from the 2015 and 2016 model years for power train and engine/engine cooling issues is underway. All were manufactured between

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• 20 July

  Two Drink Maximum At Parrott Delaney

  

  NEW HARTFORD, CT – A sign stating “TWO DRINK MAXIMUM” is not often seen in a bar. In fact, I’ve never seen one like it before in nearly 45 years of legally imbibing in probably 26 states from coast to coast and in some 14 other countries. But there it was, …

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