October, 2015

• 4 October

  Brisk Sales At Razee Auction

  

  NORTH KINGSTON, RI – Motorcycle enthusiasts and collectors came by the hundreds today for a warehouse auction of a portion of Gordon Razee’s collection. Among the rusting carcasses and non-running models were a few pristine examples of motorcycling’s past. John Harris of Brooklyn, CT described the collection of roughly 250 …

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• 4 October

  Vincent Brings $43,000

  

  NORTH KINGSTON, RI – Peter Kettle of Fitchburg, MA was surprised when the bidding ended and he’d won a 1948 Vincent “Series B” Rapide for a mere $43,000. “I didn’t expect I’d get it at that price to be

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• 2 October

  Honda Shows Concepts

  

  TOYKO – The 44th annual Toyko Motor Show doesn’t open until Oct. 30, but Honda has already revealed some production and concept models that will be on display. Among them is a reverse trike concept dubbed the NEOWING.

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• 1 October

  Dream Job Driving For Ducati

  

    BROOKFIELD, CT – Pete Celona has made his home in Brookfield for the past three years, but his belongings have been in storage since July to enable him to enjoy an enviable vagabond life. This past summer, Celona got to drive bikes for Ducati on a cross-country demo tour. …

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September, 2015

• 29 September

  Arlo Guthrie Talks Motorcycles…

  

  PITTSFIELD, MA – As a lifelong motorcyclist, singer/songwriter Arlo Guthrie knows about the camaraderie felt by riders. Thanks to one of his best known compositions, a silly song in which he tells of riding off a cliff “doin’ 150 miles an hour, sideways, and 500 feet down at the same time,” …

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• 29 September

  Arlo Guthrie is a “Moose-ologist”

  

  PITTSFIELD, MA – Arlo Guthrie is as well known as a singer/songwriter and a bit lesser known as a children’s book author, but he’s also a “famous moose-ologist” – at least that’s how the person who approached him a few years ago to write a preface to

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• 28 September

  Another Trip To Brooklyn Invitational

  

  BROOKLYN – Have you ever been to a place, maybe a restaurant or a bar, and had a good experience but figured another visit was needed before making it a regular habit or haunt? I’m that way with motorcycle events. Most are largely the same every year. Miss a year …

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• 27 September

  Italian Bikes Bask At IMOC

  

  STURBRIDGE, MA – If the brand names on all the bikes on the show ground end in a vowel, it’s a safe bet that you’re at IMOC. The Italian Motorcycles Owners Club held its 32nd annual motorcycle show today at the Hamilton Rod & Gun Club, and riders turned out …

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• 26 September

  The Bride Wanted A Motorcycle Ride…

  

  NEW HARTFORD, CT – The bride didn’t want a diamond. What she really wanted was a ride on vintage Indian Chief on her wedding day. This tale of matrimony began for RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland a little more than a week ago when I received an invitation in the form of an …

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• 25 September

  Honda’s “Paper” Ad Gets Attention

  

  Not all TV commercials are designed to hard-sell a product. The purpose of Honda’s new two-minute, stop-motion “Paper” ad, which debuted during an NFL telecast on CBS on Sunday, is simply to reinforce brand identity by

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