July, 2015

• 21 July

  Harley-Davidson Sales Drop In Q2

  

  MILWAUKEE – Is this odd? Ducati recently reported sales growth of 22 percent for the first six months of 2015 over 2014. BMW reported a sales increase of 10.5 percent during the same time period. However, Harley-Davidson, which saw its sales dip 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2015 …

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• 19 July

  Doc’s Vintage & Classic Bike Show

  

  WATERBURY, CT – Could it have been much hotter? Sweating spectators at Doc’s Vintage & Classic Bike Show found themselves searching for shade today as sunshine and a 90-degree temperature baked the annual event at Doc’s Motorcycle Parts, 1625 Thomaston Ave. That didn’t stop motorcycle owners from bringing

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• 15 July

  What Bugs Motorcycle Riders? Survey Says…

  

  There isn’t a rider alive who hasn’t complained about unobservant drivers or about the actions of our riding brethren. We universally get outraged when we see a driver texting or talking on a phone, while many of us also get ticked off when we see another rider engaging in conduct that …

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• 13 July

  Harley-Davidson Dominates At Falls Village

  

  FALLS VILLAGE, CT – It’s the same story every year. Hundreds of vintage car and truck owners bring their rides to the Falls Village Car & Motorcycle Show, but only a few motorcycle owners ever bother to show up. That was the case again on Sunday, although the bike turnout …

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• 12 July

  Videographer Explains Crash Into Truck

  

  MERRIAM, KS – The slogan for the city of Merriam is “Just Right.” Mapquest shows it to be about 10 miles southwest of Kansas City, and it was there on June 27 that a ride went terribly wrong for a rider on a Yamaha FZ1. A rider behind the accident …

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• 8 July

  Scrambler A Big Seller For Ducati

  

  BOLOGNA, Italy – It’s no surprise, but the Scrambler is a hit for Ducati. In the first six months of 2015, Ducati sold more than 9,000 of its Scrambler models worldwide. The company reported an overall sales increase of 22 percent over the first half of 2014 with a total …

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• 7 July

  Lee Conn Talks Motus Motorcycles

  

  NASHUA, NH – Whether planned or merely a coincidence, it was nonetheless fitting that the three demo motorcycles that Lee Conn brought to Nashua recently were colored red, white and blue. After all, the bikes were American-made, but not built by a company based in Milwaukee rather one that’s

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• 6 July

  Is Your Old Bike’s Assessment Too High?

  

  HARWINTON, CT – It was during a breakfast conversation yesterday with friend and rider Neil Tolhurst of New Hartford that I became aware of a law that I subsequently discovered has apparently been in effect in Connecticut for seven years. It states that “passenger vehicles, combination vehicles and motorcycles, 20 …

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• 6 July

  Kawasaki Unveils New Logo

    In a move that will result in new signage at all dealerships by this fall, Kawasaki today introduced “an all-new visual identity to the brand.” In other words, it unwrapped a new logo.

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• 6 July

  Polaris Raising Prices For Slingshot

  

  Polaris is jacking up the MSRP for two of its Slingshot models for 2016. If you’ve been dawdling about buying one, well, it will now cost you more.

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