May, 2015

• 28 May

  Motorcycle Deaths Down In Region

  

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Final figures aren’t in yet, but motorcycle fatalities are projected to decline nationally in 2014 for the second straight year, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association’s Spotlight on Highway Safety report that was released recently. Rider deaths are also expected to drop in New England based …

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• 27 May

  Magic Wings Has Butterflies And More

  

  SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA – Being hit in the face by a bug is one of the hazards of riding a motorcycle. If it’s a good-sized insect, it can sting quite a bit, but that’s still preferable to having a bee slip inside your helmet when the visor has been cracked …

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• 26 May

  Comparing Scrambler To Ducati’s Original

  

  The line that Matthew Phillips used to describe Ducati’s original scrambler model built back in the 1960s was a tad too colorful to print verbatim in a newspaper, but not here. It was, he recalled, a bike that guys bought to get laid. In fact, Ducati used that suggestive imagery …

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• 25 May

  Tiddler Tour Marks 7th Year

  

  EAST HADDAM, CT – Given the ages of the bikes, it’s perhaps surprising there weren’t more breakdowns but only Rich Hosley of Guilford, CT found himself with tools in hand prior to the Tiddler Tour. He was trying to sort out an electrical problem with his Spanish-made 1970 OSSA Wildfire. …

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• 23 May

  BMW Motorrad Builds A Bagger

  

  Did anyone see this coming – a bagger from BMW Motorrad? The German motorcycle maker used the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy yesterday to unveil a “Concept 101” cruiser. The name refers to its six-cylinder, 1,649cc engine capacity – which is roughly 101 cubic inches – as well as …

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• 20 May

  Indecency Arrest For Racer Doug Henry

  

  FARMINGTON, CT – Motorcycle Hall of Famer, three-time AMA Motocross national champion and Torrington, CT resident Doug Henry was arrested this afternoon for allegedly exposing his penis to two female workers at a construction site on Route 4 here, Farmington police reported in an arrest log posted on the department’s …

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• 20 May

  Riding Tips From Connecticut State Police

  

  May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. The Connecticut State Police today put out a press release offering riders and other motorists some rather obvious and well-known advice on how to stay safe when out on the highways. It is posted here in its entirety: TROOPERS OFFER TIPS DURING MOTORCYCLE SAFETY …

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• 19 May

  Bloomin’ BMW

  

  Actor and motorcycle enthusiast Orlando Bloom’s latest starring role isn’t on the big screen, rather in a short video that showcases  his new one-off BMW. It was built by friend Michael “Woolie” Woolaway, who has the Deus Ex Machine custom shop in Venice, CA.

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• 19 May

  Waco Bloodbath Hurts Image Of All Riders

  

  The tale of an unidentified Harley-Davidson dealer who said “I make more money from the costumes than from selling bikes” is probably apocryphal, but it came to mind this week in the wake of the Waco bloodbath that left nine motorcycle gang members dead, 18 injured and more than

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• 17 May

  Along The Road: 1970 Norton

  

  It’s always inspirational to see a classic bike that’s been given a second life. Wayne Olson of Tillson, NY was out riding Sunday in northwestern Connecticut on a sparkling dark green 1970 Norton 750 Commando. “It didn’t look anything like this when I got it. It was

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