May, 2015

• 5 May

  Land N’ Sea Lands Kawasaki

  

  WATERBURY, CT – Land N’ Sea Powersports, which operated as Land N’ Sea Marine for most of its 28 years in business, has now added motorcycles to its offerings by signing on as a Kawasaki dealer.

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• 4 May

  Stunning Bikes At Split’n Lanes Show

  

  BROOKLYN, NY – The classic motorcycle show called Split’n Lanes & Dodgin’ Gutters has that name for a reason. It’s staged at the Brooklyn Bowl bowling alley, a popular destination in Williamsburg. It was held for the second time on Sunday and drew spectators who

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April, 2015

• 30 April

  Scrambler And Griso Demo At Toymakers Cafe On Sunday

  

  FALLS VILLAGE, CT – Like to mix breakfast or lunch with a ride on a new Scrambler model from Ducati? New Haven Powersports has accepted an invitation from RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland to bring a Scrambler to Toymakers Cafe and let folks ride it. The date is this Sunday, May 10. The …

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• 29 April

  Moto Guzzi Owners Gather In Deep River

  

  DEEP RIVER, CT – It was only after extracting the 1994 Moto Guzzi California 1100 from winter storage and getting it out on the road for the first time early this month – more than three months after buying it – that the question popped to

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• 24 April

  Updated: Two Recalls For Harley-Davidson

  

  Make that two more major recalls for Harley-Davidson. After recalling more than 19,000 motorcycles back in January for a brake issue, the company is now recalling nearly 46,000 other motorcycles (45,901 to be exact) because

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• 23 April

  Indian, Victory Boost Polaris Sales

  

  Motorcycle sales increased a hefty 74 percent in the first quarter of 2015 for Polaris Industries, the company announced today. Sales of the Indian, Victory and Slingshot brands totaled $137.4 million.

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• 21 April

  Sales Dip For Harley-Davidson

  

  MILWAUKEE – First-quarter sales of Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the United States dipped slightly to 35,488, compared to 35,730 in 2014. That’s a 0.7 percent decease. In announcing its Q1 earnings this morning, the company cited “increased, aggressive competitive motorcycle discounting” among the factors adversely affecting sales.

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• 19 April

  Imaginative Omelets At Whistle Stop Cafe

  

  DEEP RIVER, CT – If ever a hot cup of coffee (followed by a hearty breakfast) was needed, it was after riding 50 miles just after sunrise on a chilly mid-April morning. The purpose of today’s ride was to meet some other Moto Guzzi owners from Connecticut, but the first priority …

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• 15 April

  EBR Ceases Operations

  

  EAST TROY, WI – American sport bike manufacturer EBR (for Erik Buell Racing) has shut down operations. Buell said today that the company is seeking court protection from creditors. Out of work are

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• 14 April

  Still Sold on REV’IT! Gloves After A Decade

  

  How often do we rely on the advice of others when it comes to goods and services? A friend recommends a restaurant, we try it. A total stranger suggests a scenic or curvy road to ride, we seek it out. When the automatic transmission in my pickup recently began slipping, advice …

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