January, 2015

• 29 January

  Harley-Davidson Sales Up 2.7 Percent in 2014

  

  MILWAUKEE – Worldwide sales of Harley-Davidson motorcycles rose 2.7 percent in 2014, with international sales increasing 5.4 percent. In its home market of the U.S., sales increased by only

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• 29 January

  Harley-Davidson Museum To Honor Willie G. This Summer

  

  MILWAUKEE – The Harley-Davidson Museum today announced plans for a summer 2015 exhibit honoring Willie G. Davidson, grandson of one of the company’s original founders, William A. Davidson, and chief styling officer emeritus of the company. Titled “Willie G. Davidson: Artist, Designer, Leader, Legend,” the exhbit opens June 13 and …

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• 29 January

  Dealer Perspective: Thinking Small

  

  In a previous column, I reviewed the various ways that dealers can grow their businesses. One way is by offering more and different products for sale, and manufacturers are starting to help in this area.

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• 27 January

  Show Scrapped At New England Air Museum

  

  WINDSOR LOCKS, CT – A planned second annual motorcycle show at the New England Air Museum has now been scrapped following an apparent branding dispute between the museum and the Murdercycles Motorcycle Club of Manchester, CT, which organized the first show. After getting a splendid response to the inaugural show …

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• 27 January

  Updated: Double Recall For Polaris Slingshot

  

  A double recall is underway for Polaris Slingshot models – for bad bearings in the steering rack assembly and for bad roll bars.

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• 25 January

  Which Company Would You Choose?

  

  Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also …

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• 21 January

  CT Legislator Clarifies “Autocycle” Bill

  

  HARTFORD – A bill introduced Friday in the Connecticut General Assembly to create an “autocycle” category of motor vehicles would not, contrary to what RIDE-CT / RIDE-NewEngland reported five days ago, make sales of the Polaris Slingshot roadster legal in the state if passed. The bill was introduced by state Rep. Jonathan …

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• 20 January

  Another Attempt To Open ATV Trails In CT

  

  HARTFORD – Here we go again. Yet another attempt to open trails on state land to all-terrain vehicles. This time it’s state Rep. Rob Sampson (R-80th) who wants to provide ATV enthusiasts with places to ride. Sampson’s introduced Proposed Bill No. 5143 in the General Assembly that asks “That the …

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• 20 January

  New Year Begins In Frenetic Fashion

  

  An early episode of the television series “Law & Order” had detectives Lennie Briscoe and Mike Logan tackling a heavy caseload that included five unrelated murders and a domestic quarrel in a 24-hour period. Appropriately, the episode was titled “Mayhem.” It came to mind earlier this week when contemplating today’s …

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• 19 January

  Record Sales For BMW In 2014

  

  BMW set a sales record in 2014, marking the fourth consecutive year that it has done so. The German motorcycle-maker sold 123,495 units, up from 115,215 in 2013. That was a

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