January, 2015

• 4 January

  “Q” Recalls Indian’s Past With BBQ

  

    (EDITOR’S NOTE – Q is no longer open.) SPRINGFIELD, MA – Given its location at 890 State St., it’s only natural that Q would have a vintage Indian on display as well as other artifacts that recall the early history of the iconic motorcycle brand, which called

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• 3 January

  Ducati Staging New Model Tour

  

  In advance of new 2015 models actually landing in showrooms, Ducati is staging a “preview tour” – hauling examples of the 1299 Panigale, Multistrada 1200 and Scrambler models in a van to a short list of dealers across the country. According to Ducati, two dealers in Massachusetts, one in New …

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• 2 January

  Harley-Davidson Recalls Dyna, Softail Models

  

  Harley-Davidson is recalling more than 19,000 of its Dyna and Softail models from the 2012 model year for a bad threads on the brake line banjo bolt in the front brake master cylinder that

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• 2 January

  Vermont Planning B.A.C.A. Chapter

  QUECHEE, VT – In the 50 states, there are 44 chapters of B.A.C.A., which stands for Bikers Against Child Abuse. Two of the states lacking chapters are in New England – Rhode Island and Vermont, but a drive is underway to establish a B.A.C.A. chapter in Vermont. Shawn “Bulldog” Marchetti …

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• 1 January

  Charity Honda Brings Big Bucks

  

  LITCHFIELD, CT – So much for the book value… The 1965 Honda C110 auctioned off New Year’s Day at the Possum Queen pageant at the Litchfield Inn far surpassed the $1,000 reserve and even topped the NADA estimate in excellent shape of $2,420. Denise Leclair of Goshen, CT had the …

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• 1 January

  Another Readership Record Set In 2014

  

  Happy New Year and Thanks! RIDE-CT / RIDE-New England set another readership record 2014 with the number of page views climbing 53.54 percent to

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December, 2014

• 30 December

  Five Rider Resolutions for 2015

  

  Did you make a resolution (or resolutions) a year ago at this time? If you did, how’d you fare? Exceptional or exceptionally poor? In a column last Dec. 30, I vowed to literally take more unexpected turns, and followed up by

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• 29 December

  Maximum Motorsports Adds Triumph

  

  RIVERHEAD, NY – Maximum Motorsports, the Long Island dealer that has sold Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha motorcycles and Vespa scooters, today added the Triumph line.

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• 24 December

  A Rebound Year For Connecticut Dealers

  

  Only the closely held bottom lines tell the story, but 2014 appears to have been a rebound year for Connecticut dealers, and presumably those in all of New England, from an observer’s standpoint. Unlike recent years when dealerships were disappearing at a regular rate, the year that’s just ending saw …

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• 23 December

  Lifelong Affair With Honda Leads To Charity Bike

  

  Jeff Crampton spent years in his youth working on Hondas. As a certified Honda technician and later as a service manager, he toiled at several dealerships in New England back in the 1970s. His first motorcycle was a Honda – a 1965 Super 90 – and his current bikes are

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