January, 2015

• 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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• 22 December

  Date Set For Middletown Motorcycle Mania

  

  MIDDLETOWN, CT – It’s the biggest motorcycle event in southern New England, and this year’s Middletown Motorcycle Mania attracted an estimated 6,000 bikes and 13,000 to 15,000 spectators. Next year’s gathering will be the 10th and is set for

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