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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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December, 2014
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22 December
Petition Seeks Legal Lane-Splitting
If you’re in favor of the California practice of lane-splitting – riding between lanes of slow-moving traffic on freeways – and would like to see it become legal everywhere, there’s a petition on the White House website that you might want to sign. Published Dec. 2, the petition seeks “to
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22 December
Honda Heritage Center Showcases Bikes
Opening to the public next month in Marysville, OH will be the Honda Heritage Center, a combination museum, technical development center and office complex. It will feature both cars and motorcycles built in the state and North America over the past 55 years. The $35 million, 160,000-square-foot facility was dedicated …
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16 December
DMV In CT Rejects Slingshot Again
A recent test drive of the Polaris Slingshot by Connecticut’s Department of Motor Vehicles failed to convince the agency to allow the new three-wheeled model to be sold and registered in Connecticut. Polaris brought a Slingshot to DMV headquarters in Wethersfield on Dec. 8 for inspection and a test drive, …
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15 December
Museum Sets Date for 2015 Indian Day
SPRINGFIELD, MA – A date has been announced for the Springfield Museums’ sixth annual Indian Day in 2015. The event, which attracts dozens of vintage Indians and hundreds of Indian enthusiasts, will be held on Sunday, July 26. The date marks a departure from the past when the show was …
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14 December
The Not-So-Incredible, Shrinking IMS
Examined on a year-to-year basis, the downsizing doesn’t instantly appear to be that significant. You first think that maybe there’s a manufacturer missing or a favorite vendor that’s absent. But when compared to what the Progressive International Motorcycle Show was like several years ago,
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13 December
Snapshots And Surprises From IMS
NEW YORK – If you can’t make it to the Progressive International Motorcycle Show at the Javits Center this weekend, not to worry because RIDE-CT / RIDE-New England has made the trek for you and come home with some snapshots from the show floor. While no new models were revealed …
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12 December
Indian Shows Off Scouts At IMS
NEW YORK – It’s never a good idea to have a preconceived notion about a motorcycle before riding it, and John Shope freely admits to having had one before he tried out the 2015 Indian Scout. Owner of custom shop Dirty Bird Concepts in Phoenix and one of the stars …
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12 December
Rickey Gadson Fires Up Kawasaki H2R
NEW YORK – With a price tag of $25,000 and a supercharged 998cc in-line, four-cylinder engine, Kawasaki’s new 2015 Ninja H2 is designed for a select few riders, and is only available for order through Dec. 19. Kawasaki has brought one to the Progressive International Motorcycle Show at the Javits …
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9 December
Indian Plans Custom Scouts At IMS
With the Progressive International Motorcycle Show at the Javits Center in New York only three days away, Indian today announced that it plans to unveil two customized versions of its middle-weight 2015 Scout cruiser at the show.
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