June, 2022

• 8 June

  Oil Drippings: New Indian Dealer In CT, Royal Enfield Demo Visits

  

  Another edition of Oil Drippings, a catch-all post with items from near and far. In this case there’s an item that provides a denouement to an ongoing story, and one that doesn’t: Street Stuff Cycle Takes On Indian Stuff Stuff Cycle, the Triumph dealership in Norwich, CT, took to social …

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• 7 June

  Hill Country: Arlo Mudgett Learns To Straddle On A Three-Wheeled Ryker

  

  CHESTER, VT – I’ve only got about 1,400 miles on the three-wheeled Can-Am Ryker Ace 900 that I bought last year. That’s not a lot of mileage, and I am still learning how to ride it.  Fortunately, one of my very best friends is a Motorcycle Safety Foundation-certified instructor who …

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• 6 June

  Vintage BSA And BMW Models Shine At Greenwich Concours

  

  GREENWICH, CT – The Greenwich Concours d’Elegance has a practice each year of showcasing old models from two chosen brands in the motorcycle area at the waterfront show ground at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. Last year, it was Indian and Moto Guzzi that got selected. On Sunday, the old British …

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• 2 June

  Oil Drippings: New Electric Tourer From Energica And More

  

  It’s a fresh edition of Oil Drippings, a collection of recent news items from near and far: Experia From Energica For Touring Energica is out with a new model named Experia that may just help alter consumer conceptions of electric motorcycles. It’s a tourer with a high profile and luggage …

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• 1 June

  Auction Planned For Hoellerich’s Trail Bike Museum Collection

  

  CHESHIRE, MA – More than 145 classic dirt bikes and loads of memorabilia from Jim Hoellerich’s private Museum of Vintage Trail Bikes will be auctioned off on July 30 in what auctioneer J. Wood & Company promises will be an “event.” Hoellerich passed away on May 22 at 88, leaving …

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May, 2022

• 31 May

  Church’s Motorcycle Stunt Fails, Loud Pipes Destroy Solemnity Of Memorial Day Parade

  

  HARWINTON, CT – It was a good idea that had a bad outcome and involved a church and a motorcycle. The obnoxious stunt had spectators at a Memorial Day Parade here covering their ears in pain and disgust, and ultimately reflected negatively on a church that was simply trying to …

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• 30 May

  Henderson DeLuxe Stands Out As Only Bike At Car Show

  

  LITCHFIELD, CT – The only motorcycle on display at a classic car show tends to get noticed, no matter its brand, model or age. It would be difficult, though, to find a more interesting example of an early brand and model than the entry brought by Peter Downs to a …

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• 26 May

  Who Was That Masked Man? The Case Of The Disappearing Doctor

  

  HARWINTON, CT – And now the rest of the story, otherwise known as the case of the disappearing doctor. As recounted earlier, a mishap with a log splitter resulted in a sizable portion of my left thumb being sheared off. When the accident happened that Saturday in mid-February, a friend …

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• 23 May

  Trail Bike Museum Owner Jim Hoellerich Passes Away

  

  CHESHIRE, MA – The longtime owner of the private Museum of Vintage Trail Bikes, Jim Hoellerich, has died at 88. He passed away on Sunday, one day after hundreds of riders attended one last open house at the hilltop museum he founded that houses 100 or so models made by …

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• 19 May

  Harley-Davidson Suspends Production Due To Supply Chain Issue

  

  MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson has shut down motorcycle manufacturing in Wisconsin and York, PA for a minimum of two weeks due to a supply chain issue. The company cited a regulatory compliance issue with one of its suppliers as the reason. The production suspension doesn’t affect the manufacture of LiveWire electric …

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