November, 2013

• 21 November

  Owner Reunited With Stolen Triumph After 46 Years

  Don Devault and his Triumph By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Don Devault got his Triumph back on Wednesday – 46 years after it was stolen. The blue 1953 Triumph Tiger 100 was stolen in Omaha, NE in February 1967 and spotted last month at the Port of Los Angeles by …

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• 20 November

  Yes, The Masthead Has Changed…

  By Bud Wilkinson Yes, the masthead has changed. A new picture provides the background and a new name has been added – Ride-NewEngland.com. It joins RIDE-CT.com. Why, you ask? The fast answer is that the website has outgrown Connecticut. The more accurate answer is that over the past two years, …

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• 20 November

  Big News from Honda – Valkyrie Revived

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The original was a cult classic, and now Honda’s bringing back the Valkyrie heavyweight cruiser. The new version has an 1,832cc, liquid-cooled, six-cylinder engine – up from the 1,520cc motor in the original that was built between 1996 and 2003 – and weighs in at …

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• 19 November

  Motorcycle Deaths Rose in 2012, NHTSA Says

  Riding a motorcycle is becoming more dangerous. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is out with final statistics for 2012, which reveal that 4,957 riders were killed on the nation’s roads – an increase of 7.1 percent over 2011 when 4,630 riders died. Motorcyclists accounted for 14.8 percent of all …

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• 18 November

  Rider Set Ablaze in Accident in China

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com In a video just posted on YouTube, a rider in China is seen being struck by a truck and set ablaze. The scooter cartwheels upon impact and the fuel tank ruptures and ignites. The rider, with her legs on fire, stumbles into some nearby bushes …

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• 17 November

  “The Shop” Closes in Winsted, CT

  Keith Bruno is closing The Shop. He held a going-away party for customers and friends at his motorcycle customization and repair business at 920 Main Street in Winsted, CT on Saturday and plans to move to Myrtle Beach, SC and open a new business. Continue reading…

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• 16 November

  Twisted Throttle Acquires A Vicious Cycle

  Twisted Throttle, which is based in Exeter, has acquired the Toronto-based company A Vicious Cycle. Here’s the news release: EXETER, RI – Twisted Throttle announced last week their acquisition of A Vicious Cycle, a Toronto-based parts & accessories dealer and distributor.  The combination will enable Twisted Throttle to expand their …

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• 15 November

  Just Wondering….

  It’s Friday morning and I’m just wondering… …how long the riding season will last? The forecast for the weekend looks promising temperature-wise, but after Monday it’s supposed to get cold again. I normally put the bikes into winter storage the first week of December and remove them from mothballs the …

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• 14 November

  New Harley Street 750 In “Captain America” Movie

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Don’t blink or you’ll miss it, but Harley-Davidson’s new Street 750 model appears in the trailer for the upcoming movie “Captain America: The Winter Solider,” which won’t hit theaters until April 4. There are five quick glimpses of the bike during a chase sequence at …

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• 13 November

  Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com What’s not exactly a car but not really a motorcycle either? Does the word “autocycle” resonate? There’s a start-up company called Elio Motors, founded in 2008 by Paul Elio, that plans to build a three-wheeled model in Louisiana that’s essentially a motorcycle with auto controls. …

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