November, 2013

• 3 November

  How to Make a Million Dollars as a Motorcycle Dealer

  You might have thought I was going to say: “Start with $2 million.” That’s actually the time-worn answer that some dealers will give you with a chuckle when discussing the financial reality of their chosen profession. Like any business, keeping score for the typical motorcycle dealership is largely a matter of …

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• 1 November

  Massachusetts Woman Gets Probation for Fatal Crash

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A 76-year-old woman from Ludlow, MA has been ordered to serve two years probation after pleading guilty to negligent operation of a motor vehicle in a crash last year that killed a Connecticut rider. Bradford R. Storozuk, 36, of Stafford died as a result of …

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October, 2013

• 31 October

  Is Harley-Davidson’s Mystique On The Wane?

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com In the current issue of “Motorcycle Cruiser” magazine, technical editor (and Danbury, CT resident) Mark Zimmerman (pictured) writes about what he senses is a growing trend – riders abandoning their Harley-Davidsons for other makes and models. His conclusion is based on the number of Harley …

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• 30 October

  Oil Drippings: News, Opinion and New Models?

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The dates for the annual EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy may be Nov. 7-10, but it will be on the press days next Tuesday and Wednesday that the manufacturers will unveil numerous new models for

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• 29 October

  “Sky Pilot” Priest Rides With Faith At His Back

  Father Jim Gregory on his Honda scooter For many motorcyclists, taking up riding was the result of a mid-life crisis. They never rode in their younger years, but felt the need as they got older to experience the wind their faces. Jim Gregory, who certainly qualifies as middle-aged at age …

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• 28 October

  Bob Rosen Joins RIDE-CT.com As “Dealer Columnist”

  Longtime motorcycle dealership general manager Bob Rosen, who currently consults dealers as a start-up expert and sales accelerator, is joining RIDE-CT.com as the contributor of a new column devoted to bridging the gap between customers and dealers. Rosen spent seven years as general manager of Cliff’s Cycle Revolution, the former …

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• 24 October

  H-D Gets $2.6+ Million Order from NYC

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com New York City plans on buying at least 100 new Harley-Davidson motorcycles to replenish its police fleet in a deal that will reap the company more than $2.6 million. The police department routinely uses Road Kings and Electra Glides to keep the streets safe and …

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• 23 October

  New Limited-Edition Ducati Is Light, Powerful

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A Ducati enthusiast from Harwinton, CT recently clued in RIDE-CT.com to a coming new model. Nothing had been announced yet, but, as a loyal Ducati buyer, he said that he’d been tipped to a secret website for the bike where it was slowly being unveiled. …

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• 22 October

  Burt Ives Honda To Get 3rd Generation Revival

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com When the website for Burt Ives Honda in Columbia, CT shut down in April, and word circulated that a deal between owner Ken Ives Sr. and his son, Ken Ives Jr. (aka “Kenny”), to pass along the business wasn’t going to happen, it looked like …

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• 19 October

  New Movie Explores “Why We Ride”

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Coming soon to a few theaters across the U.S. but also to DVD, Blu-ray and download is a new movie that’s described as “a story about the journey, not the destination.” Titled “Why We Ride,” it explores the joys and thrills of riding. “Why We …

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