Ride CT & Ride New England Serving New England, NYC and The Hudson Valley!
NAUGATUCK, CT – It’s opening day at the Cabin Fever 2022 custom car, truck and motorcycle show. RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England snuck in before the public to eyeball the entries as well as to snap some pictures. The show favors classic cars, and 1957 Chevrolets are heavily represented this year, …
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31 March
Sidecar Rig Producer Ural Hints At Exit From Russia
REDMOND, WA – With its Irbit factory in Siberia shut down and the company adjusting to the “new reality” imposed by Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, sidecar rig manufacturer Ural this evening hinted that a move of production to another country may be in its future. In …
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29 March
Electric Manufacturer Energica Gets New U.S.-Based Owner
NEW YORK – Italian electric motorcycle maker Energica has a new majority owner. Ideanomics, which has it headquarters in New York, finalized a deal on Monday and acquired a 70 percent stake in the company. Ideanomics is described in a press release as “a global company focused on accelerating the commercial …
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25 March
BRP Plans Can-Am Motorcycle Revival With An Electric Lineup
VALCOURT, QUEBEC – Once upon a time, back in the 1970s and long before it began building on-road Spyder and Ryker three-wheelers, Can-Am made motorcycles that competed in the motocross and endurance arenas. Come 2024, it will again build bikes with a lineup of two-wheel electric models for both off-road …
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25 March
Oil Drippings, Including New Dealer In Albany…
It’s been a while but there is no reason there cannot be a new edition of “Oil Drippings,” a post containing items from near and far that riders may find interesting: Albany Getting Ducati-Triumph Dealer If all goes as planned, the Albany, NY market will get a new Ducati-Triumph dealer …
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23 March
BMW Providing No Clues On Status Of Closed Company-Run Store In NYC
NEW YORK – It’s been almost three months since BMW closed its company-run BMW of Manhattan Motorrad store at 555 West 57th with a promise that a new location will “open soon.” It has since left customers and other BMW riders in the tri-state area in the dark about the …
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22 March
Touratech Plans Retail Store, Distribution Center In Connecticut
BROOKFIELD, CT – The German company Touratech, which caters to adventure riders with gear, accessories and parts, is expanding its U.S. footprint by opening a retail store and East Coast distribution center here. “We’re targeting early May for an opening,” Touratech marketing director Matt Lewis said this afternoon, explaining that …
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20 March
Yes, “Barn Finds” Still Exist As An Old Ford Proves
BETHEL, CT – It’s parked in a barn a short ways down a side road, footsteps from a major state highway, and has been sitting for decades. And the vintage Ford provides proof that stumbling upon a “barn find” is still possible as RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England did on Saturday …
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15 March
Royal Enfield Unveils Himalayan-based Scram 411 Model
(Updated at 9 p.m. on March 15) MILWAUKEE – If you visited Royal Enfield’s United States website during business hours today there was no mention of it, despite a new model announcement being made in the motorcycle maker’s home base of India. Even now, the website hasn’t been updated, but …
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8 March
Ural Pauses Production In Russia, Reiterates Opposition To Country’s Invasion Of Ukraine
REDMOND, WA – In an evening update Monday, Ural Motorcycles reported that the production of sidecar motorcycles at its Irbit factory in Siberia has now been paused in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, the manufacture of spare parts “remains fully operational.” Calling itself “a small and fiercely …
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