May, 2013

• 24 May

  Is This Crossing-Branding Between Harley, Miller Necessary?

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com There’s a well-known phrase that you’ve probably heard: “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” It was coined in 1967 by graphic designer and copywriter Charles Rosner for an advertising campaign that promoted VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), the …

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• 23 May

  Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Have a little money to invest? As little as $1? A start-up company in California called Vectolabs LLC  is trying to raise $50,000 by June 12 so that it can begin producing a product called Vololights. It’s a license plate frame with LEDs incorporated that …

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• 19 May

  Soggy Ride Produces a Vintage Harley Sprint

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It was a soggy morning for a ride that got wetter as the day progressed. After having our requisite breakfast at Toymaker’s Cafe in Falls Village, I suggested to riding compatriot Gary Randall that we take the scenic route to Norfolk on some roads that …

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• 18 May

  Taking a Radial Engine Chopper for a Spin

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Rotec Aerosport in Victoria, Australia was started in 2000 and its products are made “to recapture the yesteryear romanticism of radial engines,” but with modern-day quality. While the company’s engines are primarily designed for airplanes, the seven-cylinder, 110-horsepower, 2800cc Rotec R2800 radial engine and the …

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• 17 May

  An “Ah-Ha” for the Instructor

  

  By Steve Smith of RIDE-CT.com Okay, I admit it. I am guilty of making a woman cry during a recent beginner motorcycle course. It was at the end of the day after taking the riding evaluation. I had just called her over for the one-on-one consultation to

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• 15 May

  Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Some American Legion Riders in SoCal had a hard time swallowing a restaurant’s request that they remove their vests when inside the establishment over the weekend. Davina’s Cabo Grill and Cantina in Oceanside, CA has a blanket policy requiring

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• 14 May

  Honda Tries Something Different with 125cc Grom

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It looks like a toy, but a fun one. It’s the new 125cc Honda model dubbed the Grom, a fuel-injected, single-cylinder machine with a four-speed transmission that’s designed for both newbies to learn on and experienced riders to play on. Honda unveiled the new bike …

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• 13 May

  Indian Reveals Price of New Chief – And It’s Lower

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com An Indian Chief is going to cost a whole lot less. When the iconic brand was revived with a factory in North Carolina a few years ago, it was done so as a premium entity. That didn’t instantly change when Polaris bought the company in …

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• 12 May

  New PSA Shows Need for Protective Gear

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com What happens when you “go down” and aren’t wearing the proper protective gear? The Colorado Department of Transportation has developed a graphic new public service announcement showing the consequences. It’s filled with blood and gore, but it’s all done with makeup. The PSA makes its …

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• 11 May

  “Modern Motorcycle Diaries” Goes Viral

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Would you do it? Ride most everywhere between Alaska and Argentina, spend 500 days doing it and shoot more than 600 hours of video? Alex Chacon of El Paso, TX has done it on a 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650 and chronicled his adventures in words …

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