February, 2013

• 17 February

  A Short Film for Frustrated Riders and Wrenchers…

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com New York director and videographer Andrew David Watson has created a short film titled “Waiting Out Winter” that any rider who owns some wrenches and a bike lift and who is frustrated by winter will certainly appreciate: Click just left of the “vimeo” at the …

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• 15 February

  A Ride Through Madison County…

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The snow from last weekend’s blizzard is slowly melting, but the predicted highs for the next 10 days are only in the 30s. The prospect of doing any riding in New England in near future is pretty dismal, making vicarious riding the only option. A …

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• 14 February

  Happy Valentine’s Day!

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Happy Valentine’s Day! What to get for the Valentines in RIDE-CT.com’s life? Some hard bags for the Suzuki V-Strom 650 would be nice. Getting the gas tank in the Honda CB750 Four sealed would be beneficial. Deducing the electrical problem in the vintage Triumph T100R …

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• 13 February

  Oil Drippings: Venting in Winter

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Slug today’s post “a little late and who the heck cares?” The “a little late” portion refers to a post yesterday on the “Wheels” blog of “The New York Times” touting the fact that BMW plans to build a production version of its Lo-Rider concept …

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• 12 February

  Oil Drippings: Vance & Hines Fined by CARB

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The California Air Resource Board (CARB) took a chunk of change out of exhaust-maker Vance & Hines bank account in January. It fined the the company $500,000 for selling emissions-related parts not approved by the board. The notice noted that CARB applied a penalty of …

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• 11 February

  Schickel: Connecticut Once Company’s Home

  Besides being a 1909 graduate of Cornell University and an astute mechanical engineer, Norbert Schickel was also a pack rat. Even after his Connecticut-based business went out of business, the self-described “born mechanic” retained financial statements, contracts, photos, correspondence, schematics, promotional literature and even parts from his creations. “Grandpa never …

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• 8 February

  Honda Unwraps New Models for 2014

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Honda this morning unwrapped some models for 2014 in a new CTX line. The initials stand for Comfort, Technology and eXperience and the 670cc parallel twins feature lightweight handling, a low center of gravity and “Urban Roadster” styling. They are the CTX700 (shown above in …

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• 6 February

  RIDE-CT.com Speaking to American Legion Riders

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Years ago – OK, decades ago – when I toiled for “The Columbus Dispatch” in Ohio, I was a member of the “Dispatch Speakers Bureau.” That was the newspaper’s fancy way of promoting the fact that some of its newsroom employees were available for public …

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• 5 February

  Bike Sales Up in 2012, How to Change Oil

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Motorcycle sales in the U.S. showed 2.6 percent increase in 2012 over 2011, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council, with retail sales totaling 452,386 bikes. Sales of street bikes were up a modest 1.8 percent and totaled 318,105 units. The category excludes scooters, dual purpose …

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• 4 February

  What Exactly is an “i-Road” … Car or Something Else?

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It’s not a motorcycle, but to call it a car would be a bit misleading, too. From the just-released picture from Toyota, it looks a bit like an enclosed Can-Am Spyder, although it’s impossible to tell how many wheels are in the rear. The Spyder …

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