November, 2012

• 5 November

  Date Set for Brit Jam in 2013

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The British Iron Association of Connecticut this afternoon announced the date for next year’s Brit Jam meet. It will be held Aug. 18, 2013. Brit Jam’s always a fun event that attracts riders of all makes and models,  not just lovers of Triumphs, Nortons and …

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• 5 November

  Trip to “The Bean” Offers An Eyeful

  By Bud Wilkinson of  RIDE-CT.com It has become a fall tradition to ride to The Vanilla Bean Cafe when Yankee Beemers, a club of  BMW enthusiasts, holds its end of season ride-in at the Pomfret eatery. Yesterday was the day, so five of us made the chilly, 90-minute trek for …

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• 3 November

  Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Hurricane Sandy (and the celebration of my hometown of Harwinton’s 275th anniversary) diverted attention, but now it’s time to catch up… The Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee has unveiled a display that showcases the “Tsunami Harley,” the 2004 Softail Night Train owned by Ikuo Yokoyama that …

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• 2 November

  Yes, There Are Stunt Riders in “Skyfall”

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The new James Bond movie “Skyfall” features some rooftop riding and Honda is out with a video on how it was done:  

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• 1 November

  Bitsa Bike Gets Deserved Attention

   By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The appellation “bitsa bike” – as in a motorcycle made from “bits of this, bits of that” – might suggest to some an amalgam of parts that are crammed together, with the result being an ill-conceived finished product. To call Steve Luba’s custom motorcycle a …

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October, 2012

• 22 October

  Are Tolls Necessary? Should Motorcyclists Get A Break?

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A news nugget last week from Visordown.com, a motorcycle website in the U.K., got me thinking. It told of a protest by bikers in Wales over a 35 pence  toll to cross the Cleddau Bridge in Pembrokeshire, and noted that most toll roads in the …

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• 19 October

  Recalling A Summer Riding Adventure

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Route 154 is a winding state road that runs along the west side of the Connecticut River from Old Saybrook through Esssex and Deep River and north to Haddam and Higganum. “This is a nice cruising road,” said Janet Gessner, whose husband, Tim, rides a …

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• 17 October

  A Fill-Up That Ends With A Fire

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com What would you do if your bike suddenly caught fire as you sat the gas pump after filling up? Would you panic, drop it and run? Maybe drive away from the pumps from quickly? Run inside the gas station for a fire extinguisher? The KZ750 …

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• 15 October

  Sportbike Hauled Away, Crushed As Trash

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The owner of a sportbike in Roanoke Rapids, NC got a surprise recently when his motorcycle, which was parked by the curb and covered, got picked up by city garbage collectors, crushed and hauled away as trash. WTVD-TV in Raleigh-Durham has the story:  

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• 15 October

  Wrapping Up The Motorcycle Cannonball

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com (Editor’s note: The Motorcycle Cannonball ended a month ago in San Francisco. This is the second of two column about the endurance run that appeared in “The Republican-American.”) Amazingly, “The Beast” made it. It went coast to coast, Newburgh, N.Y. to San Francisco and all …

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