September, 2012

• 6 September

  New Husky Street Models To Arrive Soon

  Husqvarna is targeting a late September release in dealerships – finally – of two new dual purpose bikes. The street-oriented TR650 Strada will have an MSRP of $7,499, while the more dirt-friendly TR650 Terra will go for $6,999. Both are powered by a 652cc, single-cylinder engine. Both boast 58 horsepower …

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• 4 September

  Indian 101 Scout Prepared for Motorcycle Cannonball

  Pictured from left, Tim Raindle, George Yarocki and Jeff Alperin By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com With only days remaining until the start of the Motorcycle Cannonball endurance run, vintage Indian expert George Yarocki was in his Torrington workshop last week attacking a checklist of tasks that needed to be completed …

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• 1 September

  Road Trip: MV Agusta, Triumph Bobber

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A holiday weekend trip to D.C. for a wedding enabled RIDE-CT.com to check out the motorcycles and cars this morning at a well-attended event known as Katie’s Cars & Coffee in the Village Center in Great Falls, VA. Every Saturday morning, hundreds of car and …

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August, 2012

• 28 August

  Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Only 10 days until the Motorcycle Cannonball II endurance run starts in Newburgh, N.Y. and participants are fine-tuning their rides. Jeff Alperin, who resides in Florida after living most of his life in Connecticut, is spending the days leading up to the run getting his …

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• 26 August

  Winsted Couple Complete Hoka Hey Challenge

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Matt Klebe and Kelley Babbin of Winsted were pooped but pleased after having successfully competed in the 3rd annual Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge earlier this month. It’s an endurance event that this year had riders going from Las Vegas to Gowanda, N.Y., mostly on secondary …

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• 25 August

  Official Torrington Thunder Flash Mob Video

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The official video of the Aug. 9 flash mob in downtown Torrington to promote Torrington Thunder is now out. Here it is, courtesy of Whitney Productions:  

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• 22 August

  Paley Takes Griffon for Another Ride

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com About a month ago, Will Paley of Cornwall took his 1906 Griffon out of mothballs and put it back on the road. This afternoon, he took it for a spin on Route 43 near his Cornwall home and he invited RIDE-CT.com along. The 493cc French-made …

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• 21 August

  Harley-Davidson Out With 2013 Models

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Harley-Davidson has released its 2013 model year lineup that includes 10 bikes with 110th Anniversary badging, a restyled Street Bob and two new CVO models – a high-performance Softail called

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• 20 August

  Once Again, Brit Jam Attracts A Crowd

  As is the case every August, lovers of vintage British bikes turned out for the annual Brit Jam meet, held Sunday in East Haddam at the Haddam Neck Fairgrounds. RIDE-CT.com was unable to attend this year due to a sick pooch, but friend Ken Engelman, associate publisher of “RoadRUNNER” magazine, …

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• 18 August

  Yankee Beemers Ride Lime Rock Park

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It’s a rarity to see a motorcycle on the track at Lime Rock Park in Salisbury. In fact, except for a corporate BMW Motorrad outing, bikes have been absent from the track for a half-dozen years. In the 50 years before that, motorcycles only got …

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