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May, 2012

  • 8 May

    Ural Back in CT, New Dealer in Norwich

    By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Ural is back in Connecticut. The Russian brand that used to be sold by Canton Cycles in Winsted before that dealership went out of business a couple of years ago has added Street Stuff Cycle in Norwich as a dealer. Street Stuff Cycle got its …

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  • 7 May

    What To Do With Old Bikes?

    By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It was a couple of weeks ago that Phil Pepper of Torrington contacted RIDE-CT seeking advice on what to do about some old bikes in his possession, including a 1977 Honda GL1000 Gold Wing that he’d parked about 10 years ago. The bike had been …

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  • 6 May

    May Poll Question Asks How Fast Do You Go?

    By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com I cannot tell a lie. A few years ago, I got a speeding ticket. A state trooper caught me doing 80-plus miles per hour on the V-Rod that I then owned on Route 63 north of Goshen. It was a bright, sunny day. Visibility was …

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  • 5 May

    New Movies Filled with Motorcycles

    By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Motorcycles have been a part of movies as long as there have been movies, and the crop of summer movies has loads of them, beginning with “The Avengers.” Not only does Captain America ride a Harley-Davidson in “The Avengers,” there are bikes in the new …

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  • 3 May

    NY Troopers Nab Unlicensed Rider Going 170mph

    By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com State troopers in New York have arrested an unlicensed, 25-year-old rider who did between 150 and 170mph on the New York Thruway – and the guy boasted that his Suzuki could easily top 190mph. Nikkolaus V. McCarthy of Charlton, NY was charged with a variety …

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  • 3 May

    Brough Superior Sells for Nearly $400,000

    By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Rare bikes are fetching hefty prices. A 1934 Brough Superior SS100 sold at auction in Stafford, England last weekend for £242,300 (or roughly $394,000). The bike features a 75-horsepower JAP twin-cylinder engine. Only eight SS100s were made for the model year, with one of them …

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  • 2 May

    Owner of Flotsam Harley Found

    By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The owner of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle that floated in a container from Japan to Canada following a tsunami more than a year ago has been found, and efforts are underway to restore the bike and reunite it with its owner. “The Vancouver Sun” reports that …

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  • 1 May

    Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

    By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The Harley-Davidson had a Japanese license plate attached to the rear fender, so what was it doing on a beach on Graham Island in British Columbia? Well, the bike was inside a shipping container and the belief is that it is debris that washed across …

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April, 2012

  • 30 April

    “Willie G.” Retires Today from Harley-Davidson

    By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Willie G. Davidson, the grandson of company co-founder William A. Davidson, retires today from Harley-Davidson after a half-century of designing motorcycles. Rick Barrett of the “Journal Sentinel” in Milwaukee spoke with the 78-year-old Davidson on Saturday about his career and his accomplishments, among them the …

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  • 28 April

    The Shop in Winsted Celebrates Opening

    By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It was a perfect day for riding and an upbeat destination was The Shop in Winsted – Keith Bruno’s repair and  service center which officially opened at its new location at 920 Main Street after months of haggling with local authorities. Bruno (second from right …

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