May, 2012

• 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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• 28 April

  “The Pace” Is A “Must-Read”

  

  By Steve Smith People pursue the art of riding in different ways. Some casually glide along the boulevard or back roads, while others enjoy the adventure of dual sport and off road, carving mountainous curves of asphalt ribbons or engaging in the adrenaline pumping action of track days or racing. …

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• 26 April

  Harley Sales Strong in First Quarter

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Harley-Davidson had a strong first quarter of 2012. The company released statistics on Wednesday, which showed that profits were up 44 percent. Net income rose to $172 million, or 74 cents per share, up from 119.3 million or 51 cents in 2011. Total revenue was …

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• 24 April

  CT Rider Killed, MA Driver Charged

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A 75-year-old woman from Ludlow, MA has been charged with vehicular homicide and failure to yield to an approaching vehicle following an accident Saturday afternoon that killed 36-year-old motorcyclist Bradford R. Storozuk of Stafford Springs, CT.  Josephine T. Zucco, who was driving a 2008 Buick …

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• 23 April

  Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Eight surgeries and more than $1 million in medical bills later, Stephen A. Petruska of Dudley, MA is now talking about the accident last April 29 that changed his life forever. Petruska, 26, was riding his Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide when a 19-year-old girl, who …

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