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BELLMORE, NY – After more than 50 years in business, Harley-Davidson of Nassau County has added two more motorcycle brands. Long Island riders may now also choose from models made by Triumph and Royal Enfield in addition to Harley-Davidson. Dealer principal Larry Altholtz and marketing manager Bob Sands recently gave …
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December, 2021
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14 December
Eats: Breakfast Sides Are Superb At Country Kitchen
BREWSTER, NY – It’s a valid gripe of riders who live on Long Island or in one of New York’s five boroughs that they must fight a lot of traffic, traverse bridges and pay tolls to get to a locale where the riding is actually fun and unimpeded. Places like …
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13 December
LiveWire To Become Separate Company From Harley-Davidson
MILWAUKEE – Two years after launching an electric model with the LiveWire name and a little more than six months after making LiveWire a stand-alone division, Harley-Davidson this morning announced that LiveWire will now become an entirely separate company. It will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under …
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10 December
Ducati Adds Off-Road Adventure Model In DesertX
BORGO PANIGALE, BOLOGNA – Images of stylish sport bikes designed for track use and sporty adventure touring bikes come to mind when the Ducati brand name gets mentioned. An image of an off-road model catching air after going up rough terrain isn’t associated with the Italian nameplate, yet there was …
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10 December
Max BMW Buys Vintage Parts Supplier Bench Mark Works
NEW MILFORD, CT – Max BMW has reenforced its commitment to repairing, restoring and preserving old BMW motorcycle models by acquiring Bench Mark Works. The decades-old company in Sturgis, MS was devoted to selling old BMW parts and keeping vintage BMW running. In a deal consummated last month, Bench Mark …
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6 December
Indian Dropped By Staten Island Dealer
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Gotham Motorcycles plans to expand the presence of Royal Enfield in its showroom and is looking to perhaps add other motorcycle lines in the wake of jettisoning the Indian and Slingshot brands of motorcycles and three-wheeled roadsters from Polaris in mid-November. “No longer Indian. No longer …
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5 December
Enfield Motor Sports Ends 50 Years Of Family Ownership
ENFIELD, CT – A two-generation, family-owned dealership that began in 1971 when Bruce and Shirley Miller opened Enfield Arctic Cat has quietly exited the power sports arena. Known for now as Enfield Motor Sports, and offering Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha motorcycles at 27 Palomba Drive, the dealership recently sold. The …
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November, 2021
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30 November
Poll: Readers Reliable In Checking Tires, New Poll On Vermin
More than half of voters in the latest RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England reader poll say they habitually check the tire pressure on their motorcycle before heading out on the road. A total of 55 percent reported checking “every time,” with additional 17 percent saying they do so “every week or …
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28 November
Kawasaki Commits To Electric Models, Three Coming in 2022
MILAN, ITALY – Kawasaki is going all-in on electric motorcycle models. Having announced last month that it plans to make all of its major motorcycle models electric or hybrid by 2035 and that it will introduce more than 10 battery-powered or hybrid models by 2025, the Japanese company used the …
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25 November
AMCA National Meet Leaving Terryville, Moving To Massachusetts
The annual National Meet staged by the Yankee Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America will get a new venue in 2022. Held since 2018 at the Terryville Fairgrounds in Terryville, CT, with no show in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the vintage show and swap meet will …
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