February, 2012

• 14 February

  Harley Museum to Dress in Black – Leather

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Some things never go out of style, and that certainly includes the black leather jackets that so many riders wear both for protection and as a fashion statement. The Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee will celebrate this zippered piece of motorcycle culture with an exhibit from …

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• 13 February

  Got $1.32 billion? Ducati Up for Sale

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Investindustrial, the Italian private-equity owner of Ducati, is looking to sell the motorcycle brand for as much as one billion euros, or $1.32 billion. The “Financial Times” broke the story today and reported that potential suitors include India-based Mahindra as well as Volkswagen and BMW …

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• 11 February

  New Harley Models Have Arrived

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It was only a little more than a week ago that Harley-Davidson unveiled two mid-year 2012 models – the Sportster “Seventy-Two” and the Softail “Slim” – and the good news is that they’re already in stores. RIDE-CT.com visited Harley-Davidson of Danbury on Friday and got …

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• 9 February

  Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A Sunday morning ride this past weekend resulted in the arrest of a Florida motorcyclist on a charge of felony child neglect. Jose Nelson Diana of Tampa was spotted going between 20 and 30 miles per hour with his three-year-old son on his lap. Diana was …

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• 8 February

  Safe Riding: Think You Know How to Ride?

  By Steve Smith of RIDE-CT.com The Connecticut Rider Education Program recently released 2011 training statistics. The number of riders trained was more than 6000, but the number of students taking courses for experienced riders was down significantly. I find this odd that riders are not seeking out ways to improve …

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• 4 February

  Indian Still Runs After Nearly 100 Years

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The bikes that we ride these days are so refined. We hit the starter button, click the shifter into first gear and go. It wasn’t always this way. Neil Tolhurst tipped us to a video from the Netherlands of a flame-throwing 1915 Indiana board-track racer:

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• 2 February

  H-D Unveils Two New Models for 2012

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Harley-Davidson has unveiled two new bikes for 2012. There’s a Sportster called the “Seventy-Two” and a Softail dubbed “Slim.” The Seventy-Two is a throwback bike recalling the early ’70s when choppers were the rage and metal flake paint schemes a necessity. Consequently, the bike has …

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• 1 February

  Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Two people were hospitalized with unknown injuries in Bridgeport on Tuesday morning following the collision of a motorcycle and a car on Fairfield Avenue. The accident left the motorcycle standing perpendicular against the driver’s side of the car, and the “Connecticut Post” has pictures and …

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January, 2012

• 31 January

  Polls Results for January, New Poll for February

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The Isle of Man TT was the overwhelming favorite answer to the January poll question of “If you could attend only one event event in 2012, it would be?” A total of 37 voters or 46 percent picked the Isle of Man TT. Sturgis captured …

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• 30 January

  Crotona Midnight Run Set for Saturday

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The flier for the 94th annual Crotona Midnight Run proclaims “Girlie Men Need Not Apply,” and for good reason. This dead-of-winter, dead-of-night event is for serious riders as well as for those foolhardy souls with a spirit of adventure. The number of participants each year …

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