February, 2012

• 22 February

  Event Planner for 2012 Riding Season

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com So, when did you put your motorcycle away for the winter? You say you haven’t yet, and probably won’t now that the first day of spring is only a month away? RIDE-CT.com hasn’t been out since Saturday when 80 miles was logged on both the …

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• 21 February

  Website Makeover for British Iron Association

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The Connecticut motorcycle club that’s devoted to all rides British – hence the name British Iron Association – has unveiled a new website. Club chairman Shaun Kelly reports that it’s still a work in progress. Some pages are activated and some aren’t. “(The) paint is …

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• 20 February

  The Purpose of the “Get-Back Whip”

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Steve Smith and I were walking back to Grand Central Station last month after attending the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in New York City when we noticed a Harley stopped at a light on 9th Avenue. Dangling from the clutch lever was a long, braided …

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• 19 February

  Polaris Targets H-D With Addition of Indian

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Polaris is looking to expand its market share and take a bite out of Harley-Davidson’s when it begins full-scale production of Indian motorcycles in 2013, in addition to its Victory line. The company views Indian as being a heritage marque with classic styling that has a …

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• 17 February

  Oldest Harley Dealership Marks 100 Years

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Where’s the oldest Harley-Davidson dealership? You might think it’s in Milwaukee where Harley makes its headquarters, but writing in “The Columbus Dispatch” columnist Joe Blundo singles out the A.D. Farrow dealership in the Ohio capitol, and he recalls that it owes its longevity to a …

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• 16 February

  Rice-O-Rama Getting New Home

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Rice-O-Rama has become a victim of its success. Consequently, the annual all-Japanese meet will leave cramped quarters at the North Brookfield Sportsmen’s Club in North Brookfield, Mass. and move to a new location in September – the Singletary Rod and Gun in Oxford, MA. This …

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• 15 February

  “Hooligans” Invade Barber Motorsports Park

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Triumph and Barber Motorsports Park have teamed up  for both AMA races and the track’s vintage festival. A new video not only turns Nick Apex and Ernie Vigil into grunting granddads, but has them stunting through the priceless motorcycle collection at Barber’s museum with Jason …

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• 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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