January, 2012

• 27 January

  Safe Riding: Rubber Matters

  By Steve Smith of RIDE-CT.com One recent Saturday, the service manager at Libby’s Motoworld in New Haven just by chance happened to notice that the tire pressure appeared low on a visitor’s ’74 Honda CB750 Four. The incident provides the rest of us a reminder that under-inflated tires are the …

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• 26 January

  Perewitz Creates Custom Royal Enfield Bobber

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Some major details, such as price and availability of parts, are still being worked out, but bike builder Dave Perewitz of Perewitz Cycle Fabrication in Bridgewater, MA and Royal Enfield have teamed up on an accessories project that will enable owners of the 500cc C5 …

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• 25 January

  Have You Voted Yet?

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com There’s only one week to go to cast your vote in RIDE-CT’s monthly poll question, which asks: “If you could attend only one event in 2012, it would be?” The Isle of Man TT is ahead in the voting and the following video clearly shows …

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• 24 January

  Harley’s U.S. Sales Up 5.8 Percent in 2011

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Harley-Davidson finished the year 2011 with strong sales in the U.S. and elsewhere, enabling the company to report full year income of $548.1 million – more than double the $259.7 million that it made in 2010. Motorcycles sales in the U.S. were up 5.8 percent …

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• 23 January

  Bookshelf: Pierson Shares World of “LD” Riders

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com When I was a kid, my parents had a rule of never traveling together on the same flight. Their rationale was that air travel was too risky. This was back in the days before Jetways when airlines flew prop planes like the DC-7 and passengers …

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• 22 January

  Pics from Hartford, Springfield Shows

  With three competing motorcycle shows this weekend, riders had to choose which one or ones to attend. RIDE-CT.com got to all three. Bud Wilkinson and Steve Smith attended the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in New York. Steve also helped staff the CONREP booth at the Northeast Motorcycle Expo at the …

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• 22 January

  Yes, Harley Attended the IMS

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com NEW YORK – No, RIDE-CT.com isn’t ignoring Harley-Davidson’s presence at the Progressive International Motorcycle Show. It’s just that Harley didn’t have a new bike model to unveil as it has the past few years.  The Motor Company did have a huge display that attracted a …

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• 21 January

  Victory Says Here Come “The Judge” – Again

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com NEW YORK -Back in the late 1960s, muscle cars ruled the automotive landscape with their big V-8 engines and throaty exhausts. Plymouth had the Road Runner and the Barracuda. Dodge burned rubber with the Charger and the Challenger. Chevrolet countered with the Chevelle SS, while …

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• 21 January

  IMS’ Show Within a Show

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com NEW YORK – There’s a show within the show at the Progressive International Motorcycle Show this weekend and at every stop on the IMS circuit. Bike builders from across the nation are competing for a $90,000 cash prize as part of the Ultimate Builder Custom …

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• 20 January

  New Models Kick Off “IMS” in New York

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com NEW YORK – The unveiling of a new model from Victory, and the stateside debut of flashy new motorcycles from Honda, Triumph, Ducati and Husqvarna, provided the visual highlights on opening day of the Progressive International Motorcycle Show today. Thousands of bike lovers turned out …

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