February, 2012

• 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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• 28 January

  A Film That Speaks to Riders…

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Sure, it was in the low 40s today, but it was still a great day to ride. How often do New England riders get to log miles in late January? Not often. No matter that a missed turn resulted in the unexpected challenges of a …

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• 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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