September, 2011

• 27 September

  Oil Drippings: News and Opinion

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Are motorcycles cleaner and “greener” than cars? The gang at “Mythbusters” try and answer this question on the season premiere of the Discovery Channel series at 9 p.m. Wednesday.  Adam and Jamie will drive and ride vehicles from various decades. The guess here is that …

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• 23 September

  Honda Unveils More 2012 Models

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Honda’s out today with some more new and/or revised models for 2012. While there’s nothing totally new for the U.S. market – like a CB1100, for instance, that’s available in other parts of the world – there is stuff worth talking about. Let’s start with …

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• 23 September

  Polaris, Indian Go After Crazy Horse

  By Bud Wilkinson at RIDE-CT.com Polaris and its Indian brand are going after the small maker of Crazy Horse motorcycles for trademark infringement. They want Crazy Horse, which is based in Kent, Wash., to stop using a headdress logo and design as a corporate identifier as well as on tank …

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• 21 September

  New Ducati Superbike Gets A Name

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Ducati, which has relied on numbers only for its past superbikes, has added a name to a new model planned for 2012. The company announced today that it’ll be the “Ducati 1199 Panigale.” The bike will be unveiled at the EIICMA International Motorcycle Show in …

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• 21 September

  Harley Z90 Needs New Home

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com RIDE-CT.com would never try to compete with Craigslist, but occasionally an “available” bike comes along that warrants mention. Larry Maye of Southbury emailed me back in early August about a 1973 Harley-Davidson Z90 that he owns. “Garaged for 36 years,” he proclaimed. “All original, looks …

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• 20 September

  Torrington Collector Keeps Adding Bikes

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Mike Wallace went to Rice-O-Rama earlier this month searching for parts. He had a lengthy shopping list, too. A seat and side cover for a Honda CB750 Four, bar ends for a Suzuki GS1100ES and a gas tank for a Yamaha R5 were just a …

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• 19 September

  Harley Growth Hampered In China

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Harley-Davidson sells more bikes in the city of Milwaukee, its home base, than it does in all of China because of long-standing road restrictions. Bloomberg News has the story here.

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• 16 September

  Concours Shows Off Motorcycles

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com This weekend’s Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance in Westport may emphasize cars with 200 extraordinary examples, but motorcycles are getting some exposure, too. More than 20 bikes will be exhibited, including a “barn find” 1938 Indian Scout, a 1990 BMW K1, a 1937 Brough Superior and …

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• 14 September

  Ridership Holding Steady In Connecticut

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Motorcycling is a passion that once discovered is hard to give up. Given the ongoing condition of the economy and the fact that some baby boomers are reaching the age where quitting riding makes sense, it might be logical to speculate that motorcycle registrations would …

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• 12 September

  Road Trip For Newest Bike In RIDE-CT Stable

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Well, I finally understand first-hand how and why the Japanese put the British bike industry out of business in the 1970s. All it took was a 180-mile road trip on the 1974 Honda CB750 Four that I acquired on Friday. It was smooth running from …

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