May, 2011

• 10 May

  Southbury Man Enjoys Motorized Huffy

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Countless riders own Harleys. Bill Kerber’s motorized conveyance might best be called a “Hardley.” It’s not very powerful and doesn’t go very fast. Unlike a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, it doesn’t have a massive V-twin motor, rather a petite 80cc single cylinder engine that sounds like an …

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• 8 May

  Helmet Law’s Repeal Should Bring Bikers Back

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The overturning of a controversial city helmet law in Myrtle Beach, S.C. by the state Supreme Court is expected to bring bikers back to the Grand Strand for the Cruisin’ the Coast Spring Bike Rally, which runs Friday through May 22. “The Charlotte Observer” reports more riders …

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• 5 May

  The Herd Gets Thinned…

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A motorcyle mag that I subscribe to arrived the other day and contained a column by the editor in which he lamented having sold numerous bikes over the years. It seemed to be the right decision at various times, but now he now regretted selling them …

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April, 2011

• 30 April

  Out of Gas … But Worth It to See GS1000E

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com It’s possible to outsmart oneself. Like this afternoon. Planned to meet a friend for lunch at 2 p.m. at Toymaker’s Cafe in Falls Village. Because I had time to kill while riding out Route 44 to Canaan, I decided to bolt up Route 7 and get some …

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• 29 April

  It’s A Miracle That He Survived…

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com If you haven’t seen the video yet, you haven’t been paying attention. Texas rider Zacharie Perez survived being rear-ended on a freeway. He suffered a ruptured spleen, four broken vertebrae, a broken rib, a lumbar hernia and road rash. He was wearing a helmet. If …

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• 27 April

  Motorcycle Is Chicken Flingin’ Good

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Suffice to say that it has been a slow news day, the kind of day where a little entertainment is in order. Check out what artist Sean Pace came up with as a senior project when he attended the University of North Carolina – Ashville. …

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• 26 April

  Winsted Loses A Landmark Motorcycle

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com For eight years, it has sat atop the roof of the building in Winsted that formerly housed Canton Cycles. From street level, it looked to be a vintage BMW. On Tuesday afternoon, however, a couple of motorcycle enthusiasts went up on the roof and disassembled …

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• 25 April

  Indians Will be Built in Iowa

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Info on the future of the Indian brand has been dribbling out since Polaris bought the company last week. “The Des Moines Register” has a few more details on plans by Polaris to build Indian along Victory models in Iowa. The story can be found here.

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• 25 April

  Reader Feedback: Video and Question

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Reader feedback from over the weekend in this post: Bill Kerber emailed with a link to some neat video of a 1913 Indian motorcycle in action: Jerry Miller wanted to know how to log in to post a comment. I explained that a few days ago …

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• 24 April

  Impact of Polaris on Indian Dissected

  By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Polaris Industries, maker of Victory motorcycles, purchased Indian this past week. What will the impact be? Will it bring new life to a brand that started in 1901, died in the 1950s and has been revived twice since? Rick Barrett of “The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel” has an overview …

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