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SOUTHFIELD, MA – If delicious pastry attracts you, The Southfield Store on Route 272 will certainly hit the spot. With a counter covered with confections, it’s impossible to eat
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August, 2010
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Connecticut Motorcycle Dealers
(Page last updated Feb. 7, 2026) CONNECTICUT Bethel Hamlin Cycles – Moto Guzzi Branford Freedom Road Harley-Davidson – Harley-Davidson Bristol Yankee Harley-Davidson – Harley-Davidson, LiveWire Canton Strictly Dirt – Used dirt bikes Chester Ted Tine Motorsports – Customs Cornwall Bridge Kent Road Motorsports – Used bikes. Danbury Danbury Powersports – Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, …
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Cold Spring Depot Alongside The Tracks
COLD SPRING, NY – Built in 1884 as a passenger and freight terminal, the motorcycle-friendly Cold Spring Depot was an active station until 1954 and has been an eatery since 1972. In-between it was a car dealership and repair shop. If you dine outdoors on the patio, you can expect to …
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1 August
Pig Out At Big W’s Roadside Bar-B-Q
(Update: Big W’s closed its doors on May 16, 2021.) WINGDALE, NY – The next time you feel like “pigging out” while out on a ride, check out Big W’s Roadside Bar-B-Q, 1475 Route 22. The restaurant’s proprietor and namesake Warren Norstein has been in the ribs business since 2003. Back …
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The Vanilla Bean Provides Beacon For Riders
POMFRET, CT – Opened in 1989 as a small eatery with a simple food menu and ice cream, “The Bean” has been expanding ever since. The menu is extensive – from eggs benedict for breakfast to
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Riders Gather At Toymaker’s Cafe
FALLS VILLAGE, CT – This is the “official hangout” of RIDE-CT.com / Ride-NewEngland.com. Owners Greg and Annie Bidou gave up the corporate life and commuting daily to New York City by train in 2001 and opened the cafe in 2002. They now serve up English banger platters, sweet potato waffles and …
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Welcome!
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com RIDE-CT.com is shifting its blog to a new location. It’s the first change in what will be a full makeover of the web site. It may take a few weeks to accomplish all of the changes, but the goal is to present more comprehensive and more timely news …
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Steve Smith – Columnist
New York native and Waterbury-area resident Steve Smith is a nationally-certified Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider coach and an instructor with the Connecticut Rider Education Program. He has two decades of motorcycle safety experience and during that time has provided training to thousands of beginner and experienced riders. Smith is a graduate of …
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Victoria Zandonella – Columnist
Having learned to ride at age 10 on a Rupp minibike, Zandonella is the founder and organizer of the Northeast Dualsport Riders. Her passion for riding unpaved roads brings exciting added perspective to the website, taking readers where many riders never venture. Zandonella is a native of Trumbull, CT and …
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