March, 2021

• 15 March

  Event Calendar For 2021 Posted, Pandemic Slows Planning

  

  In a normal year, most decisions would have been made by now. Dates would have already been selected by dozens of organizers of motorcycle events throughout the Northeast. CHECK OUT 2021 EVENT CALENDAR Last year certainly wasn’t a normal year. The spread of COVID-19 forced the cancelation of nearly all …

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• 15 March

  2025 Motorcycle Event Calendar

  

  RIDE-CT is compiling the event calendar for 2025. If you have an event, we’re pleased to help spread the word. Email budw@ride-ct.com with details and it will be listed. Updated Feb. 11, 2025 2025 April 11-13 – April Motorcycle Mayhem at Blackthorne Resort in East Durham, NY. 13 – Spring …

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• 11 March

  Chevrolet Vega GT Is The One Car That I Wish Was Still In Garage

  

  HARWINTON, CT – It sounds ridiculous given the model’s shoddy reputation. Of all the vehicles that have come and gone over the years, close to 30 if motorcycles are included, it’s a limited edition 1973 Chevrolet Vega GT that I wish was still in the garage. No, it wasn’t as …

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• 10 March

  Bookshelf: Tome Tracks Moto Guzzi Models Since 1921

  

  Moto Guzzi marks a milestone on Monday – exactly 100 years since the Italian marque launched in Mandello del Lario. Currently owned by Piaggio, Moto Guzzi was conceived during World War I by two Italian Air Force pilots and their gifted mechanic, Carlo Guzzi. It was Guzzi who supplied the …

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• 7 March

  U.K. Survey Results Suggest Electric Future For Riding

  

  At this stage, it’s still anyone’s guess when the riding landscape will significantly shift to electric motorcycles from those that are powered by gas. However, just-released results from a survey done by the BikeSure insurance company suggest a rapid switch may happen fairly soon, at least across the pond. More …

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• 3 March

  “If You Had Asked Me…” Has Battery Sharing, New Models

  

  Six weeks have passed, so it’s definitely time for a fresh helping of “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” It’s the column that updates recent stories, adds some items that didn’t get a full post, and tosses in a bit of opinion. Here goes: “If You …

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• 2 March

  A New Brough Superior Aptly Named Lawrence

  

  SAINT-JEAN, FRANCE – It’s named in memory of legendary British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat and writer T.E. Lawrence (aka “Lawrence of Arabia”) who died in a motorcycle crash in 1935 while riding an original Brough Superior SS100. Unveiled Monday by the revived Brough Superior brand in France, the Lawrence model …

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• 1 March

  Energica Adds Dealer In MA With Rob’s Dyno Service

  

  GARDNER, MA – A former Motus dealer in this north-central Massachusetts town is now selling sporty Energica electric motorcycles. Rob’s Dyno Service at 45 Fredette St. here quietly added Energica of New England signage to the shop early this year. And owner Rob Swartz has continued what has now become …

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February, 2021

• 28 February

  Kaplan Seeks Donations To Fix Leaking Roof At Museum

  

  ROCKVILLE, CT – Ken Kaplan is back asking for donations. This time he’s trying to raise $50,000 via a GoFundMe page to put a new roof on an unrestored, 20,000-square-foot, multi-story brick building adjacent to the main factory building that houses his New England Motorcycle Museum. During an 11-minute video …

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• 27 February

  Motorcycle Deaths Increased Significantly In CT In 2020

  

  NEWINGTON, CT – Reduced highway traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in riskier riding during 2020 and a significant rise in motorcycle deaths on Connecticut, preliminary statistics from the state Department of Transportation reveal. The preliminary death toll for 2020 stands at 56, a more than 20 percent increase …

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