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ROCKY HILL, CT – Give real estate agent Mike Samulenas points for persistence. He’s been doing what he can to quickly get rid of a rather nice 1981 Honda CM400 Custom motorcycle that sits in the garage of a condo that he’s selling. The closing is set for Monday and …
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April, 2021
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14 April
Always Riding: It’s Mud Season In Vermont
ROCKINGHAM, VT – To my newcomer eyes, mud season in Vermont is nearly over, although If you ask a native Vermonter when mud season truly ends it’s likely the reply will be “mid-May.” My road, for example, appears to already be dry, but it has two areas where you can …
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12 April
King Of The Baggers Back For More Laps, Profile To Grow In 2021
What was introduced as a first-time invitational event last October at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, CA returns in 2021 with more races, more corporate backing and certainly increased chatter as street riders become aware that professional motorcycle racers are now going at it on behemoth baggers. Yes, the cruiser …
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11 April
Long Dormant Honda CM400 Custom Needs A New Owner – ASAP
ROCKY HILL, CT – Real estate agent Mike Samulenas of Berlin, CT has a motorcycle problem, and he contacted RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England on Friday seeking assistance. He’s selling a condo in Rocky Hill. The hitch is there’s a long dormant 1981 Honda CM400 Custom motorcycle parked in the garage. …
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10 April
Driving Life Changed With 1979 Honda Accord Hatchback
HARWINTON, CT – Even now, 41 years after trading it, it’s still the best car that I’ve ever owned. Were it not for the fact it lacked one important option, the 1979 Honda Accord hatchback would have stuck around much, much longer. The reason why it got unloaded will come …
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6 April
Royal Enfield’s New Meteor 350 Line To Start At $4,399
MILWAUKEE – Royal Enfield’s strategy is to be an “accessible, affordable and authentic brand,” according to Krishnan Ramaswamy, president of Royal Enfield Americas. The India-based company brought the Himalayan adventure model to the U.S. in 2018 and followed up with the INT 650 and Continental GT twin models a year …
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5 April
Easter Crash Provides Reminder For Riders, Others
WARWICK, MA – An Easter crash involving a member of small group of riders just south of the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border provides of a reminder for motorcyclists to always be on the lookout for road hazards. More importantly, it rams home the need for everyone else to be vigilant in …
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1 April
Brooklyn Army Terminal Secured As Location For IMS Outdoors Tour Stop
SANTA MONICA, CA – The location for this year’s New York stop on the more festival-like Progressive IMS Outdoors tour has finally been announced. The Brooklyn Army Terminal on the waterfront in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn will be the site from Sept. 3 through 5. The IMS Outdoors …
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March, 2021
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30 March
Laconia Motorcycle Week Approved By City Council But With Restrictions
LACONIA, NH – It won’t be business as usual, but Laconia Motorcycle Week will be a bit closer to normal in 2021. City Council voted Monday night to allow the event to proceed with restrictions that include a limit on commercial vendors. Beer tents and outside entertainment not associated with …
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27 March
Children’s Author Beverly Cleary Dies At 104, Created Motorcycle-Riding Mouse
Of all the books ever written about or involving motorcycles, Beverly Cleary’s “The Mouse and the Motorcycle” could well be the top seller of all time. After all, in a writing career that lasted decades, Cleary sold more than 85 million books. And who knows how many riders can trace …
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