March, 2021

• 26 March

  New York City Harley-Davidson’s Buyer Revealed Two Months After The Purchase

  

  LONG ISLAND CITY, NY – More than two months after he acquired the dealership, Paul Veracka was officially revealed this week to be the new owner of New York City Harley-Davidson. Veracka owns eight other Harley-Davidson stores on the East Coast, including Manchester Harley-Davidson in New Hampshire and High Octane …

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• 26 March

  Harley-Davidson Plans Pan America Demo Tour With New England Stops

  

  MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson has announced plans for an eight-month demo tour of its new Pan America 1250 adventure model that includes five stops in the Northeast. The 25-stop tour kicks off in mid-April in Dallas, but makes its way to New England in June when it visits Laconia Motorcycle Week …

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• 23 March

  Triumph Shows Off Design Of Project TE-1 Electric Prototype

  

  HINCKLEY, Leicestershire – Touting its prototype design as “significantly more compact and lighter than anything currently available on the market,” Triumph today provided a peek at its “Project TE-1” electric model that has been in development for nearly two years. Featuring sport bike/roadster styling, the TE-1 is a collaboration of …

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• 21 March

  Best And Worst Motorcycles Based On Particulates Found In Motor Oil

  

  It’s a fascinating video that contains some surprising and not-so-surprising conclusions on the build practices of various motorcycle brands. It’s perhaps predictable that the Chinese brand Yin Xiang gets labeled as “atrocious but cheap” and Italian makes Aprilia and Ducati get written off as “shoddy.” However, Royal Enfield from India …

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• 19 March

  Poll: Readers Itching To Buy Motorcycles, New Poll On Plans To Attend Shows

  

  There were some open spaces on showroom floors last year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Customers who were anxious to buy motorcycles and escape were a big part of the reason for the gaps, but factory shutdowns also presumably played a role. If dealerships did well in 2020, they may …

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• 17 March

  Aprilia Gone From New Haven Powersports, Brand Seems Intent On Alienating Dealers

  

  NEW HAVEN, CT – For the first time in the more than two decades, Connecticut is without an Aprilia dealer. New Haven Powersports in the Elm City is no longer selling the niche Italian line of sport bikes after having carried Aprilia since 1999.  Demands by Aprilia played into the …

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• 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

  2026 Motorcycle Event Calendar

  

  RIDE-CT is compiling the event calendar for 2026. 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 March 22, 2026 2026 April 24-25 – Perkiomen Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America National Meet in Oley, …

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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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