January, 2021

• 9 January

  Miracle Mile Harley-Davidson Announces Closure

  

  GREAT NECK, NY – Another Harley-Davidson dealership is closing its doors. Miracle Mile Harley-Davidson announced Friday that after “careful consideration and with heavy hearts,” the store at 215 Northern Blvd. will close on Jan. 16. Without getting into specifics, a press release issued by the dealership suggested “the many trials …

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• 4 January

  “If You Had Asked Me…” Has More On Bemer And OCC

  

  It’s another installment of “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…,” a column that updates recent stories as well as contains fresh items that didn’t warrant a full post or slipped through the cracks. Here goes: “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” That …

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• 3 January

  Motaur Is A Creepy Dude, New Poll On IMS In Brooklyn

  

  Can a spokesman as creepy as Motaur really help sell insurance for Progressive? Readers of RIDE-CT & RIDE- New England apparently think not as more than 85 percent of those who voted in the website’s latest poll believe that the Motaur campaign is either an overreach by the ad agency …

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• 2 January

  Rider Death Rate Doubles In New York City In 2020

  

  NEW YORK – The COVID-19 pandemic helped kick up the rider death rate in the city in 2020 with 50 motorcyclists dying in crashes, double the 25 who died in 2019, according to the “New York Post.” The tabloid newspaper declared 2020 to be “another bloody year on New York …

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December, 2020

• 30 December

  Bemer Stabbed At Home, Live-In Partner Charged

  

  GLASTONBURY, CT – Bruce J. Bemer, the 66-year-old millionaire owner of two Connecticut motorcycle dealerships who was convicted last year of patronizing young men in a sex trafficking ring, suffered multiple stab wounds during a “violent altercation” at his home Tuesday night. Bemer’s domestic partner, Jason McCormick, has been charged …

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• 30 December

  Orange County Choppers Moving To Sunnier Florida

  

  NEWBURGH, NY – Orange County Choppers is getting to a new headquarters, leaving its longstanding home in the the Hudson Valley for a sunnier spot in Florida. Calling the shift “the next chapter” in the long-running operation’s history, Paul Teutul Sr. and crew are relocating to what’s being dubbed the …

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• 29 December

  Max BMW In Brookfield Moving After 10 Years

  

  BROOKFIELD, CT – Customers began wondering weeks ago when a “For Lease” sign went up in front of Max BMW at 465 Federal Road, but no official word on what it meant was forthcoming – until today. As hinted by RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England back on Nov. 30, Max BMW …

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• 29 December

  Most-Read Stories Of 2020 Involved Saying Goodbye

  

  Yes, the COVID-19 pandemic caused upheaval in 2020, and resulted in the cancellation of most motorcycle events in the Northeast (and everywhere else), but changing consumer habits also played a role in this year’s most-read stories. Three of the Top 5 stories involved saying goodbye as businesses closed. More than …

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• 27 December

  Christmas Fire Guts HQ Of Laconia Motorcycle Week

  

  LACONIA, NH – An intense Christmas fire of as-yet-undetermined origin gutted the headquarters of Laconia Motorcycle Week, destroying decades-old memorabilia and archives detailing the colorful history of the nearly 100-year-old event. “It’s a nightmare,” said a devastated Charlie St. Clair tonight. “We lost all of our equipment. We lost all …

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• 26 December

  The Year 2020 In Pictures

  

  The year 2020 can easily be divided into two unequal parts; before and after the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. The deeper into the year, the fewer the pictures from motorcycle events in the Northeast. Nonetheless, there were enough snapped to look back on some images that will bring back some memories: …

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