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MILFORD, CT – Austrian motorcycle maker KTM has signed a fourth dealership to carry its bright orange motorcycles in Connecticut. Soon-to-open Colonial Power and Sport, which is being launched by the owner of Colonial Toyota here, is expected to open in late December or early January. “We’re building a heck …
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December, 2020
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2 December
NTSB Points To Truck Driver For Deaths In NH Crash
WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that “a pickup driver under the influence of illicit drugs” likely caused the horrific crash on Route 2 in Randolph, NH in June 2019 that killed seven motorcyclists. The NTSB announced Tuesday that it has determined that then-23-year-old Volodymyr Zhukovskyy “crossed …
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November, 2020
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30 November
“If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…”
Nearly two months have passed since the last installment of “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” The column serves to pass along stories that didn’t receive a full post, update previous stories, leak stuff not publicly announced, and provide some opinion. Here goes: If You Had …
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28 November
Springfield Motorcycle Show Not Happening In January
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – A month after saying that the odds were slim for staging a show in January, Springfield Motorcycle Show promoter Doug Sousa has now pulled the plug on what would have been the 16th annual show. “A simple virus that we can’t even see took down the …
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27 November
Harley-Davidson Apparently Planning Custom Sportster
Never a company prone to leaking new model info prior to an actual announcement, Harley-Davidson’s plans have become even more open to speculation since the appointment of Jochen Zeitz as president and CEO back in May (after being given the posts on an “acting” basis in February). Zeitz has slashed …
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25 November
Honda Offers Larger Rebel With Africa Twin Engine
TORRANCE, CA – Honda has announced an all-new brawnier sibling to go with its entry-level Rebel 300 and Rebel 500 cruiser models – the mid-sized 2021 Rebel 1100. The Rebel 1100 is powered by a 1,084cc parallel twin, a repurposed version of the engine found in its Africa Twin adventure …
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24 November
Riders Not Deterred By Cold, New Poll Asks About Motaur
RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England readers are a hardy and determined bunch, not deterred from riding their motorcycles by the cold weather that comes in late autumn and continues through winter, results of the website’s latest poll reveal. The poll, which ran from Oct. 17 through Nov. 24, showed that 40 …
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23 November
Kawasaki Kicks Up Dust With Five New 2021 Models
What’s the difference between “new” and “all-new?” That’s the first question that came to mind upon gazing at Kawasaki’s press release issued this morning that announced five fresh models for 2021. Three are described as “all-new” while two get a “new” label, suggesting the latter are simply models that have …
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22 November
Eats: Pies And Cookies At Plasko’s Farm Creamery
TRUMBULL. CT – Funny how one discovers local destinations they never knew existed. When strolling through social media the other day, I stumbled across a creamery in my hometown – Plasko’s Farm Creamery & Café. Formerly a Christmas tree and corn farm during my youth, Plasko’s Farm was founded in …
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21 November
Sturgis Sparked Spread Of COVID-19 Cases In Minnesota
The 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, held in August in South Dakota, helped fuel the spread of the coronavirus, according to a new study by health officials in Minnesota released Friday. The study, published Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, revealed that 86 cases of …
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