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5 November
Royal Enfield Goes Electric With Flying Flea Models

MILAN, ITALY – No specs were divulged. No prices were revealed. And the first model won’t be available until spring 2026. Royal Enfield also didn’t say whether it can be expected in the U.S. from the get-go, but what the company from India did do Monday was announce an electric …
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4 November
Owner Still Pleased With Electric LiveWire After Five Years

HARWINTON, CT – It still looks showroom new, and its odometer only shows about 1,600 miles after almost five years of ownership. “It’s definitely a fun bike to ride. There’s no doubt at all,” said John Birden recently of his 2020 Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle. RIDE-CT was at Yankee-Harley-Davidson in …
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25 September
New York City Harley-Davidson Closing Its Doors

NEW YORK – It’s a hard place to operate a motorcycle dealership. A few years ago, New York City lost its sole BMW dealership on West 57th Street in Manhattan. Now, New York City Harley-Davidson at 4211 Northern Boulevard in Long Island City on the west edge of Queens is …
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13 September
MAX BMW Opens KTM Dealership In New Milford

NEW MILFORD, CT – It’s hardly been a secret that owner Max Stratton has been working for quite some time on adding a KTM dealership on the property of his MAX BMW store at 493 Danbury Road (Route 7) south of downtown. In fact, he confirmed his plans to RIDE-CT …
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7 September
Motorcycle-riding Macaw Seriously Ill – R.I.P. Kaiba

Updated – Sept. 10, 2024 – News today from owner Thea Everest that Kaiba has passed away. A necropsy is planned to possibly determine what caused the abscess that claimed him. As of today, a GoFundMe effort started by Everest to help cover doctors’ bills has raised $600 of a …
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3 September
Motorcycle-riding Macaw Always Draws Attention

TORRINGTON, CT – When avid motorcyclist Thea Everest of Torrington indulges in what’s commonly referred to as “wind therapy” by many riders, she often takes along a passenger who can literally spread his wings in the breeze as they roll down the byways. Rather than occupy the normal pillion …
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23 August
Can-Am Taking Orders For Electric Models, One Dealer In CT To Sell Them

VALCOURT, Quebec – Can-Am moved closer to selling electric motorcycles this week by announcing that select dealers in Canada, the United States and 11 other countries are now taking pre-orders for its Pulse and Origin models. Production is expected to start in the fourth quarter of this year with global …
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3 August
Indian Motorcycle Adds Third Dealer In CT

VERNON, CT – Connecticut now has a third Indian dealer with the addition of Indian Motorcycle of Hartford. It’s located a dozen miles northeast of the capitol city in Vernon. The franchise was granted to the owner of Scranton Powersports in mid-June, but new models didn’t begin arriving until two …
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30 July
BMW Collector In Sharon Turns K75 Into Stunning Café Model

SHARON, CT – It’s not a stretch to suggest that Scott Rabeler became a BMW motorcycle enthusiast and collector by happenstance. Had dealers selling other brands been better stocked or shown more interest when he walked in their door, he likely wouldn’t have ended up with a basement workshop and …
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27 July
National Powersports Boots OEMs, Sticks With Used Bikes

PEMBROKE, NH – National Powersports Distributors is going back to its roots; surrendering new bike brands at its stores in New Hampshire and New York and returning to selling only used motorcycles. The switch is effective this coming Thursday, Aug. 1. The company is giving up Triumph in Pembroke, NH …
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