March, 2020

• 8 March

  TWIR (March 7) – Indian, BMW And Royal Enfield News

  

  It’s time for “TWIR” – The Week in Review for the week ending March 7. Indian announces a new model, BMW unveils a new logo, and Royal Enfield gets into flat track racing. Here goes with TWIR: New Indian Scout Bobber Sixty Indian has released a lower priced, entry-level bobber …

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• 5 March

  Two Rare Triumph X-75 Hurricanes For Sale in NY

  

  The Triumph X-75 Hurricane is a rare and unforgettable model, remembered for its wrap-around bodywork, triple exhaust and bright orange and yellow paint scheme. Designed in the United States by Craig Vetter for BSA, but ultimately sold as a Triumph after BSA went out of business, only 1,200 examples of …

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• 4 March

  It Certainly Pays To Be A Harley-Davidson Executive

  

  MILWAUKEE – Executive shakeups don’t come cheap, and a compensation breakout by the “Milwaukee Business Journal” reveals that the new acting CEO of Harley-Davidson as well as the exiting CEO will get their pockets lined. The publication reports that Jochen Zeitz, who became acting CEO on Friday after Matt Levatich …

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• 3 March

  Satirical Website’s LiveWire In BU Pool Tale Spoofs Riders

  

  For satire to be effective, it must be imaginative yet plausible. A shocking story last week on the new website “2 Stroke Chronicle,” which boldly promises “The Latest Motorcycle News” but doesn’t actually offer any real news, has generated laughs. It has also possibly fooled some less-than-attentive riders who’ve stumbled …

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• 2 March

  Mount Washington Story Tops Most-Read In February

  

  A decision to end “motorcycle only” days at Mount Washington in New Hampshire led the Top 5 list of most-read stories here in February, which had 21,759 page views in 29 days. That figure was a record total for the month. Occupying the next two spots were stories on a …

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• 1 March

  The Week In Review – Feb. 29

  

  A new Royal Enfield dealer in New England, a new mid-year model from Harley-Davidson, an ad goof, and more in The Week In Review for the week ending Feb. 29: Vermont Gets Royal Enfield Dealer Vermont has gotten a Royal Enfield dealer. Island Auto Haven, an auto repair shop in …

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February, 2020

• 29 February

  Matt Levatich Departs As CEO Of Harley-Davidson

  

  MILWAUKEE – After years of declining sales, slow development of new product and facing an urgent need for “new leadership to recharge our business,” Harley-Davidson on Friday announced the departure of Matt Levatich as president and CEO. A news release issued after the stock market closed said the board of …

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• 27 February

  Readers Prefer Greenway Bypass Thomaston Dam

  

  Reaction by RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England readers to the recommendation that off-road riders and the Naugatuck Valley Greenway share the land above the Thomaston Dam in Thomaston, CT wasn’t surprising. Fewer than 10 percent of voters favored shared usage, according to a two-week, unscientific poll staged by this website. An …

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• 25 February

  Private BMW Museum Gets Bigger And Better

  

  HUNTINGTON, NY – It’s a clever, playfully misleading tale that Peter Nettesheim invariably tells when taking visitors on a tour of his private BMW motorcycle museum on Long Island. Standing next to a 1923 BMW R32 model, the oldest known BMW in existence, he’ll recount that the German company wasn’t …

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• 24 February

  Changes For Year Two Of Ride 1 Rally At Lime Rock

  

  LAKEVILLE, CT – Some changes in the works for the second annual Ride 1 Rally at Lime Rock Park. The motorcycle show, designed to kick off the riding season in southern New England, is set for Saturday, April 18, with the racetrack taking over the organization of the event. Hours …

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