February, 2024

• 26 February

  Motorcycle Registrations Steady In Connecticut

  

  A lot has been made in recent years about older riders calling it quits and younger folks not taking up riding. Despite the suggested trends, motorcycle registrations in Connecticut have remained relatively steady over the past five years.  Figures from the state Department of Motor Vehicles show there were 84,836 …

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January, 2024

• 31 January

  RIDE-CT: The Changing Profile Of The Riding Community

  

  HARWINTON, CT – It doesn’t take psychographic analysis to know that the motorcycling community has changed significantly over the past two decades. As odd as it may seem, while it sometimes appears that there are more motorcycles on the roads on pleasant summer days, a contrary argument can be made …

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• 24 January

  Harley-Davidson Has New CVO, Street Glide And Road Glide Models

  

  MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson lovers will want to immediately check their bank balances and credit ratings. The company today announced some new models for 2024. They include a CVO Pan America adventure bike with a starting price of $28,399 and a CVO Road Glide ST beginning at $42,999. There are also …

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• 23 January

  No Wild Rabbit Moto Show In 2024

  

  CAMBRIDGE, MA – It’s an anticipated and well-attended event simply because of its setting on Massachusetts Ave. Motorcycles line either side of the thoroughfare outside of and across the street from Naco Taco for the Wild Rabbit Moto Show in Cambridge, but there won’t be a show in 2024. “It’s …

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• 22 January

  Moto Guzzi’s New Stelvio Adventure Model Has The Looks

  

  By Steve Rossi / RIDE-CT BETHEL, CT – It’s Friday, January 19. The thermometer reads 28 degrees, snow flurries are flying, and I’m piloting a vehicle with sporting pretensions to Hamlin Cycles. Instead of being on two wheels, though, I’m on four – in a late model sport utility vehicle. …

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December, 2023

• 20 December

  Flat Track Racing Coming To Sturgis, ADV Class Added

  

  DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Many details aren’t known, but AMA Pro Racing announced today that an American Flat Track event in Sturgis, S.D. will be part of the 2024 racing schedule. Set for Aug. 11, it will coincide with the final day of the 84th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The …

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November, 2023

• 27 November

  Janesky Wins Again In Baja 1000 In Mexico

  

  MIDDLEBURY, CT – Larry Janesky of Middlebury calls it “a survival test of man and machine.” It’s the longest, most treacherous off-road race in the world through a bone-rattling hellscape of dirt, sand, rocks and cactus in Baja California, Mexico.  This month’s 56th edition of the Baja 1000 for trucks, …

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• 17 November

  Keith Libby Injured In Motorcycle Crash With Deer

  

  (Update: Libby provided an update on Saturday, Nov. 18 reporting that the crash occurred “in front of my kids’ house” and that another motorist immediately called 9-1-1. He explained, “The EMT’s and the staff at Bridgeport Hospital were phenomenal in responding, assessing and commended me over and over on the …

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October, 2023

• 20 October

  Limited Edition 1977 Triumph Bonneville Has Never Been Ridden

  

  It’s 46 years old and has never been ridden – a limited-edition 1977 Triumph Bonneville Silver Jubilee model. The gas tank has never been filled with petrol and its odometer reads only 1.3 miles. No doubt that’s because the motorcycle has been rolled around over the years. Its whereabouts and …

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• 5 October

  Third Time’s A Charm For First Female In CSP’s Motor Unit

  

  Jillian Leca calls it the “most difficult training – physically and mentally – that I’ve ever done.” It lasted three weeks and ended two weeks ago with the Connecticut State Police trooper graduating and becoming the first female to admitted to the agency’s Motor(cycle) Unit in the 120-year history of …

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