December, 2019

• 31 December

  20 Predictions For 2020

  

  No one knows what the future holds, but it’s always fun to prognosticate. On this last day of 2019, the staff of RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England guesses what will happen in the motorcycle world over the coming 12 months. Many of the predictions safe, others are thoroughly speculative, and a …

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• 30 December

  19 Favorite Photos of ’19

  

  In 2019, RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England staffers attended and reported on numerous motorcycle meets and shows. We met countless riders, did some test rides, had some adventures, and even came across some models we’d never seen before. In the process, thousands of photographs were taken. Here are 19 favorite photos …

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• 20 December

  NER Members Recall Being Struck While Riding

  

  If you’ve ever ridden a motorcycle, you’ve likely been struck by a flying object. The object could have literally been flying, like a bird or a bee, or have simply been propelled through the air by the wind or a spinning tire on a vehicle ahead. In a Facebook post …

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• 15 December

  Barnstorm Cycles Creates Tiffany Scout

  

  SPENCER, MA – The call came back in the summer requesting that Barnstorm Cycles here create a one-off motorcycle to be sold by Tiffany & Co. as one its 12 exclusive “very, very Tiffany holiday” gifts. Tiffany began the process by approaching Indian, which directed the world-renowned jeweler to Barnstorm …

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• 11 December

  Naugatuck Valley Greenway Routing Report Expected Soon

  

  Release of a highly-anticipated routing report for the Naugatuck Valley Greenway that includes the popular trail riding area behind the Thomaston Dam in Thomaston, CT that is used by thousands of dirt bikers – a report that planners had hoped to be issued in early November – is now expected …

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• 10 December

  Polaris Executive Shuffle Involves Indian’s Menneto

  

  MINNEAPOLIS – Indian Motorcycles has a new president as a result of an executive shuffle by parent company Polaris Inc. Steve Menneto, who has guided Indian for nearly 11 years, has shifted to the position of president of Polaris’s Off Road division. Michael Dougherty has succeeded him. Dougherty has been …

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• 9 December

  Impressions Of The Progressive International Motorcycle Show

  

  NEW YORK – Remember the old joke about the person who went to a fight and a hockey game broke out? It flipped the tables on the once common hockey experience of seeing nearly as many on-ice fights as actual skating, shooting and scoring. The days of relentless pugilism in …

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• 5 December

  New Jersey Dealer Plugging Brand Holes At IMS

  

  NEW YORK – A multi-line dealer in New Jersey may be the ultimate savior of this year’s Progressive International Motorcycle Show, which kicks off a three-day run at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Friday. With nearly as many motorcycle manufacturers deciding to skip the IMS as attend, Motocycle …

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• 3 December

  Triumph’s Small Tiger Gets Bigger, Lighter For 2020

  

  HINCKLEY, ENGLAND – Triumph‘s middleweight adventure model gets a makeover for 2020, with a larger motor and less weight. The rebranded Tiger 900 line announced today will come in five versions. The models will boast “10% more torque than the Tiger 800” which has been around since 2010. The Tiger …

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• 3 December

  Husqvarna Enters Adventure Market With Norden 901

  

  MATTIGHOFEN, AUSTRIA – Husqvarna today confirmed that it will upsize its street line of motorcycles and enter the adventure touring market with the Norden 901 model. A concept version of the Norden 901 was displayed at the EICMA show in Milan, Italy in early November, making today’s announcement no surprise. …

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