August, 2019

• 3 August

  Yankee Chapter National Meet Has Bikes Worth Seeing

  

  TERRYVILLE, CT – If opening day of the National Meet staged by the Yankee Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America at the Terryville Fairgrounds is for shopping for that much needed part, then day two is for leisurely strolling the grounds and looking at old machines. Many sparkling …

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• 2 August

  Second Time A Charm For Yankee Chapter National Meet

  

  TERRYVILLE, CT – Wet weather put a damper on the Yankee Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America’s first-ever National Meet at the Terryville Fairgrounds a year ago, but Mother Nature is cooperating this weekend, which resulted in a large opening day turnout on Friday. “I’m ecstatic,” said Ted …

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• 1 August

  Driver In NH Crash That Killed Riders Was High At The Time

  

  CONCORD, NH – The driver of a 2016 Ram 2500 pickup that crossed the center line and crashed into a group of motorcyclists, killing seven of them, was high on drugs at the time, according to a federal report obtained by “The Boston Globe.” Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was also reaching for …

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• 1 August

  Super X Shines In Parking Lot At Indian Day

  

  SPRINGFIELD, MA – It’s often the case at motorcycle shows that unique or interesting models can be found in the parking lot as well as on the show ground. That was true last weekend at Indian Day at the Springfield Museums where a rare, modern-day 2000 Excelsior-Henderson Super X was …

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July, 2019

• 31 July

  “Ripple Relay” Shifts From New York To New England

  

  BROOKFIELD, CT – More women are riding motorcycles every year, and women now make up 19 percent of total motorcycle ownership in the U.S. However, around midday today, 100 percent of the riders inside the showroom at Brookfield Indian Motorcycle were women. They came from New York and Connecticut, a …

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• 30 July

  Own A Classic Bike Or Car? Better Check Your Tax Bill!

  

  HARWINTON, CT – Are classic motorcycle (and car) owners in Connecticut routinely being ripped off through inflated property assessments; assessments that sidestep state law? That seems to be the case, but there is a way to prevent being taken advantage of and save money: Check your tax bill closely before …

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• 29 July

  Indian Day Attracts A Crowd Under Sunny Sky

  

  SPRINGIELD, MA – Angela Phillips of Feeding Hills, MA was a first-timer Sunday at the 10th annual Indian Day staged by the Springfield Museums. She rides pillion on a friend’s Harley-Davidson and he’d stumbled across an item on Facebook touting the event. “This is the best ever. I love it,” …

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• 28 July

  The Week In Review (July 21 -27) – FTR 1200 A Hit

  

  A new feature launches today. It’s a Week in Review post designed to collect all of those short news items that arrive during the week but don’t warrant a full post. Here goes: Polaris Has A Hit With Indian’s FTR 1200 MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The heavyweight cruiser market may be …

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• 25 July

  Preliminary Report Draws No Conclusion On NH Crash

  

  CONCORD, NH – A preliminary report issued Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board into the June 21 crash in Randolph, NH that killed seven motorcyclists offered no new insight into the tragedy. It did confirm that a pickup truck driven by 23-year-old Volodymyr Zhukovskyy and towing an unladen trailer …

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• 23 July

  Harley-Davidson Sales Tumble Again in Q2

  

  MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson continues to struggle as sales sagged again in the second quarter of the year. The company this morning reported a sales dropped 8.0 percent in Q2 compared to a year ago. A total of 42,762 motorcycles were sold, compared to 46,490 in the second quarter of 2018. …

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