August, 2019

• 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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• 21 July

  Opinion: Kaplan Mixes Bad Brew Of Beer And Bikes

  

  VERNON, CT – With only a week to go until Rockville Motorcycle Mania, Ken Kaplan (aka “Kaplan America”) took to Facebook on Saturday night for a more than five-minute live promo on the event that’s set for this coming weekend at his New England Motorcycle Museum.  Nearly one-fifth of his …

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• 20 July

  Harley-Davidson Dealers Prepare For LiveWire

  

  BRISTOL, CT – Harley-Davidson dealers in the northeast are powering up for LiveWire. Yankee Harley-Davidson here got its charging station installed and operational early this month, while Empire Harley-Davidson in New Rochelle, NY got its online this week. LiveWire is Harley-Davidson’s new high-priced electric model that is now expected to …

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• 17 July

  Hill Country: Getting Back In The Saddle

  

  CHESTER, VT – I haven’t ridden any of my motorcycles much in the past couple of years. Maybe two or three thousand miles. The downside is that being a competent motorcyclist requires that you keep your skills sharp. The only way you can do that is by riding a motorcycle. …

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