March, 2019

• 21 March

  Committee Scuttles Universal Helmet Provision

  

  HARTFORD, CT – Members of the motorcycle riding community who advocate for choice when it comes to helmet usage can once again breath easy. The Transportation Committee at the Connecticut General Assembly removed a provision from a bill that would have made universal head protection mandatory before voting the bill …

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• 19 March

  Energica CEO To Attend Hudson Valley Open House

  

  OSSINING, NY – The entry of Italian electric bike builder Energica into the northeast will be marked by a day-long open house on March 30 at its newest dealer, Hudson Valley Motorsports, with the company’s CEO for North America in attendance. Joining Stefano Bennati at the open house will be …

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• 17 March

  If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…

  

  It’s been a goodly while since the last installment of “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” In fact, it has been more than a year and a half since what had been a regular catch-all post for small newsworthy items not hefty enough for a full …

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• 15 March

  Lime Rock Park To Host Spring Motorcycle Rally

  

  LAKEVILLE, CT – The bucolic setting of Lime Rock Park race track will be the site of a new motorcycle rally next month, designed to jump start the riding season in southern New England as motorcyclists get their bikes out of winter storage. Presented by Spectro Performance Oils and Lime …

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• 14 March

  Ducati Sales Dipped Significantly In U.S. In 2018

  

  BOLOGNA, ITALY – Sales of Ducati motorcycles dropped nearly nine percent in the U.S. in 2018, the company announced today, with global sales down five percent in the over 500cc market. Ducati sold a total of 53,004 motorcycles last year, down from 55,871 in 2017. Nonetheless, Ducati topped the 50,000 …

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• 13 March

  Eats: White Horse Country Pub Boasts Bike Behind Bar

  

  NEW PRESTON, CT – In a pub filled with artifacts, the shiny, red 1920 Indian Scout “motocycle” enclosed in glass behind the bar stands out. “Every part on it is original,” reports John Harris, owner  of the White Horse Country Pub & Restaurant, who obtained it out of a museum …

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• 7 March

  Dealer Perspective: Off-Season Woes

  

  LITTLE NECK, NY – It’s a local story that hasn’t received national attention, but it’s worth noting and commenting on. The owner of two Harley-Davidson dealerships in Wisconsin is being sued by Harley-Davidson for $6.3 million.  What happened was – possibly because they were caught in a cash crunch – the …

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• 1 March

  Dirt Riders Turn Out For Greenway Options At Thomaston Dam

  

  THOMASTON, CT – Upwards of 150 worried dirt bike riders, fearful that a proposed “greenway” may disrupt or bring an end to more than 40 years of riding on trails behind Thomaston Dam, turned out for an occasionally-contentious informational public meeting at Center School on Thursday night. Representatives of the …

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February, 2019

• 27 February

  New Zero SR/F Model Undercuts LiveWire By One-Third

  

  Zero’s reveal earlier this week of a new streetfighter model called the SR/F (pictured above) not only put the electric motorcycle manufacturer into a new category, but also served to reiterate just how disconnected Harley-Davidson is with the slowly growing e-market. With a base price of $18,995 (and an MSRP …

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• 26 February

  Doc’s Brings 1962 Lambretta Back To Life For NYC Owner

  

  WATERBURY, CT – What’s winter without a project? Winter’s the season when motorcycle owners and shops engage in deferred repairs, overdue maintenance and long-desired restorations to occupy idle time and to prepare for the coming riding season. In my case, a hinky instrument cluster on the 1987 BMW R 80 RT …

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