An early episode of the television series “Law & Order” had detectives Lennie Briscoe and Mike Logan tackling a heavy caseload that included five unrelated murders and a domestic quarrel in a 24-hour period. Appropriately, the episode was titled “Mayhem.” It came to mind earlier this week when contemplating today’s …
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Springfield Motorcycle Show Kicks Off
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – There was a line of riders, all but a few of which arrived in four-wheeled vehicles, waiting outside the entrance when the 10th annual Springfield Motorcycle Show opened at 10 a.m. today at the Eastern States Exposition. Once inside and out of the cold, they got …
Read More »Springfield Motorcycle Show Hits 10 Years
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA – Promoter Doug Sousa vividly recalls The Springfield Motorcycle Show’s inaugural effort a decade ago. “The first year was terrible,” he said. “We had wonderful attendance, but very little to show.” That won’t be the case this weekend at the show’s 10th edition, which will be staged from …
Read More »Kickstands, Props At New England Air Museum
Motorcycle shows are always fun, but the New England Air Museum‘s inaugural indoor event today in Windsor Locks, CT was best summed up by Rick Price of Chester, CT. “It’s such a cool place to have it. There’s certainly a lot of shiny aluminum around,” said Price, who brought his …
Read More »Oil Drippings: News and Opinion
By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com With the unveiling of the all-new 2014 Chief by Indian only 10 days away, RIDE-CT.com has been wondering if Indian has added any new dealers in the northeast where an interested party might be able to buy the $18,999 base-price model with its Thunder Stroke …
Read More »Indian 101 Scout Prepared for Motorcycle Cannonball
Pictured from left, Tim Raindle, George Yarocki and Jeff Alperin By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com With only days remaining until the start of the Motorcycle Cannonball endurance run, vintage Indian expert George Yarocki was in his Torrington workshop last week attacking a checklist of tasks that needed to be completed …
Read More »Museums, Etc.
New England and eastern New York have loads of museums and other businesses devoted to motorcycles and riders. Here’s a partial list of the attractions and shops:
Read More »Hearing On Future Of Hillclimbs Staged By Quaboag Riders Postponed Until July 14
MONSON, MA – A Zoning Board of Appeals hearing scheduled to potentially determine the future of hillclimb events staged on land owned by the Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club was short-lived Thursday night when the inadequate size of the meeting room forced a postponement until July 14. State law requires that …
Read More »Update: 1981 Honda CM400 Custom Sells For $650
ROCKY HILL, CT – “It worked out pretty good. It was fun but stressful,” real estate agent Mike Samulenas of Berlin, CT said Sunday afternoon, one day after finding a buyer for the 1981 Honda CM400 Custom that had been sitting for years in the garage of a condo that …
Read More »Update: 1981 Honda CM400 Custom Runs, Title Found
ROCKY HILL, CT – Give real estate agent Mike Samulenas points for persistence. He’s been doing what he can to quickly get rid of a rather nice 1981 Honda CM400 Custom motorcycle that sits in the garage of a condo that he’s selling. The closing is set for Monday and …
Read More »If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…
Has it really been nearly two years since the last installment of “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” appeared? It had been a somewhat regular feature of light-hearted comment, predictions, and more serious opinion. Somehow, though, it got set aside in the day-to-day crush to cover …
Read More »Review: “Kaplan America” Is Solid Take On Reality Format
There’s nothing new on television, and the new reality special “Kaplan America” that is set in Connecticut is the latest example to confirm this thesis. It premieres at 10 tonight on The Discovery Channel and unabashedly cribs elements from “American Pickers,” “American Chopper” and even “Counting Cars” with self-imposed deadline …
Read More »“Kaplan America” Becomes Discovery Channel Special
New England Motorcycle Museum owner Ken Kaplan is putting on his “Kaplan America” vigilante crimefighter garb for a new television special that will appear on the Discovery Channel next week. In the just-released promo for the show titled “Kaplan America,” he introduces himself by declaring, “I’m a motorcycle-flipping, ass-kicking, American …
Read More »Doug Danger Bio Released, Book Signings Scheduled
STURBRIDGE, MA – He’s had an amazing life. Set jump records as a motorcycle daredevil and survived Stage IV cancer. Now, Doug Danger’s story is being shared in a just-released “as told to” biography titled “Doug Danger – Dare to Dream.” Life-long friend Steve Hall was the man at the …
Read More »South Windsor’s Mayor Had A Legitimate Point On Noise
SOUTH WINDSOR, CT – What transpired at a town council meeting in South Windsor last week is worth noting and remembering for the lessons it provided. It also needs to be noted that the meeting failed to address the underlying problem that brought a mob to Town Hall – excessive …
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