The Week In Review – Feb. 29

A new Royal Enfield dealer in New England, a new mid-year model from Harley-Davidson, an ad goof, and more in The Week In Review for the week ending Feb. 29:

Vermont Gets Royal Enfield Dealer

Vermont has gotten a Royal Enfield dealer. Island Auto Haven, an auto repair shop in Grand Isle (near Burlington), has expanded into motorcycles and added the business name Royal Enfield of Vermont.

New bikes arrived recently. Royal Enfield of Vermont is the fifth Royal Enfield dealership in New England.

Harley-Davidson Debuts Softail Standard

Harley-Davidson debuted the Softail Standard model, with a suggested MSRP of $13,599 and four accessory packages with prices ranging from $1,049.95 to $1,699.95.

The mid-year Softail Standard bobber is offered only in black, features a chopped rear fender, a mini-apehanger handlebar, and is powered by a Milwaukee-Eight 107 V-Twin engine.

Didn’t Know That Ford Built Motorcycles

RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England got a chuckle out of the Facebook Marketplace ad by Wagner Motorsports in Worcester, MA for a 2010 Triumph Thunderbird, which listed the used bike as being a 2010 Ford Thunderbird. Stuff happens…

Moto Guzzi V85 TT Fuels Piaggio growth

The year 2019 proved positive for Italy’s Piaggio, maker of Vespa scooters and Aprilia and Moto Guzzi motorcycles. Motorcycle sales worldwide were up 24.6 percent over 2018.

“Moto Guzzi was the outright bright star with volumes and revenues skyrocketing fueled by the V85 TT,” the company reported.

The scooter segment increased 8.1 percent.

Germany Takes On Motorcycle Noise

Finally, Germany is going after noisy motorcycles. Visordown reports that Germany is considering regulations “that range from excessive to unfathomable” to makes things quieter.

Under consideration is the outright banning of aftermarket exhaust pipes and the prohibition of motorcycles in certain areas over weekends and holidays.

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