Monthly Archives: March 2011

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com When New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation wanted to raise the rent that Americade pays for using state-owned land alongside Lake George from $52,000 to more than $90,000, the event’s founder threatened to move the … Continue reading →

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com This video first landed in a my inbox a few months ago, but (as I recall) without subtitles. While the message was unmistakable, it makes more sense and is more impactful with subtitles. Here’s to … Continue reading →

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A key question that needs to always be answered when helmet shopping is whether the helmet is DOT-compliant; that is, government approved to protect your melon. The Motorcycle Industry Council has a website that lists … Continue reading →

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The 2011 endurance riding season staged by the Motomarathon Association kicks off June 9-12 with the second annual New England Motomarathon. Motofit at 10 Mill Plain Road in Danbury will be the launch point for the … Continue reading →

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The Harley-Davidson Foundation announced this week that it has donated $250,000 – a paltry sum considering that Harley CEO Keith E. Wandell was compensated $6.4 million last year - to support relief efforts in Japan following the … Continue reading →

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Did you hear about the rider who left his Ducati parked outside while he went into a Cumberbland Farms gas station/store and came out to find that it had been pushed over? It happened Friday … Continue reading →

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com One of the first things that Max Stratton did upon buying Cliff’s Cycle Revolution in Brookfield back in December was to jettison the Ducati line. Max made his mark selling BMWs at stores in New Hampshire and … Continue reading →

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Owning an old bike (or, in the case of RIDE-CT, bikes) is a blessing and a curse. An old motorcycle is inevitably rough around the edges, tempermental and prone to breakdowns. But there’s a romance … Continue reading →

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Newburgh, N.Y. gets a motorcycle museum when Motorcyclepedia opens on April 16. More than 300 motorcycles will be displayed on two floors in the 85,000 square-foot museum. The “Times Herald-Record” has the story here. RIDE-CT is … Continue reading →

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Not all motorcycles have V-twin motors. There are single-cylinder “thumpers,” triples and inline fours. And not all V-twin motors are found in motorcycles. From spring to fall, I spend two to three hours each weekday … Continue reading →