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Buell Motorcycles are no more - Erik Buell of Buell Motorcycles recently announced they are no longer manufacturing the Buell line of bikes. It's unfortunate to see this American made line of sport bikes fall to the slow economy. Click here to see Erik Buell's statement.
Cool Bike Rides Makes Pictures Available - June 10, 2009 - Our photographers take a great deal of pictures at the different events we attend for use on the website and in our videos. We've received requests from folks interested in purchasing copies of the original photos. To accommodate these requests, we've added an account to www.ClusterShot.com where folks can find and purchase the photos of their choice. If you see a photo on the site, and don't see it at ClusterShot, e-mail us and we'll see if we can add it. We will only make pictures taken by our photographers available for purchase. Any photos sent in by others will not be available as these aren't the property of Cool Bike Rides. Visit our new ClusterShot site today!
New Motorcycle Insurance
Options for Massachusetts Riders - May 19, 2009 - The nation’s leading motorcycle insurer has entered the
Massachusetts market, and has selected local agent First American Insurance
Agency of Chicopee as their partner.
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Canine for Combat Veterans Run Announced - The Haymond Law Firm, Coolbikerides.com and the
Easthampton American Legion Riders proudly present the First Annual
Canines for Combat Veterans Poker Run on August 2, 2009. All of the
proceeds from this event will allow NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled
Americans through their Canines for Combat Veterans program to continue
to train service dogs that will assist veterans in a new phase of their
lives. The need for trained service dogs is increasing due to the
growing population of wounded veterans returning from Operations in
Iraq and Afghanistan. "These men and women have given up so much for
our country. This is a great way for the biker community to combine
their love of motorcycles with support for America's service men and
women. It will be a exciting event," says ride organizer, Bethany
Costigan. The ride begins at the Yankee Candle Flagship Store, 25
Greenfield Rd, S.Deerfield, MA. Registration is between 9-10:30 with
the last bike out at 10:30. The route goes through the beautiful hills
of Western Massachusetts. Its end at American Legion Dalton Lavallee
Post 224,190 Pleasant St, Easthampton,MA for food, music and plenty of
raffles. Raffles from Joe Deans All Custom, Mustang Motorcycle Seats,
Sgt. Grit- Marine Specialites, vavavroomonline and many more. The cost
is $20 a bike and $10 a passenger. For more information or to
pre-register please check out www.coolbikerides.com. or email Bethany- veteransrun2009@gmail.com or 978-422-9054 ext 21.
Southwick Residents to participate in the PMC Challenge - Bernie and Dan Gardner will be participating in the PMC challenge, a huge cycling event and fundraiser. It's a two day ride that takes them out of Province Town on the Cape.
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Springfield Motorcycle Show - Cool Bike Rides exhibited at the Springfield Motorcycle Show in West Springfield, MA in January. For a complete re-cap of the show
click here.
Biker Gear Consignment Shop Opens in FL - Looking for affordable riding gear? If you live in the
Daytona Bike Week Issues -
European Fund Raising Ride - Scot spends more than a month on the road riding his Triumph for charity...
Roar in the jungle! Motorcycles in the Amazon?
The Moving Wall Vietnam Memorial Comes to New England - Reported May 9, 2008 - The Moving Wall has granted a request from Chapter 753 Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), to visit Taylor Park in downtown St. Albans, Vermont...
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Cool Bike Rides Hits The Radio - May 1, 2008, Ian Creswell of Cool Bike Rides and Tim Aloisio of the Republican Newspaper will be teaming up to provide the Live Free and Ride Report on the Springfield, MA based Clear Channel Communications stations.
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OCC Grand Opening - April 24th - 27th, 2008 - Come join us for the grand opening of the brand new World Headquarters of Orange County Choppers. The festivities start on April 24th and go all the way through till Sunday April 27th. The film crew for American Chopper will be filming through out the weekend as well!
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Thunder Road, the Custom Capital of Sturgis, Announces
Schedule of Events for 2008 - STURGIS, S.D. -- April 10, 2008 -- Thunder Road, the custom capital of Sturgis, will again be the place to be and be seen during Sturgis Bike Week 2008. This year’s
Thunder Road lineup combines Sturgis essentials – the best bikes, builders and babes –
all under one roof.
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Miss Sturgis Contest Wraps Up - On-line vote proves diversity of the biker community
Sturgis, S.D. – March 31, 2008 – The Miss Sturgis 2008 and Girls of Sturgis Bike Week contest, after eight weeks of on-line voting, has produced a diverse array of 12 beautiful and personable finalists for the title of Miss Sturgis. A panel of judges will make the final selection for Miss Sturgis; the ladies are coming in from all over the country for their interviews and photo shoots. CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THE STORY...
March 31, 2008 - Biker Down - Al "Tibby" Thibodeau, owner of Tibby's H-D in Springfield passed away over the weekend. Al was the founder of Tibby’s Harley-Davidson over 50 years ago, and very active in the motorcycling community in his day. For the past 20 years or so, the store has been managed by his son Jason.
March 18, 2008 - Sasha Mulins Added to Cool Bike Rides - Cool Bike Rides adds Sasha Mullins, a biker, musician and author, to the Cool Bike Rides community. She will be sharing her riding experiences with us through her inspiring writing. Sasha's next book, Bikerlady, Living and Riding Free (Citadel Press) will be released in July 2008. Click here to review her bio.

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