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Title: Maybe a new MG dealer CT
Post by: steven c on March 12, 2019, 06:28:54 PM

Ken Kaplan of Kaplan Cycle at the New England Motorcycle Museum in Rockville CT. said on a youtube video he posted on his way the Daytona that he is meeting with Guzzi people to talk about opening a dealership at the Museum location. Nice to hear of one may be opening and not closing plus it's 15 minutes from my house.

Title: Re: Maybe a new MG dealer CT
Post by: JJ on March 12, 2019, 06:53:24 PM

 :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :cool: :smiley:  :smiley: Positive MG dealer news for a change! :wink:

Title: Re: Maybe a new MG dealer CT
Post by: s1120 on March 13, 2019, 06:09:26 AM

He has some interesting vids. Seems like quite a big place. My Stone passed through his hands a few years ago before the guy i got it from got it.

Title: Re: Maybe a new MG dealer CT
Post by: larrys on March 13, 2019, 07:54:04 AM

That would be cool! Hour north of me.
Larry

Title: Re: Maybe a new MG dealer CT
Post by: steven c on March 13, 2019, 10:44:03 AM

The museum is really nice.
(https://i.ibb.co/0sDywrT/IMG-0443.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0sDywrT)
 I was there for the opening and a couple of weeks ago,

Title: Re: Maybe a new MG dealer CT
Post by: Roebling3 on March 13, 2019, 02:50:13 PM

Less museum. More a collection of spent hardware and unsold helmets.
Perhaps a few of the antique/vintage bikes owned by others, found places inside the building. Perhaps to avoid a CT tax? Good site for winter storage?
I am an experienced sissy.... Having the local 1% club provide safe visiting service on opening day was seriously puzzling, plus the band was extremely loud.  R3~

Title: Re: Maybe a new MG dealer CT
Post by: SLDMRossi on March 13, 2019, 03:07:13 PM

I missed the Saturday opening, so went up the following day. Like a couple of other guys on hand, we found out that they were closed that very next day (Sunday). None of us were happy. So are they now open on Saturday -- and -- Sunday?

I agree with Bud. Looking through the window(s) it appeared to be somewhat of a haphazard collection. More of an assembly of miscellaneous bikes, instead of any type of interpretive theme of motorcycle history. I certainly do give them great credit for making it happen, but just sayin' … having spent a lot of time in transportation-related Museums. Not to criticize, but to simply help manage the expectation, if/when you go...

SR

Title: Re: Maybe a new MG dealer CT
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on March 13, 2019, 03:31:53 PM

Guzzi dealership / museum

Is there some irony there?

Title: Re: Maybe a new MG dealer CT
Post by: Roebling3 on March 13, 2019, 04:30:30 PM

Open times have always been on a catch me if you can basis; including a promise, or 2 lost. Kaplan needs to delineate in some fashion. Like our collective, recurring breakfast meetings. Hopefully he would get enough visitors and move enough cash to support the staff for one day each month. Being reliable is the first order of business.  R3~ 

Title: Re: Maybe a new MG dealer CT
Post by: arveno on March 13, 2019, 05:35:42 PM

the "wolverine" guzzi dealer ? ah ah !!  good luck !!

Title: Re: Maybe a new MG dealer CT
Post by: grebmrof on March 13, 2019, 06:20:39 PM

Bought a used Yamaha from them through ebay, I returned to them some weeks later.  Lot of enthuasiam, but not so sure about things there.  Good luck, hope it all works out...

Title: Re: Maybe a new MG dealer CT
Post by: steven c on March 13, 2019, 07:04:28 PM

Quote from: arveno on March 13, 2019, 05:35:42 PM

the "wolverine" guzzi dealer ? ah ah !!  good luck !!

They do have regular hours now.