Harley Davidson has hired BNP Paribas to help them sell MV Agusta. Maybe they could have done that with Buell, too, … Press release follows: HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. SELECTS INVESTMENT BANKING FIRM TO ASSIST IN SALE OF MV AGUSTA BNP Paribas in Milan Will Help Harley-Davidson Move Sale Process Forward MILWAUKEE (November 19, 2009) – Harley-Davidson, [...]
November 2009
Harley Davidson’s decision to close the Buell motorcycle company and discontinue production was met with great surprise and disappointment from many in the motorcycle community, but it was the further decision, not to pursue the sale of Buell to any interested investors, that has puzzled industry observers and frustrated many who would like to keep [...]
When I mentioned the new Moto Guzzi concepts at EICMA this year, one comment pointed to the Millepercento M2S. I’m not very familiar with the company, but I remembered some information I had filed away and took another look. It seems they make some rather interesting water cooled big bore engine conversions for the Guzzis, [...]
Since the announcement of the Buell shutdown, some folks who would know, have been talking about a new Buell model that was in development. Details from those folks are mixed with lots of speculation, so it’s hard to separate fact from fiction. Someone tipped me to this photo of what they say is the bike [...]
