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China International Motorcycle Trade Exposition

29 April 2008

Chinese motorcycles and the Chinese motorcycle industry are coming along as evidenced by the recent show in Chongqing. Already producing motorcycles by the millions, they are steadily developing products that could have wide appeal in markets outside China .
The bike in the photo above, for instance, is a 250cc 4 valve DOHC liquid cooled […]

Subaru Motorcycle?

5 December 2007

Everyone keeps pointing out these stories about a Subaru motorcycle so I’ll put this up but I have zero information other than what everyone else is repeating. Yesterday, this photo was circulating everywhere and even the automotive websites covered it, must be because of the name.
A couple of weeks ago, Motorcycle News made mention of […]

U.S. Senators Want More Chinese Riding Harleys

5 December 2007

As mentioned here recently, Harley Davidson is opening another dealership in China even though sales are not exactly booming, in fact, they’re hardly selling any at all. Some U.S. senators, from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and Missouri, the states where HD has a presence, are asking the U.S. to put pressure on China to relax […]

Riding Across China by Motorcycle

19 November 2007

As often happens, our readers find some of the best stories and this one is an excellent example. Tom left a comment on our story about Harley Davidson’s newest China dealership where he pointed to a thread over on ADVrider about a real ride across China on a 200cc dual sport motorcycle with lots of […]

Harley-Davidson Opens Dealership in East China

16 November 2007

Harley Davidson now has another dealer in China. Their first was in Beijing, this one’s in Shanghai. I’m still curious how they’ll do over there. Lots of restrictions from what I understand.
Harley Davidson press release:
Harley-Davidson opened its first authorized dealership in East China on Nov. 3, 2007 in Shanghai. Jim Ziemer, CEO of Harley-Davidson Inc., […]

36 Million Motorcycles from China and India by 2010

18 October 2007

By 2010, China and India will produce a combined total of 36 million motorcycles per year. Let me repeat that, … 36 MILLION motorcycles PER YEAR!
That number was buried in a news item this morning about a new microcontroller chip for motorcycle engine management systems. These chips precisely control the fuel/air mixture, ignition and who […]

NHTSA Examines Imported Motor Vehicle Parts

18 July 2007

What happens when a foreign company simply refuses to recall unsafe motor vehicle parts or equipment? The NHTSA began thinking about that problem in light of recent events. Last month, a recall was initiated for tires manufactured by Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., China’s second-largest tire maker. Hangzhou exports tires to FTS (Foreign Tire Sales), a […]

The German Roots of Yamaha Motorcycles

19 June 2007

With Yamaha recently winning a court case against the Chinese manufacturers who copied the Yamaha scooter design, and even the Yamaha name, and an earlier case against Patriot Motorcycles over the Yamoto brand off road bikes they were selling, it was interesting to look at the history of Yamaha itself.
I was digging again in the […]


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