Archive for 'Motorcycle Business' Category
Harley Davidson’s Global Expansion Deserves Praise
14 July 2008Last Friday, Harley Davidson announced their acquisition of the Italian motorcycle manufacturer, MV Agusta, and many have weighed in on the pros and cons of the move, some think it’s a good idea, others aren’t so sure. If you haven’t made up your mind, consider what else is going on in the U.S. business environment [...]
Harley Davidson Acquiring MV Agusta - It’s Official
11 July 2008We wrote about the rumor before, here’s the story now that it’s official:
Milwaukee, Wis., July 11, 2008 — Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase the Italian motorcycle maker MV Agusta Group (MVAG). Under the agreement, Harley-Davidson will acquire 100 percent of MV Agusta Group shares for total [...]
Which Motorcycle Engine Technology Will Win?
10 July 2008Which alternative, if any, to the gasoline 4 stroke engine do you think is most likely to become dominant in future motorcycles? Will we continue as we are now or adopt one or more of the alternatives? Over the last several years, we’ve highlighted many motorcycles built with all sorts of power plants, some of [...]
Roehr 1250sc Price Set
29 June 2008Roehr Motorcycles has set the price of their new Roehr 1250sc at $49,995. When we last wrote about it in May, the final specs and pre production images were on their site but the price was still up in the air. Coming in at roughly $50k is about right based on what this bike is, [...]
Ducati Apollo V4
24 June 2008The Berliner brothers, who owned Berliner Motor Corporation and used to import Ducati into the U.S., among several other brands, in 1959 asked Ducati to build a motorcycle to compete with Harley Davidson for the police motorcycle business. After some discussion, Ducati finally agreed to the idea and a few years later produced the V4 [...]
Dan Gurney Alligator Recumbent Motorcycle For Sale
20 June 2008Here’s something you don’t see very often, a Dan Gurney Alligator recumbent motorcycle for sale. Powered by a 710cc Honda single making around 70 horsepower, these very limited production feet forward motorcycles were written up in all of the motorcycle magazines when they were first introduced. Lots of folks thought they would go over very [...]
Boss Hoss Advantage Wheelchair Accessible Trike
19 June 2008Boss Hoss is coming out with the Advantage Trike for the wheelchair bound individual who has the desire to ride one of their big V8 powered trikes. A wheelchair lift is hidden in the rear of the trike and all controls are hand operated.
There aren’t many trikes offered specifically for wheelchair use, the Martin [...]
Harley Davidson Opens Taiwan Dealership
14 June 2008Continuing their overseas expansion, Harley Davidson is now open for business in Taiwan. As with several other countries, Taiwan had a ban on large displacement motorcycles which has since been lifted.
With a soft market in the U.S., opening a few more international dealerships could be good thing. I’m a little curious how the new dealers [...]
