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Harley Davidson says Kentucky Only Option if York Operations Close

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Harley Davidson is in the final stages of deciding whether to restructure the York, PA production facility for greater efficiency or move those operations to another location in the United States. The decision is now down to just two options, stay in York or move to Shelbyville, Kentucky. The company had previously announced 4 potential alternatives to York, but yesterday … [Read more...]

Boeing T-50 Jet Turbine Powered Honda Magna

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Maybe you aren't Jay Leno and you can't afford a Y2K Turbine motorcycle, but you have this crazy desire to listen to the whine and smell the burning Jet A or diesel fuel while you're cruising down the road, ... well, here's your answer. This is a Boeing T-50 jet turbine powered Honda Magna. It's for sale on eBay and he's asking $7000. The T-50 has 300 pounds of thrust, 400 … [Read more...]

Uno Transforms from Parallel to Inline Wheels

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Remember the Uno? That's the parallel wheel unicycle (dicycle?) built by Canadian, Ben J. Poss Gulak. The young student, now an MIT sophomore, found riding the original a little scary once he began to pick up speed. Like a Segway, the Uno moved forward when he leaned forward, but, though it worked, he knew he would have to do something different if he was going to get others … [Read more...]

Royal Enfield Plans to Double Production Capacity

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Not every motorcycle company is slowing down, Royal Enfield is set to invest almost $14 million dollars to expand manufacturing capacity in their Chennai plant, raising capacity from the current 50,000 units a year to 100,000. The company, which currently sells between 4,500 and 5,000 motorcycles a month, expects to sell 50,000 motorcycles in 2009, Mr. Lal said. "From 5% … [Read more...]

Were You Born to Ride … the Bus?

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A recent study indicates 30 percent of the population has a genetic variant that may contribute to bad driving. Bummer, I guess if you have it, you’re doomed to accidents and tickets for the rest of your life. Don't become a rider or racer, you can't possibly hit the big time so learn the bus routes and take up golf, ... People with a particular gene variant performed … [Read more...]