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Ducati Ownership Changes Once Again

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Ducati's ever changing ownership is once again in play. According to Dealernews, Performance Motorcycles S.p.A. a new group formed in April made up of the 3 largest shareholders of Ducati, Investindustrial, BS Investimenti and Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan (HOPP) will be the new owners. Ducati leadership says a draft of the merger plan will be drawn up and subsequently … [Read more...]

S&S Cycle Downsizing After Sales Decline

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S&S Cycle of Viola, Wisconsin announced layoffs due to declining sales. A total of 60 employees were either laid off or offered voluntary separation, a total of 195 employees remain at the company's 2 locations in Viola and LaCrosse. Company President Brett Smith announced Friday that 60 workers have been cut this month through voluntary separation and layoffs. “This … [Read more...]

2008 Harley Davidson FLH Recall

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Harley Davidson has issued a recall for many of the 2008 FLH models for a problem with their fuel filters. Please read the details below for specific models. Manufacturer: Harley Davidson Model Year: 2008 Models affected: FLHP, FLHPE, FLHR, FLHRC, FLHRSE4, FLHT, FLHTC, FLHTCU, FLHTCUSE3, FLHTP, FLHX, AND FLTR NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V357000 Potential Units … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Racing Without Rules

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Every sport has its share of controversy, whether it involves a human athlete like the Olympics or motorsports like auto or motorcycle racing. Those controversies usually center around the rule book, in the Olympics it's age rules or doping rules, they're too young or they took some performance enhancing drugs, and in motorsports it might be a special engine modification or … [Read more...]

MotoPOD – Motorcycle Carrier for Airplanes

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You often see RVs rolling down the highway with a small motorcycle strapped to the back, after all, once you park the land yacht, you don't want to use it for every short trip at your destination but what if your RV is an airplane? If you land at some out of the way country airport, how do you get to town? MotoPOD is the answer. A specially constructed cargo pod strapped to the … [Read more...]

Titanium and Carbon Fiber Costs Coming Down

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Look at your average MotoGP bike and you'll see lots of titanium and carbon fiber pieces, same goes for high end bikes like the Ducati Desmosedici or any motorcycle needing the strongest and lightest materials. Unfortunately, all of those exotic bits mean high prices, but, we could see more of those materials used in the not too distant future due to advances being made which … [Read more...]