The Kneeslider

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Chinese Rolls Royce?

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Think I'm kidding? Check this out. And I bet it costs a lot less. Suppose they start building Harley knock offs. Also, read this. I'm old enough to remember when the Honda 600 came over to the U.S. There were a lot of jokes about it, too small, low power, lousy quality, etc. A few years later, the jokes stopped. Honda makes a great car and motorcycle and we're better … [Read more...]

Motorcycles in a flat world

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There is an excellent article in the May issue of Wired magazine, not yet online, "Why the World is Flat." It's an interview with Tom Friedman. It's full of background information that is directly related to yesterday's posts about China. If you're the least bit interested in the coming changes, you should check it out. I can't stress enough the impact these changes will have … [Read more...]

Chinese MotoGP

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Speaking of China, the MotoGP is there this weekend for the first time at a brand new circuit. Descriptions of the course say it is one of the best. It's always interesting to see how the riders perform at a brand new course since no one will have the edge in familiarity with the circuit. This should be a good race. I'm curious to see what the new place looks like. … [Read more...]

Chinese motorcycles – continued

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Here are a few more things to consider about Chinese motorcycle exports: China now makes half of all motorcycles produced worldwide. In export markets, Chinese motorcycle manufacturers have been rapidly gaining share, especially in emerging markets in Southeast Asia and Africa. And further: Chinese companies have also grabbed market share from their Japanese … [Read more...]

Motorcycles from China

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Chinese motorcycles are coming, whether or not anyone is ready for them. Those soft sales figures many manufacturers have been reporting may be a sign of things to come if the Chinese have their way. China offers an enormous market for anything you might be selling but tariffs on imported goods make selling into that market extremely challenging if not impossible. The potential … [Read more...]