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Motorcycle Jobs

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If you're looking for a job in the motorcycle industry there are two different web sites that cater to your needs and both claim to be the first site with that focus. Motorcycle Industry Jobs and My Motorcycle Jobs both list what's available. I have no idea who was first but having two can only be a good thing if you're looking for something in the field. It looks like … [Read more...]

Speed limiters on the way out?

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When I pointed out the derestrictors you're able to buy for various motorcycles to get around the built in top speed limitations, I also mentioned the fact that these only exist because of certain "gentlemen's agreements" where all the makers agreed to the same thing. Now comes word that German car manufacturers are planning to do away with the automotive 155mph limit (free … [Read more...]

TVR buying Benelli

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The Italian maker of superbikes and scooters and who recently has been trying to get moving again with bikes like the Tornado, Benelli is reportedly being purchased by TVR, the British sports car manufacturer. The Russian owner of TVR is said to be planning the use of the British plant for making motorcycle parts. Benelli had the other straight six engine back in the '60s when … [Read more...]

Motorcycle studies

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The other day I mentioned the new study being funded in the highway bill to gather and analyze information on motorcycle accidents. Good thing, right? Well, that part of the bill is going to fund a study by the Oklahoma Transportation Center and was sponsored by an Oklahoma congressman. Why do safety studies have to be government funded at all? The highway bill providing this … [Read more...]

Blata fights Chinese copies

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Blata, the maker of pocketbikes and now MotoGP racers, is fighting a huge number of cheap Chinese copies of its signature products. We keep mentioning this recurring problem while other companies keep rushing to set up shop in China. China has a large number of companies that seem to exist for the sole purpose of producing illegal knockoffs of successful products. This problem … [Read more...]