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Facing financial crunch, UK based Norton Motorcycle goes into administration; India roll out hit

by Ketan Thakkar from https://economictimes.indiatimes.com Norton had set up an equally owned joint venture with Pune-based Kinetic Motoroyale in 2017 to start making mid-size motorcycles for India and Southeast Asian Markets by 2018. The project got delayed due to financial crunch at the UK-based entity. UK-based premium bike maker Norton Motorcycle’s India roll out may […]

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More than 100 photos from GNRS

from Rodder’s Journal Over the weekend, the Pomona Fairplex was hot rod heaven. From the buildings to the midways, everywhere you looked were cars, cars and more cars. There were big dollar show rods and homebuilt creations, record-setting drag cars and one-off customs. Topless, pre-1937 machines without roll-up windows competed for the coveted America’s Most

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The Philippines Is Making Roads and Cement With Plastic Garbage

One of the world’s top plastic polluters is giving its garbage a second life by using it to construct much-needed infrastructure. Philippine companies like San Miguel Corp. and Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. are using discarded shopping bags, sachet wrappers and plastic packaging to fire cement plants and build roads as the country embarks on an

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ABATE OF ARIZONA RECENT LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS

  H2183: FUNERAL ESCORTS; FUNERAL BOARD LICENSURE   [Oppose] Responsibility for licensing funeral escort vehicles and military escort vehicles is transferred to the State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, from the sheriff in each county. The Board is required to license funeral escort vehicles, military escort vehicles, drivers of funeral escort vehicles and drivers of military

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NEWS FROM BILTWELL IN NEPAL

Gnarly in Nepal Our trip with Motorcycle Sherpa “Our first taste of Nepal was riding through suspension bridges and yielding while full packs of goats and yaks took over the road. We got to see some temples, tons of monkeys, and an open air cremation. We visited more temples and ate at Yac Donalds where

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Indian motorcycle sales surge 37% following rollout of Challenger

by Carrigan Miller and Mark Reilly from https://www.bizjournals.com Polaris Inc. stock is up sharply Tuesday morning after the maker of ATVs, snowmobiles and motorcycles reported better-than-expected profits for the fourth quarter, driven in part by the rollout of a new Indian motorcycle. The Medina, Minnesota-based manufacturer posted income of $98.9 million for the quarter, or

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Harley-Davidson’s stock tanks as motorcycle sales continue to slide

by Paul R. La Monica from https://edition.cnn.com/ New York (CNN Business)Harley-Davidson has a big problem. Americans aren’t riding its trademark hogs nearly as much as they used to do. Shares of Harley-Davidson (HOG) fell 3% in early trading Tuesday after the company reported sales and earnings that missed Wall Street’s forecasts. The stock is now

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Salt Torpedo Chapter 24

Secret Desert Test Run On Tuesday, January 22, we nervously took the Salt Torpedo into the desert for some passes on a desolate paved road. I can’t tell you where we went. It’s a top-speed secret, that only coyotes and bleak desert bikers know about. What a trip. We did exactly as we were told.

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Salt Torpedo Chapter 24

    On Tuesday, January 22, we nervously took the Salt Torpedo into the desert for some passes on a desolate paved road. I can’t tell you where we went. It’s top-speed secret, that only coyotes and bleak desert bikers know about. What a trip.   Zack and my Grandson, Frankie helped us load it

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Rider Austin Forkner Captures First Triple Crown Win of the Season

Foothill Ranch, Calif. (January 26, 2020) – Round 4 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship returned to the desert in Glendale, Arizona for its first of three Monster Energy Supercross Triple Crown events of the 2020 season. Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider Austin Forkner raced for redemption as he returned to the top

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5-Ball Leathers and more

Leathers, Vests, Denims, tee-shirts, buckles, bedroll, books http://shop.bikernet.com/ Special Ops Jacket MORNING JACKET ~ AFTERNOON VEST – Our (13) pocket Special Ops tactical-style motorcycle Jacket converts into a vest. Designed for the road with heavy duty gun metal grey zipper front, bound leather neck trim and strong double needle seam construction. The 2 conceal and carry

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Montreal woman leaves her job, hits the road for solo motorcycle trip across Canada

Wendy McGean fulfilled her dream — of driving cross-country on a motorcycle — at 55 years old Suddenly, in her late forties, Wendy McGean started having an unexpected reaction every time she’d spot a motorcycle on the road. “My head would just pivot and I’d think: ‘I really want to do that!” she told CBC

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Denver Motorcycle Show reinforces industry’s new focus

The Progressive International Motorcycle Show rolled through Denver last weekend, and if memory serves, it was the first appearance in a half-decade or so. Colorado once had a major part in non-Harley-centric motorcycle drama. The Copper Mountain Cycle Jam was a giant event that featured the AMA Supermoto circuit amongst the high Rockies and brought

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Win Tickets to the Super Fun “One Motorcycle Show”!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey from https://www.portlandmercury.com/ If you love motorcycles, then the annual One Motorcycle Show is the cultural event of the season! Experience hundreds of the hottest rare, custom-built motorcycles designed by master crafters from across America (and of course, here in the PNW). Oh, but that’s not all! Along with delicious brews, coffee,

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Hundreds of bikers rev engines at funeral so motorcycle-mad boy can ‘hear them in heaven’

Hundreds of bikers made the wish of a grieving dad come true by revving engines at his young son’s funeral so he could “hear them in heaven”. Romeo Ferreira, who loved motorbikes, died aged three in December after battling a brain tumour. His father Leandro made a hopeful plea on social media for roadies to

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As Utah motorcycle deaths rise, cycle groups call for better ban on drivers using hand-held cellphones

by Lee Davidson from https://www.sltrib.com/ Motorcycle groups revved up a call Thursday for something they say might have saved several of the record 48 riders who died on Utah highways last year: a better ban on the use of hand-held cellphones while driving. “Every time I ride my motorcycle, I always have to worry that

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Three-year-old girl rides her own mini-motorcycle – with training wheels – as she zooms along a trail with her father

by Raven Saunt from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ The footage was recorded on a helmet-cam by Bob Trabuco in Phelan, California The 39-year-old drives down a sandy track with his daughter, Presley, up ahead Social media users were quick to say that she was too young to be on the track A three-year-old girl was caught on camera

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