18.12.03
JS Online: Harley rolls out incentives to clear glut from 2003: "Harley rolls out incentives to clear glut from 2003"
DaytonDailyNews: Dayton, Ohio, news and information: "Harsha suspects rates remain high in some places because of a growing number of alcohol-related motorcycle accidents in the last five years."
17.12.03
PlayStation 2: Capcom Europe Announces Two New Titles: "Utilising a new sound rendering engine called M.R.S.S (Motorcycle Real Sound System), Riding Spirits II aims to be the most faithful recreation of the high-octane sport of motorcycle riding, ever created. "
PACKETONLINE News Classifieds Entertainment Business - Princeton and Central New Jersey Police issued 35 citations in one day, including illegal mufflers, expired inspections, no inspections and unlicensed drivers.
9.12.03
Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage "There is no point in having a Formula One Grand Prix and a MotoGP in the same country on the same day," he said. "That would be ridiculous."
8.12.03
Rapid City Journal: Serving Rapid City South Dakota In a verdict likely to bring an abrupt end to a three-decade political career, a jury convicted Rep. Bill Janklow of manslaughter Monday for a collision that killed a motorcyclist
3.12.03
NATIONAL POST: "'Anyone who knew Janklow knew Janklow drove like a maniac,' said Mr. Napoli, who has worked closely with Mr. Janklow in Pierre, the state's capital, and has known him for more than 30 years.
'We were all hoping he would get out of office before something like this happened, and he didn't make it. He'd had so many close calls and had done so many crazy things that we were all on our seats' edges waiting for something to happen.'"
'We were all hoping he would get out of office before something like this happened, and he didn't make it. He'd had so many close calls and had done so many crazy things that we were all on our seats' edges waiting for something to happen.'"
2.12.03
Janklow's Defense Attacked (washingtonpost.com): "no evidence the Republican congressman from South Dakota was suffering a diabetic reaction "
24.11.03
Atlanta,Georgia,11Alive,ATLANTA,News,Weather,Doppler,sports,events What do you call a husband teaching his wife to ride on an R1 without a helmet? A widower.
22.11.03
AV Press: Speedway takes care of car clubs before all else Willow Springs International Raceway turns 50 Saturday, the anniversary of the first race ever held at the track on Rosamond Boulevard. The anniversary qualified the 600-acre motorsports park for National Historical Site status.
Durango Herald Online U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, probably the only hog-riding Republican in the U.S. Senate, has won passage of a resolution that recognizes the 100-year existence of the motorsports entertainment industry and its contributions to the national economy.
19.11.03
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: East Volusia A jury has ruled that a Buell Lightning motorcycle was not to blame for the death of an Edgewater man during a "demonstrator ride" at Biketoberfest 1999.
18.11.03
AP Wire | 11/18/2003 | Janklow: "I gunned around him"; Aide: "He was slowing down" Janklow reuses "phantom vehicle" excuse: In Monday's hearing, Steele said he may allow testimony on two other accidents in which Janklow reported seeing a vehicle that nobody else did if the defense brings up the so-called phantom vehicles.
13.11.03
Small Business Times - Fresh Ideas For Growing Companies - Breaking News Harley-Davidson Inc. has reached an a labor agreement with employees in two unions who agreed to make concessions in health care benefits and preserve more than 200 jobs in the Milwaukee area.
9NEWS.com - Newsroom The Denver Fire Department has begun an internal investigation in response to questions raised by the 9NEWS I-Team about the investigation into one of the most expensive fires in recent Denver history.
The investigation involves the January 2002 fire at Fay Myers Motorcycle World on Alameda. The cause of the fire was last listed as undetermined, but investigators had developed early leads that indicated it could have been arson.
The investigation involves the January 2002 fire at Fay Myers Motorcycle World on Alameda. The cause of the fire was last listed as undetermined, but investigators had developed early leads that indicated it could have been arson.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: East Volusia The suit contends that this Buell model had a defective throttle
Pevely gets grant to assist Midwest Motorcycle expansion - 2003-11-13 - St. Louis Business Journal: "The city of Pevely, Mo., has received a grant of $355,000 from the state of Missouri to help the multi-million dollar expansion of Midwest Motorcycle Supply Distributors Corp."
11.11.03
10.11.03
9.11.03
La Crosse Tribune - News "However, a striking number of the fatalities had two characteristics in common. At least 40 involved riders without helmets riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles."
8.11.03
Albuquerque Tribune Online "It occurred to us that we don't see many ATVs driving around Washington," said Stratton, a former New Mexico attorney general. "So we decided to go to places where people are actually using them."
6.11.03
Daily Nonpareil Catharine Rambeau, the 67-year-old Lantana, Fla., resident and self-proclaimed "road warrior" for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has finally ended her 13,000-mile motorcycle (250 Nighthawk) ride for charity.
Ducati Motor Holding Announces Third Quarter 2003 Results: "For the first nine months, unofficial Ducati worldwide registrations, a measure of retail sales, were down 5% versus the period last year, with the US down 20%, the UK down 11%, Japan down 11%, France down 7%, Germany down 2%, Italy down 1%, while the Benelux Countries grew 6% and Non-subsidiary countries were up 8%. This is a notable recovery after declines of 18% and 4% in the first and second quarter of 2003, respectively."
4.11.03
ThisisLondon: "Hornby rode 35p higher to 1132 1/2p as analysts reckoned the bike market could be worth millions."
31.10.03
21.10.03
Data: ATV roadway wrecks almost always fatal: "Last year, 264 ATV crashes on public roadways killed 250 drivers and passengers in the United States, according to the safety administration"
16.10.03
The Advertiser: GP study hidden [16oct03]: "Taxpayers prop up the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix to the tune of $6 million a year."
The Advertiser: Rossi keeps rivals waiting [17oct03]: "Several riders on the grid are growing weary of the long-running saga surrounding Rossi's future as manufacturers will not allocate their rides for 2004 while Rossi is on the market. That leaves a swag of riders wondering where they will be next year."
15.10.03
JS Online: Fatalities mount as ATVs flourish throughout Wisconsin: "'Almost all fatalities we see the victim was not wearing a helmet.'"
14.10.03
GrandPrix.com > News > Rossi to test for Ferrari?: "Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo, playing the role of a benevolent captain of industry, says that he would happily give Rossi a serious test in a Ferrari F1 car."
13.10.03
FOX SPORTS | Motor Sports | Rossi set to leave Honda (October 13, 2003): "A Honda team boss, Carlo Fiorani, a countryman and close friend of Rossi, said today the Japanese motorcycle giant had done all it could to retain 24-year-old Rossi but the superstar rider seemed set on a switch."
11.10.03
Alameda Times-Star Online - Sports News & Columns: "In August the full 2.52-mile road course was repaved for the first time in 18 years and 'was long overdue,' Page acknowledged. This month two bridges are being moved and reconfigured to improve safety in Turns 1 and 6, not so critical for the NASCAR stock cars but of high concern to motorcycle and open-wheel racers. "
this is nottingham - news, entertainment, jobs, homes and cars Rocket Ron Haslam is coming out of retirement for one last race at Mallory Park this weekend.
The 47-year-old former Formula One world champion and Grand Prix star from Langley Mill is to take part in the Mallory Park Race of the Year tomorrow - after finally persuading wife Ann to let him turn out!
The 47-year-old former Formula One world champion and Grand Prix star from Langley Mill is to take part in the Mallory Park Race of the Year tomorrow - after finally persuading wife Ann to let him turn out!
10.10.03
8.10.03
tamworth.yourguide The beanie-clad grannie was reportedly driving her bike in excess of what police considered "a safe scooter speed".
Sporting Life - www.theage.com.au: "It is looming as the biggest helicopter event in Geelong since ... "
MotoGP schedule changed to avoid clash with F1 race: "Unlike in previous years, the start of the 125cc race will begin at 12.30pm instead of 11.15am. The 250cc race will start at 2pm while the blue riband MotoGP race will begin at 3.30pm."
FOX SPORTS | Breaking News | GP seeks to curb power (October 8, 2003): "Australian Motorcycle News magazine has reported there is a groundswell of opinion in the MotoGP community that the engine capacity of the bikes will have to be reduced for safety reasons."
6.10.03
Rapid City Journal: Serving Rapid City South Dakota: "That Janklow drove a Cadillac through a stop sign at 71 mph at a rural intersection and collided with Scott's motorcycle is almost boilerplate by now."
Helmet saves airman's life: "The results of a five-year study of motorcycle accidents involving Air Force members are conclusive -- helmets save lives."
3.10.03
The Motor Sports Forum - PR-NASCAR Busch North Lime Rock Advance What ever happened to Dale Quarterley?
30.9.03
CPC: Forecasts & Outlook Maps, Graphs and Tables Climate Prediction Center. Maps show areas forecast to have Above or Below average temperatures & precipitation.
29.9.03
Roadracing World Breaking News: Xaus changes tune - "racing can still be good with a one-band tire supplier and we might even go faster"
27.9.03
fresnobee.com | Sports In winning the final round of the American Motorcyclist Association's 250 Grand Prix road racing series Sunday, Richard Oliver of Auberry closed a long and colorful chapter.
26.9.03
25.9.03
Ducati CFO reiterates 'very prudent' 2003 guidance "Ducati, which sell about half of its products outside Europe, has seen its revenues made in dollars eaten up by unfavourable exchange rates."
17.9.03
The Daytona Beach News-Journal In four years, the public could own the Daytona International Speedway. And if that doesn't happen, there's a chance the International Speedway Corp. will be paying considerably more to use the place.
16.9.03
ic Berkshire - 650 motorbikes lost in museum blaze "They are all old bikes and they are completely irreplaceable. It is dreadful. They are absolutely devastated. Part of our heritage has been destroyed."
15.9.03
Telegraph | Motoring | The good...: "Frank Melling reflects on a bike 50 years ahead of its time that was too radical for the Americans"
Headlines Powered by Business Wire ATK Buys Out Cannondale Motorsports Inventory; Rescues Dealers and Owners Worldwide
14.9.03
13.9.03
Ohio News Network - All Ohio. All The Time. a car crossed the center line of a highway and struck seven motorcycles
American News | 09/13/2003 | Officials: Janklow never got immunity from speeding tickets As if state troopers need a special order to not give their govenor a speeding ticket...
10.9.03
9.9.03
AMASuperbike.com :: 2004 Yamaha R1 Details HERE: "motor-driven secondary throttle valves" New R1 = fly-by-wire.
7.9.03
News-Miner - Past News "The petrol station is always open. In Mongolia and Russia, you always had to wonder if there would be food when you got to where you were going."
5.9.03
Ocean City Maryland - Hotels, Real Estate, Restaurants and MORE!"The mayor said he would rather help
Mikulski by giving him the telephone number of Delmar Raceway, a more appropriate site for motorcycle stunt riding."
Mikulski by giving him the telephone number of Delmar Raceway, a more appropriate site for motorcycle stunt riding."
Today's News Page: "Flynn said an outdoor demonstration of ATV noise levels which drown out the proceeding in the council room was neither fair or proper. "
4.9.03
27.8.03
Criminal Justice - By William Stone III - Sierra Times.com: "Janklow is despised from Sioux Falls to Rapid City. His success is not due to great service to his state, but is instead the culmination of a corrupt South Dakota political machine "
26.8.03
Villeneuve wants wing mirrors out of F1 - smh.com.au: "Contrary to rumours doing the rounds, McCoy plans to stay in MotoGP and there may be opportunities with other outfits."
25.8.03
24.8.03
Summit Daily - News "rather than turning into a slightly scary Sturgis-styled blowout, this weekend's massive Copper Mountain Cyclefest has proven that motorcyclists are just average folks"
23.8.03
22.8.03
21.8.03
al.com: Sports: "Hallman, in talks with MotoGP about an event here next year, changed his mind when he saw one first hand in Italy.
'I came back and thought this is much bigger than I thought it was going to be,' he said. 'When we do this for the first time, let's do it right and not rush it.
'Operationally, MotoGP is so big and complex that we did not feel the facility would be ready by the spring of 2004,' Hallman said. 'We wanted to go through another year of events before we pull back the curtain on an international stage. We're just not ready to go beyond two major spectator events next year.' "
'I came back and thought this is much bigger than I thought it was going to be,' he said. 'When we do this for the first time, let's do it right and not rush it.
'Operationally, MotoGP is so big and complex that we did not feel the facility would be ready by the spring of 2004,' Hallman said. 'We wanted to go through another year of events before we pull back the curtain on an international stage. We're just not ready to go beyond two major spectator events next year.' "
WCCO: Report: Janklow Driving 70-75 MPH At Time Of Fatal Crash: "Earlier Wednesday, the Highway Patrol took the unusual step of allowing reporters to view and photograph Janklow's car and Scott's motorcycle. "
20.8.03
Motorcycling: Safety fears prompt Moodie to quit Isle of Man race for good: "Scotland's eight-time Isle of Man TT winner, Jim Moodie, has decided never to race on the island again. "
Jury Hears Biker Boss Captured On Tape - from Tampa Bay Online: "But jurors were given a glimpse of the defense's argument during jury selection Monday when defense attorney Timothy J. Fitzgerald questioned several of them about their ability to be skeptical about such things as testimony of admitted murderers and also about their ability to believe that the president of an organization isn't necessarily responsible for what members of that organization do."
AMA Superbike.com "On the final heart-pounding lap exiting the chicane, Duhamel passed Roberts in NASCAR Turn 3 and then ducked underneath Bostrom coming out of NASCAR Turn 4 to nip him at the start/finish line by a tire. The margin of victory was a slim .069 seconds and one of the most memorable finishes in the race's 62-year history."
19.8.03
Rapid City Journal: Serving Rapid City South Dakota: "preliminary reports indicate Janklow went through the intersection without stopping, Ellingson said. He said Janklow's car traveled about 300 feet after impact."
17.8.03
Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage: "In a couple of months, the Japanese car maker will use its expertise as the world's largest motorcycle maker to start producing automatic transmissions for cars in Indonesia -- defying a long-held view that the precision parts can't be built in developing countries."
Herald Sun: Phillip Island track dangerous: Johnson [18aug03] Car racers say Phillip Island too dangerous because it's built for motorcycles.
15.8.03
PMC won't mind a little rain on its parade: "Other than hoping for a little pre-race rain, things couldn't be better leading up to Sunday's 55th annual Peoria TT motorcycle race."
14.8.03
13.8.03
News - River Grove Messenger: "The restrictions apply to any electric scooter or motorcycle, motor scooter, motorized pedalcycle or motor-driven skateboard with less than 150-cubic-foot displacement."
12.8.03
Aug 03:
FDNY Dream Bike Auction
Dates: September 3 to September 11(11:59 pm)
Place: Ebay Motors - subtitle 'Honda FDNY Dream Bike'
FDNY Dream Bike Auction
Dates: September 3 to September 11(11:59 pm)
Place: Ebay Motors - subtitle 'Honda FDNY Dream Bike'
11.8.03
2003 Iron Butt Follow along this year's Iron Butt, especially Bob Higdon's excellent reportage (at bottom).
MediaGuardian.co.uk | City | Why Ball's well placed in Murdoch's court: "He does not fit the image of a media boss and, despite the Ducati motorcycle in his office, he's not a typical City boy, either."
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