12.2.04
9NEWS.com - Newsroom From the beginning - the January 2002 fire at Fay Myers Motorcycle World was suspicious.
Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Backpacker Killed in Tube Station Prank: "Mr Dean had only arrived in Britain the day before to pursue his ambition of being a professional motorcyclist. But after a drinking session with three other young backpackers, he was electrocuted as he fell on the 630 volt live rail."
11.2.04
10.2.04
9.2.04
GERMANY: Plant refurbishment blamed for BMW January sales shortfall : Auto News from just-auto.com: "The market landscape for the motorcycle segment remains difficult," BMW said announcing January sales of 3,110 units, "still 22.8% below last year's level."
8.2.04
MOTOGP news - Trouble ahead for 'Gauloises Fortuna' teams?: "the decision to run two tobacco brands was seen as highly inappropriate at a time when motorsport is under massive pressure to reduce its dependence on cigarette money, and tobacco advertising in general."
Motorsport.com: Magazine channel: " You know... when I was in the motorcycle business and I came up with a thing called super sport racing, the whole industry said that there was no way that people were ever going to want to race stock motorcycles."
7.2.04
6.2.04
Ames Tribune Charter van driver Gary Lee Butler will pay $11.67 in fines for each of the six Mid-Iowa motorcycles riders involved in a deadly crash in Tama County nearly 19 months ago.
5.2.04
BUSINESS WIRE: The Global Leader in News Distribution AMD64 Technology Speeds into Professional Motorcycle Racing with Ducati Corse Team
3.2.04
30.1.04
29.1.04
MSNBC - EBay, PayPal and the Fufu's furniture fiasco: "the meltdown was precipitated when Rodney Fee, a Canadian citizen and partner in Fufu's, vanished with a large chunk of the company's cash"
Sources familiar with the case say that Fee, a former amateur motorcycle racer, is being sought by authorities in China and the United States. A spokesman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to say whether an arrest warrant had been issued for Fee there.
Sources familiar with the case say that Fee, a former amateur motorcycle racer, is being sought by authorities in China and the United States. A spokesman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to say whether an arrest warrant had been issued for Fee there.
23.1.04
Rapid City Journal: Serving Rapid City South Dakota: "You are sending a message to the 60,000+ motorcyclists that visit your state and spend millions of dollars that it is OK to kill a motorcycle rider if you are in South Dakota"
22.1.04
21.1.04
Ames Tribune A judge has found Gary Lee Butler guilty of two traffic violations in connection with a collision that killed three Mid-Iowa motorcycle riders and seriously injured two others.
20.1.04
Crash victim's family sues Janklow: "He is scheduled to be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Moody County Courthouse in Flandreau, S.D."
16.1.04
Auto Industry The total Powered Two Wheeler market fell by 3%. The MCI reports some sectors of the market did extremely well, with trail and enduro registrations up 29% and custom-styled machines up by 16%. Scooters over 50cc also recorded an increase in registrations with a market rise of 2% confirming continuing interest in powered two wheelers as a commuting alternative to the car.
15.1.04
Ames Tribune A jury of six men and six women today found Gary Lee Butler not guilty in the deaths of three Mid-Iowa motorcycle riders and the serious injury of two others.
14.1.04
12.1.04
11.1.04
8.1.04
Belfast Telegraph: "Motorcycling: Take it easy, riders
Drive with care before the law brings in limits"
Drive with care before the law brings in limits"
5.1.04
Cambridge News :: Cambridge Newspapers Ltd :: www.cambridge-news.co.uk MOTORBIKE enthusiasts are being invited to take part in the ultimate road trip by joining a world-record breaking couple in a journey from Alaska to the southern tip of South America.
4.1.04
NZOOM - ONE News - World: "The figures reflected more than four deaths per hour and four injuries per minute, with 78% of injuries being the result of motorcycle accidents, the ministry said in a statement."
Sun-Sentinel: Broward County news: "Here, Honda operates its largest motorcycle plant in the world outside Japan, with almost 6,000 workers churning out almost 90,000 shiny bikes this year alone, about one-third of them destined for the United States."
Sunday Life Accepted now as the toughest national superbike championship in the world, with the supporting bill of 600 and superstock races, it has to be a must for anyone calling themselves a racing fan.
1.1.04
29.12.03
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."
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