11.3.04
Philadelphia Daily News | 03/09/2004 | TAKIN' AIM AT RADAR GUNS: "PENNSYLVANIA STATE troopers have written thousands of speeding tickets with radar guns that a state police expert says are so defective they would clock a roadside rock at 70 mph."
The Miami Herald | 03/11/2004 | Bike Week less attitude, more fun: "Bike Week is still dominated by the new breed of Harley-Davidson biker -- but the breed is aging. A younger crowd, more inclined to sport bikes, is being accepted in ways that never would have happened a decade ago. It seems there is less ''attitude'' and more camaraderie."
10.3.04
Forbes.com: Japan Hot Stocks-Yamaha Motor, Mizuho, Canon, Tokyo Steel: "The brokerage said Yamaha was on course to improve its balance sheet and expand its business due to diminishing risks of a further rise in the yen against the dollar"
9.3.04
OrlandoSentinel.com: Volusia County News: "Turner's findings were not unusual. Studies conducted in other states after helmet laws were repealed showed similar rises in injuries and fatalities. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, motorcycle-accident fatalities rose in Kentucky and Louisiana in the years after helmet laws were repealed."
8.3.04
No more easy rider: "it is unreasonable to argue that a decline in helmet use and an increase in deaths have nothing to do with each other."
7.3.04
OrlandoSentinel.com: Motor Racing: 'Nice win,' Yates told Mladin.
'Nice head butt,' Mladin answered.
'Nice head butt,' Mladin answered.
4.3.04
The Daytona Beach News-Journal Stan Hughes, 41, of Oklahoma, jumped off his 2004 Kannon V8-Chopper on Riverside Drive after the throttle jammed while he was on Sickler Drive, police said.
2.3.04
SABCnews.com - sport/other: "Accounts committee calls for Phakisa investigation" Webster Mfebe, sports MEC, has denied media reports that the Phakisa raceway had cost the taxpayer R424 million over the past five years. The MEC claims the cost was R341 million. (One South African Rand equals fifteen cents US.)
Hillsborough: Study: Deaths climb after helmet law repeal: "Motorcycle fatalities rose by about 42 percent in the 18 months after the new law went into effect on July 1, 2000, according to a state-funded study by the University of South Florida."
1.3.04
Sports News Article | Reuters.com: "But when the six-times Formula One champion spent a few weeks in the United States late last year, no-one recognized the fit-looking man playing on the Las Vegas slot machines or riding cross-country on a motorcycle."
TelevisionWeek -- Incorporating Electronic Media Actor Ewan McGregor will ride his motorcycle around the world in a new reality series on Bravo, sources said.
27.2.04
BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Motorbikes | Ducati Fila set to dominate: "I think WSB has lost some of its credibility - selling out to one make of tyre is not what you want to be doing in a high-profile motorcycle championship."
25.2.04
Bloomberg.com: Europe: "The euro's 18 percent climb against the dollar in the past year has dented foreign sales of companies such as motorcycle maker Ducati Motor Holdings SpA."
24.2.04
Herald Sun: Fox's double coup [25feb04] Mr Fox spent $10 million buying Phillip Island's internationally famous grand prix circuit.
22.2.04
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Business Despite a $2 million city-sponsored facelift intended to revitalize the street in the late 1980s, many of its buildings lie vacant most of the time.
Yet the ghost town comes alive each March and October as bikers roar into town. Landlords rent out the vacant storefronts and parking lots for a few weeks of frantic souvenir sales and collect rents ranging from $20,000 to $80,000. And the underused buildings continue surging in value, providing more property tax revenue for the city and county.
Yet the ghost town comes alive each March and October as bikers roar into town. Landlords rent out the vacant storefronts and parking lots for a few weeks of frantic souvenir sales and collect rents ranging from $20,000 to $80,000. And the underused buildings continue surging in value, providing more property tax revenue for the city and county.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: East Volusia: "'When bikers come here they all have a lot of money to spend and they're not shy about spending it"
20.2.04
Paying Harley for any delay - 2004-02-16 - The Business Journal of Milwaukee: "The company and city officials have agreed to a 'term sheet' that establishes conditions for the sale. Under its terms, the city would be forced to pay $10,000 a month if the 17-acre site is not vacated by Jan. 15, 2006. Failure to transfer the DPW yards to Harley, according to a timeline in the agreement, could also result in the city being forced to reacquire the 17 acres for $150,000 per acre. The agreement still must be approved by the Common Council. "
MOTOGP News - Bayliss: Rossi has his work cut out. "Colin and myself have had some great races in the past and I know what he can do on a motorcycle," smiled Bayliss.
15.2.04
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Business: "Altogether, Speedway Corp. owns about 450 acres in Volusia County. Last year, the company paid $1,653,000 in total property taxes in Volusia County."
F1-Live.com Barry Sheene’s widow will wave the chequered flag as the winner crosses the finish line in the season-opening Formula One World Championship round – the Foster’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
13.2.04
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
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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.
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