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Forbes.com: Japan Hot Stocks-Shipping firms, Yamaha Motor, TDK, UFJ: "Yamaha Motor Co Ltd up 3.31 percent at 1,529 yen, the highest intraday level since July 1989, after robust earnings results and a strong business outlook prompted Goldman Sachs to upgrade its rating on the company to 'outperform' from 'in-line' and add the shares to its Current Investment List (CIL).
Yamaha Motor, the world's second-largest motorcycle maker, on Wednesday said its net profit came to a record 40.12 billion yen ($366.3 million) in the year ended March 31, its third consecutive year of growth.
Yamaha said its consolidated operating profit would rise 1.2 percent to 74 billion yen in the current business year, but Goldman Sachs said the projection was conservative"
Yamaha Motor, the world's second-largest motorcycle maker, on Wednesday said its net profit came to a record 40.12 billion yen ($366.3 million) in the year ended March 31, its third consecutive year of growth.
Yamaha said its consolidated operating profit would rise 1.2 percent to 74 billion yen in the current business year, but Goldman Sachs said the projection was conservative"
Yahoo! Cell Phone Use May Dial Up Crashes: "A new study, released in February 1997 by the New England Journal of Medicine, might have you putting some distance between yourself and drivers busy talking on their cell phone. University of Toronto researchers discovered:
Cell phone users were four to five times more likely to have crashes than non-users.
Cell phone units that allow the hands to be free offer no safety advantage over hand-held units.
The main factor in most motor vehicle collisions is driver inattentiveness."
Cell phone users were four to five times more likely to have crashes than non-users.
Cell phone units that allow the hands to be free offer no safety advantage over hand-held units.
The main factor in most motor vehicle collisions is driver inattentiveness."
28.4.04
NEWS.com.au | Kamfari splits for race safety (April 29, 2004): "The emergence of quad four-wheel bikes has forced organisers of the Top End's most prestigious motorcycle endurance event to make the move due to insurance concerns.
Quad bikes have been banned from the main course after a directive from the sports national ruling body."
Quad bikes have been banned from the main course after a directive from the sports national ruling body."
U.S. Newswire - State Highway Safety Offices Concerned with Increase in Fatalities; More Attention to Impaired Driving, Speeding Needed: " The substantial increase in motorcycle fatalities is troubling. To combat this, GHSA urges states to adopt a comprehensive motorcycle safety program including mandatory helmet laws"
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Sunday Life Why do so many continue to race after suffering serious injury, which would stop them in any othr sport?
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The Daily Internet: The Daily Inter Lake Newspaper, Kalispell, Montana: "But he blew off Ostrom's helmet warnings.
That was before he broke his jaw and both eye orbits of his skull, damaged his right eye and tore open his scalp on the highway.
Much of his recent memory also scattered to the wind when his head hit the road that hot August evening.
'I'll be wearing one [a helmet] now,' Jorgensen said with an ironic laugh. 'I can guarantee you that.'"
That was before he broke his jaw and both eye orbits of his skull, damaged his right eye and tore open his scalp on the highway.
Much of his recent memory also scattered to the wind when his head hit the road that hot August evening.
'I'll be wearing one [a helmet] now,' Jorgensen said with an ironic laugh. 'I can guarantee you that.'"
10.4.04
thedailytimes.com - S.C. man dies in cycle crash on `Dragon' Friday's fatality is the first on the ``Dragon'' since Aug. 4, 2002, due in part to intensive traffic enforcement efforts by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and Blount County Sheriff's Office.
A Vespa with vrooooom / Italian maker sees S.F. as major market for new scooter: "scooter sales now make up the fastest growing segment of the U.S. two-wheel sector, according to Mike Mount, a spokesman for the Motorcycle Industry Council in Irvine.
'Sales grew almost 20 percent in 2003 over 2002, and our estimated projection for 2003 show sales climbed to 84,000, up from 12,000 in 1997.' "
'Sales grew almost 20 percent in 2003 over 2002, and our estimated projection for 2003 show sales climbed to 84,000, up from 12,000 in 1997.' "
9.4.04
Slamdance Moves into Distribution with Two Films; Partners with Ventura for Home Entertainment Releases: "Two films have been slated for U.S. theatrical release this year including 'Faster' by Mark Neale, a doc examing the world of grand-prix motorcycle racing"
8.4.04
ManchesterOnline - News She is a high-profile supporter of motorbiking and even after her first ministerial appointment said she would continue to ride her Yamaha Virago 535 "superbike".
6.4.04
International Speedway Reports Record 2004 First Quarter Results: "Daytona's motorcycle events posted higher attendance than in the prior year, when inclement weather impacted several events."
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USATODAY.com - Infiniti tries to keep you in your lane Coming soon to a road near you: Cars driving themselves.
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WOWT | Fundraiser Held For Crash Victims Did police realize they were chasing the wrong guy before or after he killed three bikers?
North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News: "It's impossible to muffle top Superbike rider Mladin"
26.3.04
The Daytona Beach News-Journal Track workers have lost confidence in safety protocols Deficiencies chronicled during investigation of worker's death at DIS
25.3.04
Reuters | Breaking News from Around the Globe Richard Simmons assaults 255-lb Harley sales rep. "I just had to bitch slap him," said the fitness guru.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: East Volusia The Civic League spent two years interviewing city officials, police leaders, business leaders and economists to come up with a special events game plan.
At first, the league considered shutting down the events that put a damper on efforts to turn Daytona Beach into a family vacation destination.
But that idea evaporated when they considered a 2001 economic study that showed Daytona Beach's major attractions, specifically racing and bike events, bring in $1.64 billion a year and provide 36,510 jobs to residents.
At first, the league considered shutting down the events that put a damper on efforts to turn Daytona Beach into a family vacation destination.
But that idea evaporated when they considered a 2001 economic study that showed Daytona Beach's major attractions, specifically racing and bike events, bring in $1.64 billion a year and provide 36,510 jobs to residents.
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SILive.com - State Island Advance - Cop ran red light in deadly crash, witness testifies: Livingston resident is accused of driving drunk and fatally injuring motorcyclist at Brooklyn intersection
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Business: "Speedway Corp. grows its own hay for motorcycle barriers."
21.3.04
this is south wales - news, entertainment, jobs, homes and cars For the 2004 world motorcycle racing season, Italian motorcycle manufacturers Aprilia are pinning their World Championship hopes firmly on the shoulders of two British riders. Spearheading their attack on the popular and spectacular 2004 MotoGP series will be Ulsterman Jeremy McWilliams and Grand Prix new-boy Shane 'Shakey' Byrne, the reigning British Superbike champion.
19.3.04
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: SPEED Magazine: "Should a NASCAR affiliate be fined because one of the competitors cursed, Helton said the offender might be held accountable to pay the fine."
15.3.04
(With apologies to) Bob Dylan: The Lonesome Death of Randolph Scott:
In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel
To show that all's equal and that the courts are on the level
And that the strings in the books ain't pulled and persuaded
And that even the nobles get properly handled
Once that the cops have chased after and caught 'em
And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom,
Stared at the person who killed for no reason
Who just happened to be feelin' that way without warnin'.
And he spoke through his cloak, most deep and distinguished,
And handed out strongly, for penalty and repentance,
Mister William Janklow with a hundred-day sentence.
Oh, but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag away from your your face
Now's not the time for your tears.
In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel
To show that all's equal and that the courts are on the level
And that the strings in the books ain't pulled and persuaded
And that even the nobles get properly handled
Once that the cops have chased after and caught 'em
And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom,
Stared at the person who killed for no reason
Who just happened to be feelin' that way without warnin'.
And he spoke through his cloak, most deep and distinguished,
And handed out strongly, for penalty and repentance,
Mister William Janklow with a hundred-day sentence.
Oh, but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag away from your your face
Now's not the time for your tears.
Janklow must stay in jail, but U.S. could be liable in crash lawsuit: "Meanwhile, in a separate action Monday, U.S. Attorney Thomas Heffelfinger ruled that Janklow was 'acting within the scope of his federal employment' at the time of the accident and therefore isn't liable as a defendant in the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Scott's family.
Janklow, who lives in Brandon, S.D., just east of Sioux Falls, collided with Scott at a rural intersection in eastern South Dakota while driving home from a ceremony in Aberdeen to honor Korean War veterans.
The State Patrol said that Janklow's vehicle was traveling at 71 miles per hour when he ran the stop sign. Scott, who was not required to stop at the intersection, was thrown from his motorcycle and died at the scene.
Heffelfinger's decision means that any damages awarded the Scotts stemming from the suit would be paid by the federal government -- or the taxpayers -- and not by Janklow."
Janklow, who lives in Brandon, S.D., just east of Sioux Falls, collided with Scott at a rural intersection in eastern South Dakota while driving home from a ceremony in Aberdeen to honor Korean War veterans.
The State Patrol said that Janklow's vehicle was traveling at 71 miles per hour when he ran the stop sign. Scott, who was not required to stop at the intersection, was thrown from his motorcycle and died at the scene.
Heffelfinger's decision means that any damages awarded the Scotts stemming from the suit would be paid by the federal government -- or the taxpayers -- and not by Janklow."
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KRT Wire | 03/12/2004 | Investor Abandons Plan to Revive Indian Motorcycles Plant in Gilroy, Calif.: "Michigan motorcycle collector Bill Melvin, who expressed excitement a month ago to restart production of Indian bikes, said Monday he has changed his mind and is no longer interested in buying 'America's first motorcycle.'"
Yahoo! News - 'RELUCTANT' ARREST IN COP 'DWI': "Cops were sloppy in investigating an allegedly drunken colleague whose car collided with a motorcycle in Bay Ridge in 2002, leaving the biker dead, prosecutors implied at trial yesterday. "
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.
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