KTM Dealers to Assemble in Portland
August 28, 2006
KTM dealers will see 2007 product when they assemble in Portland, Ore. this week for the Austrian manufacturer’s annual North American business meeting. The event, held at the Oregon Convention Center and Washougal MX Park, is scheduled to include business meetings; a product exposition; various... Read more »
MSF Offers Recommendations
August 28, 2006
Responding to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) release of its 2005 Annual Assessment of Motor Vehicle Crashes, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) renewed its call for riders and motorists to work together to reduce the number of motorcycle crashes on America’s... Read more »
WPSA Snowmobile Tour Opens Multiple Classes to Juniors
August 28, 2006
Junior riders will be allowed to run more than one class during the 2006-2007 WPSA PowerSports Snowmobile Championship Tour, which kicks off its 10-city tour Nov. 24-26 at the AMSOIL Duluth Championship at Spirit Mountain in Duluth, Minn. The rule change will allow 120 CHAMPS riders to enter in the 300cc... Read more »
KYMCO, Yamaha Awarded in Taiwan
August 28, 2006
The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) recently awarded Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Taiwan Co. KYMCO was awarded as the top domestic motorcycle exporter in Taiwan while Yamaha Taiwan received an award as the leading exporter of original... Read more »
Ducati Energia, Kinetic Form Joint Venture
August 28, 2006
Italy’s Ducati Energia and Kinetic Communication, Pune, India, are setting up a 50:50 joint venture, Ducati Energia India Pvt Ltd., for electrical components. Ducati Energia manufactures electronic ignition systems, battery recharging systems, and starting motors with permanent magnets for mopeds,... Read more »
Snell Updates M2005 List
August 25, 2006
Snell Memorial Foundation recently revealed an updated list of Snell-certified M2005 motorcycle helmets, what the organization considers the highest levels of head protection. Snell’s M2005 Standard presents methods for identifying motorcycle helmet models which meet specified standards for impact... Read more »
Weld Wheel Files Chapter 11
August 25, 2006
Weld Wheel Industries Inc., the Kansas City-based manufacturer of high-end custom wheels, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection August 17. Court documents listed the company’s total assets and liabilities as each being $31.7 million on June 30. Taylor Weld, listed as the company’s president,... Read more »
Arctic Looks to Bio Diesel
August 25, 2006
Minnesota-based Arctic Cat recently tested the use of an alternative fuel made from vegetable oil and animal fat in its twin-cylinder diesel TRV ATV, a unit the company says provides 30 percent greater fuel mileage compared to a conventional gasoline engine. Arctic says the 686cc twin-cylinder SOHC four-stroke... Read more »
Vento Expands Management Staff
August 25, 2006
Vento Motorcycles, U.S.A. recently expanded its North America sales and marketing staff through the appointment of four new Regional Sales Managers and a new Dealer Service Coordinator. Frank J. Renick will assume the Regional Sales Manager duties in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area; Jeffrey... Read more »
Chinese Rivals Shape Taiwan’s ATV Offerings
August 25, 2006
Taiwan’s major ATV manufacturers say the pricing of small displacement quads built in mainland China has been a force fueling the island nation’s producers into developing larger displacement models. Representatives of Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. (KYMCO), Sanyang Industry Co., Ltd. (SYM),... Read more »
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