Archive for the ‘International News’ Category

Dainese shuts down production in Italy

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Dainese a world famous brand for motorcycle riding apparel is shutting down it's production facilities in Molvena, Italy as it moves it's production out of Europe to Tunisia in Africa where Dainese already has 2 additional production units. With the entire production line moving out of Italy to Tunisia, the ...

Ducati launches 848 Nicky Hayden Edition Sportsbike

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Ducati unveiled the new for 2010 Nicky Hayden edition 848 for the US market on 4th of July at Red Bull United States Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. [caption id="attachment_579" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Ducati 848 Nicky Hayden Edition"][/caption] Nicky Hayden Edition 848 is the 2010 model of Ducati’s middleweight sport ...

Rossi & Lorenzo replica 2009 Yamaha R1’s launched

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

[caption id="attachment_563" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="2009 Yamaha R1 Rossi Replica"][/caption] Yamaha France has just released 2009 Yamaha R1 in  Valentino Rossi & Jorge Lorenzo replica factory livery. These bikes will be made available in limited numbers( 4 units only) for select buyers in France. In France, each R1 will cost €19,990 (a ...

Monster Energy partners with Tech 3 Yamaha for 2009 MotoGP

Monday, March 30th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_531" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="2009 Tech3(& Monster Energy) MotoGP Bike"][/caption] After departure of Kawasaki MotoGP team, Monster Energy ("the largest selling energy drink in USA") has pertnered with Tech 3 Yamaha for the 2009 MotoGP Season. Valentino Rossi in his personal capacity will also be sponsored by Monster energy(are you thinking of ...

Bajaj close to majority holding in KTM

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Bajaj Auto has increased it's share holding in KTM to 31.72 from 25.86 held previously. Bajaj has earlier too projected it's intentions of obtaining majority holding in KTM which is one of the largest European motorcycle manufacturers. A partnership between Bajaj & KTM is beneficial for both firms giving technical knowhow ...

Harley Davidson to cut jobs amid lower demand and poor sales

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Harley Davidson announced major job cuts yesterday in response to a slump in motorcycle sales and lower demand for it's motorcycles in it's major markets. Harley Davidson is expected to cut production by 10-13% in 2009 alongwith 1100 job cuts. Harley plans to disband it's domestic transport fleet and shift it's ...

Pictures of Honda’s Fury chopper leaks before official launch

Friday, January 16th, 2009

With the official release of Honda Fury just a few hours away, images of Honda Fury have surfaced on the internet. Hellforleather.com released studio images of the Fury chopper from Honda throwing the Honda embargo to winds. [caption id="attachment_446" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Honda Fury Chopper"][/caption] The chopper styled Fury is powered by a ...

Fastest woman in the world on motorcycle: Trillium Muir

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Trillium Muir of Ontario, Canada has broken the land speed record for the fastest woman on a motorcycle by running a ECTA certified top speed of 382.98 kmph (239.36 mph) on her tuned Hayabusa. [caption id="attachment_421" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Trillium Muir on her LSR Hayabusa"][/caption] Trillium achieved her record at Maxton Mile race ...

Bajaj shelves plans for a stake in Triumph. Focuses on KTM

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Bajaj auto today announced that it has shelved plans for a stake/alliance with Triumph motorcycles of UK which it had been negotiating with for the past year. Bajaj will instead increase it's stake in KTM to over 30% by the first quarter next year. With increased stake in KTM, Bajaj is ...

Vijay Mallaya looking at Honda F1 Team!!!!!

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Vijay Mallya might be one of the bidders for the Honda F1 Team which went on block last week when Honda announced it's withdrawal from the Formula 1 championship. Vijay Mallya is expected to be pitted against Carlos Slim, one the world's richest men and majority stake holder of Mexican telecom ...