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A Downshift For Harley Davidson
The motorcycle maker will cut production and lay off workers as it deal with slowing U.S. sales
As it is gets ready to celebrate its 105th birthday, Harley-Davidson (HOG) is poised for a bumpy ride in the months ahead.
The Milwaukee based outfit, which produces and sells the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycles, said on Apr. 17 that it will reduce production for the year and cut its workforce, as ...
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A Maker Of Motorcycle Seats For 11.5 Million Dollars
Mike Corbin sold his first handmade motorcycle seat, for $40, back in 1965 at a rally in Grafton, New Hampshire. He went on to found Corbin Pacific, which last year sold more than $14 million worth of custom seats, saddlebags, fenders, and other gear to bike enthusiasts and dealers. Corbin, 65, has had a good run, and now he is ready to cash out.
The company, which employs 115, operates from an 8 ...
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Analyst Actions Bank of America Harley Davidson NII Holdings
Citigroup Cuts Estimates On Bank Of America
Citigroup analyst Keith Horowitz says Bank of America's (BAC) fourth quarter was very challenging and he sees a quarterly dividend cut to $0.05 from $0.32.
Horowitz raises $1.5 billion fourth quarter mark to market loss estimate to $3 billion. He estimates BAC has $165 million embedded credit losses on its balance sheet, of which has taken about 33% th ...
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Harley Davidson
In his red, white and blue leathers, motorcycle stunt rider Evel Knievel was an accident waiting to happen, and his audiences rarely had to wait long. For almost two decades, from the mid 1960s until 1981, the man on the flying two wheelers turned America into a nation of rubberneckers as he soared over or not quite over everything from mountain lions to Mack trucks. Using wooden ramps, true grit ...
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Keeping Bikes On The Road
Bicycle production was up 3.2% around the world in 2007 because of changing transportation policies. The additional 130,000 bicycles being manufactured reflect an ongoing trend, according to Worldwatch Institute's Vital Stats Online. But Australia, Canada and the U. S. have had mixed results in promoting bicycles as a healthy, environmentally friendly alternative because of sprawling developments ...
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Motorcycle Drills Set For Troops
Pentagon brass got an eye opener when they examined 2008 casualty figures: More Marines died stateside on motorcycles than were killed in Iraq or Afghanistan.
"That was a wake up call," says Rear Adm. Arthur Johnson, commander of the Naval Safety Center. "It focuses your attention on what your real issues are."
The military has become alarmed by a sharp rise in off duty motorcycle deaths over th ...
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Pro Stock Motorcycle
Eddie Krawiec proved in 2008 that you don't have to win an event to be a champion as long as you're ridiculously steady as he was during the Countdown to 1. He became the first competitor since Top Fuel's Rob Bruins in 1979 to claim a title without an event win by qualifying third or better in four of five Countdown events and reaching at least the semifinals in all five. That edged Chris Rivas by ...
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Superbikes Spies Will Lay Low
At Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, Spies will be shooting for a record seventh consecutive pole in the World Superbike Championship, which is making its only U.S. stop this year.
As the first American to ride World Superbike in several seasons, Spies is enjoying an outstanding rookie season. He has five victories and seven podium finishes in 12 starts and is ranked third in the standings ...
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