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BELL APPOINTS EUROPEAN SUPREMO
California-based Easton-Bell Sports has recruited US bike business veteran Ash Kane to head up sales and marketing in Europe, the Middle East and Africa....
SCHUBERTH RETURNS TO GERMAN OWNERSHIP
Munich-based private equity fund Perusa has acquired a majority stake in leading German motorcycle helmet brand Schuberth. Former US owner Susquehanna International Group has...
US DEALER EXPO SHOW MOVES TO CHICAGO
Giant North American business-to-business bike trade extravaganza International Powersports Dealer Expo is migrating from its traditional home at Indianapolis, where it has resided until...
ANOTHER MONTHLY RECORD FOR BMW MOTORRAD
BMW achieved an all-time high in August with its global motorcycle sales climbing by 4.2 per cent to 7708 units. For the eight months...
Helmet brand Suomy bought by hedge fund
Italian helmet brand Suomy, worn by racers Max Biaggi, Loris Capirossi, Troy Bayliss and others, has been bought by a Chinese hedge fund, SK...
Polaris supplies ATVs to German Army
US powersports manufacturer Polaris Industries has won a contract to supply Germany’s Bundeswehr with its muscular MV850 tactical ATV.
Polaris originally designed this MV850 quadbike...
Marco remembered
Each Sunday as night falls, the passion for Marco Simoncelli will burn again in Coriano, the town where the late MotoGP star lived with...
TT AUDIENCE boost
Audience figures released on the 2013 Isle of Man TT show a significant increase on last year, with television, radio, print media coverage and...
Party time for Alpinestars
Alpinestars marked 50 years of “protection, performance, innovation and style” at a star-studded party in the heart of the world’s fashion capital, Milan.
Guests -...
Check those aerosols
Tree-kissers have long had it in for the humble aerosol. Inevitably, the EU doesn’t like them either, which means cans must pass a pressure...
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