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Harley-Davidson announces 2008 second quarter results
Harley-Davidson Press Release - Jul 22, 2008
Harley-Davidson, Inc., announced July 17th, 2008 its results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2008. Revenue for the quarter was $1.57 billion compared to $1.62 billion in the year ago quarter, a 2.9 percent decrease. Net income was $222.8 million compared to $290.5 million in the year ago quarter, a decrease of 23.3 percent. Second quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.95, a 16.7 percent decrease compared to last year's $1.14.
Harley-Davidson to acquire MV Agusta Group
Harley-Davidson Press Release - Jul 14, 2008
Harley-Davidson, Inc. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase the Italian motorcycle maker MV Agusta Group (MVAG), an Italian Company known for premium, high-performance motorcycles. Photo of F4CC MV Agusta motorcycle.
Aging baby boomers ride again -- on risky motorcycles
Tony Bizjak - Jul 9, 2008
Lee Bywater of Elk Grove, a 47-year-old is among a growing generation of "re-entry riders" who want to experience the open road, but are also exposing themselves to injury.
Scooters: Miles on the very cheap
Daniel Patrick Sheehan - Jun 25, 2008
As surely as gas prices rise, on-the-go Americans will find ways to stay mobile. Hence, scooters. Ubiquitous in Europe for decades, the little motorbikes are selling madly stateside, with sales up 24 percent over last year. Prices range from $800 for no-name imports to $8,000 for the best-known brands, such as Vespa, but scooter fans say the machines pay for themselves before long. Written by Daniel Patrick Sheenhan of the Boston Herald. Photo of 2008 Yamaha Morphous.
Myrtle Beach wants to brake bike rallies
Eric Connor - Jun 24, 2008
As Greenville prepares to roll out the welcome mat for a motorcycle rally attracting thousands of bikers, South Carolina's chief destination for motorcyclists -- Myrtle Beach -- is telling the annual clientele that their welcome has worn thin. Eric Connor is Staff Writer for the Greenville News.
Alabama's first female officer, motorcycle cop, dies at 81
Trever Stokes - Jun 17, 2008
Mary Nell Rollings, Alabama's first female police officer known for her brassy personality and patrolling Florence's streets on a Harley in the early 1950s. Trever Stokes is staff writer for TimesDaily.com. Photo provided by Florence Police Department.
Harley-Davidson receives the 2008 M2W Full Circle Award
Maverick - Jun 16, 2008
In May, Harley-Davidson Motor Company received the 2008 M2W Full Circle Award for taking what they learned at the 2007 Marketing to Women Conference (M2W) and translating it into working campaigns with marked results. The M2W Full Circle Award is given to brands who have best demonstrated how M2W has impacted their marketing to women strategies and campaigns.
With Motorcycles, Eco-Friendly and Badass Can Mix
Jose Fermoso - May 19, 2008
Electric and alternative-fuel bikes are the future of individual transportation not because of their fuel efficiency but because they are extremely cool. That's right. Creators of eco-friendly motorcycles are pushing the limits of their designs to make them desirable to a biking community that sees little difference between their (relatively) efficient gas engines and the new-fuel wave of alternatives. Photo of yamaha's GEN-RYU Hybrid.
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month officially launched
AMA Press Release - May 5, 2008
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month was officially launched with a news conference on Thursday, May 1, 2008 on the grounds of the nation's Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Raider from Star Motorcycles Wins
Yamaha Press Release - Mar 10, 2008
At its launch last September, the all new Raider immediately earned high marks from enthusiast magazines conducting road tests and comparisons. Now it has won another important victory by taking the "2008 Metric Cruiser of the Year" award at the 9th Annual V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati, Ohio ...
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