Triumph Returns To Profitability. In 2016 Will Launch launch An Unprecedented Number Of New models. For 2015, Triumph announces a pre-tax profit £2.3m ($3.3 m) which compared to an £8m ($11.5m) loss for the previous year. Triumph sold marginally more motorcycles than the previous year – 53,812 compared to 53,272 – with 84.5% continue to be to overseas markets. The company issued a statement saying ““The coming year will see the launch of an unprecedented number of exciting new models across the company’s range.”
Motorcycling And Using Marijuana. As of January 2016, 23 states and the District of Columbia allow marijuana for medical use, and 4 states – Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington as well as DC – allow it for recreational use by adults 21 and over. Still, even in those states, it is not legal and considered unsafe to operate any motor vehicle while impaired by marijuana because of the risk of distorted perception of time, space, and speed. To raise awareness regarding riding a motorcycle while under the influence of the medical and/or recreational drug, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation is producing an educative “Marijuana Awareness Kit’ to explain the risks of impairment. This kit will be available for purchase in February and can be used by anyone interested in being a facilitator for special events, riding club meetings and rallies, and community outreach programs. No certification from MSF or prior experience as a teacher is required. With this kit, participants to the educative program will get a sense of the challenges a “high” motorcyclist would face when dealing with traffic or road emergency situations.
Harley Riders In Florida Seeking To Break The World Record For The Largest Parade. January. 23, at 11 a.m., at the Germain Arena in Estero, Florida, participants will travel to Six Bends Harley-Davidson in Fort Myers with the goal of making history. Getting into the “Guinness World Records” book for the largest parade of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. Greece currently holds the title with 2,404 Harley-Davidson motorcycles in a row. The registration fee of $10 per rider will benefit The American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund and the Scootin’ America campaign.
Motorcycle Industry Executive Larry Little To Chair the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Little, vice president and general manager of Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) Events in Irvine, Calif., is co-creator of the American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo), the annual go-to powersports industry event for trade, media and the public. He has served on the PBTF Board since 2004, most recently as vice chair, and succeeds Chris Hoefflin as chair. Brain tumor is the one deadliest cancers for children. The PBTF’s largest fundraising program, Ride for Kids, is a national motorcycle event that attracts thousands of riders to raise money for childhood brain tumor research and family services. Little got involved with the PBTF through his work as publisher, senior vice president and chief brand officer of Cycle World magazine. He helped establish both the Joseph C. Parkhurst Education Fund to support the foundation’s college scholarship program for brain tumor survivors, and the Ride for Kids/Cycle World project bikes benefiting the foundation.
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“…considered unsafe to operate any motor vehicle while impaired by marijuana because of the risk of distorted perception of time, space, and speed…”
More likely its “…unsafe because of the users overoptimistic faith in his own ability to do anything with any degree of proficiency along with an excess of unfounded self esteem…”
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More likely its unsafe cuz operating a motorcycle is hard while trying to simultaneously eat Cheetos.
Thank you Larry