Matchless To Issue 6% Yield Bonds To Produce New Motorcycle Models. Until now the Malenotti family, owner of the Matchless brand, is only licensing the brand name for a motorcycle/casual clothing line. But the Malenottis are looking for funding to produce 2 motorcycles. At least a £5 million or about US $7 million budget, which seems quite low to conceive from the ground up and produce 2 brand new motorcycles. Matchless is proposing to issue 5-year bonds carrying a 6% interest, a very high yield per short term corporate bond standards, and underscoring the risk taken by investors who would buy them.
Electric Project Harley-Davidson LiveWire Given Green Light. Sean Cummings, Harley-Davidson’s senior vice president of global demand confirmed that the company will produce an electric motorcycle within the next five years. Harley-Davidson tries to continue to appeal to its core aging clientele while preparing to attract a new large fanbase with electric motorcycle technology.
2016 American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) Surpasses 300 Exhibitor Mark. 300 new and returning exhibitors have signed up to show their new motorcycle models, custom parts & accessories and merchandise in the new North Hall location at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) Complementing the new product launches, hundreds of exhibitors on the show floor and expansive demo space outdoors, AIMExpo attendees will have the opportunity to connect with others throughout the industry at numerous networking events, while dealer attendees can take advantage of the unparalleled curriculum of the Powersports DEALER Seminars presented by Powersports Business during the two trade days of AIMExpo, October 13 & 14.
It May Happen Soon In Big American Cities. Motorcycles Built Before 1 June 1999 Will Be Banned From Entering Paris, France. Starting 1 July, between the hours of 8am and 8pm in an attempt to cut a massive spike in air pollution across the city, pre-1999 motorcycles will be banned in the city because air quality dropped lower than that of Beijing. London will introduce similar regulations in 2020.
John Paul DeJoria & Gary Spellman Highlight 2016 Sturgis Hall Ceremony. A pair of philanthropists will be taking center stage for the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum’s annual Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies as John Paul DeJoria will not only serve as emcee, but welcome his long-time riding buddy and Peace*Love*Happiness Ride co-founder Gary Spellman to the Class of 2016. The 2016 Hall of Fame Induction Breakfast will be held August 10, 2016 at the Lodge at Deadwood in Deadwood, South Dakota. Breakfast tickets are available for a $35 donation, tables of eight for $300. Tickets are available by calling the Museum at 605.347.2001 or they can be purchased online at Sturgis Museum.
How many pre 99 motorcycles are going to make pollution worse than it is?
This is bullsh*t.
The mentality of politicians and greenies baffles my mind.
I understand they make a little more pollution than newer fuel injected, catalytic equipped machines, but it’s not even a drip in the bucket on the grand scale.
Always pick on the motorcyclists, outlaw fun.
Rome is worse, mostly two strokes. ..Z