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March 2007 News |
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Sucker Punch Sallys Announces Launch Of 2007 Model Line |
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ – March 15, 2007 – With the overwhelming success of
Sucker Punch Sallys manufactured bikes, it's announcing today the launch
of a 2007 model line featuring four models including a 66 Bobber, the Base
Model Chopper, the Hot Rod FLH Shovelhead, and the SPS Sled, a model line
reaffirming Sucker Punch Sallys as the quintessential grassroots
motorcycle manufacturer.
Sucker Punch Sallys' 2007 '66 Bobber has no rake and no stretch and
features an 80" motor, 5-speed transmission, 16-inch spoke wheels
front and rear with a 180mm tire in the rear, an open belt primary, and
flat track bars. The Base Model also comes standard with an 80"
motor. The Hot Rod FLH Shovel comes with a 96" S&S Shovelhead
motor. The new SPS Sled is a retro-50's bobber with a center console, wide
bars, 16" white walls front and rear, and an 80" motor, the
company's bike made for cruising.
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Heritage Cancelled |
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Effective
immediately the 2007 Heritage Motorcycle Rally (also know as Bike Week
Charleston) in Charleston, South Carolina has been cancelled. This
cancellation includes all concerts, bike shows, car show, the Million
Dollar Bike Build-Off and all other events scheduled to be held at the
Exchange Park Fairgrounds and/or Kicknhorse Saloon during what was called
the Heritage Motorcycle Rally. This cancellation is for 2007 and all other
years following.
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| Dingman Named AMA
President/CEO |
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The American Motorcyclist Association has announced that effective
today, AMA President Rob Dingman has been named Chief Executive Officer
of the Association, replacing Patti DiPietro, who has served as CEO
since January 2006.
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| Leroy-Thompson Choppers Announces Biker Build-Off Frame
Release
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Mentor, OHIO – March 15, 2007 – Leroy-Thompson
Choppers announces the release of the Ethyl frame, the frame used on
Leroy-Thompson’s industrially inspired, hot rod Biker Build-Off bike, a
bike that showcases Scott Webster’s imagination, combining simplicity of
design and raw hand-formed metals with functionality and high performance
parts. The BBO bike is clean and begs to be ridden. Like all
Leroy-Thompson products, the Ethyl is the hand-made creation of Scott
Webster and built with inspiration drawn from his passion for hot rods,
motorcycle racing, V-twins and his industrial background of the Midwest.
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STURGIS
MOTORCYCLE RALLY TO HOST WORLD'S LEADING CUSTOM BIKE EVENT
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The
City of Sturgis
has negotiated a unique promotional
partnership that introduces the City of Sturgis,
SD and
the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, as the new permanent home for the
prestigious Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building®.
Now entering its 4th year, the Official World Championship of Custom Bike
Building was immediately accepted as the highest standard of custom bike
competition ever seen when the event made its debut in California in 2004.
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| Saxon Motorcycle Company Announces EU Type Approval
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Casa Grande, AZ –March 20, 2007- Representatives of Saxon Motorcycles Europe proudly
announced today that they have obtained the European Type approval, making
all of their bikes “road legal” and allowing them to be licensed by
dealers in every country of the European Union (EU) and Switzerland. Saxon
Motorcycles Europe, founded in January 2006 by Frank Vermeulen and
Rinke Andringa of the Netherlands, was created specifically to provide the
European market with custom, American-style motorcycles.
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| KRAWIEC
MAKES SEMIFINAL ROUND APPEARANCE IN CAREER FIRST NHRA POWERADE
ELIMINATIONS |
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GAINESVILLE,
Fla. (March 18, 2007) – The Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines
Harley-Davidson team can breathe a little easier on race days from now on.
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only does the team have three-time NHRA POWERade champion Andrew Hines on
their side, but the new guy's not bad either.
Eddie
Krawiec, an Englishtown, N.J., resident and native, not only qualified for
his first NHRA national event, but he went rounds too. The newest member
of the Screamin' Eagle group made the most of his first weekend on the
team.
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| The
Chopper Chicks Crew - Daytona |
| March 3,
2007-Daytona, FLA-The Chopper Chick Crew, a dedicated, all-female team of
bike builders, built a chopper in seven hours and 13 minutes on March 8th
and 9th at the Daytona International Speedway and donated it to the
National Breast Cancer Foundation. The build was a complete success and
the Crew couldn't be happier about the results. The bike was shipped,
courtesy of Harley-Davidson Shipping, to the foundation after it was
finished. The Pink Ribbon Chopper will be used for fund raising, or any
other medium that raises awareness and funding to help the foundation
toward its goals. The Pink Ribbon Chopper is the second bike the crew has
built for Breast Cancer, but the first for the foundation.
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| HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FUNDRAISING EFFORTS RAISED $150,000FOR MDA DURING DAYTONA BIKE WEEK |
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MILWAUKEE
-- (March 13, 2007) Harley-Davidson's fundraising efforts for the Muscular
Dystrophy Association (MDA) raised more than $150,000 during 2007 Bike
Week at Daytona Beach, Fla. Harley-Davidson employees, MDA organizers and
event volunteers participated in various activities to raise dollars
during the event March 3-10.
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| BUELL
MOTORCYCLE COMPANY ANNOUNCES INTENT TO ENTER NEW MOTORCYCLE MARKET SEGMENT |
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TROY, WI (March 9, 2007) – Buell Motorcycle Company
recently announced its intent to bring an off-road motorcycle to market,
specifically designed for closed-course competition. “We’ve
told our dealers about our plans to bring an off-road, closed-course
competition motorcycle to market within the next two years,” said
Chairman and Chief Technical Officer Erik Buell. “This will allow Buell
dealers the time needed to make plans to meet the needs of this new market
and customer.”
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| The
American Motorcyclist Association: April
2007 |
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The American
Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced that bipartisan bills
have been introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S.
Senate that would end health-care discrimination against motorcyclists,
ATV enthusiasts, and participants in other legal recreational activities.
US Representatives Michael C. Burgess
(R-Texas) and Bart Stupak (D-Michigan) introduced HR1076, "The HIPAA
Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act." On the same day,
Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin)
introduced identical companion legislation, S 616.
The bills seek to bar employers from
discriminating against those who take part in activities such as
motorcycling, ATV riding, skiing, snowmobiling or horseback riding in the
health-insurance programs they offer their workers.
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| BUELL
RIDERS SHINE IN ASRA THUNDERBIKE AND MOTO-ST OPENERS |
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BEACH, Fla. (March 4, 2006) – Deeley H-D/Buell
Canada/Ruthless Racing rider David Estok rode a Buell Firebolt XB12R
through heavy rain to win the opening round of the 2007 American Sportbike
Racing Association (ASRA) Thunderbike series on Saturday, and on Sunday,
Daytona H-D/Buell/Richie Morris Racing’s Dan Bilansky and Shawn Higbee
took a hard fought class win in the MOTO-ST Daytona USA 300 GrandSport
Twins class (11th overall) to wrap up a successful
season-opening weekend of racing at Daytona International Speedway.
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| AMA-BACKED
BILL TO END BIKER HEALTHCARE BIAS INTRODUCED IN HOUSE & SENATE |
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PICKERINGTON, Ohio --
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has
announced that bipartisan bills have been introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate that would end health-care
discrimination against motorcyclists, ATV enthusiasts, and participants
in other legal recreational activities.
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| 'WILLIE
G.' & 'SPRINGER' NAMED GRAND MARSHALS OF AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS |
| PICKERINGTON, Ohio --
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced that Willie G. Davidson and Jay Springsteen will be honored as
the "Grand Marshals" of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2007, to be
held July 27-29 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
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