SIMSON PINUP

HARLEY DAVIDSON TO SHUT DOWN PRODUCTION

Harley Davidson to shut down Production

NEW YORK -- Harley-Davidson Inc. is considering closing all its motorcycle assembly facilities in Pennsylvania, a company spokesman said Wednesday.

Last month, Harley reported a 78-percent decline in its profit for the first three months of the year. The company's sales have been falling recently as the downturn in consumer confidence and the tighter credit markets have made many consumers skittish about buying its high-end bikes.

Earlier in the year the company was said considering moving production elsewhere as it aimed to lower costs and cope with a sales downturn, it also planned production shutdowns and line rate adjustments at powertrain operations in Menomonee Falls and Wauwatosa, Wis., and at motorcycle assembly operations in York, Pa., and Kansas City, Mo. but the spokesman said the company is working with its union, the Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, as it conducts a review on the facility. He said no other locations is under consideration for a move.

more here: http://www.twowheelsblog.com/post/4097/april-fools-day-motorcycle-news

HUNGARIAN MOTORBIKES

Hungarian motorbikes. Click on the pic for the rest:

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SMILES

smiles

The layout of some prewar motorcycle race circuits....from one of my small scrapbooks......

From some of the scrapbook filled with cuttings from the several UK motorcycle magazines, "The MotorCycle" and "MotorCycling" that I have collected...done as a labour of love by motorcycle enthusiasts pre WW2.... I've selected to feature the layout of some of the racing circuits in Europe that riders and machines that often grace these pages competed at.....
They are not in any order.....
I've featured some of the pictures that accompany them in the scrapbook...the quality is poor, despite my scanner being able to get a reasonably viewable item.
More of a curiosity, but some history that needs to be shared with others....
Left click on the images to enlarge them....

 

The French Grand Prix at the Dieppe circuit...

One of my scrapbooks from the 1930's...owner and creator unknown......

The German Grand Prix from 1936....

The Italian Grand Prix at Monza, 1936...

The Spanish Grand Prix at Bilbao in 1936...

ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S PURPLE PASSION

"Elizabeth Taylor rode a Purple Passion which was given to her as a gift from her friend Malcolm Forbes, another Harley Davidson enthusiast. It’s been said that he gave her a purple motorcycle to match the unique purple color of her eyes."

picture: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=b6db569057a47763&q=liz%20taylor%20motorcycle&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dliz%2Btaylor%2Bmotorcycle%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dhu%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D685%26tbs%3Disch:1

text: http://www.njebretkaret.co.cc/2010_07_01_archive.html

MALOSSI SCOOTER DRAGSTER

Malossi scooter dragster

more here: http://www.streetbuzz.net/gossip/malossi-dragster-sighted/en/

VESPA RACING

Vespa racing

mostly from here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hugojcardoso/3322510240/in/photostream/ and here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulfatz/271603807/

VESPA GIRLS