Harley-Davidson is all the rage this morning on Wall Street as rumors of the company getting bought out by private equity firm KKR abound. The rumors suggest that Harley-Davidson could be taken into private ownership if KKR’s rumored leveraged buyout (LBO) should materialize. KKR is giving its standard “We don’t comment on deal speculation†reply, while Harley-Davidson reps could not be reached, which makes this rumor hard to confirm. True or not, Wall Street is acting like its the real thing … Details
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Ducati’s literature boldly boasts the new Multistrada 1200 as four bikes in one: sport bike, touring bike, urban runabout, and off-roader, or as Ducati perhaps mistakenly calls it, enduro.
That sounds like the marketing department spinning a tall tale. So to back the claim, Ducati uses complex electronics to offer four push-button-selectable riding modes (Sport, Touring, Urban and Enduro), each mode with different settings for power output and delivery, traction control level, and on 1200S models, suspension …Â Details
The Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals was held this weekend at the Gainesville Raceway. The weather seemed to be perfect for racing this weekend with Karen Stoffer and her Suzuki/Geico Powersports motorcycle setting a national record with a time of 6.847 in the quarter mile. Karen stated after the run, ” We’ve still got the good conditions out there that we had yesterday, and everyone’s got the nerves out after the first round. I’m not sure it can go any lower than that, but I’m not going to set it in stone just yet.” Â
Karen Stoffer has been involved with Motorcycle Drag Racing since 1990 when she was picked to be Rookie of the year at the Los Angeles County Raceway. She was one of the first few women to be licensed in Pro-Stock Motorcycle Racing … Details
Freestyle Motocross daredevils Shawn Connors and Adam Cousino perform at Shelburne Museum in Shelburne