WORKERS AT Harley-Davidson's Wisconsin plant begrudingly voted to accept a new controversial seven year contract in the hope the company will keep some of its production in the state.Yesterday, Visordown reported news of the upcoming vote on the new

TROUBLED AMERICAN motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson borrowed $2.3 billion from a federal bank to ease the company's ongoing financial troubles, it has been revealed.Finance experts Forbes have unearthed the news of the gargantuan loan after

. Administrators David Rubin & Partners LLP have been appointed to handle the details.Last week, Visordown revealed the news a London Harley dealer was to 'relocate' with the loss of 16 jobs.*UPDATE:From Harley-Davidson UK:Please disregard our official statement

BRITISH motorcycle dealers have voted the Honda Fireblade as the 'Used Machine of the Year'.The survey, conducted by British Dealer News, was voted on by almost 600 motorcycle dealers across the UK. Dealers who voted for the Fireblade reckoned

to be entirely completed as there are legal procedures to finish. Since Italy's businesses tend to close down for the entire month of August, it may well be September before more concrete news about the firm's plans emerges.

's surprising to note that Honda claims the improvements are “primarily due to motorcycle business, which marked record-high unit sales for any quarter”.The good news is almost certainly down to the performance of Honda's bike arm in developing markets like

TWENTY-SIX years after building their first motorcycle, Buell employees watched as the last machine rolled off the production line last week.The company have built 136,923 motorcycles since 1983; the last, an XB12SCG was wheeled off the assembly

MARTIAL ARTS movie legend Jackie Chan has teamed up with Brammo electric motorcycles to become distributor of their products in Hong Kong and Singapore.Chan is the co-founder of JCAM Advanced Mobility Company Ltd. The company is no stranger

IF YOU LIVE in America and are thinking of snapping up one of the last remaining Buells then you may want to keep an eye on this live online sales counter.The company, which went into administration in October 2009, are selling off their remaining stock - just 1107 Buells remaine...

Harley-Davidson has warned that it might close down all its manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin, including the legendary Milwaukee base, claiming that labour costs there are too high, and that other states might offer a better deal.While it might be little more than a scare tac...