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Honda sells stake in Hero Honda
By Christopher Dodd on 17/12/2010 14:00:47
World's largest motorcycle manufacturer Hero Honda to split
Honda has agreed the sale of it's 26% stake in Hero Honda Motors, proceeding with a progressive detachment of it's Indian operation from the Hero Group. Although neither party has disclosed financial details of the deal, Honda's percentage
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Bajaj ups KTM stakes to 30 percent
By Visordown News on 23/01/2008 07:29:48
'Brand identity is vital' says Managing Director
INDIAN motorcycle manufacturer Bajaj Auto plans to increase its stake in Austrian motorcycle firm KTM Power Sports by 25% to 30% over the next few months, said Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj. In November, Bajaj Auto acquired 14.5% of KTM for about
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VW buys 19.9 per cent stake in Suzuki
By Visordown News on 10/12/2009 10:00:48
Car-driven initiative sees German giant link to Japanese firm
GERMAN CAR giant Volkswagen is purchasing a 19.9% ownership in Suzuki, financial reports from the US have said.Visordown brought you the news the move was in the offing a few months back, and now it's been confirmed the deal has been done. Read our initial story here.Sadly, the m...
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Bajaj buys an even bigger slice of KTM
By Visordown News on 30/09/2008 11:20:03
Budget-priced KTMs in the pipeline after Indian bike brand increases its stake in Austrian firm
further 59,500 KTM shares earlier this month. With its previously acquired stake built up through a number of similar open-market purchases, Bajaj now holds 1,782,500 voting shares - 25.86 per cent of the total equity in KTM Power Sports AG.Bajaj already
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Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier Tyres
By Simon Bowen on 13/10/2010 11:17:22
In the most lucrative, and therefore competitive, segment of the tyre market, it's now the turn of Dunlop to raise the stakes.
The new Sportmax Qualifier replaces the outgoing D208 and sits neatly between the surviving D208RR and the sport touring D220ST. It's fair to assume, though, that far stickier, more track-focused adaptations will arrive to generate the racing pedigree left behind by the D208GP. F...
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Riders for Health auction 2012
By Visordown News on 31/10/2012 14:45:00
Your chance to come away from Motorcycle Live with some serious swag, this year's Riders for Health auction has upped the stakes
THIS YEAR'S Riders for Health auction will see 12 lucky punters walk away with one of 12 unique photographs, produced specially for the event.Each picture is reproduced on large mounted boards.The auction, taking place on Sunday 25th November at Motorcycle Live in Birmingham, wil...
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MotoGP Valencia Preview - End Of An Era
By David Emmett on 24/10/2008 00:19:59
The end of the 2008 MotoGP season beckons, but before that, there's a race to run. With little to gain, there's nothing to lose either, and only pride at stake. That is surely the best recipe for some great racing.
on testing. In fact, he is not even certain that he will be racing on Sunday, having told the press that he would see how his wrist held up on Friday and Saturday. With the weather looking uncertain and very little at stake, Stoner may well decide to sit out
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Classic Scrap - Class of 1990 - KR-1S V RGV250
By Simon Bowen on 19/04/2010 16:24:51
The Japanese locked horns in a techno crazed 250 shoot-out. Kawasaki upped the stakes with their new KR-1S in a bid to oust Suzuki’s glorious RGV from the 2-stroke top spot
Click to read: Kawasaki KR-1S owners reviewsClick to read: Suzuki RGV250 owners reviewsIt’s not a difficult year to remember, as I was busy screaming from pillar to post in a frenzied quarter-litre rampage, oblivious to the rights of fellow road users as I was practising the art ...
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Bajaj buys more of KTM
By Visordown News on 05/04/2012 10:33:13
Austrian firm tipping towards Indian ownership
KTM'S Indian partner, Bajaj, has upped its share in the Austrian firm once more – now holding some 47 percent of the company.The link between the two has been successful so far, allowing the development and production of the KTM Duke 125 and 200 at a reasonable cost and giving Ba...
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No chance of a VW bike now
By Visordown News on 13/09/2011 13:48:31
Suzuki seeks separation from Volkswagen alliance
WHEN Volkswagen bought a stake in Suzuki in 2009 there were hints that they would use the motorcycle manufacturer to spring-board into the two-wheeled market, but any prospects have diminished now that Suzuki look to end its two-year alliance
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