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Benetton family buys stake in Ducati
On 24/08/2005 in forum
Just Seen this.....QuoteBenetton family buys stake in Ducati Andrew Dewson 24 Aug 2005 Texas Pacific Group is to sell its 33.5% stake in Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding to Investindustrial, an Italian private equity group
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Honda sells stake in Hero Honda
On 17/12/2010 in Motorcycle news: Industry
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
On 23/01/2008 in Motorcycle news : General news
'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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Matt Stakes Dono race report - First ride on a 250GP bike
On 17/08/2006 in forum
the maintenence that goes with a 2 stroke that puts me off.good result though stakes. Tomcat wroteAnother convert to the cause of propah racing bikes Same as that They are phenomenonal to ride and a pleasure to work on..:smoke: Nice one Matt, sounds you had a good
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VW buys 19.9 per cent stake in Suzuki
On 10/12/2009 in Motorcycle news: Industry
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
On 30/09/2008 in Motorcycle news : General news
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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MotoGP Valencia Preview - End Of An Era
On 24/10/2008 in Column: David Emmett
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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Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier Tyres
On 13/10/2010 in Features
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
On 31/10/2012 in Motorcycle news : General news
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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Classic Scrap - Class of 1990 - KR-1S V RGV250
On 19/04/2010 in Road Tests: Used
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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