Polaris acquires Indian Motorcycles

Posted in Motorcycles by: TimothyT on: 04/20/2011 08:51 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced the acquisition of Indian Motorcycle. The business was acquired from Indian Motorcycle Limited ("IML"), a company advised by Stellican Limited and Novator Partners LLP, U.K. Private Equity firms. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

"We are excited to be part of the revitalization of a quintessentially American brand," said Scott Wine, CEO of Polaris Industries Inc. "Indian built America's first motorcycle. With our technology and vision, we are confident we will deliver the classic Indian motorcycle, enhanced by the quality and performance for which Polaris and Victory are known."

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American Chopper returns April 25th

Posted in Motorcycles by: TimothyT on: 04/19/2011 03:28 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

American Chopper is returning to the air on April 25th and Discovery wants to address the rumors that this is staged. How do they do that? By interviewing themselves of course! Considering how much of reality television is scripted, it’s no wonder that people, myself included, are wondering about the reality here. One can easily assume, for example that the time Senior just happened to drive by Junior’s shop was an event that was intentionally scripted. Bottom line is they want to tell people that the conflict itself is real. I think most of us believe that some of the conflicts we see are staged. You decide. Here’s a preview of the interview and the promo video.


Quote from the article:

DISCOVERY INSIDER: First of all, the American Chopper promo looks amazing. Congratulations. How did the idea come about? TYLER: Thanks! We'd heard early on that this next run of shows might include a sponsored build-off -- a competition where Senior and Junior would literally create two rival bikes and the sponsor would pick a winner. That was a really cool idea to us ... it seemed like the sort of thing the fans have been waiting for. So we started to rally around the thought of the guys squaring off against each other and cooked up a bunch of ideas. There was just one catch, though ... DISCOVERY INSIDER: They wouldn't shoot together. TYLER: Right. Which makes it kinda hard to stage a showdown! DISCOVERY INSIDER: Some people think that the fighting is all for show. TYLER: Yeah, we can tell you from experience that it isn't!

Source: American Chopper returns April 25th

Uncovering the Truth Behind Accidents

Posted in Automotive, Other by: TimothyT on: 04/01/2011 11:14 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

This is an original article written by Jason Holzberg of NewYorkPudding.com and posted here by request with full permission. By car, train, airplane, or other mode of transportation, everyone fears having an accident. High profile deaths, such as James Dean’s fatal wreck in his Porche Spyder at the age of 24 haunt people’s minds, reminding them of lives cut short and the danger that can sometimes come with transportation.

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Rick Petko get's in fist fight with Paul Senior. April Fool's?

Posted in Motorcycles by: TimothyT on: 04/01/2011 10:28 AM [ Print | 1 comment(s) ]

As we mentioned a long time ago we had heard Rick had quit OCC and moved on but at about 10:15 April 1st OCC has posted the following to the Orange County Choppers Facebook page:

“Rick finally lost it! He got into a fist fight with Senior and quit OCC. Rick is free at last!!”

Sounds like an April’s Fools day joke to me but as I have mentioned we have heard this rumor for some time now. I doubt Senior would allow it to be posted like this if it was for real. Just like when Vinnie and others left, very little was covered about it.

Rick's latest update from his Facebook page was just 3 days ago when he said "Back from Texas, working on our build-off bike, gettin ready for Alaska, hangin with a special someone, lovin life......"

We will update when we hear more.


Source: Rick Petko get's in fist fight with Paul Senior. April Fool's?