Archive for October, 2007

Driving home God: Grace Baptist Church members minister to truck drivers (The Record Searchlight)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Sunday best? Forget about it. It doesn’t apply on the road. Nor does it at a truck stop church service for truck drivers and bikers, a flock that climbs the stairs at the Redding TravelCenters of America truck stop in blue jeans, skullcaps and square-toed motorcycle boots for Sunday services in the television room.

Yamaha Motor’s Profit Rises on Sales in Asia, Europe (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Yamaha Motor Co., the world’s second- largest motorcycle maker, said third-quarter net income rose as sales increased in Asia and Europe, more than offsetting a decline in North America.

Shell & Harley-Davidson Alliance Reaches Motorcycle Enthusiasts Across the Country (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

What does Harley-Davidson recommend for all their motorcycles? Premium gasoline. And what does a Harley® rider need to find quality gasoline while riding their motorcycle? A really detailed map … until now.

Suzuki unveils fuel-cell bike (iafrica.com)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp. has unveiled a prototype motorbike with a zero-emission fuel-cell that is cooled by air.

BRIEFS (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Volleyball Sykora named to U.S. team: Burleson’s Stacy Sykora, a two-time Olympian and former Texas A&M star, has made the U.S. women’s national team’s 12-player roster for the FIVB World Cup that begins its 15-day run Friday in Japan. Sykora had been considering retirement after playing in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, but decided in September to rejoin the national team after nearly three …

Yamaha Motor’s Profit Rises on Sales in Asia, Europe (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Yamaha Motor Co., the world’s second-largest motorcycle maker, said third-quarter net income rose as sales increased in Asia and Europe.

Yamaha Motor’s Profit Rises on Sales in Asia, Europe (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Yamaha Motor Co., the world’s second- largest motorcycle maker, said third-quarter net income rose as sales increased in Asia and Europe, more than offsetting a decline in North America.

Photos inspired by film (Savannah Morning News)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Artist Yeondoo Jung has used a fishing rod to flutter a 30-foot scarf in the air, a hand-made lighting rig powered by a motorcycle battery to illuminate his sets, and - in the digital age - he only shoots with medium- and large-format film cameras.

Long Islanders Buzzing About Increased Helo Noise (The Aero-News Network)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Blame Wealthy Hamptons Residents What sounded like a motorcycle at full throttle above their Port Washington cape first caught the attention of Donna Szewczyk and her husband, Tom, last fall. By the following summer, a steady procession of helicopters buzzed their home from morning until night, rattling their windows, their china and their nerves.

Commercial hopes for award-winning biodiesel bike (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

A team of mechanical engineering students has received an award for developing a biodiesel motorcycle which was ridden from Darwin to Adelaide in this month’s World Solar Challenge.