Motorbike Talk

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Tom Cruise is the first on the list to get Ducati’s newest motorcycle — a $72,500 superbike bristling with titanium, magnesium and carbon fiber technology that can scoot up to 200 mph.

SEATTLE (AP) - It’s been almost a year since Chairman Howard Schultz’ bitterly candid memo bemoaning “the watering down of the Starbucks experience” landed with a thud on the desks of the coffee chain’s top executives.

The word from MAG, who are protesting the government’s latest tax-raising scam, a massive increase in the charges levied for vehicle recovery after your bike has broken down, allegedly abandoned illegally, or been stolen/recovered.

Alfardan Motorcycles Centre, Qatar’s premier motorcycles’ dealer, was named exclusive importer of Piaggio Group in the country, adding yet another achievement to its prestigious portfolio of global brand names.

NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street ended a tumultuous week with a sharp decline Friday, backtracking following two days of stunning gains as investors turned cautious and cashed in some of their winnings. The Dow Jones industrial average still managed to record its first weekly advance of 2008, even as it fell more than 170 points on the day.

(AP) - Among the earnings stories for Friday, Jan. 25, from AP Financial News:

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) remain sceptical of the claim in a recent report that 40% of bikers evade paying VED. Anecdotal visual studies carried out by the group at motorcycle events do not reflect anything remotely like this level of non compliance.

GEMS Goes for Big Moves and Big Wheels! The Garden of England Motorcycle Show (GEMS), Kent County Showground, Detling, Kent Saturday 31st May & Sunday 1st June.

He’s seen two of his agents plead guilty to felony charges related to criminal activity at his Vernal insurance agency, and now Philip J. Timothy is facing charges of his own.

A glass-eating gypsy, a teacher who faked terminal cancer, and an insurance agent who killed homeless clients are among the top insurance swindlers of 2007. These convicted thieves were inducted into