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Arrowhead Engineered Products ( AEP - the Blaine , Minnesota based owner of WPS , HardDrive and All Balls among others ) has opened a new ' Mega Warehouse ' at Portland , near Nashville , TN . Said to feature " advanced logistics technology to enhance service and delivery capabilities ," the 540,000 sq ft aftermarket parts distribution facility will employ 400 people full-time when fully commissioned . AEP says this will take its North American fulfilment and distribution center network number to 22 locations .
H-D is looking for a new CFO already . Gina Goetter joined H- D in 2020 , but has now left to " accept an opportunity outside the company ." David Viney will serve as Interim CFO and Treasurer until an executive search concludes .
The National Motorcycle Museum ( Anamosa , Iowa ) has announced that it will be closing its doors for good at the end of business day 5:00 p . m . on September 4 , 2023 . Based on John and Jill Parham ' s collections and many loanee bikes , the conceptual origins of the museum lay in the original National Motorcycle Museum at Sturgis that John and Jill had generously funded and , ultimately , rescued from bankruptcy and moved to Anamosa in 2000 .
The 2023 French GP at Le Mans will mark the 1,000th event in the history of the championship . MotoGP was the world ' s first motorsport world championship , having begun in June 1949 on the notorious Snaefell Mountain course on the Isle of Man . That first 500 cc race was won by Briton Harold Daniell on a Norton , ahead of another Briton , Johnny Locket , also on a Norton , and Irishman Ernie Lyons third on a Vellocette . At the end of a sixrace frost season ( IOM , Switzerland ,) Assen in the Netherlands , Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium , the Clady Circuit in Ulster / Northern Ireland and Monza , another Briton , Leslie Graham , took the first ever Motorcycle GP Championship title on an AJS , with the Gileras of Nello Pagani and Arciso Artesiani in second and third place in the standings . At the end of that first season , the top 20 consisted of five Nortons , four AJS , three Gileras and Moto Guzzis , and two each of Vellocette and Triumph . There were 12 British riders in the top 20 final standings , six Italians , and one rider from each of Ireland and New Zealand .
Custom Bike Show - # 49 Twin Club MC , Norrtälje , Sweden , June 3
In an annual national holiday ritual , dozens of builders and thousands of riders will descend on the coastal city of Norrtälje from all points of Sweden , Norway , Finland - and further afield - for Europe ' s oldest established custom bike show and , arguably , the oldest and longest established custom bike show in the world .
This will be the 49th staging of a show that has also been the longest established member of the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building Affiliate program . Pending any long-term solution for a return of the ' AMD Finals ' in some
First staged in 2011 , the one-day Rising Thunder Custom Bike Show is staged at Taurage , Lithuania , by Twins Forever MC . Formerly an AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building ' Affiliate ' show , pending a long-term solution to the future of the currently suspended AMD Finals , we are proud to confirm Rising Thunder as the fourth member of the burgeoning ' AMD Approved ' custom bike show recognition program . Last held in 2019 , the show usually alternates with the MC XIII Custom Bike Show staged at Cesis in neighboring Latvia . With the pandemic now receding in the rear-view mirror of history , Rising Thunder will be staged again this year at Taurage in Lithuania on June 10 , and will feature € 2,000 of prizes . There will be Best of Show and Public Choice awards , with classes slated to
form or another , AMD Magazine is now proud to recognize this , one of the most influential of custom bike shows , as an ' AMD Approved ' show . A one-day show , in the past the Twin Club MC organized event has produced many stunning bike builds , including a former European and World Champion , and has been an
include Best Freestyle and Best Modified Harley-Davidson . Judging will be by a jury composed of noncompeting customizers and Twins event at which many famous name custom bike builders have competed - including present-day Director of Product Design at Indian Motorcycle , Ola Stenegärd .
The ' Twin Club Show ' has long been a trend-setting international showcase for the famous ' Swedish Style ' longfork choppers , but as a platform it has also shown that there is so much more to Swedish motorcycle design and engineering - while ' Keeping The Flame Alive ' the ' Twin Club Show ' has also shown the world the superb originality , craftsmanship and engineering quality that has made Sweden one of the cradles of custom bike building design innovation . www . custombikeshow . se
Rising Thunder Custom Bike Show Taurage , Lithuania - June 10 , 2023
Forever club members , endorsed by the ' AMD Approved ' show conduct quality mark . www . custombikeshow . lt
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