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JUNE 2024 (# 299 )
COMMENT : Floating On a Sea of Debt - Part Deux .................................................... 4
In 2007 / 08 Robin Bradley called it right in advance of the Global Financial Crisis and resulting Great Recession . That was in a major piece called ' Floating On a Sea of Debt '. All these years later , he ' s not predicting the exact same necessarily , but is saying that if its good enough for the Chairman / CEO of JP Morgan Chase to be worried , then we should at least take notice .
H-D GERMANY : Four-hour German Endurance Cup ( DLR ) at the Nürburgring .......... 20
German Harley-Davidson racing teams were on the track with Performance Baggers and Hooligan Bikes for the May 11 four-hour German Endurance Cup ( DLC ) second round at the iconic 20 km / 13 mile long Nürburgring , the first in the world to take part in endurance races on Harley-Davidson bikes and not on Supersports models .
KLOCK WERKS : Buys Wedge Fairing Program ........................................................ 18
The Mitchell , South Dakota ' Air Management ' specialist has announced the acquisition of the Wedge Fairing to its lineup . " We long recognized the synergies between our existing product line and the Wedge Fairing . Bill Blackmore , the man behind The Wedge , was a visionary and the driving force behind the revolutionary Wedge Fairing Kit ."
AMRA : PennGrade1 Maryland Nitro Nationals .................................................... 32-33 Tim Hailey of ' EatMyLink ' fame continues his series of 2024 Drage Race Season reports with news from the Cecil County Dragway at Rising Sun , Maryland , where Round 2 of the AMRA Harley- Davidson drag racing series shook off a full day of Saturday rain to see winlights flash on the Sunday . ( pic of Jay Turner )
INDIAN RIDERS FEST : The ' Budweis ' Custom Bike Show .......................................... 28 The ' AMD Approved ' ' Budweis ' Custom Bike Show looks set for record crowds again this year as the magnet that is the Indian Riders Fest draws the largest crowd of Indian Motorcycle faithfuls in the world to the stunning countryside and wonderful medieval town of Budweis in Southern Bohemia in June .
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