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Ducati has recorded its best third quarter ever , with 14,694 motorcycles delivered worldwide and a total of 4,468 motorcycles delivered in September , " despite the complex global situation ." The Panigale , Ducati Scrambler and Multistrada are the families with the best results ; China , Switzerland and Germany recorded higher sales compared to the same period in 2019 .

In USA Polaris has donated a further $ 97k in grants to off-road organizations ( through its T . R . A . I . L . S . grants program ) in line with its commitment to providing support for the development and improvement of trail systems . Ten non-profit organizations received a Fall 2020 T . R . A . I . L . S . Grant , with awards ranging from $ 8 to $ 10k - adding to the 12 that were announced in June , making nearly $ 210k awarded to 22 organizations in 2020 . Since it was founded in 2006 , the program has supported 315 off-road and ATV organizations with more than $ 2.7m in grants .

Merritt Island , Florida based air suspension specialist Arnott has purchased the assets of the former AccuAir Control Systems suspension company . " The purchase enables Arnott to expand its industry-leading air suspension products within the performance and luxury light vehicle market , as well as within the powersports industry ." The AccuAir range will be re-launched in early 2021 .

Piaggio Fast Forward ( PFF - a subsidiary of the Italian Moto Guzzi , Vespa and Aprilia owner ) is to start next stage business application trials of its ' Gita ' robot carrier as it looks for opportunities to follow up its consumer launch in sectors such as travel , hospitality , real estate , retail and local food delivery . One of the first pilot programs to be launched will include Cincinnati International Airport ( CVG ). Manufactured in the new PFF facility in the Charlestown district of Boston , ' Gita ' will be used to clear the path for contactless , digital , concierge services for travelers and to assist elsewhere in the airport in processes like luggage and cargo transport . With a 20 kg payload and 4-hour battery life , ' Gita ' is a " follow-me " robot carrier designed to follow users indoors and out , at a top speed of 10 km / hour .

As reported in AMD Magazine last month , Latus Motors Racing rider James " The Rocket " Rispoli clinched the 2020 American Flat Track ( AFT ) Production Twins championship with a fourth-place finish aboard a Harley- Davidson XG750R motorcycle at the Progressive AFT Finale at the Daytona International Speedway Short Track in Daytona Beach , Florida . With one race left in the season , Rispoli had an insurmountable lead over the rest of the AFT Production Twins field , allowing himself the luxury of a relatively pressure free ride to sixth place in the final race . " I ' m so fired up ! Thank you to my HogSpoli Nation out there ," an exuberant Rispoli said after receiving the # 1 championship number plate following the race . The championship is the first for a rider competing on the Harley-Davidson XG750R , " a motorcycle built for competition and powered by the liquid-cooled , fuel-injected and racetuned Harley-Davidson Revolution X V-Twin based on the production engine originally designed for the Harley-Davidson Street 750 motorcycle ." After finishing in second place in the first three races of the season , Rispoli won for the first time on the Indy Mile in August and subsequently took six more wins , including a mid-season

string of five in a row - Springfield Mile II , Williams Grove I and II , Dallas Half- Mile I and II . That powered the number 43 Harley-Davidson bike into first place in the class standings . Rispoli scored his seventh win at the Atlanta Short Track II race on Oct . 3 . The 29-year-old racer from Londonderry , N . H ., began racing AMA Flat Track in 2008 and finished second in the GNC2 class in 2009 . Rispoli then turned his attention full-time to motorcycle road racing , winning AMA SuperSport national championships in 2010 and 2011 , and raced in the British Supersport series from 2014 to 2018 . In 2019 Rispoli returned to AFT competition , placing sixth in AFT Production Twins with four podium finishes . For the 2020 season Rispoli joined the Latus Motors Racing team , founded by George Latus , owner of the Team Latus Motors Harley-Davidson dealership in Gladstone , Oregon . In the mid-2000s , Latus Motors garnered race wins and top-three championship finishes while serving as the title sponsor for the 2000 Grand National Champion Joe Kopp , who is now the manager of Latus Motors Racing . " I was involved in flat track for a long time , and we kind of put a hold on things for a couple of years , but we saw the direction American Flat Track was going , and it ' s moving forward in a very positive way ," said Latus . " We were looking to get back into it and recognized the potential of the Harley- Davidson XG750R and the Production Twins class as the perfect way to do that ."

Having decided to wind down its direct distribution and manufacturing operations in India , as announced in their Q3 Fiscals and Rewire tease , Harley has gone into partnership with Hero MotoCorp , the world ' s largest maker of motorcycles and scooters in terms of unit volumes , stating that the two will " ride together in India " (!). " Per a distribution agreement , Hero MotoCorp will sell and service Harley-Davidson motorcycles and sell Parts & Accessories and General Merchandise riding gear and apparel through a network of brand-exclusive Harley- Davidson dealers and Hero MotoCorp ' s existing dealership network in India ." Believed to be a network of over 6,000 dealerships , service points and outlets in total across India , this is a HUGE PG & A deal that has balance sheet love stamped all over it . It has the potential to be one of the biggest such deals ever seen in the global motorcycle industry . However , the relationship doesn ' t stop at merchandise - as part of a licensing agreement , Hero MotoCorp will develop and sell a range of premium motorcycles under the Harley-Davidson brand name . " These actions are aligned with Harley-Davidson ' s business overhaul , The Rewire , and the company ' s announcement in September to change its business model in India ." A Harley spokesperson is quoted as saying that " this arrangement is mutually beneficial for both companies and riders in India , as it brings together the iconic Harley- Davidson brand with the strong distribution network and customer service of Hero MotoCorp ."