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VRM Spa , the owner of the storied Italian suspension brand Marzocchi , has confirmed that it is moving production to China in a partnership deal with Benelli owner Qiangjiang ' s QJMotors subsidiary , creating a new company called Zheijang Mazhouke Machinery Manufacturing . The new business will manufacture Marzocchi branded forks and shocks for sale in China and export worldwide . Production will be based at a new " stateof-the-art " facility in Zhejiang province . Florenzo Vanzetto , CEO of VRM , says that his company has grown Marzocchi turnover from € 8m a year when they saved the brand from liquidation in 2008 to € 32m now . Marzocchi was acquired by the € 8bn turnover Tenneco - the Monroe shocks owner - just as the global financial crisis started to bite . The U . S . conglomerate quite quicky decided to divest itself of what it judged likely to become an expensive and ' troubled ' asset .
An end of February Derby Crown Court date in the UK , that would have decided if ex Norton owner and convicted pension fraudster Stuart Garner would face prison time , was postponed to an as yet unconfirmed alternate date .
British specialist R & G Crash Protection will again be an Official Partner to MotoAmerica , North America ' s premier road racing series , for a third consecutive year . Additionally , R & G will be a team sponsor for the Vision Wheels M4 ECSTAR Suzuki squad that will field Richie Escalante and Jake Lewis in the 2022 MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike series .
Italian helmet manufacturer Locatelli ( Airoh ) has extended its MXGP partnership with Infront Moto Racing for a further five years .
The self-proclaimed ' safest motorcycle rally in the world ' - The ' 1000 Dunas ' ( 1000 Dunes ) Rally - returns for a third year in 2022 . Starting at Granada , Spain , on October 22nd , then finishing back there on October 29th , having navigated the most arid parts of Morocco through exclusive motorcycle trails to reach the Merzouga desert . The first ' 1000 Dunas ' was staged in 2018 .
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In the world of design , all kinds of design , the old mantra that " Less is More " remains as true today as it was when Philippe Starck turned late 20th century design orthodoxy upside down in the 1980s . As true today as it was when Walter Gropius ( Bauhaus ) and Le Corbusier turned architecture and design orthodoxy upside down in the 1930s . Now , motorcycle electrification is proving to be an attractive design platform through which new
generations of talented designers can channel their inner minimalism to great effect . Stylishly simple has been the electric motorcycle market ' s design default aspiration for a decade now . One of the businesses driving the
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Italian high-performance parts specialist Athena ( Alonte , VI , Italy ) has renewed its packaging for its GET brand parts - maximising the ecofriendly qualities of the materials and processes used . GET is well known worldwide for its innovative racing ECUs , data loggers , smart and power tools for motorbikes . The new packaging being used is the latest in an ongoing sequence of initiatives and changes that Athena is making to its
business procedures to make it more environmentally responsible and to comply with current environmental regulations . The regulations require a labelling that clearly identifies the materials of the packaging to facilitate proper disposal . Space optimisation , plastics reduction and new dedicated graphics are the main features of the new GET packaging . All the boxes have been designed to optimise the
" new age of the electrification enlightenment " has been Saroléa - an iconic Belgian brand that was founded in 1850 and went out of production in 1963 ; the brand was acquired in 2008 by Belgian twin brothers Torsten and Bjorn Robbens . The Saroléa mission has been to develop and produce highperformance 100 % electric race machines . Built by hand at the company ' s workshop in Belgium , all components are designed and built by
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Torsten Robbens , who has a background in motorsport , aerospace and military manufacturing . The SP7 race bike was near the podium at the Isle of Man TT Zero race for two years - finishing fourth in 2014 and fifth in 2015 - recording an average
Athena - GET with the green programme
shipments and their internal compartments have been revised to better protect the products and the accessories . In addition to the new GET packaging , Athena has also presented new product manuals that have been revised in terms of both graphics and contents , with all the additional information necessary for the correct installation and use of the product . In addition , Athena has updated
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