motorcycle
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Operating profit for its motorcycle business increased thanks to higher sales in India and Brazil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Suddenly, a motorcycle carrying two helmeted riders pulls up behind the three and Gastelum — wearing a wide-brimmed, western-style hat — turns to the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Anything faster is classified as an moped or e-motorcycle, which can require someone to have a motorcycle classification on their license.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
For the local bikers offering videos for tourists, Chongqing's motorcycle prowess is a business opportunity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
“Most of them did,” said Matt, “but a few of your outdoor relatives still hang around, hoping you’ll bring the motorcycle back.”
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
"It's pushing young people to get in touch with motorcycles," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Chongqing has been an industry hub since 1979, when state-owned military equipment manufacturer Jialing began producing civilian motorcycles in the city.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
“When I was 16 years old I was racing motorcycles and driving my great-grandparents’ old Plymouth Volare,” Kent said during his induction speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Harley-Davidson HOG -2.92%decrease; down pointing triangle said it expects to sell more motorcycles this year than it previously expected to, after reporting strong North American sales in the second quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sometime after I went to bed I heard the motorcycles swarm up over the hill and down toward the center of Norvelt.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
She has traveled and lived around the world, crisscrossed South America and Indonesia on her own, motorcycled through Europe and Turkey.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2019
He studied art at a Christian college and motorcycled through Europe in his early 20s to, he said, “sleep in fields and eat yogurt.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2017
In 1908 he motorcycled from John O'Groats to Land's End.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2016
The soldier motorcycled in to see the artist.
From Time Magazine Archive
June 8… Norm and I went sailing; motorcycled to Loud Thunder.
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann
While many Chinese cities have restricted motorcycling, Chongqing has embraced it and become a biker's paradise.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
That blocked the pipeline bringing new people into motorcycling, said Christy LaCurelle, president and chief executive of the Motorcycle Industry Council.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Tom Setterlund is a retired safety engineer who spends his time backcountry motorcycling, mostly on fire roads in the San Bernardino National Forest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
So I’m proclaiming this my summer of motorcycling on rice and beans.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
This incident meant another little pang, but the freshness of the morning and the exhilaration of the ride—for motorcycling has thrills which aviation does not know—helped banish all thoughts of an unpleasant morning.
From Tam o' the Scoots by Wallace, Edgar
