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Market Size and Growth of Motorcycle Insurance Market in the UK

By Anonymous

January 29 2004--This report is a comprehensive guide to the motorcycle insurance market in the UK. The report provides insight into the main issues affecting this sectors. Market size and growth, profitability, competitor shares and ratio performance will underpin the analysis and arm insurance professionals with valuable understanding of the current and future developments in this sector.

This report includes:
-A comprehensive guide to the motorcycle insurance market incorporating market sizing based on industry interviews
-Determines the leading competitors for each product type and forecasts market growth to 2008
-Discusses the key issues affecting future market development and the likely catalysts for premium income growth
-Includes ABI data, government statistics and the findings of our exclusive survey to creditor insurance competitors

Reasons to Purchase
-Gain the inside track on the real issues affecting these markets courtesy of our access to leading industry executives
-Understand consumers' needs and concerns through the examination of the factors driving up product penetration
-Identify your company's strengths and weaknesses by benchmarking against the strategies of other insurance competitors in the market

The report also highlights
-A comprehensive guide to the motorcycle insurance market incorporating market sizing based on industry interviews

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Orange County Choppers

By Anonymous

Orange County, NY April 9, 2004 -- Orange County Choppers

Motorcycle Mania

Motorcycles have always been the hot and cool mode of transporting for people across the American landscape, just check out any number of Elvis photos for proof of that fact. But these days motorcycles are right up there with Orlando Bloom on the popularity slide rule. Part of this resurgence has been fueled but a glut of new TV shows depicting the custom chopper bike subculture.

West Coast Choppers Vs. Orange County Choppers

First emerged the California custom bike shop, West Coast Choppers, and owner Jesse James when the Discovery Channel featured them in a show called "Motorcycle Mania". Soon they had their own show called, "Monster Garage". The ratings went out the window and Discovery knew they had unearthed a wellspring waiting to be tapped, but that was nothing compared to the follow up show called, "American Chopper".

American Chopper

West Coast Choppers is based in California and you might naturally think the same of ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPERS, but the Hudson Valley plays host to its very own county with the famous Los Angeles area name. The shop and the show is based in Orange County, New York in the town of Rock Tavern, about 80 miles from New York City. Discovery soon gave the fine folks at Orange County Ironworks, their very own show called, "American Chopper".

Orange County Chopper

"American Chopper" first aired on Discovery in September 2002 and quickly outpaced its predecessor, gaining twice the popularity right off the line. Orange County Choppers fame has spread like wildfire and you can see them on the cover of various magazines including, American Iron, the French mag - Freeway, the Norway publication - Biker Journal and the ever-popular Street Chopper.

Paul Teutul Sr.

Great American films like "Easy Rider" and Marlon Brando's "The Wild One" have inspired many to hop on the back of a hog or two, Paul Teutul Sr. was no exception. Having grown his Orange County Ironworks into a successful business he was able to utilize his downtime to create the custom bikes of Orange County Choppers. They debuted their first bike at Daytona Bike Oktoberfest 1999. The creation was dubbed, "True Blue", and was built in Paul's basement.

My Three Sons

Now more than 4 years later, Orange County Choppers has grown into what "American Iron" recognizes as one of the world's top 12 builders. Much of their success is due in a great part to Paul's three sons. Danny, 26, is the general manager of Orange County Ironworks, Paul Jr., 28, is the chief designer and fabricator of Orange County Choppers and 24 year old, Michael, answers phones and orders parts for the Chopper division. His 21-year-old daughter, Kristin, is not currently directly involved and is attending nursing school in Rochester, New York.

Jet Bike

One of the OCC's greatest achievements has been the "Jet Bike". The bike was inspired by the design of Navy aircraft carriers and was intended to honor the troops in Afghanistan. The Jet Bike's colossal creation was chronicled in the very first show for "American Chopper" in September 2002. And just like Rome, the "Jet Bike" was not built in a day, in fact its birth took a grueling 42 days from start to finish.

Spider Bike

Their custom chopper, the "Spider Bike" was one of only three bikes chosen in the world-class competition at the Rats Hole Custom Show in Daytona, Florida. That accolade gained them an all expenses paid trip to Germany to the site of one of the biggest auto and bike shows in the world. The "Spider Bike" was later purchased by musician Wyclef Jean of the Fugees.

Reality Show Drama?

Orange County Choppers is a family affair and thus already has built-in drama and tension from every day life, but the "American Chopper" producers decided to mix it up a bit by suggesting that the youngest son, Michael, be added to OCC roster and thus bring a bit more drama to the show. You see, Michael has a had a long history of not being able to handle his jobs and prefers the crazier parts of being a guy in his early 20's. Just see the show and see for yourself.

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Woman leads the pack on motorcycle safety

By Anonymous

April 8, 2004 -- As the weather gets warmer, men and women throughout the tri-state region will start revving up their motorcycles. It is a ritual for the motorcycle enthusiast that is timed to the warming weather and end of winter. For some, it is also a time to refresh their safety skills, and for good reason. Riders with experience survive.

Motorcycles have a reputation for being a dangerous vehicle. But not for the reasons many may think. A study undertaken by the Traffic Safety Center at USC found that motorcycle training substantially reduced accident involvement and reduced injuries in the event of accidents. It also showed that motorcycle riders showed significant collision avoidance problems by over-braking and skidding the rear wheel, and under-braking the front wheel, greatly reducing the ability to avoid collisions. Further, the ability to counter-steer their motorcycles and swerve to avoid an accident was essentially absent.

Additionally, this study showed that:

§Weather is not a factor in 98% of motorcycle accidents.
§Roadway defects (pavement ridges, potholes, etc.) were the accident cause of only 2% of the accidents; animal involvement just 1% of the accidents.
§Those motorcycle riders involved in accidents were essentially without training; 92% were self-taught or learned from family or friends.

These are the kind of numbers Diane Howells hates to read. Because she knows, with just a little training most accidents that occur on a motorcycle can be avoided. And Diane should know. Having trained over 8,000 students since she opened her school in 1999, not only has she broken ground in a male-dominated industry by being the only woman owner of a Motorcycle Training school, but she has built hers into the largest Motorcycle Safety Foundation training organization in New York State.

“Most people think riding a motorcycle is like riding a bicycle. It is in some ways. But it’s completely different when someone gets into trouble. On average, they have less than 2 seconds to maneuver around and out of an accident.” Says Diane. “And that is where just a little training can help a lot. Knowing how and when to steer out of a problem situation is the leading contributor to saving lives. And that is something we train all of our students to do.”

Diane and her Motorcycle Safety School train students to ride safely in a fun environment. “It’s important people enjoy themselves. It’s the best way for them to remember what to do when they’re out on the road.”

Diane has been riding since 1994, and received her instructional license while in Vermont.     Her documentary Motorcycle Diaries, has aired on the Oxygen Network and was part of the 2002 Guggenheim Museum’s Art of the Motorcycle exhibit. She now holds classes at three locations including Brooklyn, NY; Ulster County, NY, and New Jersey, and continues to generate the attention of such media and news outlets as The New York Times, NY Post, ABC Eyewitness News, WB News and many more.



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