And, More Morning News - LeoVince USA, UK M/C Industry & China Eyes Mission

LeoVince USA has announced their global sponsorship program and the teams that they will support for the 2010 motorcycle racing season. The list is rather long and includes such series as MotoGP, Moto2, World Superbike and many others. For the full details, please take the link.

http://tinyurl.com/yaytcd7

If you have been reading up on your U.K. cycle news, you have probably heard that the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI) is trying to get some help from the government. They would like something similar to Britain's 'cash for clunkers' program (which was similar to the US scheme) for motorcycles. Also, some environmental subsidies would be very useful to them. Given the suffering of that industry in a place like the U.K. where it is so important, I am hopeful that their government officials will find some way to assist...

http://tinyurl.com/yb67nxp

Zongshen Power Machinery, a Chinese motorcycle manufacturer, is looking towards Mission Motors in San Francisco to aid them in developing electrical engine systems. There is an agreement already signed which will have them trading tech and knowledge and may even lead to a Chinese electric motorcycle start-up. Wow, once the Chinese start building them, they will get very inexpensive everywhere. Let's just hope the quality does not suffer in the brands we already know and love.

http://tinyurl.com/ylz7gbv