Honda Puts Stop To Production Of U.S. Motorcycles
Honda is closing down their manufacturing plant in Marysville, Ohio and will be relocating it and the Hamamatsu plant in Japan to the brand new motorcycle plant in Kumamoto. This will cease all production of Honda motorcycles in the U.S. – which will begin next year.
The Marysville plant produced 44,000 Gold Wing and VTX models. Usually with a change like this we would expect to see hundreds of layoffs. However, Honda is providing for their employees and will be relocating them to the different Honda businesses located around the entire state of Ohio.
Jesse James To Make Customized Bike For Airstream
Airstream is known for hiring the infamous Orange County Choppers to customize their bikes. It seems though that they are switching sides and have hired out Jesse James and his crew from the West Coast Choppers.
Airstream wants the custom bike ready to debut at the 2008 Legend of the Motorcycle Show – which will be on May 3rd. This will be Jesse’s second time at releasing a new bike at this particular show.