Happenings in Motorcycling
Jesse James in a Hun;»
Huffy bicycles announced it has signed an exclusive multiyear agreement
with one of the foremost authorities and celebrities on two wheels: West
Coast Choppers, and Jesse James. Under the agreement, Huffy will begin
to roll out a whole new breed of bicycle. Designed by James, the West
Coast Chopper bikes have arrived at Wal-Mart stores across the country
in time for spring. Huffy and West Coast Choppers will begin releasing
additional custom-designed models to all retail partners, creating one of
the hottest bicycle lineups to ever hit the market. Each bike is handcrafted and designed with the same flair, fuel and funk for which Jesse and
WCC are synonymous.
"We've built our reputation on doing things our own way," Jesse says.
"Every day is filled with crazy new ideas, countless hours of shaping and
polishing metal until it becomes our signature mark. The minute a finished
chopper rolls out of our garage and we take it on that first ride, man, you
feel like a kid all over again. Every kid dreams of some day riding a West
Coast Chopper... Now they can!"
"We couldn't be more excited about this new product line and partnership," says John Fowler, vice president of marketing for Huffy. "Working with Jesse is continued evidence Huffy is committed to putting the
most innovative wheeled products on the street. It was important to
develop a bicycle that not only captures the essence of an authentic West
Coast Chopper, but design a line with ride-ability for kids and real street
appeal. like Huffy, Jesse is driven by his attention to detail and building a
bike that not only turns heads, but sits everyone else down."
Hurricane Hannah
Blows Into Missouri
After losing the first SOOcc moto to Honda's
Marty Tripes, Bob "Hurricane" Hannah led flagto-flag in moto number two to take the overall
at round five of the Trans-AMA MX Series in St.
Peters, Missouri, in November 1978. Hannah is
pictured on his Keith McCarty-prepared OW39 works Yamaha. A month later, Hannah
became the first American to win the TransAMA Championship, after already winning the
Supercross, AMA 2S0cc National and International Motorcycle Olympiad titles that season.
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