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The "Bell Helmet Company" was established as a division of Bell Auto Parts in 1956. [2] Bell introduced its Star model, the first full-face motorcycle helmet on the market, in 1968. [4] In 1971, Bell produced the first full-face off-road motorcycle helmet. [5] Bell made its first production helmet in 1954.
2016 - May, Simpson forms Motorcycle Safety Unit to meet demand for Simpson Motorcycle Helmets. 2015 - December, Simpson acquires Stilo S.r.l., a leading manufacturer and designer of premier racing helmets and helmet communications for Global motorsports - February, Simpson Granted a U.S. Patent for multi-tether system for head restraint devices
Club motorcycle racer, Don Becklin, started selling motorcycle gear from the attic of his grandfather's house in Grants Pass, Oregon in 1998. [1] By 2000, Becklin's motorcycle-related Internet retail enterprise moved out of the attic into a corporate office, a warehouse, and a retail outlet in Medford, Oregon under the Motorcycle Superstore ...
The one-piece racing leather suit, usually referred to as 'racing leathers', was first used by world champion motorcycle racer Geoff Duke in the 1950s. [1] Duke had the suit made for the purposes of streamlining, not safety, and like the majority of the leathers used at the time, was made from horsehide.
1975 Western Auto Garden Tiller. Western Auto was known for its private labelled Western Flyer Bicycle and Performance Radial GT tire brand. Other Western Auto private-labeled brands included Davis tires, Tough One batteries, TrueTone electronics, Citation appliances, Wizard tools, and Wizard typewriters — the latter as re-branded typewriters manufactured by Brother Industries of Nagoya, Japan.
By 2011, Cycle Gear introduced two helmet brands BILT and Sedici. [8] The company also introduced Street and Steel and Hot-wired brands. In 2016, before RevZilla and Cycle Gear were merged by Comoto Holdings Inc. the company grew to 112 stores in 34 states, had a significant and growing online business, and distributed over 13 million catalogs ...
RevZilla is an online motorcycle gear retailer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The company sells motorcycle gear, parts and accessories and was founded in 2007. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In 2016, the company merged with Cycle Gear under the conglomerate Comoto Holdings Inc. .
Previously known as R&G Racing, it was formed in 1999 and is located near Alton, Hampshire, England. R&G is an official sponsor of the British Superbike Championship [ 1 ] and MotoAmerica [ 2 ] and its products have been used in various British Championship and American Motorcyclist Association sanctioned events.