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Walter Owen Bentley, MBE (16 September 1888 – 13 August 1971) was an English engineer who founded Bentley in London.He was a motorcycle and car racer as a young man. After making a name for himself as a designer of aircraft and automobile engines, Bentley established his own firm in 1919.
In 2016, Cycle Gear and RevZilla, two of America's largest motorcycle parts and accessories aftermarket retailers, merged under Comoto Holdings valued between 400-500 million dollars. [7] Cycle Gear was a California-based company founded in 1974 by David Bertram, the CEO at its acquisition.
BikeBandit was an online retailer of motorcycle parts and accessories with product offerings for street motorcycles, cruisers, ATVs and snowmobiles. The company was founded in 1999 by former CEO Ken Wahlster. [3] Wahlster grew the company to approximately $65M in sales ranking it #326 in the Internet Retailer Top 500.
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. .
J&P Cycles, Inc. was founded by John and Jill Parham in 1979. It sells motorcycle components, apparel, and gear for the American V-twin motorcycle rider.Owned by Comoto Holdings, the company operates online and has retail outlets in Ormond Beach, Florida, Sturgis, South Dakota, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Taylor, Michigan.
Motorcycle accessories are features and accessories selected by a motorcycle owner to enhance safety, performance, or comfort, and may include anything from mobile electronics to sidecars and trailers. An accessory may be added at the factory by the original equipment manufacturer or purchased and installed by the owner post-sale as aftermarket ...
Weslake & Co also known as Weslake Research and Development was founded by Harry Weslake, described as England's greatest expert on cylinder head design, [1] [2] with premises in Rye, East Sussex, England. [3] Weslake is most famous for its work with Bentley, Austin, Jaguar and the Gulf-Wyer Ford GT40 Mk.I.
Walneck's Classic Cycle Trader was a motorcycle magazine begun in 1978 by motorcycle enthusiasts and swap meet organizers [2] Buzz and Pixie Walneck. [1] The first issues were flyers that listed motorcycle parts for sale; demand for parts and complete motorcycles subsequently resulted in the publication growing into a large, full color magazine that contained over 120 pages during its peak.