News Article Oct 11, 2002 (a)

Rideamotorcycle.com is the newest motorcycle Internet web site, one that takes a totally fresh approach to catering to the street-oriented two-wheeled enthusiast. Rideamotorcycle.com is focused on 3 groups; the established street motorcycle rider, new motorcyclists, or those who do not currently ride motorcycles but are curious about learning to do so. Rideamotorcycle.com LLC Editor at Large: Bill Heald News Editor: Evan Williams Webmaster: Mark Lesselyoung Publisher: Dean Adams Yamaha Shuts Down In Vietnam Protectionist Policies Send Local Workers Home By Evan Williams The Vietnamese government has chosen to play hardball with the Japanese motorcycle firms by limiting the number of machines they can produce at the factories they have built in Vietnam. Now Yamaha has been forced to shut down production, joining Honda. Suzuki says they are next.

Motorcycles are more than just recreation in Vietnam -- they are sometimes the dominant mode of transportation.