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Bold new Chinese Racing bid unveiled

By 2010, Haojue's annual output of 5.5 million units will see it reach more than 10% of global motorcycle production

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By 2010, Haojue's annual output of 5.5 million units will see it reach more than 10% of global motorcycle production

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Could history be about to repeat itself? In 1959, a small Japanese team entered the famous Isle of Man TT races on a new make of motorcycle: Honda. The establishment greeted the newcomers with polite amusement. They did not laugh for long. Now a Chinese motorcycle maker has announced it will follow an identical path starting in 2009 – exactly a half century later, there’s an eerie similarity.

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