Is Leicester the same as Modena?

[Dreamspeed]

We all know that Modena, in Italy (for those who don’t know where it is) has Lamborghini, Ferrari and Maserati in approximately a 30 mile radius.

Leicester has Ultima, Noble and Caterham (midlands) in the same 30 mile radius!

And I think there’s Jensen and Spyker just down the road near Coventry!

Maybe we should twin Leicester with Modena?

[Fastdruid]

It was somewhat depressing visiting the national motorcycle museum to see that something like 95% of the British bike manufacturers were all based in either Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton or at least the West Midlands.

I still think there is somewhat of an engineering area but it's nothing like it used to be.

[JayTee94]

I like your thinking - you must have been very bored to come up with that..

[Eighteeteewhy]

There are some differences.

[Greg_D]

Don't forget Westfield in Kingswinford!

[Vocal Minority]

Is Caterham not in Caterham, Saaaf Lahndan?

[saleen836]

You can only twin them if Modena has a McIndians!

[Dreamspeed]

JayTee94 said:

I like your thinking - you must have been very bored to come up with that..

LOL, yes very!

[williamp]

Dreamspeed said:

We all know that Modena, in Italy (for those who don’t know where it is) has Lamborghini, Ferrari and Maserati in approximately a 30 mile radius.

Leicester has Ultima, Noble and Caterham (midlands) in the same 30 mile radius!

And I think there’s Jensen and Spyker just down the road near Coventry!

Maybe we should twin Leicester with Modena?

Dont forget Fenix, lee Noble's new company, as well as Triumph and Norton Motorcycles: The UK centre of motorcycle manufacturing, right there.

Then there's the testing/development centres at MIRA and Bruntingthorpe. The two race tracks. the largest Bentley dearership in europe.

[Pothole]

Fastdruid said:

It was somewhat depressing visiting the national motorcycle museum to see that something like 95% of the British bike manufacturers were all based in either Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton or at least the West Midlands.

I still think there is somewhat of an engineering area but it's nothing like it used to be.

As opposed to now when 100% of British motorcycle manufacturers are based in the East Midlands (Hinckley and Donington)??

[Dreamspeed]

Really? I didn’t know Hawk and Gardner Douglas was nearby? Where are they?

Yes MIRA and Triumph is in the Hinckley area, and of course Bruntingthorpe, which is Leicester’s Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah!

I know Lee noble lives in Leicester, is his new company also based there? If so where?

Actually, joking aside, there is quite a lot in Leicester, what else have I missed?

[heppers75]

Not strictly motoring as such but Caterpillar as well.

[Fastdruid]

Pothole said:

Fastdruid said:

It was somewhat depressing visiting the national motorcycle museum to see that something like 95% of the British bike manufacturers were all based in either Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton or at least the West Midlands.

I still think there is somewhat of an engineering area but it's nothing like it used to be.

As opposed to now when 100% of British motorcycle manufacturers are based in the East Midlands (Hinckley and Donington)??

Well yes. But that's two rather than twenty or thirty companies.

[McHaggis]

Vocal Minority said:

Is Caterham not in Caterham, Saaaf Lahndan?

Caterham is indeed in Surrey.

[DonkeyApple]

Is Leicester the same as Modena?

The standard of driving is the same.

[Pothole]

heppers75 said:

Not strictly motoring as such but Caterpillar as well.

JCB is just up the road, too.

[McHaggis]

McHaggis said:

Caterham is indeed in Surrey.

Ahhh - there is Caterham F1...

[FIK]

McHaggis said:

Caterham is indeed in Surrey.

You are correct but as OP says Caterham (midlands) is between Leicester and Hinckley.

[Pothole]

Fastdruid said:

Pothole said:

Fastdruid said:

It was somewhat depressing visiting the national motorcycle museum to see that something like 95% of the British bike manufacturers were all based in either Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton or at least the West Midlands.

I still think there is somewhat of an engineering area but it's nothing like it used to be.

As opposed to now when 100% of British motorcycle manufacturers are based in the East Midlands (Hinckley and Donington)??

Well yes. But that's two rather than twenty or thirty companies.

There aren't thirty volume motorcycle manufacturers in the world now, are there?

[Fastdruid]

Pothole said:

Fastdruid said:

Pothole said:

Fastdruid said:

It was somewhat depressing visiting the national motorcycle museum to see that something like 95% of the British bike manufacturers were all based in either Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton or at least the West Midlands.

I still think there is somewhat of an engineering area but it's nothing like it used to be.

As opposed to now when 100% of British motorcycle manufacturers are based in the East Midlands (Hinckley and Donington)??

Well yes. But that's two rather than twenty or thirty companies.

There aren't thirty volume motorcycle manufacturers in the world now, are there?

No. Might be some more interesting bikes if there were. Not tbh that some of the classic makes could be considered volume, I suspect most were less than 100 bikes in the entire life of the companies.