Hygear Motorcycle Works gets special permit.(Snowmobile Report)(Brief Article)

Powersports Business, June, 2005 by Keillor, Lynn

An aftermarket performance company using a test track for snowmobile suspension development, and unknowingly operating outside the law, recently received a special use permit.

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A half-acre test track at Hygear Motorcycle Works in Lansing, Mich., includes a wood-chipped route with three turns, several moguls and a few jumps. Russ Benson took over the shop in 2002, where the test track already existed.

When Benson bought Ithaca Motorcycle Works there was no mention that the two-year-old track was not permitted for use so he upgraded the facility to make it more practical for testing the suspension systems he builds for motorcycles and snowmobiles. The area was zoned as recreational, which is not an allowed use,...

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