As already mentioned inLive Coverage both Mike Penland and Scott Kilby teamed up with Bombardier during the Summer Break after Bombardier contacted Mike Penland to see if he would be interested in riding their newly released Outlander 800.
After Mike Penland had the opportunity to ride one of these new machines and with out a sponsorship program with Kawasaki for 2005 after they cut back their program, he made the switch to Bombardier after notifying Kawasaki of his situation and opportunity.
Mike penland wanted everyone to know that he is still actively involved in producing performance products for the Kawasaki machines even though he has made the switch to Bombardier, which ofcourse, he is in the process of developing new products for the Outlander 800.