Powersports East: Nathan and team show you how it's done
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE a business becomes such a familiar presence in a customer’s life that the store and all of its employees start to feel like family.
ONE GOOD MEASURE of a dealership is to survey exactly how many of its employees actually get out and ride. There will always be at least a handful; but a majority who regularly rip on track, trail and road? That’s a really good sign.
MARK ADAMEC is a straight-shooter and a straight-talker, but he doesn’t like straight lines in his buildings or in his designs.
In fact, he thinks straight lines, at least on ground level, interrupt personal communications. Curves, he says, facilitate communication.
ONE DAY IN 2004, Steve Seltzer and a buddy were drinking beer and talking, as guys do, about their futures, and where they were headed.
Seltzer was a little bit free with some extra cash following the sale of his family’s successful telecommunications business in Pennsylvania.
THERE ARE A COUPLE of general rules for working or living in a space that’s the size of a metaphorical shoebox.
The first is minimalism. Pare down your belongings. Keep it simple. Keep it essential. Clutter kills.
YOU CANNOT DO A MEGASTORE HALFWAY. Nope, if you’re going jump into it, you’ve got to go the distance.
Competition Accessories in Springfield, Ohio, houses seven OEM franchises (Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, KYMCO, Polaris and Suzuki) and three brands of trailers (Kendon, Shoreland’r and Pace), and carries parts, gear and accessories from a multitude of distributors.
IRVINE, Calif. - Kawasaki has donated 10 new side-by-sides to help in the relief efforts after this past week’s tornado in the Oklahoma City area.
Kawasaki
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - James McCormick is the new president and CEO of Shorai Inc., a manufacturer of powersports lithium batteries.
McCormick comes to Shorai with m
BREA, Calif. - Suzuki has announced its first 2014 models: the Boulevard M109R BOSS (pictured, right) and the Boulevard C50 BOSS. The company also unveiled t
MUNICH, Germany - BMW and Roland Sands Design have collaborated to build the Concept Ninety, a motorcycle that pays tribute to two anniversaries: BMW Motorrad&rsq
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Triumph is recalling certain 2012 and 2013 Speed Triples because the neutral light may remain on when the motorcycle is actually in gear.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Harley-Davidson and Miller High Life, companies that originated across the street from each other 110 years ago, have signed a multiyear cross-m
ORANGE, Calif. - Renegade Wheels has unveiled two new styles of its Phantom-Cut wheels: the Rapture (top right in photo) and the Lincoln (bottom left).
Also new a
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - James McCormick is the new president and CEO of Shorai Inc., a manufacturer of powersports lithium batteries.
McCormick comes to Shorai with m
STOW, Ohio - Avon’s updated Cobra tires offer a variety of technologies that aim to make them a cutting-edge replacement for OE V-twin tire fitments.
The Co
VIOLA, Wisc. - The humble valve tappet lives a less than glamorous and generally thankless life, but S&S Cycle has a better option for your customers'&nbs
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - DesignWraps Brands has added to its Peace Collection, part of the company’s Wraps of Hope and Savvy Threads brands.
The Peace Collecti
IRVINE, Calif. - Kawasaki has donated 10 new side-by-sides to help in the relief efforts after this past week’s tornado in the Oklahoma City area.
Kawasaki
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Triumph is recalling certain 2012 and 2013 Speed Triples because the neutral light may remain on when the motorcycle is actually in gear.
BREA, Calif. - Suzuki has announced its first 2014 models: the Boulevard M109R BOSS (pictured, right) and the Boulevard C50 BOSS. The company also unveiled t
MUNICH, Germany - BMW and Roland Sands Design have collaborated to build the Concept Ninety, a motorcycle that pays tribute to two anniversaries: BMW Motorrad&rsq
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Harley-Davidson and Miller High Life, companies that originated across the street from each other 110 years ago, have signed a multiyear cross-m
Valcourt, Québec - BRP has entered into an underwriting agreement for the initial public offering of 12.2 million subordinate voting shares at a price of $
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Triumph is recalling certain 2012 and 2013 Speed Triples because the neutral light may remain on when the motorcycle is actually in gear.
NORTON SHORES, Mich. - Everybody is in favor of motorcycle safety, right? But promoting it is pitting a dealer against a city ordinance prohibiting off-site adver
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Air Resources Board recently fined exhaust makers Danmoto Motorcycle Accessories and Bassani Manufacturing for selling or mark
ST. CHARLES, Ill. – Cities are anxious to bring in sales tax generators, and that worked to the advantage of Windy City Triumph this week when the City of S
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Triumph is recalling certain 2012 and 2013 Tiger Explorer and Explorer XC motorcycles due to a labeling mistake.
The gross vehicle weight ratin
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Congressional Motorcycle Caucus (CMC) has been officially registered for the 113th U.S. Congress, according to an announcement from caucus
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. - Harbor Sports Cycle has become a Polaris franchisee, offering Rangers, RZRs, ATVs, snowmobiles and the new Brutus line, the result of
KETCHUM, Idaho - Smith Optics is recruiting qualified, independent sales representatives for its motorsports products.
The company is looking to expand its team b
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - With its 20th anniversary around the corner, Bruce Rossmeyer's Daytona Harley-Davidson is planning some changes to its stores throughout
DALLAS, Texas – Strokers Dallas will again host the Brendan's Wish annual benefit concert May 18 to help raise money and awareness for histiocytosis, or
PORTLAND, Ore. - Digital advertising company Dealer Spike announced that Ride Now's 27 dealerships nationwide are using its digital marketing and sales automa
Here are the latest new product announcements that have caught our attention. Check them out to determine whether they're a good fit for your dealership -- either to sell, or to use yourselves.
SANTA ANA, Calif. - The new Silver Series line of exhausts from Two Brothers Racing features carbon fiber highlighted by a natural finished aluminum inlet and out
LA PALMA, Calif. - Progressive Suspension has taken its top-shelf 970 Series damper and engineered a remote reservoir to offer a solution for Harley's bigger
ONE OF THE SPECIAL joys of riding a motorcycle is finding a lonely road in the middle of nowhere. There’s no traffic, the towns are miles apart, and it&rsqu
DEAR GRANDMA and Grandpa, I hope things are going good up there in Heaven. Spring is here, and that’s always a good thing for us in the motorcycle industry.
WHAT DOES A motorcycle rider look like? Or an ATV enthusiast? Do they wear their hair a certain way? Do all men have mustaches? Do all women wear lots of dangling
