AIMExpo Reports Successful Attendance Numbers for Inaugural Show

Attendees from around the world made the trip to sunny Orlando October 16-20, to attend the inaugural American International Motorcycle Expo. The AIMExpo team has released this snapshot of AIMExpo by the numbers:

Total square footage: 732,644
Exhibiting companies: 392
Total attendance: 13,219
Dealer/industry professionals: 2,417
Exhibitor attendance: 2,798
Consumer attendance: 7,781
Countries represented: 49
Credentialed media professionals: 223
Powersports Business Institute @ AIMExpo Participants: 870

MPN was on-site at AIMExpo and covered the show’s major press events. Click through on the headlines below to catch up on the major announcements made at the show, and click here to checkout AIMExpo’s video recap of the inaugural show.

AIMExpo Rushes Onto The Scene With Turning Point

Erik Buell Racing Unveils 1190RX Sportbike at AIMExpo

AIMExpo Attendees Donate Generously to Brain Tumor Patients

Tucker Rocky/Biker’s Choice to Partner With Jesse Rooke

Segway Enters Powersports Market Seeking New Dealers

Unit Makes Unexpected Announcement With Launch of Skycraft

Gibbs Revolutionizing Powersports Industry With Sports Amphibians

The 2014 AIMExpo is scheduled to take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, October 15-19. Visit www.aimexpousa.com for more information.

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame recently named Marilyn Stemp and Steve Piehl to its board of directors.

Stemp is a pioneering figure in the motorcycle industry, founding IronWorks Magazine with her late husband, Dennis, and becoming the first female editor of a nationally circulated, mainstream motorcycle magazine. She also revived their trade magazine, Iron Trader News; edits the monthly Kiwi Indian News; contributes to several powersports media outlets; and is the founding editor of Sturgis Rider Daily. Stemp is a noted editor and writer of several motorcycle-focused books. Her consistent support for charitable efforts in the industry include the annual Biker Belles Celebration, Las Vegas BikeFest and as campaign chair for the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum’s development plan in 2014. She co-founded the Flying Piston charity events taking place in Daytona and Sturgis each year and is a National Ambassador for All Kids Bike. Stemp was inducted into both the Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the Sturgis Museum's Hall of Fame in 2018, and in 2022 she was recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in Powersports by DealerNews.