AJP is Expanding in the US

Extending to a 3rd year of record breaking growth, AJP is expanding in the U.S. with help from new unit sales in 2016 that were up 62% over the 2015 calendar year. In addition, AJP has signed 17 new dealerships to it’s existing base – resulting in a total of 26 authorized AJP dealerships now spread throughout the country. The parts & accessory division is expanding as well – with a total of 24 AJP branded hard parts & garments now available for purchase.

For the 2017 model year – AJP has already added 2 new models to its lineup. With the addition of the new PR4 & PR5 Extremes – AJP now has a total of 5 off-road enduro models available for the U.S. consumer.

The AJP Factory in Portugal has recently released into the European marketplace a brand new 600cc Adventure bike known as the PR7. Early demand in the US for the PR7 is already ramping up – the company is aiming to offer a U.S. street legal version of the PR7 in the Autumn of 2017 as a 2018 model.

Looking further forward into this year – projections for 2017 sales have AJP increasing another 40% in new unit sales and signing an additional 10 to 15 new dealers as well.

For more information: www.motoajp.com

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.