Billy Joel To Open Motorcycle Shop In New York

Billy Joel is turning his love for motorcycles into a money-making venture, opening his own bike store in his New York home town.

If a powersports dealer cares about it, MPN covers it.

Published: Oct 14, 2010

Billy
Joel is turning his love for motorcycles into a money-making venture,
opening his own bike store in his New York home town.

The finishing touches are being added to 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay, Long Island.

The shop will sell bikes and accessories and serve as a hang out
joint for fellow two-wheel enthusiasts. The singer’s new venture is named
after an exhibition he staged in New York last year to show off his own
impressive collection of fast rides.

The music icon has long been obsessed with motorbikes old and new. In 2005, he set up a restoration business with friend Rob Schneider to rebuild old cycles, and he is frequently seen riding
around his hometown on a vintage British bike from World War II.

MIC, MSF, SVIA, ROHVA Appoint Interim Leadership

Scott Schloegel has been named acting president and CEO.

By Meagan Kusek

Meagan Kusek is the editor of Motorcycle & Powersports News. Since 2016, she has been covering various aspects of the B2B automotive markets, including professional carwashes, auto dealerships, motorcycle/powersport dealerships and collision repair shops.

Published: Mar 18, 2024

The boards of the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA), and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA) voted unanimously to appoint Scott Schloegel as acting president and CEO of the associations. Diana Sanchez was appointed acting chief operating officer.

Schloegel and Sanchez, whose appointments are effective immediately, will also continue to serve in their current roles as senior vice president of government relations and vice president of operations respectively. The interim leadership was selected to ensure a seamless transition as the associations’ search committee continues to conduct a comprehensive review of the position of president and CEO, and a subsequent search to replace outgoing President and CEO Erik Pritchard.