The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced the election of two corporate directors to the AMA Board of Directors: John Ulrich, founder and owner of Roadracing World and Motorcycle Technology, and Sean Hilbert, CEO of Cobra Moto. The elections occurred at the annual AMA corporate members meeting in Indianapolis on...
Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (HMCL), has announced a strategic partnership with Erik Buell Racing (EBR) in an agreement that will cover multiple areas of collaboration.
John Parham, founder of J&P Cycles and president of the National Motorcycle Museum Board of Directors, received the Don J. Brown Lifetime Achievement Award at the recently concluded Dealer Expo and American V-Twin Dealer Show.
After 26 years in business, tucked away in one of Akron, Ohio's most historic neighborhoods, Ernie Passeos recently decided to sell his Harley-Davidson dealership rather than relocate. Harley-Davidson had been urging Passeos to move his Liberty dealership to a better location with easy highway access, but after looking for a...
Motorcycle Industry Jobs (MIJ), a provider of employment services and job opportunities to the powersports industry, recently announced that it has joined forces with Western Power Sports (WPS) to offer employment services to its vast network of motorcycle dealers.
Pirelli has appointed Paolo Ferrari as chairman and chief Executive officer of its NAFTA region with the goal of driving the group’s growth and further strengthening its commitment to its U.S., Canadian and Mexican operations.
Drag Specialties recently announced the addition of Andy Gelsinger as a new phone sales representative for its Northeast region.
Harley-Davidson President and CEO Keith Wandell will assume the additional duties of chairman of the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Wandell was named chairman by board action.
Jan Plessner, manager of Kawasaki's public relations department, has moved-on, the company recently announced.
Performance Machine recently announced that it has promoted Kelli Murrow to director of sales and marketing. She has been with the company for nearly 20 years.
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is pleased to announce that Ken Ford, a 27-year AMA member from Bartow, Fla., has been elected the member representative on the AMA board of directors from the Southeast region. Ford fills the seat previously held by Charles Goman.
Western Power Sports (WPS) recently hired Erik Lothian as the new regional sales manager to cover the Midwest for the company. Erik is an avid powersports enthusiast and brings over 15 years of motorcycle industry experience to the WPS team. Before coming to WPS, Erik was with Triumph Motorcycles America...
Headed into 2012 Motonation says it is expecting a strong year. The 2012 collections from AGV Sport, Sidi and Vemar will require that the sales team be up to the task for the opportunities and challenges that the year will bring, the company announced recently.
John K. Lehman, founder and director of Lehman Trikes recently passed away on Thursday, January 5, in Arizona, the company sadly announced. The suspected cause of death was a heart failure brought on by an embolism. He was 60 years old.
Marketplace Events, producers of consumer shows and events, recently announced that motorcycle industry veteran Larry Little has been named vice president and general manager, motorcycle group.
Tracey Powell and Kenneth Kelly have been elected to the Antique Motorcycle Foundation, Inc. board of directors to fill seats vacated recently by Brenda Teel-Lash and Peter Gagan. Powell has also been elected an officer of the board in the position of secretary.
