Excel Rim Wins Yamaha Quality Award

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. recently honored Excel Rim Co., Ltd. with a Quality Control award for 2014 during its 2015 New Year’s ceremony that took place in Hamamatsu City, Japan.

The award is given out by Yamaha to suppliers that have no quality issues for three years. The company said it was “very honored” to receive the award, which it achieved in part due to its quality control plan that aims at daily improvement in the following areas:

1. Quality starts from 5S (Japanese quality improvement philosophy): Improving the working environment, particularly focusing on sorting, setting-in-order and polishing.

2. Quality is based on Lot Guarantee: Implementing “first/final” inspection for every single lot to assure and control the Product Quality, and constantly enhancing Excel’s 5M points (machinery, manpower, material, measurement and method).

3. Quality Judgment from the Customer’s point of view: focusing on appearance quality to fully understand and assure end-users’ quality requirements.

Excel Rim is a global manufacturer of rims for off-road motorcycles, and has been part of the CLN Group since 2010. For more information about RK Excel America Inc., visit www.rkexcelamerica.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.