Klock Werks 2016 Calendar
Klock Werks invites you to not only “Understand the Difference” in the quality and design of its parts, but also “Understand the Difference” in its team, and the new calendar is designed to share that message.
MAG Announces Executive Shifts
The Motorsport Aftermarket Group (MAG) has appointed Kevin Strawbridge to head its Retail and Media Groups. The parent company to both online retailers Motorcycle SuperStore and J&P Cycles, as well as Motorcycle-USA.com and “America’s Motorcycle Weekly” CycleNews, recently consolidated its retail operations in Irving, Texas.
The Leatherworks Matching Seats and Saddlebags
The Leatherworks offers matching seats and saddlebags which allows for something besides the standard black. The company can build bags and recover seats with matching leather or it can use the same leather as some of the seat manufacturers to create exactly matching saddlebags.
Polaris Reports Third Quarter Earnings
Polaris Industries Inc. has reported record third quarter net income of $155.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, an increase of 10 percent from the prior year’s third quarter net income of $140.8 million.
Tucker Rocky Distributing
From Ed Tucker’s humble beginnings selling oil to dealers in Dallas in the late 1960s to Bob Nickell taking over in the 1970s and the acquisitions of leading competitors in the 1980s, contraction in the 1990s right through to last year’s merger with the Motorsport Aftermarket Group (MAG), Tucker Rocky Distributing has been deep in the heart of the powersports industry from day 1.
Polaris Reports Record Second-Quarter 2015 Results
Polaris Industries Inc. has reported a record second-quarter ended June 30, 2015, with an increase of 4 percent from the prior year. The second-quarter results included additional manufacturing costs and inefficiencies, as Polaris worked to scale-up production and add capacity to the paint system at the company’s motorcycle facility in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Montgomery Motorcycle Company
outing a particular expertise at your shop isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It can lead to becoming known as the go-to place for a certain service or specialty. On the other hand, you don’t want to be pigeon-holed so narrowly that you’re overlooked for bread-and-butter maintenance work and ready consumables like tires and oil – that would be a bad thing.
Motorcycles at Winchester Speedway
It all started for Winchester Speedway a century ago with the activities of a western Indiana farmer by the name of Frank Funk.
Old Bikes Highlight New Show
They say everything that is old is new again.
Your Dealership can be a Resource for Classic Bike Owners
Like many dealers, you have watched the growth of the vintage movement over the last 20 years with interest and possibly some alarm.
AMA HOF Bike Show Spotlights Classic Motorcycles
Vintage motorcycle riders, collectors and racers will ride or haul their classic bikes to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this July 10-12 for AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. Some of the best of those motorcycles will be showcased in the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Show, presented by Hagerty Insurance Agency, on July 11.
Victory Motorcycles Heads to Pikes Peak with RSD, Cycle World and Prototype 156 Engine
Victory Motorcycles, in partnership with Roland Sands Design and Cycle World, will race a new prototype engine at the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb on June 28. The prototype racing motorcycle is named Project 156 for the 156 turns in the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb.
Ducati Dealerships Repeat as Highest Ranked in US
Ducati dealerships repeated as the top ranked brand in the newly released 2015 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index U.S. Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking Study. The study measured dealership treatment of motorcycle shoppers, with rankings by brand.
Ducati Launches Nationwide Dealership Tours with 2015 Model Lineup
As the most anticipated new Ducati models continue to arrive in showrooms across North America, Ducati is launching the cross-country Ducati Experience Tour in May to give customers and Ducati enthusiasts the ability to test ride 2015 models at participating dealerships.
Shifting Gears: March 2015
Editor-at-Large Robin Hartfiel is our tabloid reporter when it comes to finding out who is on the move in the powersports industry. Robin’s many years of experience in the market and hundreds of industry contacts means he usually knows what is happening before anyone else.
Klock Werks and Kicker Audio Announce Daytona Bike Week Deals
Klock Werks Kustom Cycles and Kicker Audio are offering Klock Werks Powered by Kicker Audio Fit Kits available for $100 off, and installed free with purchase at Daytona Bike Week, March 6-15.
