AMA Celebrates Racers, Organizers at 2015 Championship Banquet
The American Motorcyclist Association honored the country’s top motorcycle and all-terrain-vehicle racers and organizers during the AMA Championship Banquet on Saturday, Jan. 23, presenting 2015 AMA National No. 1 plates and announcing the 2015 AMA Athletes of the Year.
Eric Anderson, Kris Odwarka and Jim Woodruff Elected to 2016/2017 MIC Board of Directors
Eric Anderson, Kris Odwarka and Jim Woodruff have been elected by the members of the Motorcycle Industry Council to serve on the 2016/2017 MIC Board of Directors. Paul Vitrano has been selected by Polaris Industries Inc. to be their representative on the MIC Board of Directors. This will be VROOM Network Founder & President Eric
2015 MPN Feature Highlights
Throughout the 2015 calendar year MPN focused on a number of different topics to engage you readers. Therefore, it was an awfully tough task to pick some of the year’s top feature stories to highlight in this special issue. But here are the top 10 we chose.
‘Best of’ Confessions of a Customer
As 2015 winds down, MPN staff took a look back through Eric Anderson’s Confessions of a Customer and highlighted a few of the year’s best columns.
Best of 2015 Pit Pass
Crashing Shoei’s Top Secret Hornet X2 Pre-Launch Party (January issue, page 56) A couple days before the North American premier of Shoei’s newest helmet at the International Motorcycle Show in Washington, DC, a “top-secret” pre-launch press event was held in the wilds of Southern California… literally. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park played host to
Shifting Gears December 2015
Our friends at MotorcycleIndustryJobs.com report a record year for the number of “Help Wanted” ads placed in the past 12 months. We have tracked some of the highlights of this year’s new hires going back to January.
AGV’s Motorsports Heritage Showcased at EICMA
AGV showcased its motorsport history and its technology to the world’s top motorcycle-industry specialists and journalists at the EICMA tradeshow.
Simplicity Needs To Mask Complexity… Don’t You Be An Idiot!
The trick now is handling the complexities of life and business while making it look and feel simpler to our family, friends and customers.
Honda Unveils 2016 CB500F and Metropolitan Scooter
At a special media event held in Milan ahead of the EICMA motorcycle show, Honda unveiled the updated CB500F naked sport bike, which gets an aggressive new look and a number of important technical improvements for 2016. At the same time, Honda announced the revised Metropolitan scooter.
Schuberth SRC-System PRO
Schuberth has updated the revolutionary SRC-System PRO rider communication system for the C3 Pro and C3 Pro Women helmets. New features include design changes for easier use, compatibility with Apple products, and better integration with personal speakers and ear buds.
Honda Unveils Updated NC700X, CB500X
Having recently released information about the 2016 NC700X and CB500X, Honda is unveiling both 2016 machines this week in conjunction with the Tokyo Motor Show.
Scorpion EXO-R2000
Scorpion’s EXO-R2000, the company’s premium lightweight helmet, was track and lab tested with input from elite AMA racers and MotoGP competitors. The Ellip-Tec ratchet system guarantees a tightly sealed face shield while the EXO-R2000’s advanced aero-tuned ventilation system delivers maximum airflow.
Answer Racing 2016 Apparel Collection
Going with the good, better, best strategy ANSR has three levels of apparel this year: Syncron, Elite and Alpha. Augmenting the three full product lines is a new Altron universal jersey and gloves.
AMP Factory Hires Michael MacGregor as New Design Director
Michael MacGregor has signed on as Design Director for AMP Factory. An acronym for “Answer/Malcolm Smith Racing/ProTaper,” AMP Factory is the new name for the performance apparel division of Tucker Rocky/Bikers Choice.
Gear Up – A Way Of Life
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he MIC’s new “Gear Up” launch is not a campaign – it’s the beginning of a movement! Not your average preachy public service messaging, this program is intended to reach out to the industry and riders alike with the goal of “self-improving” your level of gear selection… and reminding you to wear it every time
Parts for Scooters: Fast-Growing Start-Up is a Big Player in a Small Market
For dealers who have any involvement in the scooter market, Parts for Scooters is a well-known name.
