Lonski and Associates Expands Adding Skip Johnson as Newest Team Member
Lonski and Associates expands with Skip Johnson as its newest team member, coming on board as a recruiter for the west coast.
Printing All The News That Fits
“There are only a few professionals in powersports who crossover the many skills needed to work with these aggressively growing brands.”
Will History Repeat Itself?
Recently, there has arisen two relatively new players in the American motorcycle market. They are, of course, Victory and Indian, and they are changing their own futures.
Shifting Gears: Following the Movers and Shakers in the Powersports Industry
Cat is out of the bag! Erik Nelson was promoted to VP and general manager of Arctic Cat’s snowmobile division and international sales, effective immediately. Patricia Jones also joins the company as chief human resources officer. Nelson succeeds Brad Darling and Jones succeeds William Nee, both of whom are pursuing other opportunities. “We are pleased
Polaris Reports 2016 First Quarter Results
Polaris Industries Inc. has reported first quarter net income of $46.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 compared to $88.6 million reported in the first quarter of 2015, in-line with company expectations.
Cortech Named a Supporting Partner of MotoAmerica
MotoAmerica has announced that Cortech is returning as a supporting partner of the 2016 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship. Cortech is also back on board as the presenting sponsor of the Cortech Timing & Scoring system.
Antigravity Batteries Micro-Start XP-3 Jump Starter
The XP-3 has serious power and can easily start vehicles such as motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles, cars, and trucks with up to V8 5.0 liter engine sizes. It offers 8,000mah of back-up power to charge any USB devices like cell phones, tablets, GoPro cameras, Bluetooth devices, and more.
CVT Transmissions for ATVs
The continually variable transmission, or CVT, is a common component in the powersports industry. This is the transmission that has given scooters and snowmobiles the ability to be gas and go for decades. The CVT has also found a home in ATVs.
Lackluster Signals
The latest survey of powersports dealers indicates that January was slow for dealers across North America. It appears sales trends continued to be weak. Some key reasons cited for the decline include ongoing economic weakness throughout the oil patch.
Alternative Profit Centers
When somebody asks you what you do for a living, do you automatically answer that you are in the motorcycle business? We all tend to identify powersports dealers as “motorcycle” dealers… however there are a growing number of alternative profit centers.
Changing the Conversation
Many who have used a scala rider Bluetooth system from Cardo Systems, Inc., say it has changed their riding life permanently. Like the world before cell phones, riders tend to forget how difficult it was to communicate before Cardo’s Bluetooth technology existed.
AutoMeter BEX Series Battery Extender
When you’re ready to go for a cruise, there is nothing more frustrating than having a dead battery. AutoMeter has your back with its all-new BEX Series Battery Extenders. Starting at around $40, the BEX-1500 and BEX-3000 are fully automated smart chargers which keep your electrical system in peak condition.
Autolite Powersports Spark Plug Electronic Catalog
Autolite, a global spark plug brand, has announced it has simplified the way retailers can identify its spark plugs for over 60,000 powersports applications. The company just released catalog information containing spark plug part numbers for thousands of powersports applications.
Giant Loop Gas Bag Fuel Safe Bladder
Giant Loop’s new Gas Bag Fuel Safe Bladder conveniently transports one gallon of hydrocarbon fuel for powersports racing in a collapsible welded film and ballistic nylon reinforced container that rolls up or packs flat when empty, weighing less than 12 ounces.
A Tough December
Mother nauture nuetralizes winter sales [dropcap]O[/dropcap]ur latest survey of powersports dealers indicates that December was another tough month for dealers across North America. Indeed, it appears that the weakness in November intensified somewhat in December, which ended 2015 on a bit of a sour note. While there was some talk of slow traffic trends, and
BRP Debuts All-New REV Platform and 850 E-TEC Engine
BRP recently presented a new snowmobile platform and a new engine together for the first time in 20 years during its semi-annual dealer meeting in Dallas. This new platform/engine combination, available on 2017 Summit mountain, MXZ trail performance and Renegade crossover models, pushes the limits of innovation and creativity to unmatched levels.
