American Motorcyclist Association Welcomes California’s Ted Cabral to Board of Directors
The American Motorcyclist Association has announced that Ted Cabral — a 38-year member from Penngrove, Calif. — has been elected to its Board of Directors from the Northwest Region. Cabral fills the seat being vacated by Northwest Region Director Perry King.
Southern California Motorcycles Receives Top Global Dealer Award
Triumph Motorcycles recently presented its global dealer awards during the Global Dealer Conference at the Excel Center in London, England. Southern California Motorcycles, based in Brea, Calif., was the only United States dealership, and only dealership outside of Europe, to receive Triumph’s lifetime achievement award for “Outstanding Contribution to the Brand.”
Drag Specialties/Parts Unlimited Parent Company Agrees to Settle with California Air Resources Board
LeMans Corporation, the parent company of Drag Specialties and Parts Unlimited, recently agreed to a settlement with the California Air Resources Board regarding the sale of emissions regulated products to California dealers.
K&L Helps Increase Efficiency of California Agencies with Utility Trailer Donation
This past March at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, K&L Supply Founder and CEO Joseph Lee presented the City of Santa Clara and the Santa Clara Police Department with the UT1000 Utility Trailer. The Homeland Security and Special Events Unit will utilize the trailer to improve its overall operation at Levi’s stadium.
Southern California Motorcycles Celebrating 15 Years of Business
Southern California Motorcycles invites riders and enthusiasts of all ages as well as their family and friends to join its annual Spring Open House. This year the business celebrates its 15th anniversary. The event will take place on Saturday, April 11 from 10am to 5pm.
California Motorcyclist Wins Yamaha Super Ténéré in AMA Membership Sweepstakes
When Bob J. Loguidice of Ramona, Calif., renewed his American Motorcyclist Association membership last February, it earned him the status of AMA Life Member and qualified him for the 2014 American Motorcyclist Association membership sweepstakes. By doing that, Loguidice won the sweepstakes prize, a 2014 Yamaha Super Ténéré motorcycle, courtesy of Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A.
Southern California Motorcycles Adds Suzuki
Southern California Motorcycles has added Suzuki Motorcycles to its line-up! The dealership feels Suzuki’s high quality, great reputation, wide selection of models and affordable prices provide the perfect addition. Sales are expected to begin in the beginning of July.
Compromise Reached in California’s Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area
The Johnson Valley Recreation Area in California will remain available to off-road enthusiasts thanks to U.S. Rep. Paul Cook’s amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.
Yamaha Volunteers Refurbish Southern California OHV Staging Area
As part of the Yamaha OHV Access Initiative and with support of the Southern California Mountains Foundation’s (SCMF) OHV program, volunteers gathered recently for a final round of planting, cleaning and maintaining the Cactus Flats staging area and surrounding trails. This was the final project in a three-year commitment by Yamaha to help restore Cactus Flats and save the staging area from misuse and erosion.
Zero Motorcycles Meets with California Governor on ‘Drive the Dream’ Initiative
Zero recently met with Governor Jerry Brown, California’s Plug In Electric Vehicle Collaborative and other California leaders as part of the Drive the Dream initiative. This initiative further positions California as a global leader in the plug-in vehicle market with a three-part program built upon increased investments in workplace charging, EV fleet purchases and corporate incentives, as well as international exports of California-developed technology.
MIC Acts to Reduce Industry Impact from California Air Resources Board’s ROV Evaporative Emission Regulations
For the past seven years while these regulations were being developed, the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) worked closely with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to ensure the regulations would not severely limit product availability or performance or significantly increase the cost to buyers. These efforts resulted in significantly less stringent standards and test procedures, a multi-year extension of the implementation and phase-in period, the removal of refueling emission controls for most vehicles, improvements to the emissions inventory model, and other important revisions to CARB’s initial proposal.
Sena Opens New Office in Southern California
The new office, located in Irvine, Calif., will house the company’s U.S.-based marketing and technical support staff, allowing Sena to further facilitate its connected customer experience.