Destination Dealership: San-Diego Harley-Davidson
Fearlessly moving forward
Back to the Future: How History Can Save Harley Davidson
As family farms turned to dust and Wall Street bankers pancaked on concrete, Tom Sifton was turning fast Harleys into black gold. The wunderkind tuner’s modified Harley engines were faster than the factory’s best in 1926, and he moved his shop to San Jose, Calif., to transform it into a full-line dealership in 1933. What
2009 Best Operator Club Performance
Year-end numbers for Top of the BOC members explained
Lessons From the Past
Vintage bike businesses share their recipes for success.
The Entrepreneurial Epiphany
The difference between building a business versus just owning a job: systems.
The Simple Solution
Streamline your store.
Destination Dealership:Small Market, Major Player
What happens when a nice young woman with a background in retail management meets a nice young man with a degree in aviation maintenance? They get married, move to the country and start a successful Ducati shop. Bend, Ore., boasting a population of about 80,000 and located near the geographic center of the state, is
Easy Street’s Still Closed
The new economy will chew you up if you’re not ready
Persuasion Power
15 ways to get a customer to sign on the dotted line
A Family Affair
Laura and Brian Klock’s World Land Speed Record-Holding Clan
Dealership Data For October 2009
October trends and the benefits of tracking traffic
It’s Your Dime!
A dime at a time, Otis tells us how to make money
The Transportation Revolution
City Smart and Customer Driven
Taiwanese Titan
Kymco Continues to Grow Worldwide Depsite the Sagging Economy
Other Compensation Strategies
Mark gives a roundup of effective compensation strategies
Getting the Boot
How to handle problem people