Buggies Light Fire to the Off-Road Market
Unlike the scooter industry, which I often write about, there is a lack of information on buggies. There is no DOT, consumer safety board or even a consumer reports magazine testing these units in the United States. It’s caveat emptor for the dealers when they are doing research on a particular brand they wish to carry.
Sudco CarbMate
Accurate, affordable and ultra-easy to use, CarbMate is perfect for twin carb or injection V-Twins with adjustable settings. CarbMate displays the difference in vacuum intake settings of two linked carburetors very precisely on a single transverse horizontal nine-LED display. Visual estimation errors that are common to the traditional approach, which is to visually compare the
Project Bike: 2008 Road King
Why spend a mint on chrome when powdercoating and paint can make such an impact without a pile of cash! Chad Wiggen keeps things simple on MPN’s 2008 Road King Project Bike.
Value Education Over Legislation … My Head My Choice
Dean promotes rider education without government involvement, and Chad believes in pro-choice for helmets, but agrees with stressing rider education.
Casual Gear Guide
The draw to an alluringly edgy lifestyle brings many riders (and wannabes) into your store. Motorcycle culture is about more than the wind-in-your hair freedom — it’s a culture (or perhaps counter-culture) that provides a sense of identity. And even though you can take the man off of his bike, you can’t take the biker
Oil Intel
Are Full Synthetics The Hot Ticket?
Check Your Motivation
Sell with structure and integrity to weather the down market.
Latest News
Triumph’s 2009 North America Sales Top 10,000 . . . Yamaha Canada Names New President . . . Drag Names New Sales Rep
Inside the Industry
S&S to celebrate 50th . . . BMW buys Husky . . . Electric UTV
Scooters & Trikes
Although they both appeared a half century ago, two old products are new concepts again.
Finally?
Is Harley-Davidson’s bloom fading? Are consumers deciding to wait? Are there simply too many choices?
A Failure To Communicate
Blogs, flogs, MySpace friends, podcasts … Robin wades into techno-territory.
March Madness!
Robin shares the madness encountered in putting together this March issue.
Higher Education
What you don’t know really can hurt you… How does a dealer find out what is really going on?