‘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.
16 Things To Watch For In 2016
…As We Turn the Page on a Solid Year [dropcap]B[/dropcap]efore we turn the page to 2016, it is important to take stock of what happened in 2015. There was no shortage of stories across the powersports landscape in the past year, including Harley’s struggles; Polaris’ inability to keep pace with the demand for the Indian
Top 5 OEM Updates of 2015
Yamaha Wolverine R-Spec (February issue) Yamaha Motor Corp., USA hosted a rather impromptu media tour in January ostensibly to highlight the company’s UTV manufacturing capabilities in its Newnan, Georgia, plant. It also provided a perfect backdrop to roll out the brand new 2016 Wolverine R-Spec model. Tough to tell which is more impressive! First, a
Destination Dealership Top 5
Bob’s BMW (February issue) One part motorcycle dealership, one part vintage motorcycle museum and one part online/mail order new, classic, vintage and used motorcycle parts store, Bob’s BMW located in Jessup, Maryland, adds up to a 100 percent successful dealership. Store owner Bob Henig started out modestly by selling used BMW motorcycle parts from his
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
MPN Launches Tool Giveaway Tuesday – sponsored by Beta Tools
MPN’s Tool Giveaway Tuesday Gives Dealers Chance To Win Beta Tool of the Week (#ToolGiveawayTuesday)! MPN has teamed up with Beta Tools (now available at ShopYamaha.com) to giveaway high-quality tools every Tuesday in 2016 to lucky powersports service departments. The drawing will be held every Tuesday and announced on our Facebook page each week. The first giveway
Arrow Rebel Metric Cruiser Exhaust
Arrow Exhaust has recently announced its expansion into Japanese metric cruiser exhausts. As opposed to building a bolt-on ordinary exhaust system with limited performance gains, these new Rebel exhausts were designed with Arrows’ dedicated approach to performance and style.
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.
Changing Of The Guard At Volusia Motorsports
Well known for his racing promotions, Eric Peronnard is not so well known for his role in starting three different dealerships — one in Grenoble, France, one in Las Vegas, and most recently, Volusia Motorsports.
Shifting Gears – November 2015
Michael Lock is the new CEO for AMA Pro Racing. After serving as a strategic business consultant during the 2015 flat track racing season, the board decided to bring him onboard full time.
World Debuts from Orlando
The 2015 American International Motorcycle Expo kicked off in Orlando with some significant global and North American debuts of new motorcycles from some the industry’s top manufacturers. We highlighted a few unveilings here.
MAG Announces Executive Shifts
The Motorsport Aftermarket Group (MAG) has appointed Kevin Strawbridge to head its Retail and Media Groups. The parent company to both online retailers Motorcycle SuperStore and J&P Cycles, as well as Motorcycle-USA.com and “America’s Motorcycle Weekly” CycleNews, recently consolidated its retail operations in Irving, Texas.
Gibson Wins Best Powersports Product Award at SEMA
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced the winners of the 2016 New Products Showcase Awards yesterday morning at the 2015 SEMA Show. This award is given to the most innovative and cutting-edge aftermarket products that will be consumable in 2016. Nearly 3,000 products were entered into 16 different Showcase categories to be considered for
Tread Lightly! Announces Major New Restoration for Recreation Initiative at 25th Anniversary
Yamaha, Federal Premium, Bushnell and the Dallas Safari Club help Tread Lightly! fund 25 Restoration for Recreation Projects across the U.S.
Walker Fowler Takes 2015 GNCC ATV Title
MSR/N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha’s Walker Fowler proved his mettle at “The Ironman” GNCC finale this weekend. After racing his way up through the ranks for the past decade, Fowler finally won his first XC1 Pro ATV title in Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Leader URBAN Mounts
Leader’s new URBAN line features a slimmed-down, streamlined look that today’s riders are looking for. The URBAN mounts are of interest to sport, dual-sport/adventure, adventure/touring and cruiser riders and hold phones, GPS, cameras and more.
