IMS Outdoors Launches Rider Stories Presented by Progressive
The 10-month series spotlights three riders, sharing their current bike, favorite riding memory, trips they’d like to take and more, with new stories to be added monthly.
Twisted Road Expands Motorcycle Rental Program
Twisted Road is joining with Texas Motor Sports to provide motorcycle rentals. By utilizing their pre-owned inventory fleet as rental motorcycles, Texas Motor Sports is making it easier than ever to get on two wheels.
Protect Your Dealership From Growing Cyber Liabilities
Data breaches and other malicious activities aren’t going away, but keeping your team prepared for the latest exposures can help lower your business’s risks.
The Best of Shop Talk: Everything is a Reflection on You
When I see someone who seems to be on top of the sales board every single month, I don’t just assume they are a star. While that may be the case, one can’t guarantee that conclusion just from looking at the sales board.
Progressive International Motorcycle Shows Announces Reimagined Format: IMS Outdoors
While continuing its presence as the nation’s largest consumer motorcycle tour, Progressive IMS Outdoors will support the growth of the powersports community by offering a unique experience the industry has yet to see.
Exceeding Customer Expectations in the Finance Office
Expectations about where the industry would be at this time in March were grim, but the social distancing-friendly nature of powersports vehicles proved our expectations to be incorrect – and for good reason.
Fuel Capital Group and Safe-Guard Products International Partnership Delivers Complete Motorcycle Protection Solution to Dealers
The program, launched Aug. 3, enables the Fuel Capital Group to provide a complete, branded protection product solution to dealers under the Fuel Capital Protect name.
Shop Talk: Virus Lessons
Success is like a virus in that it can be very contagious. The difference is whether you make the decision to spread the “germ.”
Super73 Introduces New Electric Motorbike
The high-performance, street-legal electric motorbike goes on sale in spring 2020 and is designed for the urban adventurer.
Shop Talk: Outside Expert vs. Do It Yourself
Budgeting for an outside training program is a lot more than figuring out if you can pay the bill. Just like purchasing a lift for service or a remodel for the dealership, you have to be able to figure the long-term costs/savings/benefits to the entire transaction.
Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire Available for Rent on Twisted Road
With more than 2,300 motorcycles for short- or long-term rental, Twisted Road has many classics while others– like Harley-Davidson’s new LiveWire electric motorcycle– are cutting edge.
The Growth of Online Auctions Continues
Part of the reasoning is because dealers are busier than ever, but also, auction companies have done an excellent job making the process easier and more transparent.
Tangible Ways to Bring In New Riders
To help dealers find a tangible solution to bring in new riders, Paige Bouma, vice president of recreational brands at Cycle Trader demystified the complexity of the subject in her presentation “Capturing the Millennial Market — It’s All in the Story You Are Telling.”
McGraw Powersports Promotes Product Manager
Ted Longworth, a longtime employee of The McGraw Group, has joined McGraw Powersports as manager of product development.
PODCAST: Motorcycle Armor
Armor is effective, and you need to let your customers know it. Put it to them this way. A medieval knight would not have dared to walk out onto the battlefield without donning a suit of armor.
Apparel Pro: Motorcycle Armor
While the casual rider may simply be looking for pads to fit in a jacket, racers will need to be equipped with the more protective varieties like CE-rated armor.
