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... in factory showcase displays from the industry's heaviest-hitters, including Aprilia, BMW, Buell,...
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... over a steady-state, engine-based, duty cycle for exhaust emissions prior to the 2009 model year...Industry.............. 336999 Snowmobiles and all- terrain ... test cycle used for Class I highway motorcycles. These emission standards first took effect in the...
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Nick Anglada, Custom Sportbike Concepts: Anglada is one of the true celebrities among custom sportbike builders, and he has earned a reputation for his cutting-edge style. Every show bike that rolls out ofthe CSC shop in Winter Garden, FIa., has at least one component that wows onlookers. Last year, it was clear wheels on a Hayabusa built for the apparel brand L-R-G. The style and the association with L-R-G earned Anglada a plethora of broad exposure, including the cover of Cycle World's Sport Bike 2008. Anglada followed that up with an R1 featuring a rainbow-hued titanium finish, a first in the sportbike scene. (The R1 also had a paisley paint job, and let's face it, not just anyone can make paisley look good.) www.cscbikes.com
Robert Fisher, Roaring Toyz: A roadracer before he ever cu...
... at Dealer Expo or the International Motorcycle Shows. www.roaringtoyz.com. Rob Uecker, Voodoo Ind...
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Jim Boltz of Washington state's Cycle Barn empire says that now, more than ever, dealers need to buddy up to protect their agenda. Boltz, a big player in his state's dealer association, urges dealers to attend the meeting of the National Council of Motorcycle Dealer Associations at Dealer Expo in February. Not only is a state association easy to form, it also gives those dealers a large legislative voice, Boltz says.
Responding from his dealership out in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Bill Hearne says he wants to know how far the OEMs are cutting back on production. "In order for the industry to be poised to rebound quickly when conditions improve, it is critical that there not be an overabundance of product in either dealer's or OEM inventories," says the owner of Outdoor Motorsports...
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AMERICA'S RETAIL CLOCK has been reset. People's investments got the daylights knocked out of them, and those who have jobs are nervous about keeping them. Customers are certainly not thinking the same way they were six months ago.
So much has changed. The fact is, Mr. Customer isn't spending as much of his money as he did previously - and he isn't getting credit to buy what he doesn't have.
Motorcycling is an escape, much like the movies: Attendance is up, even if we are sneaking in popcorn under our jackets. We may not have a real-time count on miles ridden in the last few months, but I might guess it has risen above miles ridden over this period last year. Unemployment and introspection forces us to slow down, smell the roses and ride a motorcycle. That's where the cerebral thinking b...
...Cycle Gear and the local independents picked up the PG&A... as the parts stores did in the auto industry. Would you consider trying to reverse this trend n...
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... manufacturers, lighting suppliers, motorcycle manufacturers, material manufacturers, a testing l...Industry believes this applies to maximum as well as minimu... of the corrosion test, temperature cycle test, vibration test, inward force test (for lamps...
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... shows are fully supported by the industry's major Original Equipment Manufacturers -- Aprili...
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... which is an overall healthy sign for the industry." . Minneapolis is the last stop on the thirteen-c...
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... classic bikes and legends of the industry. . Traveling to 13 major cities across the country...
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... and conventions for the powersports industry worldwide. It includes the Cycle World Internation...