Year: 2011
-
LeoVince USA launches new website
LeoVince USA has launched a new website at www.leovinceusa.com that features product and technical information on the complete range of…
Read More » -
Yamaha Canada reduces prices on 2012 bikes
Yamaha Motor Canada has announced sizeable price reductions to most of the company’s 2012 motorcycles, including models such as the…
Read More » -
Motorcycle activist Sabater honored by AMA
The American Motorcyclist Association announced its AMA Motorcyclist of the Year: AMA member and motorcycle activist Nancy Sabater. Awarded annually,…
Read More » -
Canada’s Keast to race YZ450F in 2012
Kyle Keast is stepping aboard the YZ450F as he aims for Canadian MX1 supremacy. Keast, a fan favorite in Canadian…
Read More » -
Pirelli reorganizes road race tire distribution
Pirelli Motorcycle Tire North America, LLC has reorganized its road race distribution and service partnerships effective immediately. Distributor CT Racing…
Read More » -
News
Polaris to donate special Ranger RZR 4 900s
Special, blacked-out RZR XP 4 900s that were used as part of the introduction of the newest member of the…
Read More » -
Snocross champ aims for record-breaking jump
On New Year’s Eve, snocross champion Levi LaVallee will attempt to top his world record 361-foot leap at the 2011…
Read More » -
AMA issues 2012 rulebook
The American Motorcyclist Association invites racers to download the official 2012 AMA Amateur Competition Rulebook, available by clicking here/strong>. The…
Read More » -
Piaggio recalls Fly, Vespa scooters
Piaggio on Friday announced that it is recalling more than 2,000 Fly 50, Vespa LX50 and Vespa S50 scooters due…
Read More » -
Arctic Cat buys back all of its shares from Suzuki
Arctic Cat Inc. announced in a press release on Wednesday that it has purchased all of Suzuki Motor Corporation’s approximately…
Read More » -
Gryphon Investors acquires majority stake in K&N
Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, announced on Friday that it has acquired a majority interest in K&N…
Read More » -
Japanese bike exports see significant rise in November
The latest figures from JAMA show motorcycle exports rose almost 17 percent for the month of November. The Japan Automobile…
Read More » -
Consumer confidence improves in December
The latest data from The Conference Board showed consumer confidence improving 9.3 points for the month ending on Dec. 15.…
Read More » -
Record sales in 2011 for Husqvarna
Husqvarna Motorcycles North America has posted record motorcycle sales in 2011, the company announced as part of its year in…
Read More » -
Did you send your email subscribers a holiday “card”?
Marketlive.com reports that sending email subscribers a “Season’s Greetings” message on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day is an increasingly-popular tactic:…
Read More » -
Viper Powersports expands board
Viper Powersports, Inc. announced that Grant Lynch, Tim Wellborn and James Shields have been appointed to its Board of Directors…
Read More » -
WanaRyd Motorcycle hires V-Twin Marketing
WanaRyd Motorcycle, located in Charleston, S.C., has added V-Twin Marketing as its first agency of record. “We chose V-Twin Marketing…
Read More » -
Malcolm Smith launches “Ride In” candidacy for president
He ruled Baja, the ISDT and the golden age of motorcycling. Now he is ready to rule the United States…
Read More » -
Congratulations on a great 2011!
Congratulations to all of you dealers who made it through 2011 and are still open, still thriving, continuing to learn…
Read More » -
CrankyApe.com offers dealers options to buy or sell
10-year-old company adds dealer consignment to services Displayed neatly throughout the 50,000-square-foot showroom at CrankyApe.com’s Lake Elmo, Minn., headquarters, cruisers,…
Read More »