Wholesale experts discuss the increasing price of used bikes at wholesale Officials like to a point to a 2007 Honda VTX1300R as indication of just how much the values in ...
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4/4/2011-Former OEM official now leading Kolpin
New vice president will fine tune company’s product development process The industry is the same. The desire to reach an ever-growing UTV segment is also the same, as is the ...
Read More »4/4/2011-Retail lenders cite improved benchmarks
Lower bad debts could equal more aggressive buying The positive effects of even a slightly better economy should not only lift consumer confidence this spring, but have a marked impact ...
Read More »4/4/2011-Lenders see aggressive OEM offers
Lenders see aggressive OEM offers Expect another selling season of aggressive retail lending offers. That’s the message from some of the industry’s largest retail lenders, who largely say OEMs will ...
Read More »3/14/2011-UTV design standards still under review
A second phase of voluntary design standards could be completed this year Although it remains largely in the background, the possibility of federal involvement in the future design of UTVs ...
Read More »3/14/2011-From kit to complete bike
All-wheel drive system to be featured on complete models INDIANAPOLIS — The inventor of an all-wheel technology that has long been a kit option for dirt bike riders now is ...
Read More »3/14/2011-Targeting the entry-level trike rider
Lehman Trikes CEO Ken Hines described it as “tremendous.” He was referring to dealer response the trike manufacturer received not 24 hours after it unveiled a three-wheeler featuring a low ...
Read More »3/14/2011-Back to square one
New owner of aftermarket motorcycle brand makes changes at Symtec CINCINNATI — A longtime executive who was feeling the burnout of being in corporate America for 20 years spent more ...
Read More »3/14/2011-‘Almost like a brand new company’
Tucker Rocky puts more resources, focus on V-twin side CINCINNATI — They routinely had four of the nation’s top five on-road motorcycle model sellers throughout 2010. They increased their market ...
Read More »3/14/2011-New Yuasa CEO building bridges
The new chairman and CEO of Yuasa Battery, Inc. of North America refers to it as a “bridge.” That’s the important connection between the battery manufacturer’s North American operations and ...
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