Columns

The latest national election has come and gone and the best thing I can remember from it is a candidate’s flyer that arrived in my mailbox with the ironic headline, ...

This is a dangerous confession. Even as I write this, I’m subconsciously asking myself, “Isn’t there another way? Can’t you focus on something else? Puh-leeeze?” And the simple answer is, ...

This could be one of those chicken and the egg questions that seem so insignificant, but here goes. What’s more important to you — the result of an action, or ...

It was a conversation about Chinese manufacturing, of all things, that eased my mind about the state of the aftermarket industry. Two distributor shows held on consecutive weeks in August ...

The continuing presence of powersports vehicles in big box retail locations is largely a divisive issue in this industry. The issue surfaced again recently when Cabela’s announced the addition of ...

Powersports dealerships are destination points that customers visit with intention. The intention is to see if a powersports product is something they’d like to own or can even afford. The ...

Wil Garland’s question was justification enough that this column should be devoted to strong statements, regardless if they’re seen by you, the reader, as the honest-to-goodness truth or just my ...

The threat was obvious, even to the beginner’s eye. A bishop, placed slightly askew in its black square, stared straight at its intended victim, a rook. “You have two choices ...

A few years ago as I walked the Dealer Expo floor at Indy for the first time, I said to a comrade of mine, “I wish I had a dollar ...

I was pleased to meet with a large contingent of Nebraska motorcycle dealers in Lincoln earlier this month. A great turnout on a Sunday morning was driven by Robert Kay, ...