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Lock digs into multiple
CUPERTINO, Calif.— Michael Lock, the new head of Ducati operations in North America, is under no illusions about the difficult…
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Bombardier won’t sell to competitors
It’s not likely that anyone from the powersports industry will wind up owning a portion of the Bombardier Recreational Products…
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Industry sees little change in 2003
Industry leaders encourage by 2003 forecast of level market, considering outside negative factors Looking back at the turmoil that has…
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Female ATV ownership increases
As the number of all-terrain vehicle sales continues to grow each year, so does the number of female ATV owners.…
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Two promoted at Harley
Harley-Davidson Motor Company has promoted Willie G. Davidson to senior vice president and chief styling officer. In a related move,…
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J.D. Power finds 47% of new bike buyers have complaints
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in our series of four articles on the J.D. Power and Associates Motorcycle Competitive…
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Motorcycle deaths climb in 2002
Motorcycle fatalities were up for the fifth consecutive year in 2002, to 3,276, the most since 1990, according to statistics…
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Kawasaki 2003 Summer Splash Jet Ski demo tour begins
Kawasaki is taking the show on the road this summer, bringing the Summer Splash 2003 Jet Ski watercraft tour to…
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Polaris bristles at PWC sales report
According to an April 15th report circulated in most of the boating news dailies, Polaris personal watercraft sales were down…
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Michigan drag circuit studied
A new Michigan grass and ice drag snowmobile circuit is in the works for the upcoming season. Michigan’s Bob Quigley…
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May 12, 2003 – Parts Pro
BIG VALLEY HONDA MOTORSPORTS (BVH) 2225 Market St. Reno, Nev. 89502 775/322-4311 www.bigvalleyhonda.com PARTS MANAGER Layne Kolbet THE STORE 40,000…
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May 12, 2003 – Parts Unlimited, Honda continue talks
As Powersports Business previously reported, Parts Unlimited’s Moose Utility Division is contracted to be an exclusive provider of ATV hard…
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May 12, 2003 – Gross Margin: Yours to keep, or yours to lose
The words leaped off the page and hung in the air before my eyes, “…declining gross margin retention.” Chapter 5,…
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May 12, 2003 – The realities of a slower growth environment
When we got into this business way back in 1998, the powersports industry was enjoying about its seventh straight year…
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May 12, 2003 – Helmets
Helmets Moose Racing M1 Snell M2000 and DOT certified, Moose’s M1 helmet is made with a lightweight HIR-TH resin shell;…
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May 12, 2003 – J.D Power talks helmets
Part, or perhaps all, of your business is in selling accessories. On your counter are catalogs detailing available brands of…
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May 12, 2003 – Dealer profit jumps in March
Overall dealer profitability, as measured by Top Gun dealers nationwide, jumped in March to 10.7%, up from 2.1% in February.…
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Aprilia faces loan default
The Aprilia Group failed to repay 7.5 million euro on a 100 million euro bond on May 3, but the…
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S&S expands, may surprise
VIOLA, WISC. — Brett Smith, president of S&S Cycle, Inc., says he’s ready to expand the company his family has…
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April 21, 2003 – Finance Digest
Dana to Webcast report information Dana Corporation (NYSE:DCN), Toledo, Ohio, will announce its first quarter results on Thursday, April 24,…
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