Harley-Davidson has offered voluntary layoffs to its hourly employees at three Milwaukee-area engine and parts manufacturing plants. The OEM is looking to layoff 250 workers, or 26 percent of its ...
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N.H. Harley dealer wins noise ordinance lawsuit
Seacoast Motorcycles Inc., owner of Seacoast Harley-Davidson in North Hampton, N.H., has won a lawsuit against the town of North Hampton over a noise ordinance. The dealership's suit was filed ...
Read More »BRP recalls 1,600 Can-Am ATVs
BRP, in cooperation with the Consumer Products Safety Commission, on Thursday issued a recall of about 1,600 Can-Am ATVs. The Dynamic Power Steering (DPS) main shaft can crack, and pieces ...
Read More »Wall Street Journal spotlights bikers over 50
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the growing number of the 50-plus crowd enrolling in motorcycle safety classes. The article looks at reasons why ...
Read More »Polaris unveils 4-passenger RZR XP 4 900
Polaris has introduced the four-passenger RZR XP 4 900 to its extreme performance side-by-side family. The vehicle has many of the same attributes as the RZR XP 900: 88 hp, ...
Read More »Spader data shows October dealer inventory below 2010 levels
Data from Spader Business Management shows that powersports dealers had an inventory value in October that was below their year-ago inventory value. Unit inventory of Spader dealers had a value ...
Read More »Year-over-year PWC sales drop in November
Year-over-year PWC sales continued to drop in November, according to the latest Bellwether report from Info-Link Technologies. The report showed PWC sales in Bellwether states falling 7.5 percent compared to ...
Read More »Curtis Industries signs financing deal with Sheffield
Curtis Industries, LLC has signed an installment financing agreement with Sheffield Financial, a subsidiary of BB&T, effective through March 31. The agreement provides consumer financing to customers purchasing Sno-Pro snow ...
Read More »Report: Snowmobile sales have strong start in Q4
The snowmobile season "has gotten off to a strong start, with both [Polaris and Arctic Cat] generating double-digit growth on the strength of new product introductions," according to a monthly ...
Read More »AMA supports senator’s stand on helmets
The American Motorcyclist Association praised U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) for standing up against a proposal that would have indirectly forced states to pass mandatory helmet laws. U.S. Sen. Frank ...
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