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For the third straight year, North America’s largest vintage motorcycle swap meet has sold out!
As if anyone needed another reason to join the festivities at Vintage Motorcycle Days, the third-annual AMA Pitbike Championship will run alongside Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days presented by Turn 14 Distribution and will be sponsored by SSR Motorsports and All Balls Racing.
The whole package? Effective June 19th, Polaris Inc. has given Dustin J. Semach a seat on the company’s Board of Directors.
Kicking off this weekend, Demo Days Festival is the largest outdoor vehicle demo festival in North America.
Bill Glodich Honda celebrated its 80th anniversary with an open house event on June 27th, but today was a red letter day for the Frankfort, Illinois dealership.
Shifting Gears
The whole package? Effective June 19th, Polaris Inc. has given Dustin J. Semach a seat on the company’s Board of Directors.
The draft is over and Dealers in Miami have a new play caller joining the LeMans team.
“After six years at Zero Motorcycles Inc., it’s time to close this chapter. Started on social. Ended up owning global marketing automation. In between, a bit of everything.” says hard charging EV exec Patrick Flynn.
Better Together: To assist the National Powersports Dealer Association’s efforts to “connect” with more constituents, powersports pro Steve Gotoski joins the team as Membership & Marketing Director in the run up to the association’s industry networking event, DealerConnect.
Sales pro Reid Douglas says “after 12+ years at VerticalScope, a very meaningful chapter of my career has come to a close.
#ShiftingGears The draft is over and Dealers in Miami have a new play caller joining the LeMans Corporation team. Drag Specialties and Parts Unlimited are pleased to announce the newest dual sales rep for the South Central Region covering Florida and Louisiana – Dan Marino. “Dan brings to the team years of aftermarket sales level experience as well as extensive industry knowledge,” states a team spokesman. Subscribe To #Dealernews To See The Full Story: https://dealernews.com/Home/post/shifting-gears-dan-marino-joins-lemans-team/
PRODUCT NEWS: SEGWAY BEATS THE IRON GIANT! To highlight the return of ATVs to the world's most iconic hard enduro event for the first time in eight years, Segway Powersports US made history at the legendary Red Bull Erzbergrodeo. Leading the charge was an international team of six riders representing three nations, including American off-road racer Jacob Zuccone and Dirt Wheels Magazine, editor Cain Smead, alongside accomplished riders from Germany and Serbia—all competing aboard the Segway AT10. Subscribe To #Dealernews To See The Full Story: https://dealernews.com/Home/post/product-news-segway-beats-the-iron-giant/
#DEALER NEWS: BILL GLODICH HONDA CELEBRATES 80th ANNIVERSARY Bill Glodich Honda celebrated its 80th anniversary with an open house event on June 27th, but today was a red letter day for the Frankfort, Illinois dealership. “We received our 80 years in business Certificate from State Representative Patrick Windhorst for State Representative today,” notes our friend and 3rd generation dealer Austin Glodich on behalf of the family owned and operated landmark. Subscribe To #Dealernews To See The Full Story: https://dealernews.com/Home/post/dealer-news-bill-glodich-honda-celebrates-80th-anniversary/
DEMO DAYS SET TO ELECTRIFY SO-CAL Kicking off this weekend, Demo Days Festival is the largest outdoor vehicle demo festival in North America. Although it was created by the team behind Electrify Expo it has expanded to ICE, and more importantly powersports! It’s the one place where you can pilot UTVs on a dirt course, ride a motorcycle through real streets, rip an e-bike, check out a humanoid robot, and watch FMX riders overhead in the same afternoon. “Motorcycles, UTVs, e-bikes, scooters, and next-generation mobility all share the stage with trucks and cars, with purpose-built demo courses that let you feel what all these machines can actually do,” explains founder BJ Birtwell. Subscribe To #Dealernews To See The Full Story: https://dealernews.com/Home/post/demo-days-set-to-electrify-so-cal/
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Team Dealernews has the holeshot when the powersports industry races into Bike Week in 2027, already securing our spot on the AIMExpo grid.
“We are puppets of that device…” One of the most honest moments from our recent conversation with Robin Hartfiel from Dealernews and the Motorcycle Industry Council during American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) 2026, notes Dirtbag Brands founder Josh Salazar.
Enduro racing is hard… Hard Enduro racing is even harder! Looking to make tire changes easy, Rabaconda has been named an Official Partner of the US Hard Enduro series.
After cutting his teeth at the dealership level, industry pro Brenden Gill joins Turn 14 Distribution as a new Outside Territory Sales Manager.
RideNow believes they are the largest powersports retail group in the United States… and with nearly 50 multiline dealerships and 12-15 Harley stores (hard to keep track of the consolidated number) in the RideNow family, who are we to argue?
