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With the 84th running of the Daytona 200 coinciding with Ducati’s 100th Anniversary, the brand from Borgo Panigale is stacking the deck in its favor.
New math? By integrating D3O’s industry-leading, CE-certified armor into critical impact zones including shoulders, elbows, knees and hips, RST delivers enhanced shock absorption while maintaining the comfort and flexibility that riders demand in the latest riding apparel.
Speaking of Daytona, D3O will be the title sponsor of Tyler Scott’s D3O M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750 at this year’s Daytona 200 for Team Hammer.
Skidmark Garage — Cleveland’s cool community-based motorcycle workshop — is set to close permanently:
Promoting from within, National Powersport Auctions names Mark Piccolo as General Operations Manager of its Philadelphia facility
Shifting Gears
Promoting from within, National Powersport Auctions names Mark Piccolo as General Operations Manager of its Philadelphia facility
Welcome to the Wild West! Old hand Carson Smith is the Western Regional Sales Manager – Owned Brands for Turn 14 Powersports.
Former VP of sales for both CFMoto and later Segway, Derek Jordahl is on the move.
After a career that spanned 16 years at Arctic Cat (and 2 subsequent years with Textron), industry veteran Michael Morris is back in the saddle.
After her most recent stint with Segway, Caitlyn Williams has made the segue to the aftermarket side, signing on as Central Regional Sales Manager – Owned Brands for Turn 14 Powersports.
#ShiftingGears Welcome to the Wild West! Old hand Carson Smith is the Western Regional Sales Manager – Owned Brands for Turn 14 Powersports. His long career includes sales and operational leadership roles at Tucker Powersports and two dealerships: Carl’s Cycle Sales and Experience Powersports. Smith’s deep understanding of dealer operations and firsthand experience managing parts, service and sales functions provides him with a unique ability to support his dealer partners and the Turn 14 owned-brands. Subscribe To Dealernews To See The Full Story: https://dealernews.com/Home/post/shifting-gears-at-turn-14-powersports-2/
#DEALER NEWS Southside Harley-Davidson and Hampton Roads Harley-Davidson merged to become Bayside Harley-Davidson. The first day of the combined operation, now known as Bayside Harley-Davidson, was March 3. Both landmark dealerships were acquired by Michael Veracka and brought into the MOD Enterprises family of dealerships. MOD now has stores in California, Washington, Oregon, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, Utah, Texas and Virginia. Subscribe To Dealernews To See The Full Story: https://dealernews.com/Home/post/under-new-ownership-bayside-joins-mod-dealer-group/
Hitting the skids... Skidmark Garage — Cleveland's cool community-based motorcycle workshop — is set to close permanently: After a great deal of reflection and care, we have made the extremely difficult and sad decision to close Skidmark Garage. We are proud of the community that has been built and will live on, after this brick and mortar closes. Our final day of operations will be 4/30/2026. Starting April 1, we will sell all our tools, equipment and abandoned motorcycles, in addition to furniture and decor to anyone interested. Details to follow. Thank you for being a part of the most important space ever created. Memories and thank you’s coming in the days to follow. P.S….In case there was any confusion, Motogo Cleveland is a separate business with separate books, governance, and operations and remains open, thriving and growing.
LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE! Daytona Supercross has already knocked the teeth out of the competitors, but the Flat Track guys are just getting their season started! Thursday and Friday, March 5-6 at Daytona International Speedway Flat Track will throw “the world's best motorcycle riders into the colosseum of speed” — shout it in your best Michael Buffer ringside voice — “Flat Track racing is at its best when the bars are slamming and the tempers flare.” Subscribe To #Dealernews To See The Full Story: https://dealernews.com/Home/post/lets-get-ready-to-rumble/
"The Daytona 200 has always been one of the most prestigious motorcycle races in the world, and with the increase in purse to $250,000 the importance of the race just took another step forward,” explains MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. “This year our fans will see some of the best racers and teams in the world battling for the $50,000 winner’s check with the additional incentive of earning valuable MotoAmerica championship points. We’re looking forward to an incredible weekend of racing, March 5-7.” Subscribe To #Dealernews To See The Full Story: https://dealernews.com/Home/post/the-great-american-motorcycle-race-is-worth-double-the-money/
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Embattled Dainese S.p.A. announced it had received antitrust approval from the European Commission, and the HPS Investment Partners (“HPS”) and Arcmont Asset Management (“Arcmont”) bail-out can proceed.
Mason Simmons has signed on as Social Media Content Creator for Turn 14 Powersports, bringing real-world riding experience to the growing digital marketing team.
The word from the 35th year running of the Mecum Las Vegas motorcycle auction has been JACKPOT!
