KTM Card
June 30, 2011
Video: An explanation of the co-branded KTM / AMA Affinity Card.
KTM New Bike
June 30, 2011
KTM announces new partnerships during meeting
June 28, 2011
In the midst of its dealer meeting in St. Paul, Minn., KTM has announced new partnerships with the American Motorcyclist Association, HMC Racing and Dunlop. AMA members who are also KTM enthusiasts can new opt-in to an affinity program, which includes an exclusive KTM-themed AMA membership card. “KTM... Read more »
Dowco acquires Auburn Leather’s bike division
June 28, 2011
Dowco Inc., the 89-year old manufacturer of powersports and marine products, has acquired the motorcycle division of Auburn Leather Company. “Auburn Leather Company’s position as a tier one supplier to the OE market, as well as their aftermarket product lines, are a good fit for Dowco,” Dowco... Read more »
Triumph jumps into the Indian market
June 28, 2011
Triumph Motorcycles will start selling its bikes in India in 2012, the company announced today. The bikes will originally be imported as fully built units, though the company is studying the possibility of assembling bikes in India in the future. Currently, Triumphs are produced in the U.K. and Thailand.... Read more »
A&W promotion to give away eight H-D bikes
June 28, 2011
A summertime promotion by A&W Restaurants will offer customers an opportunity to win more than $1.6 million in food prizes and another $100,000 in prizes, which includes eight Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight motorcycles. Four runners-up prizes include Harley-Davidson Rider’s Edge New Rider... Read more »
PSI gains support from Yuasa Battery
June 28, 2011
The PowerSport Institute has announced that it has the support of Yuasa Battery Inc. During PSI courses, students are taught the fundamentals of battery construction and maintenance as well as how to test, charge and install Yuasa batteries on the 400 vehicles available on campus. A Yuasa battery will... Read more »
Polaris completes acquisition of GEM
June 28, 2011
Polaris Industries Inc. announced that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of Global Electric Motorcars (GEM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chrysler Group LLC and manufacturer of electric vehicles. Polaris bought GEM from Chrysler in April. Polaris plans to move the GEM manufacturing operation... Read more »
Twomey named to hall of fame
June 28, 2011
Christopher Twomey, chairman of Arctic Cat, will be inducted into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame in July by Twin Cities Business magazine. Twomey will join four other inductees at an awards dinner on July 21. This year’s inductees also join 61 previous honorees enshrined in a permanent Minnesota... Read more »
ATV Safety Institute to promote ‘Chandler’s Law’
June 28, 2011
A new law aimed at protecting South Carolina’s ATV-riding children will be celebrated Thursday at the South Carolina State Fair by Inez Tenenbaum, chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission; legislators; Pam and Steve Saylor, South Carolina safety proponents; and industry members. The... Read more »


