American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 176 March 2014 | Page 17

DRAG SPECIALTIES: the Janesville,
Wisconsin headquartered
distributor continues its backing
for the V-Twin Expo, in addition to
investing expo dollars into its
popular program of showcase
events. Having hosted dealers at
Atlanta, Georgia, in February, the
company returns to King of
Prussia, Pennsylvania, for its North
East regional showcase on
Saturday March 22nd , then hosts
the industry at Madison,
Wisconsin on August 23rd and
24th; www.dragspecialties.com;
www.partseurope.eu

NAMZ/BADLANDS: V-Twin Expo saw Jeff Zielinski
presenting his recently acquired Badlands program
integrated into his award-winning Namz line;
www.namzccp.com;
www.badlandsmotorcycleproducts.com

JAMES GASKETS: the noted Dayton, Nevada based
gasket and seal specialist is respected for its
continuous exploration of materials and its
manufacturing precision. James’ gasket boards have
been a workshop essential for years;
www.jamesgaskets.com

up the road at Columbus, Ohio,
because the aisles were
noticeably busier, certainly
until the early afternoon, than
had been the case on the
Sunday last year.
Plus, no question, there were
also some Sunday-specific
visitors… it wasn’t only
dealers who had stayed over.
So if the effect of the new
timing and duration formula
was encouraging, that is
nothing compared to the 'vibe'
created by an overwhelming
consensus view that the
quality of business
opportunities that exhibitors
were experiencing was by far
the best it has been for many
years.
There may or may not still be
issues surrounding venue in
terms of the age-old and everongoing debate about early
spring timing, and the
inevitable weather issues of
the Midwest of the United
States in February, relative to
those who advocate a sun-belt
location, especially in the
context of the apparent (albeit
fall) success that the Orlando,
Florida based AIMExpo is
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