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According to Reuters, it looks like Harley is to be the beneficiary of the Trump administration’ s environmental Protection Agency reboot. As part of a deal last year in which it agreed to pay a $ 12m civil fine and stop selling“ illegal” aftermarket devices that“ cause its vehicles to emit too much pollution”, Harley had also agreed to spend around $ 3m and enter into an agreement with the American Lung Association to retrofit or replace wood-burning appliances with cleaner stoves! U. S. AG Jeff Sessions has barred such settlement clauses.
Indian land speed record legend Burt Munro’ s Great Nephew Lee set a new land speed record of 186.681 mph( 300.4 kmh) on the 1350cc“ Spirit of Munro” customized Scout in the MPS-G( gas powered modified partial streamlined) at the El Mirage Speed Trials in Southern California, en route to a weather dependent 50th anniversary run to celebrate his Great Uncle’ s Bonneville derring-do at the start of August.
Kudos to Seacoast Harley- Davidson of North Hampton, New Hampshire, for agreeing to sponsor and host classes for a local 24-week Certificate in Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Technology course.
Biker’ s Choice issues sub-distribution policy statement
The issue of unauthorized internet re-selling and the damaging effect that this can have on their and their dealers’ businesses has moved Biker’ s Choice parent company Tucker Rocky to taking the unprecedented step of issuing a clear and unambiguous policy statement on the subject. The statement, issued by VP Sales & Marketing Kenan Ikels, concludes with a warning to anybody found to be abusing the terms of their account with the company.“ If we have reason to believe an authorized Tucker Rocky / Biker’ s Choice dealer is engaged in the sub-distribution of the brands we represent, we will consider this a violation of our sub-distribution policy and end our relationship with the dealer in question by revoking access to our product data feeds, discontinuing shipments to the dealer and closing the dealer’ s account.” To protect their network of dealers, Tucker Rocky / Biker’ s Choice has adopted a subdistribution policy that states“ no dealer shall sell, transfer ownership or consign inventory of the brands and products we distribute to any person or entity the dealer knows, or may reasonably believe, has the intention of reselling to an end user through any third party marketplaces.” Ikels explains:“ We believe the powersports dealer channel is vital to the growth and expansion of this industry. Powersports dealers are the initial point of contact for the vast majority of new consumers. Protecting their ability to engage new customers and provide a positive brand experience is a priority for Tucker Rocky and Biker’ s Choice.” He went on to say that“ over the past 50 years, Tucker Rocky and Biker’ s Choice have developed the most profitable, relevant portfolio of brands in
Biker’ s Choice & Tucker Rocky VP Sales & Marketing Kenan
Ikels:“ We have made a commitment to help dealers.
To deliver on this commitment, it is important for the brands we distribute to move directly through our authorized network of dealers and retailers to the end user”
the powersports industry, serving the Street, V-twin, Off- Road, ATV / UTV and apparel segments. We have made a commitment to help dealers, who have a vested interest in the growth and the expansion of powersports to grow and expand their businesses.“ To deliver on this commitment, it is important for the brands we distribute to move directly through our authorized network of dealers and retailers to the end user, without additional intervening parties. Tucker Rocky and Biker’ s Choice believe that this method of distribution enhances each dealer’ s ability to provide a positive brand experience for their customers and to grow their sales and profitability.” www. bikerschoice. com
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