American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 225 April 2018 | Page 10

2018 Super Hooligan
BRIEFS National Championship
NEWS
European Dealers looking to access
Drag Specialties or other European
held Parts Europe inventory at the
weekend can take advantage of PE’s
new “Happy Monday” delivery
service. Monday delivery is available
on orders placed by 16:00 hours on
a Saturday afternoon (UPS Express);
an English language payment and
processing phone service is available
between 14.00-16.00 to support PE
dealers looking to use this service.
The existing freight policy standards
for each country will be retained.
For a third straight season,
Parts Unlimited will be an
Associate Sponsor of the 2018
MotoAmerica Series, with two
more events added to the
schedule for the popular Parts
Unlimited Fan Appreciation
Stage.
Textron announced fourth quarter
revenues $4.0 Bn up and segment
profit of $360 million, down $31
million. The company is forecasting
2018 revenues of approximately
$14.6 billion, up 3.0 percent from
the prior year.
BMW Motorrad reported U.S.
sales of 13,546 motorcycles for
2017, down just 1.3% from the
13,730 motorcycles sold in
2016 - outpacing the rest of
the motorcycle industry (which
was down -3.2%) and its
relevant competition (which
was down -6.3%). They posted
+15% growth in sales from
September through December
2017, with all-time record
monthly sales in November
2017. BMW has 153 dealers in
the U.S.
The KTM Group saw unit sales
increase by +17% for 2017 at
238,334 (Husqvarnas and KTMs).
The company aims to sell 400,000
motorcycles annually by the
business year 2022.
Influential industry veteran
Arnold W. Ackerman has retired
as an MIC Board Member and
from leadership of the
Aftermarket/Allied Trades
Committee. His decision to step
aside was influenced by the
need to be with his wife,
diagnosed with stage four lung
cancer. Ackerman is a lifelong
motorcycle enthusiast, but is
best known as the year 2000
founder of the Motorsport
Aftermarket Group (MAG).
AMD wishes him well in his
retirement and is most
saddened to hear of his wife’s
illness – our thoughts are with
them both.
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Roland Sands Design and Indian
Motorcycle are again
collaborating to bring America
the “Greatest Show on Dirt”,
with the 2018 Super Hooligan
National Championship (SHNC).
This year a selected 11 venues
will “represent the spirit of
hooligan racing and its diversity
in riders, bikes and tracks. To
include the working man and
keep it interesting, we’ll be
taking the cumulative score
from 9 of the 11 rounds to
determine our champion.”
The series kicked off at The One
Show at Salem, Oregon, and
continues at the ‘Hippy Killer
Hoedown’ in California in April,
concluding Oct 13-14 at the
second annual Moto Beach
Classic at Bolsa China,
California, after stops that see
the series visit the Summer X
Games at Minneapolis and The
Buffalo Chip, Sturgis.
The 2018 roster of Official
Sponsors includes Indian
Motorcycle, Dunlop Tires, Bell
Helmets, Motul, K&N Filters,
2018 National Championship Street Bike Flat Track Race Schedule*
Feb 10
Apr 14
May 18
Jun 16
TBA
Jul 19-22
Jul 27
Aug 8
Aug 17-19
Sep 7
The One Show, Salem, OR
Hippy Killer Hoedown, Perris, CA
Sacramento Short Track – night before AFT Mile, Sacramento, CA
China Peak Fire Road TT, Lakeshore, CA
Costa Mesa Speedway, Costa Mesa, CA
Summer X Games, Minneapolis, MN
Dirt Quake, Castle Rock, WA
Buffalo Chip TT, Sturgis, SD
Battle on the Bay (Pier 32), San Francisco, CA
Hurly Surf & Turf, Lemoore, CA
*Events, dates and locations are subject to change at any time
Hurley and Law Tigers.
The prize fund includes
contingency pay-outs and a
new 2019 Indian motorcycle
modified by the crew at Roland
Sands Design. Dunlop Tires is
the official tire sponsor of the
SHNC and have stepped up with
a year of 1K Dash for Cash
races and purse money. K&N
Filters and Bell Helmets are also
involved in a big way, bringing
fat contingency checks to the
competitors, rewarding heroic
rides and top finishers. K&N
also returns with the main
event Holeshot Award.
www.rolandsands.com
“Blacked Out & Stripped Down” –
the Jack Daniel’s Fire Brigade Limited Edition Scout Bobber
Indian Motorcycle has unveiled the
latest result of their collaboration with
Jack Daniel’s and Brian Klock, the Jack
Daniel’s Limited Edition Indian Scout
Bobber.
“Fo r the third straight year, the two
iconic American brands have joined
forces with Klock Werks Kustom Cycles
of Mitchell, SD, to celebrate their
shared values with an ultra-premium,
limited edition motorcycle. This year
they looked to the Jack Daniel’s Fire
Brigade and their impressive gold and
black fire trucks for design inspiration.
Jack Daniel’s is the only distillery in the
world with its own fire brigade, which
is staffed entirely by employee
volunteers.
As a nod to the “Old No. 7 Brand”, only
177 of these bikes will be built. “Each
of the 177 individually numbered
motorcycles are accented with Jack
Daniel’s Fire Brigade themes. The bike
has subtle two-tone matt black paint,
a first for Indian Motorcycle, and is
covered in real 24 karat gold graphics
on the tank and fenders. The 24 karat
gold carries through to the Fire Brigade
emblem on the tank and the “Bottles
and Throttles Don’t Mix” emblem on
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the front fender.
To celebrate the hard work,
commitment and bravery of all
firefighters and EMS first responders,
Indian Motorcycle and Jack Daniel’s are
hosting a sweepstake only open to
these service members. Participants
can enter to win bike #001 at a variety
of events this year, including Daytona
Bike Week, Fire Department
Instructor’s Conference (April 23-28),
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (August 3-12),
and Red Knights Motorcycle Club
International Convention (August
16-19).
Each bike will come with a
commemorative fireman’s axe, which
will be engraved with the owner’s
name, motorcycle number (#001-
#177) and VIN, a two-year unlimited
mileage factory warranty and free
membership in the Indian Motorcycle
Riders Group for one year. Each bike
will be built to order with delivery
starting in August 2018.
Update: When Indian Motorcycle
dealers began accepting orders on
March 13, they sold out in less than 10
minutes!
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