American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 245 December 2019 | Page 14

NEWS MotoNation Malaysia,
BRIEFS 24-27 October
Established in 1940, H-D of
Bloomington, Indiana, has been
sold by owners (since 1998)
Carol and Jeff Stevens to Mark
and Michael Forszt, who already
own multiple other dealerships
in Indiana - H-D of Kokomo, H-D
of Valparaiso, H-D Shop of
Michigan City, Hunter's Moon H-
D and Indy West H-D. H-D
Bloomington will remain at its
present location for a couple of
years until a new facility is
constructed.
The latest data from CDK Global
Recreation shows that dealerships
that use the Lightspeed DMS on
average have had a strong start to
the first ten months of 2019. Overall
revenue growth on average January
through October exceeded +6%. All
regions have experienced growth.
PSB reports that the South was the
big winner, with revenue from new
and pre-owned unit sales, parts and
service up +9.7 percent. The Midwest
was up +7.3% and the Northeast
+7.2%.
Held in conjunction with MIAPEX
(Malaysia International
Automotive & Parts Expo) in
Kuala Lumpur, MotoNation
featured the second Malaysia
Bike Building Championship and
attracted 21 bikes competing in
a single Freestyle class,
awarding prizes to 10th place
plus a Malaysian Choice award
for the entry displaying the
"most Malaysian" cultural
design values.
In recognition of the
achievement of Omar Jumiran
(Eastern Bobber) in winning
second place at the 2018 AMD
World Championship,
MotoNation will sponsor his
bike freight and expenses to
allow him to compete at the
2020 AMD World Championship
at INTERMOT Customized in
Cologne next October 6-11.
Omar's new bike, "Orca", was
on display and he described it as
"a performance upgrade of
A month after Paul and Michael
Veracka, owners of the Veracka
family H-D dealer group,
officially split the group
between themselves, separating
their ownership into two
competitive entities, Paul
Veracka has made the first
acquisition to his roster of
Harley stores, completing the
purchase of Alligator Alley H-D
near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His
current dealerships include High
Octane H-D in Massachusetts,
Motown H-D in Michigan, along
with two other South Florida
dealerships - Rockstar H-D and
Palm Beach H-D.
Eastern Bobber's "Orca" features a Yamaha Virago
engine and hand made frame and bodywork
Bone-X", his 2018 winning bike,
and features a Yamaha Virago
engine and lightweight
handmade frame and bodywork.
The Best in Show winner, also
receiving bike freight and
expenses to Cologne, was Rusty
Factory for "White Angel", a
1975 BMW R75/6 board track
racer featuring a shaft drive
braking system, bars combined
into the triple trees and suicide
clutch.
motonation.com.my
Skatecture Bike Works "Chempaka" won Malaysian Choice, one of many
entries based on a Honda Cub
Rusty Factory's "White Angel", a
BMW R75/6 board track racer, won
Best in Show
The Ducati Streetfighter V4 was
chosen by visitors as the 'Most
Beautiful Bike of the Show' at EICMA
('Milan Show') 2019 - 36.7% of
voters in the Motociclismo organized
election declared Ducati's new super-
naked bike to be the winner of the
15th edition of the award - the 10th
time Ducati has scooped the award.
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MotoNation will sponsor Omar Jumiran of Eastern Bobber's expenses to
compete at the 2020 AMD World Championship in recognition of his 2nd
place in 2018
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - DECEMBER 2019
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