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NEWS
BRIEFS
Founded over 100 years ago
and renamed in 1947 by 'Bub'
Tramontin, Tramontin Harley-
Davidson (Hope, NJ) has closed
its doors with current owner
and founder's son Bob
Tramontin retiring after 45
years in the business. Bob is
quoted as saying that "based
on current Buy-Sell market
conditions, we were unable to
find a qualified buyer. After
lengthy negotiations, thanks to
George Chaconas of
Performance Brokerage
Services, we were able to reach
a retirement incentive buy-out
with Harley."
Manchester Harley-Davidson in New
Hampshire has been acquired by Paul
Veracka, his second acquisition since
he split from his brother Michael and
started his own company.
Manchester H-D is located 35 miles
north of sister store High Octane H-
D, which is in Billerica,
Massachusetts. "High Octane is
already the largest new bike
dealership in the North East, and we
feel that with the vast H-D
community in New Hampshire,
Manchester has the customer base
to equal or beat it. Our 2020 goal for
the dealer group is to have five of
the top ten new bike volume
dealerships on the East Coast," said
Veracka. "This is my sixth H-D
dealership now with the goal to own
ten in total in the next couple of
years." Collectively, Paul's company
will likely sell over 5,000 H-D
motorcycles this year.
The 2020 SEMA (Specialty
Equipment Manufacturers
Association) Show will be
staged at the Las Vegas
Convention Center from
Tuesday 3 November through
Friday 6 November 2020.
A new SEMA Industry Perspectives
Report, 'Independent Retailers are
the Most Common Sales Channel for
Specialty Automotive Parts', has
found that independent retailers in
the automotive aftermarket remain
the most used sales channel for
getting parts to consumers. While
manufacturers and distributors sell
into a variety of channels, including
direct-to-consumer, over 80% of
manufacturers report that their
products sell through independent
specialty retailers, and that while
many retailers and installers report
selling some of their inventory
through online auction sites and
marketplaces, these only account for
7% of sales.
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Jordan Dickinson Wins UBCBS Tour
Freestyle Winner: Selected as the U.S. Champion,
Minneapolis-based Jordan Dickinson of Union Speed
The 2019/2020 J&P Cycles Ultimate
Builder Custom Bike Show (UBCBS)
Championship came to a crescendo at
the final IMS in Chicago on February 9
with Minneapolis-based Jordan
Dickinson of Union Speed and Style
taking home the U.S. Champion title for
his 1947 Harley-Davidson
Knucklehead - the bike with which he
scooped 8th place in the 2018 AMD
World Championship of Custom Bike
Building.
"Hundreds of custom builders
competed across this year's tour for the
chance to compete in the
championship round with the winners
across each category from all eight
cities along the 2019/2020 tour - Long
Beach, New York, Dallas, Washington
D.C., Denver, Cleveland, Minneapolis
and Chicago - all entered into the
championship round, where winners
were then selected by a panel of
industry experts and awarded tens of
thousands of dollars in cash and
merchandise."
Evan Favaro of Speakeasy Motors won
the Custom Classic category, Chuck
Conrick of DA Performance won best
for Custom Street, and Jordan
Dickinson won for Freestyle.
"Celebrating its tenth consecutive year
shining a spotlight on the most
beautiful, one-of-a-kind custom
motorcycles across the nation, UBCBS
is the largest and one of the most
sought-after custom bike competitions
in the country." Described by the
organizers as an "elite-level custom
motorcycle builder competition" it
features hundreds of "intricately built
custom motorcycles" across the eight-
city IMS tour.
The UBCBS is sponsored by J&P Cycles,
the world's largest aftermarket
motorcycle parts and accessories store.
"The competition has supported IMS'
commitment to fostering garage
builders while continuing to entertain,
educate and thrill all two-wheel
enthusiasts since 2012," during which
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time it has showcased over 3,000
custom builds.
"I am honored to be named the U.S.
Champion by the builder community,"
said Jordan Dickinson. "I hope to
inspire others to get out there and start
building themselves."
"The sheer talent displayed
throughout the entire competition has
been extremely impressive. From the
creative and eye-catching builds to the
most ingenious uses of unconventional
parts, this year's 2019/2020
competition builders should be proud
of their work," said Bob Kay, Director
of UBCBS.
"I am proud to recognize Jordan
Dickinson as this year's U.S. Champion
for his 1947 Harley-Davidson
Knucklehead that clearly demonstrates
the combined technical and aesthetic
craftsmanship of custom building that
excited and inspired the judges."
The winners
of the
championship
round of the
2019/2020
UBCBS are as
follows:
Custom Classic
Winner: New York-based Evan Favaro
of Speakeasy Motors with painter
Taylored Auto Body won first place
with a 1991 BMW R100RT. The café
racer custom motorcycle features a
stainless steel exhaust through a
handmade custom tail section, a
stripped frame, CAN bus wiring,
Bluetooth proximity key ignition, a seat
by Fish Bros., and more.
Runner-up: Chicago-based Jake.
Custom Street
Winner: Chicago-based Chuck Conrick
of DA Performance with painter NSD
Paintwerks won first place with a 2018
Harley-Davidson Street Glide FLHXS.
The custom motorcycle features a
custom stainless steel frame,
aluminum swingarm, a 124 inch M-8
engine generating 148 horsepower,
Hyabusa front end, carbon fiber
wheels and Beringer radial brakes.
Runner-up: Denver-based Garett
Wilson of DubStyle.
Freestyle
Winner: Selected as the U.S.
Champion, Minneapolis-based Jordan
Dickinson of Union Speed and Style
with painter Relic Kustoms won first
place with a 1947 Harley-Davidson
Knucklehead. The custom motorcycle
was handmade entirely from raw
materials and features a complete
one-off frame, and the gas tank,
fender, oil tank and fender struts were
hammered from sheet steel.
Runner-up: Denver-based Ryan Gore
of Paper Street Customs.
Custom Classic Winner:
New York-based Evan
Favaro of Speakeasy
Motors
www.AMDchampionship.com