American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 249 April 2020 | Page 24
Robin Bradley
Publisher Pictures by Sara Viney
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The Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties Spring NVP Product Expo at Louisville,
Kentucky, again proved to be the biggest Expo ever put on by LeMans
Corporation with "record dealer attendance for the second year in a row."
he Expo took place
February 15th and
16th at the Kentucky
International
Convention Center
(KICC), and not only hit its
highest attendee numbers of
any previous Expo, it also
exceeded all other U.S.
distributor shows by spanning
over 88,000 sq. feet with more
than 330 booths, including 10
new brands to the Expo. "The
expanded show space allowed
for larger displays to showcase
the newest products and
accommodate the record
number of attendees."
Jeff Derge, Vice President of Sales,
said: "Year two was an absolute
success. Thank you to the dealers,
vendors and our team for working
the weekend with us. Our industry
needs to provide an unmatched
shopping experience. One key to
that is product knowledge, and we
feel it's our responsibility to deliver a
mechanism for that to occur. Last
year we talked about how important
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product knowledge is to the
shopping experience, and this year's
show saw a significant increase of
attendees per dealer. It was
wonderful to see the dealers finding
the value and engaging more of their
staff."
The Expo weekend kicked off on
Thursday with training for the Parts
Unlimited and Drag Specialties sales
reps, which extended into Saturday
and also included dealer training
from Custom Dynamics, Legend
Suspensions, Metzeler and S&S.
Dealers also had ample time to visit
exhibitors and see the newest
products due to the expanded Expo
hours on both Saturday and Sunday.
"Friday night the stars came out as
the Drag Specialties and Parts
Unlimited sales force were
recognized for their 2019
achievements at the Night of the
Stars Award Banquet.
"Saturday evening brought the
industry together for the iconic Meet
& Greet that took place at the Sports
& Social Club in the heart of
downtown Louisville's 4th Street Live
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - APRIL 2020
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quality automotive-grade vinyl covers and molded polyurethane foam for
maximum comfort and styling, the unique design features a 6 1/2" tall driver
support that gently slopes down to the passenger seat area and is narrower
at the front for better leg clearance. The 3/16" thermoformed ABS seat base
gives the perfect fit while the carpeted bottom and rubber bumpers protect
the bike's paint. Available in smooth, double-diamond stitch or classic stitch.
The overall length is 29 1/2", with 13 3/4" long by 11" wide front seat and
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