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selected vendors and curated product lines can provide.“ My background is as a dealer, I had my own motorcycle shop for many years, and so I understand the importance of vendor support, good supplier relationships are invaluable. I also understand the position dealers find themselves in now, which is why you won’ t find us selling our product lines direct to their local customers online. That simply is not the TMV way.“ While it is wrong to suggest that the internet will go away any time soon, that it doesn’ t have its
‘ TMV is 100 percent about supporting bona fide motorcycle shops’
place, it is equally wrong to think that the traditional, personal, relationship-based channels that characterise the heart and soul of enthusiast markets such as motorcycling will go away any time soon”. TMV is a distributor for many top-selling, internationally well-known brands- like Tw in Air foam filters, made by TMV’ s sister company, and independent brands such as Renthallhandlebars, levers, sprockets and chain from the UK; Athena pistons and components; Spanish made Airsal motocross cylinders and performance kits; EVS neck braces, knee protectors, roosters, under garments and ballistic jerseys; Portuguese made Polisportfactory replacement colour match plastics kits, protective custom fenders and covers; the innovative 6D helmets programme from the United States; M otom asterMX brake rotors, calipers and pads; AllBalls Racing bearing and service kits; the fast growing Canadian designed FXR off-road apparel programme; the BC Battery Controllerbatteries and battery chargers line made in Italy by Forelettronica; M axim a Racing Oils; high performance clutches by STM, Italy, the recently added Putoline oils range, and more. Plus, a range of TMV own brand products, including many hard to source items for off-roaders such as model-specific hardware kits, forged aluminium OEM replacement shift levers with colour matched pegs and folding brake and clutch levers.“ We’ ve got 40 very valuable years of experience backing the services and products we offer to our dealers,” Herman went on to say.“ All our people are motorcycle enthusiasts and most weekends we can be found at one or more motocross races or club events.
“ We put a lot of backing into the sport, both at elite level, but especially at clubman and grass roots level. Through sponsorship of events, teams and individual riders, to technical and product support, TMV is a business that is a genuine part of the market it serves, a market we love being a part of.
‘ we are all enthusiasts’
“ We see our relationship with our dealers, and the vendors we buy from, as a genuine partnership – one with shared values and shared aims.“ We are not a distributor that competes for their dealers’ customers, we are here to help them compete for their customers’ business – to find and create happy customers who will return to their stores again and again.” www. tmv. nl
‘ there never will be a substitute for the personal retail experience’
“ W e puta lotofbacking into the sport, both atelite levelbut especially atclubm an and grass roots level.”
Founded in 1996 in Canada by M X racerturned powersports dealerM iltReim er, the fastgrowing FXR apparelrange is im ported into Europe by TM V. FXR’ s 2018 M X gearrange features jerseys, pants, gloves, helm ets, boots and goggles. Three ranges are offered: the‘ M ISSION’ collection, the‘ CLUTCH Prim e’ collection, FXR’ s entry levelprogram m e, and the‘ REVO’ line, the top-of-the range prem ium gear program m e, described as“ putting the riderfirst, with a focus on ergonom ic fitand ultra-light weightperform ance”.
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