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Indian Motorcycles Is Getting their Wheels Rolling

The government came up with a good idea, Cash for Junkers. Then Genuine Scooter Co climbed on the band wagon. The restrictions to their program was small, any 2 wheeler with a title that can be rolled or driven in to it’s dealership qualifies. Now, Indian Motorcycle is on deck and poviding a cash incentive program.

Indian is offering $3,000 toward a new 2009 Indian Chief to customers bringing in bikes on trade. Indian has a few more considerations than the government program and Genuine Scooter. The trade-in requires a street legal, 100cc or larger motorbike that is in running and rideable condition. Exclusions include scooters, mopeds and dirtbikes.

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Scorpion Sports announced that it has terminated Eric Anderson, vice president and creator of the Scorpion brand of helmets and apparel. The decision was effective September 1.

This past summer Scorpion signed an agreement for Tucker Rocky distribute its product line, despite assertions made by Anderson when the company was founded that the brand would always be sold dealer-direct.

You can tell by our interview with Eric that he was not happy with the changes at Scorpion. We have the interview in its entirety linked below.

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Chris Maida is the Editor of American Iron and the author of 3 books: 101 Harley-Davidson Twin-Cam, American V-Twin Engine: Evo & Twin Cam — Hop-up & Repair and How to Build a High-Performance American V-Twin Engine.

Maida is a guy you have to envy, he spends his day with a wrench in his hand, makes all the big and small bike events and he knows everyone. We caught up with him a few days before he took off for Sturgis where he was testing the new Model 1S from Brass Balls Bobbers. (more…)

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Who is the Number 1 V-Twin Powersports photographer in America? Who has shot more builders than anyone? And who just received a complementary Chopper from Easyriders? If you said Michael Lichter then slap yourself on the back.

Michael talks about starting out in the business and what it takes to create a great shot. Check it out on now.

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Working Through the Tough Times

Wade Ramsey of IronWorks Magazine talks about publishing and how print magazines contribute to the promotion and sales of powersports goods and services. Wade is the man behind IronWorks Magazine and has his finger on the pulse of the distributors and manufacturers in the industry.

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From the FTC Concerning National DNC Registry ftc.jpg To learn more about the National DNC Registry and the rules that enforce it, visit the FTC at www.ftc.gov or the FCC at www.fcc.gov. (more…)

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J.D. Power and Associates December 2008 Report: Customer Satisfaction Reaches Record Levels

Overall satisfaction with the motorcycle ownership experience has increased for a sixth consecutive year to a record-high level, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Motorcycle Competitive Information Study^SM released today.

Now in its 11th year, the study measures owner satisfaction with new motorcycles by examining five major components of the overall ownership experience: product; quality; cost of ownership; sales; and service.

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By Joseph V. Tirella, MSN Money Read article.

As boomers have aged, the motorcycle that once represented all-American cool has been losing prestige, sales and market share. Like many Americans in their 40s, Michael Bogart is thinking about aging.

In the 1980s, when Bogart first started working at the Harley-Davidson (HOG, news) motorcycle dealership in Long Island City, N.Y., his average customer was between 25 and 35. Today, he says, it’s more like 45 to 55.

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Malcolm Smith Motorsports, the Riverside, Calif. multi-line dealership, sold two KTM 65SX Motocross bikes and a Can-Am quad in defiance of the CPSIA in the Kids Love 2 Ride protest, March 19.

Owner Malcolm Smith, a member of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame, off-road racing champion and star of the film “On Any Sunday” organized the protest, inviting industry celebrities such as Supercross icon Jeremy McGrath, Jeff Ward, Troy Lee and Hall of Fame off-road racer Scot Harden.

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