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8 Ways Motorcycle and Powersports Dealerships Can Manage Demand with Speed & Efficiency
Demand for motorcycle and powersports dealerships is at an all-time high, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to make a sale. Inventory shortages and delays have created challenges that only add to a growing list of problems many consumers see with today’s motorcycle and powersports buying experience. Find out how you can uplevel your dealership experience in this free webinar. We’ll cover 8 ways motorcycle and powersports dealerships can manage demand with speed and efficiency, meeting customer demands and helping you make the sale.
In this webinar, you’ll learn how to:
Speakers Greg Jones, Content Director, Power & Performance Group
Reach out to Greg Jones at (330)670-1234 ext: 272 for general listing questions. You may also visit our contact us page and submit your inquiry with your questions and contact info.
Reach out to Greg Jones at (330)670-1234 ext: 272 for general listing questions. You may also visit our contact us page and submit your inquiry with your questions and contact info.
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Motorcycle & Powersports News offers three unique newsletters designed to deliver business intelligence to powersports dealers and other industry professionals who sell and service motorcycles, scooters, UTVs, ATVs, electric motorcycles, karts and more in the United States. Subscribe now to receive the MPN Newsletter, the MPN Off-Road Newsletter and the MPN V-Twin newsletter directly in your inbox every week. If a powersports dealer carries it, MPN covers it. Dealers have come to count on Motorcycle & Powersports News as their No. 1 resource for researching products and services in the industry.
This 2016 Harley-Davidson was easily one of the most customized motorcycles seen at the 2022 AIMExpo show in Las Vegas. We chatted with owner Mercedes Raya to get the rundown of it’s custom parts.Click Here to Read MoreAdvertisement
Motorcyclists are a passionate bunch. However, Harley-Davidson riders are about as passionate as they come. Take Mercedes Raya for instance. This 20+ year rider has made motorcycling her life and her passion for this industry shies through in her custom 2016 Harley-Davidson Road Glide. Check it out!
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This custom Can-Am Maverick X3 from Sin City Xtreme Performance features a prototype air-suspension kit, allowing it to drop down and drift the street, or pump up and haul ass off-road. Check it out!
The UTV market has seen a slow, but noticeable upward progression in powersports since the phenomenon first exploded in the early 2000s. Much of a UTV’s popularity stems from distinct advantages over other 4-wheeled off-road vehicles.
They have a small footprint with great power to weight ratio, can carry passengers, which families enjoy, and provide more safety features than vehicles like ATVs. With new technologies and innovations being created around the clock, the line between utility and performance recreation is constantly getting slimmer.
Manufacturers like Honda, Polaris and Can-Am are making their production models faster, grippier, and in turn, a hell of a lot more fun to speed through the dirt, sand, or mud! But that doesn’t mean inventive minds aren’t working to upgrade these machines even farther than their factory form.
Sin City Xtreme Performance is just one of the many businesses specializing in UTV customization. The Las Vegas-based shop, an extension of Sin City Diesel and Off-Road, opened its doors recently and immediately got to work.
The shop provides customization from the bottom up, including wheels, tires, suspension, front end arms, bumpers, cages, frame rebuilds, and engine work. A few projects have already been completed, and the team at Xtreme is currently working on a build that will be finished soon that UTV specialist Rafael Carminati says will be “the baddest Can-Am you’ve seen in your life.”
The UTV is a Can-Am Maverick X3, the manufacturer’s top of the line, most expensive model. The stock X3 produces around 200 horsepower and can reach speeds up to 90 mph.
“It’s our shop vehicle so we wanted the best of the best,” Carminati said.
Currently, the X3 has an Evolution Power Sports tune that allows it to produce 225 horsepower. That number will change in the coming weeks, as the team is upgrading to a Stage 5 tune with a turbo kit. After tweaking a few other components, the engine is predicted to produce 315-400 horsepower.
The stock X3 clutch was replaced as it can’t easily change engagement RPMs or adjust shift RPM for different conditions. Any high horsepower clutching and crankshaft problems were fixed by adding a KWI x TAPP two-stage clutch with a float mod that prevents the stock X3 primary clutch governor cup from slipping under high horsepower.
Arguably the most interesting part of Sin City Xtreme Performance’s Can-Am X3 build is its one-of-a-kind prototype air-suspension system from Kelderman.
“It’s basically an airbag shock all-in-one, so you get that wow factor of being able to slam it to the ground and go drift the street with it, then air it up and still be able to haul ass through the dessert,” Carminati said. “It’s never really been done before on a Can-Am, so it’s definitely pretty cool.”
The UTV also features Assault Industries F-22 doors and mirrors, a full in-house built TIG welded 1.75” race-inspired chromoly cage and chromoly front and rear bumpers, and a wrap done in-house as well.
The UTV performed admirably a few days ago at the 2022 King of the Hammers desert race, despite a broken OEM knuckle. The custom Can-Am Maverick X3 is still in the testing phase, but the team at Sin City Xtreme Performance have nearly ironed out all the kinks.
If you have a motorcycle, ATV, UTV, snowmobile or jet ski you’d like to feature in MPN’s Ride of the Week series, sponsored by CanDo International, please email MPN Content Director Greg Jones at [email protected]
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