Friday, November 30, 2012

Renew Protect Products for Scooters




Renew Protect for Scooter Color Protectant

How to Apply Blak Protectant on Scooter




Simply wipe on Satn, Blak, or Gloz for a semi-permanent, dry-seal protective finish. Renew Protect restores original surface composition and color. Renew Protect products provide unsurpassed UVA UVB block. Renew Protect products are fully weather proof and motorcycle-safe.
Renew Protect is the only protectant to prevent dry rot.
Dash is our interior only protectant. Dash is zinc and titanium oxide fortified for powerful UVA and UVB protection
Available from MRP http://www.mrp-speed.com


To buy retail parts visit:
http://www.gokartsusastore.com
http://www.moxiescooters-store.com
http://www.mrscooterstore.com
http://www.superscooterparts.com
or visit our Stocking Dealer locator
http://www.martinracingdealer.com/locator/index.php or go to http://www.CycleGear.com with the MRP part number and order from any national Cycle Gear location. Please tell the manager to call us at 305-599-8993 and have his store number, name, and place order since he will likely not know he has an account, most Cycle Gear stores do not have staff that know about scooters, but they have a national MRP account.
MRP sells Performance engine parts and scooter tuning accessories from Stage6, SSP, Motoforce, STR8, Malossi, Polini, Hebo, Naraku, Top Performances, Arreche and others. Racing cylinder kits, exhaust systems, clutches, variators, carburetors, drive belts optic tuning accessories and more.

Site: http://www.martinracingdealer.com/
Blog http://martinracingperformance.blogspot.com/
https://twitter.com/MRPSPEED

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MARTINRACINGPERFORMANCE
OEM PDF Manuals for hundreds of scooters!
http://www.martinracingdealer.com/WSWrapper.jsp?mypage=Manuals.htm

For OEM and Racing Catalogs from Naraku, Stage 6, Airsal and more following this link:
http://martinracingperformance.blogspot.com/2012/11/2012-dealer-part-catalog.html



We are the only scooter parts distributor in the USA that is solely dealer direct and we are happy to send any potential online inquiries to stocking stores. So any consumers looking for Daelim parts will have to go to a store with an MRP account or have their store buy from another dealer that has an account with us. We also sell top name scooter brands like SN Duro Innova Kenda Bridgestone Gates Powerlink.

MRP distributes OEM parts for TNG (CMSI) select models of CF Moto Daelim Motors Korea ( parts should appear on website by mid July) Malaguti of Italy (www.Malaguti.com) Keeway Southeast (Keeway Vento QJ Andretti Yamati models) CPI Taiwan Powersports Factory Brands PSF Diamo Cubik (matches OEM Vento part numbers) as well as QJ and ZNEN (who manufacture bikes for a variety of scooter importers) such as FlyScooters Lance BMS Qlink models that were ZNEN corresponding to matching TNG parts.

Every scooter is someone's first ride we help the dealers and consumers find those hard to find parts. Doesn't matter what brand it is we've been doing the Chinese GY6 scooter parts thing since 2004 so we can help you find the right part.

Since January 2008 MRP has expanded by acquiring 10 closed US scooter parts distributors who have left the American market. The financial crisis caused many parts distributors to orphan thousands of vehicles on US roads as both dealers and distributors closed. Our company provides the largest service of its kind in North America helping dealers with orphaned brands. MRP has the inventory of United Motors of America, UM Global, Keeway Southeast formerly Cubik, BTB, Diamo USA / LS Motorsports / Italjet USA,CPI -- TAIWAN Atvs and Scooters, Powersports Factory the former importer of Yamati, Benelli, Andretti scooters, TNG Scooters -- CMSI Inc, and several Vespa / Kymco / SYM / Eton / dealerships that closed since. We might not have it all, but we are the best destination for hard to find parts such as Malaguti, pre-2003 SYM parts, RTX, and more. We have parts for MH Motorhispania of Spain RX Loncin Lifan Linhai Zongshen Wangye MS UTVs and CPI Taiwan. In addition the company distributes performance parts from Athena Malossi Turbo Kit Innova Vee Rubber Duro Bando Gates Powerlink Posh Maxxis Namura Scooter Ninja Slipstreamer and MRP.

Products carried by MRP can be obtain exclusively at select Motorcycle Dealerships and Repair Shops in the USA. MRP is the one stop wholesale ONLY scooter buggy and ATV parts distributor. For a list of retailers visit www.mrp-speed.com


New Items at MRP


RP-893508002009

BLAK MSRP $19.99 for 8oz bottle Use Blak to renew faded black color to a rich black semi-permanent finish. Blak protects surfaces from UV, ozone and prevents dry rot. Blak restores black color and protects exterior surfaces: tires, trim, rubber, vinyl, bed liners, plastic, and finished leather. Blak restores the very elements of the original manufacturing process. Blak can also be used as a base coat. Apply a second coat of Gloz or Satn for an intensified look. Blak is a silicone and wax free. Blak is fully motorcycle safe. Use Blak to create a rich black finish and color renewing luster. Blak protects surfaces from UV, ozone and prevents dry rot. One 12 ounce bottle will last one year on one vehicle. Weatherproof. Motorcycle safe. Semi-Permanent. Blak restores black color on exterior surfaces: tires, trim, rubber, vinyl, bed liners, plastic, and finished leather. Blak prevents dry rot. Blak is fully motorcycle safe. Blak is American made, silicone-free, and earth friendly. Blak replenishes the carbon black, plasticizers and polymers which have been lost to usage and exposure. Blak dry seals with a strong ozone and UV block. Blak repels dirt and water and can withstand repeated cleaning with mild soap. Blak can also be used as a base coat. Apply one coat of Blak, allow five minutes dry time, and then apply one coat of Gloz or Satn for an intensified look. SMRP: $19.85 each 893508002009





New items have arrived at MRP!



MRP-169-334
MRP-169-334 Crankshaft Bearing and Seal Kit for Minarelli 50cc, 2-stroke engines.
https://www.martinracingdealer.com/SPD/mrp-169-334--80005347-1354288016.jsp


12090New Race Carb
19mm CARB. carburetor Arreche 19mm (manual choke prep) RP-12090 Arreche / Amal 19mm Manual Choke Carburetor - Minarelli JOG YAMAHA 40QMB CARB. Arreche is a Spanish manufacturer producing the English Amal carburetors. 

https://www.martinracingdealer.com/SPD/12090--800048B0-1315938902.jsp

Kymco getting into EV Scooters 2013

Two big announcements this week in the world of EV and Scooters as the two finally get serious.

One Smart is talking to Vectrix (or V 2.0 as I call it ) about helping them with the tech for the EV Smart scooters.

The second one is KYMCO


http://www.autoevolution.com/news/kymco-queen-30ev-electric-scooter-to-be-sold-in-europe-photo-gallery-52290.html

Autorevolution is reporting the new KYMCO EV unit is coming out in 2013.

Only a matter of time before they hit the USA market I'm sure. Now that serious players such as Kymco are getting involved it could actually lead to the market being profitable long term.

It's as we predicted two years ago. The smaller names will end up going to the way side as time goes on as quality and EV brands start emerging. Doesn't hurt when an $800 million company like Kymco get's serious about Electric Units.

Kymco Queen 3.0EV

Monday, November 26, 2012

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Holiday Gifts for Motorcyclists

Hammerhead 250 with MRP Exhaust, Coil, CDI and performance upgrades

Just crusing around my block i decided to top speed my hammerhead.
hit 53.3 max but just for a second.
MODS: MRP exhaust, MRP cdi and coil, MRP intake w/ jets, scooter ninja performance clutch,19 gram sliders, performance kevlar belt, iridium plug,and still going.
i have alot more mods in mind. but for a 250 i am loving this buggy.

Check out this riders performance video

QMB139 and JOG Exhausts

MRP has the best collection of QMB139 exhausts just listen to see for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRsNw1nW42o

Qinqi RS-450 with MRP pipe


   



Custom GY6 Estilo Puerto Rico Orlando Florida

Orlando Scooter Rental and Repairs


For the Fourth Year in a Row Paradiso Scooter has ranked as a top MRP Dealer. 
The owner and operator Edgardo Colon and his family run stores in both Puerto Rico and in Central Florida. The ONLY store near the University of Florida that specializes in GY6 Swap Kits, Linhai 260cc Racing, MRP Full Upgrade kits from QMB139 to CN 250cc.



This is the only store that stocks full race kits, Exhausts systems by all the top brands from Two Brothers, MRP, Naraku, Yasuni, Turbo Kit Spain. The store has every chrome accessory for the GY6 Chinese clones. From Slick Stage 6 tires to 67mm Cylinder Kits the shop has things NO OTHER STORE CARRIES.

If you want to upgrade your Kymco or Linhai Scooter. If you want to upgrade your Vespa THERE IS NO STORE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA WITH THIS TYPE OF INVENTORY. You don't have to wait for the shop to order it, THEY HAVE IT IN STOCK. Hands down they stock more than any shop in the area and for this they are continuously a top dealer on everyone's list.

If you want to race in Central Florida call 407-694-2615 The owner is at the race track every other weekend with his MRP equipped Drag Racing Scooter and some of the fastest racers from San Juan and Bayamon are frequent guests at the shop promoting the Central Florida GY6 scene.

TOP MRP DEALER
STOCKS A FULL SELECTION OF NG DISK BRAKES, NARAKU, AIRSAL, MALOSSI, POLINI, GATES, BANDO, DAYCO, KITAKO, OEM GY6 AND RACING PARTS.
http://www.mrp-speed.com TOP DEALER 4 YEARS IN A ROW

Can't get to PARADISO SCOOTER?

or visit our Stocking Dealer locator
http://www.martinracingdealer.com/locator/index.php
Site: http://www.martinracingdealer.com/
Blog http://martinracingperformance.blogspot.com/
https://twitter.com/MRPSPEED

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MARTINRACINGPERFORMANCE
OEM PDF Manuals for hundreds of scooters!
http://www.martinracingdealer.com/WSWrapper.jsp?mypage=Manuals.htm

For OEM and Racing Catalogs from Naraku, Stage 6, Airsal and more following this link:
http://martinracingperformance.blogspot.com/2012/11/2012-dealer-part-catalog.html



We are the only scooter parts distributor in the USA that is solely dealer direct and we are happy to send any potential online inquiries to stocking stores. So any consumers looking for Daelim parts will have to go to a store with an MRP account or have their store buy from another dealer that has an account with us. We also sell top name scooter brands like SN Duro Innova Kenda Bridgestone Gates Powerlink.

MRP distributes OEM parts for TNG (CMSI) select models of CF Moto Daelim Motors Korea ( parts should appear on website by mid July) Malaguti of Italy (www.Malaguti.com) Keeway Southeast (Keeway Vento QJ Andretti Yamati models) CPI Taiwan Powersports Factory Brands PSF Diamo Cubik (matches OEM Vento part numbers) as well as QJ and ZNEN (who manufacture bikes for a variety of scooter importers) such as FlyScooters Lance BMS Qlink models that were ZNEN corresponding to matching TNG parts.

Every scooter is someone's first ride we help the dealers and consumers find those hard to find parts. Doesn't matter what brand it is we've been doing the Chinese GY6 scooter parts thing since 2004 so we can help you find the right part.

Since January 2008 MRP has expanded by acquiring 10 closed US scooter parts distributors who have left the American market. The financial crisis caused many parts distributors to orphan thousands of vehicles on US roads as both dealers and distributors closed. Our company provides the largest service of its kind in North America helping dealers with orphaned brands. MRP has the inventory of United Motors of America, UM Global, Keeway Southeast formerly Cubik, BTB, Diamo USA / LS Motorsports / Italjet USA,CPI -- TAIWAN Atvs and Scooters, Powersports Factory the former importer of Yamati, Benelli, Andretti scooters, TNG Scooters -- CMSI Inc, and several Vespa / Kymco / SYM / Eton / dealerships that closed since. We might not have it all, but we are the best destination for hard to find parts such as Malaguti, pre-2003 SYM parts, RTX, and more. We have parts for MH Motorhispania of Spain RX Loncin Lifan Linhai Zongshen Wangye MS UTVs and CPI Taiwan. In addition the company distributes performance parts from Athena Malossi Turbo Kit Innova Vee Rubber Duro Bando Gates Powerlink Posh Maxxis Namura Scooter Ninja Slipstreamer and MRP.

Products carried by MRP can be obtain exclusively at select Motorcycle Dealerships and Repair Shops in the USA. MRP is the one stop wholesale ONLY scooter buggy and ATV parts distributor. For a list of retailers visit www.mrp-speed.com

Best Scooter Shop In Florida for GY6 Racing

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Thanksgiving Black Friday Specials

We got some great specials at MRP for the stores this week.

Free magazines, Free Shipping, Messenger Bags, Hats, and more!

Call us today 305-599-8993 to find out more.


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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Chinese Scooter 150cc

How to determine which Chinese scooter engine you have

High Performance Kymco Agility Parts

Watch "KYMCO AGILITY 125 RACE EXHAUST M4T55-N" on YouTube
High Performance Kymco Agility Parts at MRP.

Repair Manuals for Keeway Scooters

Watch "Free Repair Manuals For Scooters" on YouTube
Links to repair manuals for qj, cpi, tng and more.
Repair Manuals for Keeway Scooters

Ruckus Honda X TV commercial

Watch "ZOOMER-X TV Spot THAILAND PROMO" on YouTube

By far the coolest Ruckus commercial I've seen. I hope this makes it to the states some day.

Tiendas Auteco

Monday, November 19, 2012

Hurricane Affected Dealers and clients

Watch "Helping Hurricane Sandy Clients Find Parts Online" on YouTube

If your scooter was damaged during the hurricane and you're having a hard time finding parts we can help. Watch the video to see how you can find parts

Cashback 2012 at MRP Black Friday Specials


This week at MRP 10% CASH BACK FOR ALL OUR WHOLESALE CLIENTS
Add the cashback coupon to your online orders from Nov 20 until Nov 25h 2012

Piaggio High Performance Muffler

Looking for Piaggio and Vespa high performance parts? Then try Yasuni one of the leading two stroke experts from Europe.
Watch "New exhausts from Spain YASUNI" on YouTube

Scooter Parts For Less

Watch "Parts for China Scooters" on YouTube
Chinese Scooter Parts for Less. The best wholesale prices are avalable at htt://www.mrp-speed.com

Piezas de Moto y Scooter para Venezuela

VENTA DE PIEZAS A VENEZUELA

Empirekeeway.com PIEZAS para KEEWAY y EMPIRE MOTO DESDE MIAMI A BUENOS PRECIOS.

Desde Miami la venta mas grande de piezas de moto y scooters. Mas de 20,000 piezas para todas las marcas en Colombia desde Hyosung, United Motors, AKT, Zongshen, Kymco, Yamaha BWs, y mas!

Si necesitan piezas compren desde USA para VENEZUELA Parts For Scooters. Piezas de Scooter! 
En Español VENTAS PARA VENEZUELA Y COLOMBIA DE PIEZAS DE SCOOTER LLAMEN QUE TENEMOS MAS DE 20,000 PIEZAS DE RACING Y ORIGINALES PARA SCOOTERS http://www.mrp-speed.com

Quieren comprar al detal? Se hacen envios diarios al detal. Para comprar por internet at detal:


            305-599-8993             o escriban a info@mrp-speed.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPYuIjRYUy8


Para comprar por internet at detal:

VISITA NUESTRAS TIENDAS AL DETAL TENEMOS MAS DE 1,000 TIENDAS. NO TIENES TIENDA EN VENEZUELA SE HACEN ENVIOS DIARIOS A TODO LA REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA. 
Zulia venta de piezas, Maracaibo piezas de scooter, Miranda,  Carabobo piezas de Moto China, piezas de Empire Moto para Venezuela, Anzoátegui piezas de moto, piezas de Táchira Moto, Venta de piezas de scooter para Sucre Venezuela. Venta de PIezas de Scooter en Caracas. Ventas de Piezas de Empire Moto Caracas. Venta de scooter Maracaibo, Venta de pieza de scooter Valencia, Venta de pieza de scooter en Barquisimeto, venta de scooter Maturín, venta de piezas en Maracay, venta de pieza a San Cristóbal, venta de piezas a Barcelona Venezuela, venta de piezas a Ciudad Guayana Venezuela, venta de scooter Isla Margarita, Puerto Cabello Venezuela venta de moto, recambio motores Merida, Mérida piezas de moto, Mérida venta de scooter, recambio de moto a Venezuela Caracas. piezas de moto para Cumaná, Venta de Moto en Maracaibo

http://www.gokartsusastore.com
http://www.moxiescooters-store.com
http://www.mrscooterstore.com
http://www.superscooterparts.com
o visita: http://www.martinracingdealer.com/locator/index.php 

VISITA NUESTRAS TIENDAS AL DETAL TENEMOS MAS DE 1,000 TIENDAS. NO TIENES TIENDA EN COLOMBIA  PRESA AQUI PARA COMPRAR AL DETAL EN COLOMBIA.

El mejor Distribuidor de piezas de scooters MRP, Estamos buscando tiendas en el Caribe, Sur y Centro America. Envios deiarios desde Miami por paleta, caja, o paquete de DHL, UPS, Fed Ex, y correp. Vendemos a todo centro America con mas de 100 dealers en Aruba, St Martin, Puerto Rico, Republica Dominicana, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, y Venezuela. Estamos buscando distribuidores y tiendas llamen

VISITA NUESTRA FAMILIA DE PAGINAS
Site: http://www.martinracingdealer.com/
Blog http://martinracingperformance.blogspot.com/
MRP TWITTER
https://twitter.com/MRPSPEED

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MARTINRACINGPERFORMANCE
OEM PDF Manuals for hundreds of scooters!
http://www.martinracingdealer.com/WSWrapper.jsp?mypage=Manuals.htm

For OEM and Racing Catalogs from Naraku, Stage 6, Airsal and more following this link:
http://martinracingperformance.blogspot.com/2012/11/2012-dealer-part-catalog.html



Colombia PIEZAS para scooter y chopper Chinas

Desde Miami la venta mas grande de piezas de moto y scooters. Mas de 20,000 piezas para todas las marcas en Colombia desde Hyosung, United Motors, AKT, Zongshen, Kymco, Yamaha BWs, y mas!

Si necesitan piezas compren desde USA para Colombia Parts For Scooters. Piezas de Scooter! 
En Español VENTAS PARA VENEZUELA Y COLOMBIA DE PIEZAS DE SCOOTER LLAMEN QUE TENEMOS MAS DE 20,000 PIEZAS DE RACING Y ORIGINALES PARA SCOOTERS http://www.mrp-speed.com

Quieren comprar al detal? Se hacen envios diarios al detal. Para comprar por internet at detal:


            305-599-8993             o escriban a info@mrp-speed.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPYuIjRYUy8




Para comprar por internet at detal:

VISITA NUESTRAS TIENDAS AL DETAL TENEMOS MAS DE 1,000 TIENDAS. NO TIENES TIENDA EN PUERTO RICO PRESA AQUI PARA COMPRAR AL DETAL EN PUERTO RICO.

http://www.gokartsusastore.com
http://www.moxiescooters-store.com
http://www.mrscooterstore.com
http://www.superscooterparts.com
o visita: http://www.martinracingdealer.com/locator/index.php 

VISITA NUESTRAS TIENDAS AL DETAL TENEMOS MAS DE 1,000 TIENDAS. NO TIENES TIENDA EN COLOMBIA  PRESA AQUI PARA COMPRAR AL DETAL EN COLOMBIA.

El mejor Distribuidor de piezas de scooters MRP, Estamos buscando tiendas en el Caribe, Sur y Centro America. Envios deiarios desde Miami por paleta, caja, o paquete de DHL, UPS, Fed Ex, y correp. Vendemos a todo centro America con mas de 100 dealers en Aruba, St Martin, Puerto Rico, Republica Dominicana, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, y Venezuela. Estamos buscando distribuidores y tiendas llamenVenta de piezas de scooter Bogotá, scooter Medellín, scooter Cali, moto Barranquilla, piezas en Cartagena, piezas en Cúcuta, piesas Bucaramanga, scooter Ibagué, venta de piezas en Soledad, Colombia piezas Pereira, piezas de scooter en Santa Marta, partsforscooters colombia, Ventas de piezas en Soacha, piezas de scooter San Juan de Pasto, piezas de moto en Montería, ventas de scooter Villavicencio, ventas de scooter Manizales, ciudad de Bello Colombia, piezas de scooter Bello, scooters en Valledupar, compra de piezas en Neiva, piezas de moto en Buenaventura, piezas de scooter en Palmira Colombia.

VISITA NUESTRA FAMILIA DE PAGINAS
Site: http://www.martinracingdealer.com/
Blog http://martinracingperformance.blogspot.com/
MRP TWITTER
https://twitter.com/MRPSPEED

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MARTINRACINGPERFORMANCE
OEM PDF Manuals for hundreds of scooters!
http://www.martinracingdealer.com/WSWrapper.jsp?mypage=Manuals.htm

For OEM and Racing Catalogs from Naraku, Stage 6, Airsal and more following this link:
http://martinracingperformance.blogspot.com/2012/11/2012-dealer-part-catalog.html

Puerto Rico Scooter Parts

Puerto Rico Scooter Parts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jul1dQh4QnQ


El mejor Distribuidor de piezas de scooters MRP, Estamos buscando tiendas en el Caribe, Sur y Centro America. Envios deiarios desde Miami por paleta, caja, o paquete de DHL, UPS, Fed Ex, y correp. Vendemos a todo centro America con mas de 100 dealers en Aruba, St Martin, Puerto Rico, Republica Dominicana, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, y Venezuela. Estamos buscando distribuidores y tiendas llamen al             
305-599-8993       o escriban a info@mrp-speed.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPYuIjRYUy8




Para comprar por internet at detal:

VISITA NUESTRAS TIENDAS AL DETAL TENEMOS MAS DE 1,000 TIENDAS. NO TIENES TIENDA EN PUERTO RICO PRESA AQUI PARA COMPRAR AL DETAL EN PUERTO RICO.

http://www.gokartsusastore.com
http://www.moxiescooters-store.com
http://www.mrscooterstore.com
http://www.superscooterparts.com
o visita: http://www.martinracingdealer.com/locator/index.php 

Site: http://www.martinracingdealer.com/
Blog http://martinracingperformance.blogspot.com/
MRP TWITTER
https://twitter.com/MRPSPEED

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MARTINRACINGPERFORMANCE
OEM PDF Manuals for hundreds of scooters!
http://www.martinracingdealer.com/WSWrapper.jsp?mypage=Manuals.htm

For OEM and Racing Catalogs from Naraku, Stage 6, Airsal and more following this link:
http://martinracingperformance.blogspot.com/2012/11/2012-dealer-part-catalog.html



Friday, November 16, 2012

What Twinkies can teach us about the Scooter Industry




I was at Macys recently and almost purchased a shirt that read "Save the Twinkies." This was a month ago, I had no clue they were going out of business.

I love Twinkies they are extremely bad for you, they probably clog your arteries, but I used to eat these by the half dozen with milk in college after a long night. This was probably worse for my health than drinking or any type of extreme sport I could have engaged in.

This morning I was watching CNBC and the CEO Gregory Rayburn came on the show and said "The industry has overcapacity. We're overcapacity. Our rivals are overcapacity," this was reported on the CNN Money Blog as well
http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/16/news/companies/hostess-closing/

OVERCAPACITY. Which applies to the scooter business as well. It makes it a good time to be a consumer or rider of motorsports, a good time to open a store or stock up, but a bad time to be a Chinese importer or distributor.

For the store you can make a ton of money taking advantage of this, it is a buyers market for new scooters. Consumers - THIS WINTER IS THE TIME TO BUY A BIKE AS A RIDER, AND FOR STORE OWNERS = Take advantage of the great prices. 


Just don't rely that these cheap prices are sustainable or will last forever, they cannot. 

Eventually these factories and importers go the way of the Twinkie.



I was asked by a colleague why I am writing about this?

How does this help your sales?

Another email said "most of your clients don't get the Macro Economic implications of what you are talking about."

Yesterday someone said "My clients don't care about quality they only care about price"



All these statements for the most part are basically wrong.

I think we underestimate how intelligent some of the owners of these companies are. Yes, we have some store owners who will never change their mind, never sell online, never buy brand name, but we are not talking about this store owner.

This is exactly the type of conversation I like having with industry professionals. I fear the news outlets in our business "DUMB DOWN" the news or avoid talking about it altogether. Most multi-line dealers are extremely smart and have to deal with multiple suppliers, financing, insurance, licensing issues, managing employees, and understanding the procedures of a company like Honda or Yamaha which is no piece of "cake."

Ok, yes some small Chinese only scooter stores don't face this complex system, but its also not as easy as say a Subway shop that comes with a manual, you have to be an entrepreneur meaning you need to adapt and understand what is happening in the marketplace. The Saturation we saw in 2007 before the financial collapse of the US Motorcycle Industry came back in 2012 because a few Chinese importers thought the market was finally back and now we are seeing them liquidate or try to get out of the business. This affects everyone involved. There are more scooters headed to the auction now. I am not saying this to create fear, but to inform clients why they need to diversify.

Stock fewer scooters and more brand name accessories, differentiate yourself from the other guy.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW BOTH THE BIG STORE AND SMALL STORE THINK THEY SHOULD JUST BUY MORE UNITS. This train of thought is wrong. If you want to be different offer something different than the shop that just has a bunch of cheap $999 scooters in it.

See my articles on building a destination point. Don't just have one exhaust on the shelf, put half a dozen. There is a reason Cycle Gear has a whole display of exhausts on the shelf and the local average scooter store has none.

Check out my videos on Cycle Gear stores to see my case study on this.

Take a look at this store in Central Florida, yes they have Chinese scooters but they also have a TK EXHAUST display.

They have scooters with accessories on them (NOT JUST THE FREE CHINA LUGGAGE BOX)


The owner of Manatee Scooters has invested in building a store with accessories. You visit other stores in the area if they have one exhaust your are lucky.









Check out his MRP exhaust display. For the cost of one more Chinese scooter he has built a store that can offer the same INSTANT Gratification a TWINKIE does.

You see when I wanted my sugar rush I would just gulp that Twinkie down, you cannot do that at a store that only has one exhaust and one helmet on display. This store has several on the shelf so at checkout the client can make that impulse buy. You cannot do this with a catalog on the counter, you have to invest in the inventory of the parts themselves.


Yes, it's true like in many industries you have stores that could care less about buying this brand or that brand. They just want price and that's all you will ever be able to talk about, but tell me is there a real professional that wants to build more than a price level company? If that was the case you could buy an imitation twinkie for half the price. The whole point is that it read HOSTESS on it.

This is what everyone is talking about in China as their motorcycle output machine looks at consolidation. Something the Chinese factories seem to have a problem with, but is necessary. It's what I have been talking about the last few days online.


The industry isn't reporting on it because its not in the interest of the magazines or press to mention this. Fewer companies means fewer advertisers and less dollars for trade shows like Dealer Expo or any other show.

The lower end segment of Asian ATV, Dirt, Scooter product under 250cc HAS EXTREME OVERCAPACITY. This isn't just scooters.

Helmet distribution in America mainly from China also has extreme overcapacity. The USA Helmet segment has over 80 Importers with only a dozen or so really profitable. A market that is controlled by two or three distributors with over 25% of the market like Tucker Rocky, Parts Unlimited, and Helmet House. It's a multi million dollar industry that right now is living off extended terms like CONSIGNMENT, 90 DAYS to pay for Helmets, and the same is happening in the scooter business.





I'm not saying this is all bad.

It's a GOOD time to be a consumer.

You can buy a scooter at a great price in the winter.

You can get a great deal on a helmet.

By all means you should go out and buy a scooter.



I love Twinkies, but someone else is bound to buy them and startover.

Right now stores should be focused on buying quality product.
Consumers can take advantage of great prices.
Dealers can use the winter time to build up drop shipping websites, stock great accessories, and try to compete in areas that are not saturated by the $499 scooter.

The $499 scooter will end up in the trash dump next year. NOBODY will fix it, there will be no repeat business. More than likely the store that focuses on this and doesn't follow the advice of industry professionals will end up in the recycle bin themselves. So there is some positive news out of all this.

Stock good product. Focus on new areas like social media and drop shipping, don't compete in a field that you can't win.

You cannot beat the Chinese factories at this game. Period, I don't care how many people go on CNN and try to sell you this line that America or Europe can compete. Competing in the price category is not an option for small business owners and small shops. YOU SET YOURSELF UP FOR FAILURE.

There will always be a Chinese store or factory direct outlet that can sell FASTER, BETTER, AND CHEAPER THAN YOU. So don't compete in that category. Make a new one.




Sell on Service, Brands, Quality. Yes, you need the cheap stuff, but don't base your business plan around it. I certainly don't and you shouldn't either.

The Chinese factory losses they can sustain in the powersports industry are larger than the top US distributors in the USA. Most US Distributors cannot sustain losses of $10 million dollars, but the bank of China will float a Chinese manufacturer abroad so they will survive this, its the smaller private label importers that won't. If you sell their product and are competing directly with them as they importer sells on Amazon, Ebay, and online direct odds are you won't survive competing with them directly.

So sell items that are different. Brand name items that can sustain you long term as well.

  • Take advantage of the great prices. 


  • Stock quality brand name parts (TK Exhausts, Airsal, Yasuni, Naraku, NG Disk Brakes) Make the store different from the other guy!


  • Consumers buy your scooter now, take advantage of the cheap prices.


  • Just don't rely that these cheap prices are sustainable or will last forever, they cannot. 


  • Eventually these factories and importers go the way of the Twinkie.

Stock up on Twinkies while you can. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2hQqyyPclI