Thursday, June 9, 2011

MRP WEEKLY SPECIALS!

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Air-Filter-Sale-at--3--Brakes--1-50--United-Motors-OEM-500-added-to-the-site-.html?soid=1101623327333&aid=8WZy4lbLDa8


Posted by MartinRacingPerformance at 12:29 PM 0 comments

Free Shipping for the Season!

MRP is offering all sorts of specials for parts orders this season. 
We have free copies of Scoot Magazine! Free Shipping and more!


Plus free gifts for all your scooter needs! 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnW4jbJeiqg
MRP is hard at work adding more parts than anyone in the industry from SYM, PGO, TNG, CPI, ETON, and more! 


From Brembo OEM parts for Vespa to new Taiwan suppliers OEM part numbers from the best factories. 


MRP has the lasrgest US selection of scooter parts & accessories - largest Selection for Chinese & Asian Scooter Parts, Linhai Racing Parts, Malaguti parts, Aprilia, Vespa, QMB139, GY6 150c, the one and only wholesale scooter parts! 
We also offer the best selection parts for Dirt Bikes, ATV, Off-Road Kart Parts in the country!


http://www.mrp-speed.com
Posted by MartinRacingPerformance at 12:27 PM 0 comments

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

How to buy Genuine Scooter parts for SYM, Hyosung, TNG Scooters and more!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26tC6tdYDOk

http://www.mrp-speed.com


How do you find these parts? Simple use the OEM repair manuals available from MRP!


Look up the part number and call your nearest MRP dealer! We have it all when it comes to Chinese scooter parts.


Other
Owners manuals TNG Scooters:
Wolverine CF MOTO 250cc Go Kart Buggy:
NG Disc Brake Catalog:


CF-MOTO:
QLINK 150:

Posted by MartinRacingPerformance at 4:27 PM 0 comments

New ZUMA 125cc Sliders are all the rage!

Our ZUMA 125cc Sliders are selling like Hot Cakes right now.


Priced under $19 they are the perfect gift for anyone wanting to go faster on their BW or Zuma 125cc.


We have the Adige sliders MSRP $28.99 as well in the ZUMA 125 size in Carbon made in Italy or SN Sliders from Taiwan.
http://www.martinracingdealer.com/SPD/d-slider-20x12-12gr--80002944-1272934581.jsp

D-SLIDER-20X12-12GR ZUMA 125 


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


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-3Qb7jXLXg


SLIDING ROLLER 20X12 12 GR BW 125 ZUMA 125cc YAMAHA 125CC 4 STROKE , 
LINHAI ENGINES 260CC BW 125 ZUMA 125cc VINO 125cc HIGH PERFORMANCE VINO 125cc similar to sliders from Adige,Dr Pulley, XTC Linhai 260/300 Diamo 300cc WORKS ON: Linhai 260/300 Diamo 300cc / JCL MP0250A and JCL MP0250B LEONARDO 250 BENELLI VELVET 250 ITALJET JUPITER 125 ITALJET MILLENIUM 125 MALAGUTI MADISON 125 MALAGUTI MADISON 250 MBK DOODO 125 MBK SKYLINER 125 MBK SKYLINER 250 MBK THUNDER 125 YAMAHA MAJESTY 125 YAMAHA MAJESTY 250 2001 > ONWARDS YAMAHA MAJESTY 250 UPTO > 2001 YAMAHA MAXSTER 125 YAMAHA TEOS 125 YAMAHA X-MAX 250 BW 125 ZUMA 125cc VINO 125cc SN MRS SLIDERS SN? ?MRS ? MAXIMUM Ratio System? roller weights are a genuine revolution in the roller weight field. The nylon fiber rollers feature a unique shape that dramatically reduces wear and subsequent deviation of scooter performance. Expect better performance from your scooter, period. No matter what stage you are in upgrading your scooter, simply add SN SLIDER weights and you will see more speed and power in your bike! Over 20% longer lasting than traditional rollers of composite material. SN Sliders weights are the most advanced weights available. These sliding rollers perform better than standard round weights by allowing the variator to open farther for higher top speeds, and last longer with less performance material loss. The weights have several unique features such as their material containing nylon for better performance. Made ofnylon material Low Friction/Low Wear/High temperature resistance Aluminum compatible works with aftermarket KOSO, Malossi, Polini, NCY, MRP, POSH, DELTA, STAGE 6, ADIGE, DR PULLEY by UNION MATERIALS as well as SN and OEM Variators Fastest roller weights available The shape allows the roller to travel greater distances into the front pulley variator angle along the roller tunnel and enables the user to modify the low CVT ratio by +3% and high CVT ratio by +7%. The result is that the rider can expect enhanced speed and acceleration. SN? HRS rollers are available from 49cc to 800cc CVT combos. Contact your local dealer about an SN HRS UPGRADE TODAY! Also check out SN Variators and SN Clutches for even more performance!

Plus new Sliders for the 250cc Scooters as well!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcS26NRD0Xg

New Sliders from MRP 23X18 Adige and Scooter Ninja We've added some great new items to the mrp website http://www.mrp-speed.com we like them all but were just going to go over them real quick. Adige Sliders Back ( made in Italy ) the original creator of the slider. Their carbon sliders are some of the best. Click here for the link http://www.martinracingdealer.com/SPD/s-slider-23x18-14gr--80002A99-1274478716.jsp SN Sliders with Aluminum for better heat displacement 23 X 18 great for takeoff http://www.martinracingdealer.com/SPD/d-slider-23x18-14gr--80004446-1305993370.jsp Round Rollers http://www.martinracingdealer.com/SPD/n-mp-05127-5--8000082A-1178919723.jsp MRP carries a full range of sliders 23 X 18 from different brands, round, cylindrical and sliders in nylon and carbon.


 http://www.martinracingdealer.com/SPD/d-slider-23x18-15gr--80004447-1305993477.jsp

Posted by MartinRacingPerformance at 4:20 PM 0 comments

A few more days until Ride to Work Day

I already posted this a few months back and again last month, but just a quick note that June 20th is this year's annual "Ride to Work Day" support the scene, take some pictures, some videos and get the word out. 


http://www.ridetowork.org/

To find out more visit their site http://www.ridetowork.org/ in the meantime grab your scooter and let people know about June 20th.

It's right after Amerivespa so scooters and bikes should be all the news in a few days.
Posted by MartinRacingPerformance at 4:13 PM 0 comments

A movie we can all support

For Months everyone in California has been talking about this movie. Tom Hanks has a few scooters and in the movie he comes out riding an old 80s Yamaha which is pretty cool.

Pretty much anyone who owns a scooter in or near LA worked as an extra on this movie so you can see everything in certain scenes from Honda's, Kymcos, Genuines all make cameos in the movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS155D2HlwY&feature=player_embedded


If anything I think everyone in the business should rally around this movie and help promote it. If it turns out to be a hit the movie could help push more mainstream news, stories, and will be a cult classic for years to come. Worse case scenario if the movie is terrible to watch at least you have Tom Hanks in it and he's an awesome guy.


Posted by MartinRacingPerformance at 4:10 PM 0 comments

Will Best Buy Care to Service EVs, even after the Electric Scooter Failure? WHY YES!

Now we all know what a flop the Best Buy entry into EVs was. All you have to do is Google it. Despite some creative gimmicks by Crispin Porter and whole bunch of Crispin interns Brammo has burned a lot of cash and sold a few more bikes than ZERO ( which currently has as many units out there as its name )


So where are the real EV scooter sales? From what I have seen they are all in the under $4,000 category which is the reason the new ETON EV is a hit and a reason why companies like Current Motor and even Vectrix are going to the under $3999 crowd.


I think Best Buy would be the best place in the country to shop for EV units, but they can't just put a little corner and expect the units to sell themselves unless gas is at $5 which is what the upper management probably thought when they came up with this brilliant idea while drinking at the Golf course bar with the Brammo guys. Seriously, you have to put more effort than that. Testing areas, demos, explanations and you probably have to get licensed to sell Motorcycles in all the different states if you're going to do this the right way.


I recently saw the people from Walmart looking at getting in on EVs and scooters. Every couple of years I see the SAM's people walking the shows at EICMA or INTERMOT and here I was seeing them visiting factories again. The thing is in Europe they already sell Scooters at the Supermarket so why not in the USA at some point? Best Buy and Walmart both have the money to lobby each states DMV to change the laws. So technically if they want the market they can afford to build it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsaR7Vlnpik



So if its easy anyone can do it. It's sad to see the Best Buy track record in this because when they announced back in May that they were shutting down the EV program it was just after announcing they would be pushing harder into it. So it left a few of us watchers confused. The Brammo thing made sense only if they added several brands, EV bikes, and had a whole section. I mean a little corner wasn't going to do it. There are many educational barriers, marketing barriers, so it just became one of those lazy corporate things because I think Best Buy failed to put any effort into it. Looked very "green" like a comment you make at a hippie party "I like to recycle as well," but there was no real effort behind it.




If Best Buy or Walmart really want to influence the market here are the Scooter Mavens suggestions:




1. Put car and EV Bike charging stations in every single store. Not a few green areas like Portland where you feel you need to impress the locals so they don't Unionize, not everywhere.




2. Start selling EV bikes at every location. No dealers license, no crazy insurance schemes, sell some ULTRA bikes or something cool like that. Also, be really smug about it so that people run there. Make it look really clean like the Apple section.




3. End all customer confusion about the charging process by giving away free videos, have a large TV screen showing how easy it is to charge your EV Scooter or bike. Walmart sells vehicles in other countries including China so why not here? Think about it, make EV stations a requirement for all stores including the new Walmart Express. I can see it now "Charge your scooter in 30mins while you get your pain killers at 30% less than your local CVS!" Actually, next to the Mc Donald's express and the Korean Nail salon inside the mega Walmart you might have to go high end in certain markets like California in my opinion a Dr Tatt Off  http://www.drtattoff.com/ would be a good idea as well. So you can charge your bike, get your pain killers, eat a burger, and have that wart removed all in 30 mins. 




4. Once you get your feet wet, find some under $4,000 vehicles, get some dealers licenses and start selling EV bikes and Motorcycles. Make some trikes for the old retirees in Florida. Put the force of your media machines behind this. Make a sporty version for all the DUI drivers in North Carolina and you will have yourself a hit.  Call up Current Motor, Vectrix, any of them will gladly help you on this. Worse case scenario import your own brand. Make the Justin Beiber and Lady Gaga edition and you will be the KINGS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN NORTH AMERICA. You will have half a China offering you their wares in a few weeks from the only industries you currently don't buy from.

Posted by MartinRacingPerformance at 4:02 PM 0 comments

No double dip recession for Motorcycle Sales! Scooters are back up!


No double-dip recession for motorcycle sales: 
MIC Q1 sales numbers for motorcycles are up 17.5% and scooter sales are up 47%... of course we know that the MIC scooter numbers are tainted. ahemm I mean they only have a few people who report so they don't count any of the Taiwanese brands like PGO (Genuine) or Kymco. Plus none of the Chinese brands so companies like Jonway which really dominate US sales thanks to all their private label buyers like Roketa, SUNL sorry I mean Massimo now and Redstreak don't appear anywhere. 
A better real world indicator of motorcycle/scooter usage would be replacement tire sales. The good news is that tire sales are also up through March of 2011. Total tire sales are up 29.4% for all two-wheeled segments (nearly 1 million tires sold Jan-March 2011). Scooter tire sales were up 48.6% in the same time period. We still have a long way to go before the powersports industry reaches full recovery, but it looks like we have bottomed out and are finally beginning the bounce-back phase. 
Now if the MIC could stop with the Rev your ride idea and do something that actually helps scooter riders like provide scooters for all the Motorcycle Class instructors that would help out a lot more than giving away prizes to people who were buying exhausts anyways in stores that are already in the business. Just ask Josh Rogers over at Scoot! Magazine how he feels about this and what he thinks about the new MIC numbers.
If you haven't yet make sure to sign up at the new Scoot! Forum. I've been checking it out and they have some really hot scooter pictures, babes on scooters, Honda Zoomers / Ruckus, and much more including a whole vintage section. So scooter sales are up, we don't know how many, MIC is doing some great press releases, and people are visiting the new Scoot! Should be an interesting Amerivespa this year.

Posted by MartinRacingPerformance at 3:43 PM 0 comments

New Parts Arriving at MRP for ZUMA 125cc, BW 100cc, and more!

We got some new Accessories for the ZUMA 125, ZUMA, JOG, and more!

New BW Zuma Floorboard!
http://www.martinracingdealer.com/SPD/kmx-148085--80003B7A-1299204095.jsp

ALUMINIUM FLOORBOARDS YAMAHA SCOOTER CHROME BW 00732 DOPPLER (CGN) 148085 451748# FOOT REST BW'S ALU BLEU OEM No. 451748 - Blue - 148085 YAMAHA BW?S 96-01 TAGS: Parts for Yamaha Scooters, mod accessories, mod scooter parts, chrome parts for scooters, yamaha parts.

KMX-148080
AIR FANS CHROME ACCESSORIES SILVER
YAMAHA BW’S 96-01
KMX-148080
00732 DOPPLER (CGN) 148080 317853# BWS 96-01 AIR FAN CHROME
KMX-148080 OEM No. 317853 - Chromed -
148080 TAGS: Parts for Yamaha Scooters, mod accessories, mod scooter parts, chrome yamaha parts, parts for scooters.

http://www.martinracingdealer.com/SPD/kmx-148080--80003B75-1299203063.jsp

YSS RACE SHOCKS FOR PEOPLE 250cc.
Twin - Rear Shock for People 250 Part Number: TE302-390T-01AL KYM/PEOPLE 250 YSS is one of the most prestigious motorcycle suspension manufacturers in the world. We are proud to carry their scooter line at a stock replacement and a performance level. Pair of performance rear shocks for People 250. Built of precision machined alloys. Spring preload adjustment with ring nuts of top of spring. Improve your ride drastically! YSS Performance Shocks, People 250 Pair - Adjustable YSS the world class suspension was established in 1983 to produce shock absorbers for after market in Thailand under the trademark YSS. We have developed appearance, quality and technology of shock absorbers all the time.

    Vendor: YSS
    http://www.martinracingdealer.com/SPD/yss-te302-390t-01al--80001F0F-1260825249.jsp

    YSS GY6 Shocks
    http://www.martinracingdealer.com/SPD/yss-oc302-280t-01eal--800027D2-1270928937.jsp
    GY6 125cc 150cc with 12 inches 12" Same as QJ-63100CCTYF1 on Keeway QJ 150cc with 12 inch shock Race Shock Super Racing with Resevoir This is for JOG based units please measure before ordering works on many CHinese 2T 50cc applications measures: LENGTH 280 TOP 10x20 BOTTOM F.20x8 for CPI OLIVER, QJ, KEEWAY FACT GENUINE BUDDY 50 BUDDY 125 PGO, ARAGON, QJ 50 AND MORE MEASURES: LENGTH 280 TOP 10x20 BOTTOM F.20x8 Reservoir Rear Shock with adjustable pre-load OC 302-280 T-01E Spring preload is adjustable with ring nuts. Drastically improve your ride! YSS is one of the most prestigious motorcycle suspension manufacturers in the world. We are proud to carry their scooter line at a stock replacement and a performance level. Measures 11.25 inches eyelet to eyelet. WORKS ON: ATU: Spin GE 50; CPI: Aragon 50, GP 50 (06>), Hussa50, 50 Euro 1, 50 Euro 2 (00-03), Oliver50, City 50, Sport 50 (05-06); Generic: Ideo 50 (06>), XOR 50, Competition 50, Stroke 50 (07); Honda: NH 50 (90-95); Keeway: Fact 50, 125, Focus 50; MBK: Booster 100 (99-02), Naked 50 (05>), Nitro 50, 100, Naked 50 (97-02), Ovetto 50, 100 (97-03); Peugeot: Buxy 50, Buxy M 50, Buxy RS 50 (94-02), Metropolis 50 SCLM (89-02), Metal X 50, Metal X Furious 50, Rapido 50/ST/STLS Fun Rapido (85-93), Speedake 50 (94-02), Squab 50, TRK 50, TRK 307, WRC 50, TKR Furious 50 (06), Trekker 50 / 100 (00>), Vivacity 50 / 100 (99-02), PGO: BuBu / Youn BuBu; GENUINE Buddy 50cc, 125cc made by PGO TAIWAN Sachs: Eagle 50, 125, Speedjet 50; Yamaha: Aerox 50 / Naked (90>), Aerox 50, 100 (98-04), NEO's / YN50 97-06), BW's 100 (97-02), NEO's 50, 100 (97-02) Yamaha Zuma 100cc 2T,QJ CPI OLIVER AND USA ARAGON 50cc Models YSS Gas Piggyback Shock This is the best Shock made by YSS YSS the world class suspension was established in 1983 to produce shock absorbers for after market in Thailand under the trademark YSS
      Vendor: YSS



      Posted by MartinRacingPerformance at 3:33 PM 0 comments

      Bloodletting at a major scooter distributor

      Bloodletting (or blood-letting) is the withdrawal of often considerable quantities of blood from a patient to cure or prevent illness and disease. Sounds like the Scooter Industry has had a lot of this lately in North America.

      We are not immune to what happens on Wall Street or to the opportunists who come in thanks to high gas prices and prey on people who work for passion and not a paycheck.

      From time to time new owners or investors come into companies and let go of the people that helped start the place. Today I got a call from someone I truly respected despite being competitors who told me his "New" bosses were revamping one of the most loved brands out there, that the former manager and owners who were known for their flamboyant "Peacocking" in the industry were now owners / managers in name only. Not that any dealers or anyone else cares for that matter since they'll continue to buy from them, but its a sad situation to see all the staff running for the nearby guys. I've commented before how some of the brightest and best in the business get burned out.

      Same guy I'm referring to went out and purchased a nice mansion, a new car, and some expensive gifts for his kids while cutting employee salaries and bonuses the last two years.

      It pains me to hear these stories. I love riding scooters, I love seeing growth in the industry, but when you see growth at the expense of the best kids out there it just makes me sad.

      Don't expect to read about this in the trades. None of them will report on this because it could cost them an advertiser.
      Posted by MartinRacingPerformance at 3:14 PM 0 comments
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