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FOCUS PSB Metric bikes www.PowersportsBusiness.com Powersports Business • October 6, 2014 • 25 Pete's Cycle honored with Suzuki award Pete's Cycle in Baltimore has been named a Suzuki Super Service Award winner for 2014. The award recognizes only those Suzuki dealers that have consistently achieved the highest level of customer sat- isfaction and who have done the best job of meeting customer needs and enhancing the overall Suzuki ownership experience throughout the year. Earning a Suzuki Super Service Award requires a commitment to service excellence from the entire dealership staff. It means this dealership has been able to take care of its customers quickly, correctly and with a minimum amount of inconvenience. A Super Service dealer is dedicated to quality and pro- fessionalism and has demonstrated the skills and capabilities to earn one of the top CSI scores among Suzuki's entire dealer network. "I am very proud to get this award from Suzuki," owner John Leach said. "It shows our dedication and commitment to giving our very best to every customer." YAMAHA FALL FEST HELD AT MARTIN MOTORSPORTS Martin Motorsports in Boyertown, Pa., kicked off Yamaha Fall Fest on Saturday, Sept. 27. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the dealership offered demo rides on several bikes from the Yamaha and Star lines, including the Bolt and FZ-07. Many new Yamahas were also priced for quick sale. Yamaha accessories, Star casual wear and cold weather gear were on sale. Free food, cold drinks and classic rock music were provided, and the Valley Forge Star Chapter was in attendance. FALL CLEANING PROMOTION FOCUSES ON E-COMMERCE From Friday, Sept. 19 to Monday, Sept. 22, Parker Yamaha in Parker, Ariz., promoted a Fall Cleaning sale. The event included all parts and accessories on ParkerYamaha.com. To take advantage of the sale, customers simply had to buy product from the website. Without a coupon or code, every customer received 10 percent off their purchases dur- ing the sale time. DEALER HOSTS 6TH ANNUAL BIKERS FOR BOOBEES RIDE The 6th annual Bikers for Boobees Ride, benefitting the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure, ran Saturday, Sept. 20 from Maxim Honda Yamaha in Allen, Texas. Registration for the police-escorted ride was from 9-11 a.m., with kickstands up at 11:30 a.m. The ride concluded at VFW Post 2150 in McKinney, Texas. The fee was $25 for a single rider, and $35 for a rider and passenger. A free T-shirt was given to the first 200 pre-registered riders. PRO RIDER MEET 'N GREET AT DHY MOTORSPORTS DHY Motorsports, a Honda, Yamaha, Polaris and Victory dealership in Deptford, N.J., hosted an autograph session with AMA Pro Street racers on Friday, Sept. 12. The racers, which were in town for the race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, signed posters from 6-7 p.m. Racers in attendance included Dane Westby, Josh Hayes, Cameron Beaubier, Garrett Ger- loff, JD Beach, Jake Lewis, Tucker Lan- caster, Andre Ochs, Erick Sanchez, Jake Gagnem, Tomas Puerta, Felipe Maclean and Cam Gish. DHY also offered food and gave away a prize package for the Best Street Ride ridden to the event. FLORIDA DEALERSHIP OFFERS SUZUKI DEALER DAYS Beach Blvd Motorsports in Jacksonville, Fla., hosted Suzuki Dealer Days in Septem- ber, offering as low as 2.99 percent APR or up to $1,500 Customer Cash on select models. On select KingQuads, the dealership advertised as low as 7.99 percent APR for five years on approved credit and up to $800 Customer Cash. TWO WHEEL TUESDAY HOSTED BY FAY MYERS MOTORCYCLE WORLD The final Two Wheel Tuesday of the season presented by Fay Myers Motorcycle World was held 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 at Twin Peaks Arapahoe restaurant. The night included racing on the big screens, $5 burger specials, giveaways of free track days at High Plains Raceway and a Scorpion helmet giveaway. Fay Myers is a Honda, Suzuki, Kawa- saki, Polaris, Ducati, KTM, Aprilia, Piag- gio, Vespa and MV Agusta dealership in Greenwood Village, Colo. It was a 2013 Powersports Business Power 50 dealership. COLEMAN POWERSPORTS HOSTS YAMAHA DEMO TRUCK Coleman Powersports, the No. 2 Powers- ports Business Power 50 dealership in 2013, offered free demo rides on Yamaha and Star motorcycles at its Falls Church, Va., location. The demos ran from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27. Rides were available on the 2015 FZ-07, FZ-09 and Star Bolt, along with the Stratoliner Deluxe, Raider, VMax, VStar 1300 Deluxe, VStar 1300, Stryker, VStar 950 Tourer, Bolt R Spec, Super Tenere, FJR1300ES, FJR, R1, R6 and FZ6R. PSB DIGEST