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^ w w w . p o w e r s p o r t s b u s i n e s s . c o m NEWS: Sunwest wins Polaris supplier award . . . . . PAGE 8 FINANCE: Skypatrol starts Powersport Division . . . . . PAGE 15 ATV/UTV: Mike Martinez on Yamaha's Wolverine . . . PAGE 29 POWER 50: New York dealer has new attitude . . . . . . PAGE 46 Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI), the global parent company of Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC), has announced several changes to its executive management. The Motorcycle & Engine Compa- ny's current president, Mr. Shigehiko "Scott" Kiyama will be succeeded by Mr. Kenji Tomida, effective April 1. Mr. Kiyama spent many years working at KMC's Irvine, Calif., headquarters, where he arrived in 2002 to oversee Kawasaki's planning, vehicle inven- tory and production management in the U.S. He was assigned the duty as KMC's president at the start of 2006, where he remained until his return to Japan in 2009. Since July 2013, incoming president INSPIRING SUCCESS THROUGH MARKET INTELLIGENCE Winner, winner Yamaha takes home an NMMA Innovation Award for its RiDE dual throttle control system. SEE PAGE 38 HOTNEWS Hometown show Indian Motorcycle makes a big splash at its local Minneapolis International Motorcycle Show. SEE PAGE 32 No. 1 again Southern California Motorcycles marks its eighth year as the top Triumph dealer in the U.S. SEE PAGE 34 PSB: FOCUS UTV-Utility SEE PAGE 17 See Hot News, Page 3 March 16, 2015 • Volume 18, Number 4 • $3.99 Kawasaki Heavy Industries makes executive changes Regional Showcases bring strong outlook for 2015 BY LIZ KEENER MANAGING EDITOR Outside AmericasMart in Atlanta, Ga., the weather was rainy and gloomy on Feb. 22, but inside, dealers and vendors were abuzz about the upcoming riding season. Feb. 21-22 marked the second weekend in a row of Parts Unlimited/Drag Specialties Regional Showcases, which began Feb. 14-15 in Arlington, Texas. Each showcase joined about 150 vendors with dealers and Parts and Drag reps and regional managers. And each location pro- vided the Wisconsin-based distributor with Dealer attendance increases, vendors step up branding BY DAVE McMAHON EDITOR IN CHIEF Anyone who wanted to gauge the strength of the American V-twin marketplace needed only to take a few steps inside the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati. Küryakyn and Rinehart Racing battle in similar performance aftermar- ket segments, and their booth designs stole the show upon entering the exhibit hall. A longer walk to the back saw HardDrive Parts, the new V-twin distributor from Western Power Sports, making a splash in its Cincy debut with ^ OUTLOOK: ENTHUSIASM A new show plus a repeat equals success for Parts See Parts Unlimited, Page 10 V-Twin Expo shows industry moving forward See V-Twin, Page 4