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Powersports Business - July 13, 2015

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52 • July 13, 2015 • Powersports Business AFTERMARKET www.PowersportsBusiness.com HOT PRODUCTS rider to investigate the trouble. Since engine destruc- tion rarely happens suddenly, an early warning can save riders thousands of dollars in repair costs. Suggested Retail Price — Black kit, $195.25; chrome kit, $208 Contact — 800/482-6913; www.jimsusa.com PRO CIRCUIT SIGNATURE SERIES SNAPBACK HATS Specifications — Pro Circuit's Sig- nature Series Snapback hats include Joey Savatgy, Adam Cianciarulo, Chris Alldredge, Arnaud Tonus and Tyler Bow- ers. The hats feature an adjustable plastic snap closure for fit, while one size fits most. Benefits — The Snap- back hats are constructed with quality embroidery to ensure longer wear. Each hat has a 100-percent cotton front and breathable, polyester gray mesh back. Suggested Retail Price — $22.95 Contact — www.procircuit.com DRAG SPECIALITIES HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BULBS Specifications — Drag Special- ties offers a wide range of halogen headlight bulbs that are designed to last longer and burn brighter than standard incandescent light bulbs. The bulbs are available in a variety of styles, including H3 to H13 bulbs. Benefits — These bulbs are available in both standard halogen, with a clear glass bulb or Super- white Xenon styles, featuring a special blue filter coating that produces a whiter, brighter light. Suggested Retail Price — $5.95—$15.95 Contact — www.dragspecialities.com PSB Drag Special- ties offers a wide range of halogen headlight bulbs that are designed to last longer and burn brighter than standard incandescent light bulbs. The bulbs are available in a variety of styles, including H3 to H13 bulbs. — These bulbs are available in both standard u SUBMIT YOUR NEW PRODUCT Interested in seeing your company's new products on these pages? Simply send a high-resolution photo and description of the product to PSB assistant editor Kate Swanson at kswanson@powersportsbusiness.com. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 49 MAG's J&P Cycles, Motorcycle Superstore on the move Motorsport Aftermarket Group (MAG) is mov- ing two of its business locations. Motorcycle Superstore is moving from Medford, Ore., to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and J&P Cycles is sepa- rating its warehouse, administrative offices and call center and moving them from Anamosa, Iowa, to three different parts of the country. J&P Cycles' warehouse will move to Lou- isville, Ky., while the administrative offices will relocate to Texas, and the call center will operate out of Daytona Beach, Fla., the Journal-Eureka of Anamosa reported. A retail location will remain in Iowa, though it will operate out of a new facility. J&P Cycles' move was driven by the need to ship products to customers faster. Louisville is the home of the worldwide UPS air hub, meaning once the warehouse moves, J&P will be able to reach 71 percent of its customers in one to two days, MAG retail vice president Ryan Polk told the Journal-Eureka. J&P's move affects 125 employees, each of who have been offered a chance to relo- cate, Polk said. Shipping from Anamosa will continue through the end of January, and the Anamosa location will close sometime in 2016, when MAG's lease on the building expires. Motorcycle Superstore, however, is moving because it has had a hard time attracting new talent in Medford, Ore. Marketing, merchan- dising and information technology have all had a hard time in their talent searches, reported the Mail Tribune of Medford. Motorcycle Superstore will close its Med- ford operations around March 2016. The move will affect 118 jobs. Sister company Motorcycle USA will remain Medford, but its employees, who total fewer than 10, will relocate to a new building. MAG merged with Tucker Rocky Distribut- ing/Biker's Choice in May 2014, and Tucker Rocky is based out of Fort Worth. In explanation of J&P Cycles' move, Zach Parham, son of J&P founder John Parham, posted this on the J&P Cycle's Facebook page: "Thirty-six years after my dad, John Parham, founded J&P Cycles in a garage on the outskirts of Anamosa, Iowa, the company has grown in ways never imagined. More specifically, our ecommerce retail business is growing at an incredible rate. In order to meet the needs of the modern consumer and to maintain our domi- nant position, we realize our business model must change to match customer expectations. "J&P Cycles will begin phasing out ware- house, call center and office operations in our eastern Iowa facility within the next several months, beginning in late summer and conclud- ing in early 2016. Our retail center will stay open throughout this period and beyond. The same dedicated, talented and knowledgeable people serving you in our store yesterday are here today and we hope for many more years to come. ... "A warehouse [in Louisville] will allow the company to ship products to more of our cus- tomers faster than the Anamosa warehouse. In fact, we can cover 71 percent of our customers in one to two days from Louisville." PSB

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