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PSB FOCUS Helmet & Apparel Next issue: Parts & Accessories www.PowersportsBusiness.com PSB FOCUS This issue: This issue: This issue: Helmet & Apparel www.PowersportsBusiness.com Powersports Business • Powersports Business • Powersports Business • November 9, 2015 November 9, 2015 November 9, 2015 • 21 21 21 Exclusive data from CDK Global Recreation study of 1,400 metric dealers in the U.S. show three distributors dominate helmet sales. WESTERN POWER SPORTS TUCKER ROCKY DISTRIBUTING 12% 12% DISTRIBUTING 12% BIG 3 BIG 3 BIG 3 HELMET SALES HELMET SALES HELMET SALES DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE HELMET SALES HELMET SALES HELMET SALES DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DOMINATE DISTRIBUTING DISTRIBUTING HELMET HOUSE 25% HELMET SALES HELMET SALES HELMET SALES 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: EICMA to showcase 25 launches . . . . . . . . . PAGE10 FINANCE: Wells Fargo purchases GE Capital CDF . . . PAGE 16 FOCUS: Icon's top seller: Airframe Pro . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 24 POWER 50: Crossroad Powersports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 42 Starting January 1, Dominique Cher- aki, current Ducati North America (DNA) CEO, will cover the role of Ducati network development director at Ducati headquarters located in Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy). On the same date, Jason Chinnock will become the new CEO of Ducati North America and will be responsible for the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Cheraki has spent more than 18 years in Ducati holding positions of increasing importance, first in Ducati France then in Ducati West Europe. He has spent five years in the United States responsible for DNA. Cheraki's experi- ence will be valuable and useful in the new strategic role at the headquarters, where he will move to, after a short handover period with Chinnock. INSPIRING SUCCESS THROUGH MARKET INTELLIGENCE Partner wanted ATV and side-by-side manufacturer Taiwan Golden Bee (TGB) wants to find a U.S. distributor. SEE PAGE 30 HOTNEWS New from BRP Assistant Editor Kate Swanson shares her experience at the OEM's global reveal in Nashville. SEE PAGE 4 Safety first Z1R now offers DOT- and ECE-certified helmets in its 2015 product catalog. SEE PAGE 26 PSB: FOCUS Helmet/Apparel SEE PAGE 21 See Hot News, Page 3 November 9, 2015 • Volume 18, Number 14 • $3.99 Power 50 No. 1 lands with Logan Power 50 No. 1 lands with Logan Logan Powersports Group of Logan, W. Va., claims PSB's 2015 Power 50 No. 1 Dealer Award in front of record crowd Powersports Business announced its 2015 Power 50 dealerships during an awards dinner spon- sored by EFG Companies and National Pow- ersport Auctions (NPA) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., during the American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo). Logan Powersports Group, based in Logan, West Virginia, claimed the top spot as the No. 1 dealer for 2015. The family-owned business operates five dealerships, including two in Logan (population 1,700) — Logan Motorcycle Sales and Keefer's Powersports. In addition, Logan owns Route 119 Powersports in Danville, West Virginia; Hatfield McCoy Powersports in Belfry, Kentucky; and M&M Powersports in Staffords- ville, Kentucky. Logan opened its first location in 1961 and has been a Power 50 Award recipient since the program's 2013 launch. The stores combine to offer new motorcycles, ATVs, side-by-sides and A record number of dealers showed up for the third annual Powersports Business Power 50 dinner on Oct. 15 in Orlando. Glenice Wilder, vice president of EFG Companies, praised the Power 50 dealers on their successful year. Jim Woodruff, COO of National Powersport Auctions (NPA) congratulated the Power 50 dealers. Mike Ratz, president of Logan Powersports Group, accepts his company's Power 50 No. 1 Dealer award. See Power 50, Page #1: Logan Powersports Group #2: Freedom Powersports #3: Calculated Risk Group #4: Bob Weaver Motorsports & Marine, Inc. #5: Ken's Sports, Inc. Best in Class: Customer Service, Killeen Power Sports, Ltd. Best in Class: Sales Training, Black Jack Harley-Davidson Best in Class: Service Department, Simply Street Bikes 2015 Power 50 Hall of Fame Inductee: GO AZ Motorcycles, Scottsdale, AZ 2015 POWER 50 TOP 5 DEALERS View the full list of winners - Page 12 PHOTOS BY LESTER AUSTIN Ducati North America names new CEO