Stores need those alternative sources of Income ( in our online catalog there is a good article on this at www.mrp-speed.com ) Sell Gellato, Lavazza coffee, pre-packaged snacks, anything to make the customer have that WOW experience when in your shop. The focus should be to increase your store’s Return on Investment and to do that you absolutely need to have a great introduction. The first time that customer walks in the shop...

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What a difference it makes when you walk into a shop and they have a nice scooter clothing display. The Scooter Store is more than just a place to get a scooter ( you can go to Pep Boys for that ) it's more than just a cheap Chinese scooter ( you can also go to a Big Box store for that ) its about building relationships, selling accessories, and inviting the rider to live a lifestyle. I'm constantly learning how to do things better,...

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I'm calling for an end to the Cheap Chinese Store. My rant today will be about the endless supply of Cheap Chinese Stores. One closes and two open every year.I think it should be a requirement from now on that if someone should decide to call themselves a scooter shop in America they should at least have 1 ( one ) decent brand made in Taiwan, Korea, or Europe. I would say Taiwan is the more affordable of the three options there...

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I walked into a store near our office last week since it was a new account and I usually like to visit new accounts. The first thing I noticed was that they had a bunch of Pink scooters and I thought that was great. They are near a major US University, the students have a lot of buying power. The shop didn't have much of a "destination" idea, but I was going to give the sales manager and the owner my suggestions when I noticed...

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The season is upon us and many stores that haven't dealt with scooters are starting to wake up. Customers are taking bikes out of the garage and realizing the carb or battery is dead. In many cases maybe a plastic that they need because they dropped the bike. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBy1uo9r-xgIt's only after the customer comes in and asks for the part that the dealer realizes that ( fill in blank ) United Motors, Xtreme...

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This is the coolest Jacket in our lineup. If you want to be safe and wear the coolest jacket in the world you should wear an Armadillo Camo Jacket. If you don't see one ask your dealer to stock it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfVLWAzi...

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Did your Distributor close in 2009?2009 saw a record number of distributors close in the USA.From 2008 we had Daelim and a handful of distributors, but 2009 saw companies like Tank, Roketa, United Motors, Xtreme, CPI, Keeway Southeast, and many more.If you need parts and your local dealer can't find them have them become an MRP dealer.Visit http://www.mrp-speed.com for a list of MRP dealers where you can buy parts for all these...

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Check out this cool posting from one of our dealers.For more info on the MRP IL Bello Fly / TNG Low Boy exhausts visit our dealer www.scootertronics.com who is doing a lot of cool things with MRP parts.They've also added links to the OEM parts we sell. OEM for Malaguti, QJ, keeway, CPI, CF MOTO, TNG Linhai, Loncin parts you cannot get anywhere else. Give them a buzz.www.scootertronics.comIf you have some cool dealership photos...

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L LFor those dealers waiting on parts from Powersports Factory or the other QJ distributors you have nothing to worry about all backorders are going out now.Strada 125Phantom 150parts for all the Benelli - Andretti models are being added to our website on a daily basis.CALL US YOUR WHOLESALE ONLY SOURCE FOR QJ KEEWAY UNITED MOTORS ANDRETTI CPI BENELLI PARTS IN THE USA NO OTHER DISTRIBUTORS HAS AS MANY PARTS AS WE HAVE www.mrp-speed.comWe...

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Check out our new ads in next months April 2010 Dealer News and Powersports Business magazines. These get sent out to all the stores across North America.We will be working with Jonway Scooters. Adding their manuals and parts to our site this month.www.mrp-speed.comFeaturing non other than Valerie our favorite spokesperson. You've seen her at the Miami Motorcycle Show, the Atlanta Show, and heres a clip of her at the 2007 Dealer...

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KYMCO Announces National IZOD IndyCar Series SweepstakesFans have opportunity to win trip to finale at Homestead-Miami SpeedwaySpartanburg, S.C. (March 19, 2010) – KYMCO USA, in conjunction with the IZOD IndyCar Series, Andretti Autosport Team IZOD driver Ryan Hunter-Reay and Team IZOD sponsor AirTran Airways, is launching the “Live Like an IZOD IndyCar Series Driver” sweepstakes, giving fans the...

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So you've probably heard the rumors about a possible Ducati / Piaggio merger. As much as I love the idea I don't think it's going to happen. Two dealers called me today to talk about it and I had already been talking about it with my friends in the industry when I saw some posts online about it. It's something I've often thought about myself since having worked in retail, importation, and distribution I've thought of ways of making...

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Everyone is fighting for a piece of the market. Let's Blame the Chinese Detox.This last month several importers got shut down by CARB, General Electra, EPA, NHTSA, and just the poor economy. If these were banks being shut down we would have made the front page of CNN, but since they are scooter importers the only people that care are the industry people. Still, this all relates back to my theory of Chinese Scooter “Detox.” What...

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MRP NOW CARRIES SUNGLASSESCheck it out at: http://www.martinracingdealer.com/CategoryProductList.jsp?cat=SUNGLASSESSunglasses are a must have hot item for your shop during the summer. Check out our fine selection on our website.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XC4A5k2...

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MRP offers a wide selection of tires. Make sure to check out site often to see what new tires we have for the season. Everything from Vespa to Zongshen is available.ATV tires, Go karts, Buggies, Scooters we try our best to have a wide selection in stock. http://www.martinracingdealer.com/CategoryProductList.jsp?cat=Parts+by+Type:Tires+and+Tubes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTZTkoCqGc0Tires and Tubes Parts by Type > Tires...

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If you drive a VOG 260, Linhai 300, Aeolus 260, Diamo 250/260, JCLA260 then you have basically a Linhai Vog 260 unit. You need this TK Exhaust to get that power you desire!Guess what if you want it to go faster you need one of these:http://www.martinracingdealer.com/SPD/tkc-m4t68-n--80000FEE-1241654048.jsp Really no other way to get this thing going.RACING PIPE YAMAHA 250CC LINHAI CHECK HEADER BEND FOR POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS ...

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Air Filters,This is a must have item for any store.It's an essential upgrade. Make sure to check out the link to our Air Filter section. Having 130 stores across the country these guys know a little more about merchandising than the average shop and thats what I talk about to dealers you have to build the store experience. Stock parts. Air filters are used every day, don't let your client end up at Walmart because you don't stock...

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We've added a new Disk Brake Section to the MRP site.For Disk Brakes for every make and model visit us at www.mrp-speed.comhttp://www.martinracingdealer.com/CategoryProductList.jsp?cat=Parts+by+Type:DISK+BRAKEShttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRFTNqwgqSsWe have the best in OEM and Aftermarket disk ( disc ) brakes. For SYM, Kymco, Linhai, Jonway, Jincheng, United Motors, Diamo, CPI, LS Motorsports, Italjet,...

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Once a day we get a call from someone who purchased a part online from Ebay or from Cheap Chinese Name your site.com They tell us the same story. I'm calling you because I have nobody else to call, or I found this on Ebay I need some support.Buy from the local shop. It's the best way to make sure you get the support you need. Is it really worth it to save $10 if your local scooter dealer goes out of business. It's a sad state...

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Safety TV Commercial for UK Motorcycle / Scooter RidersSee if you can spot the Armadillo Scooter Jackets in this cool commercial from the UK on motorcycle saf...

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