More Distributors are in Zombie land....more on this next week. Blame the banks if you like since consumers are having to apply with up to five companies to get a scooter or a motorcycle financed these days.... more on this over the weeke...
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Riding the Yamaha Morphous is like riding the Air Bike from Flash Gordon
Riding the Yamaha Morphous is like riding the Air Bike from Flash GordonIs it me or do you get the feeling your Flash Gordon on a Yamaha Morpheus? Not the crappy Sci-fi remake ( before they became Syfy or whatever they call themselves now ), but the only real Flash Gordon the Mike Hodges version with the Queen soundtrack.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA4_aqxpAFwBelow is the greatest Flying Scooter scene ever filmed...
250CC Scooter TV Spot for Malaguti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOHlEePe4cQOne of the final Malaguti TV Spots to run in Italy kind of shows what was wrong with the marketing and sales of the marque.The management instead of focusing on the lucrative mid-level executive in Europe ( Think T-Max by Yamaha ) kept marketing a 200cc entry level sport scooter to teenagers. The videos show two teens in love putting their initials on a lock...
Finding more than just generic parts that's what we do
I think most consumers are getting fed up with dealers that sold products from companies that closed. More than a few have some insane lawsuits going on that are making some of the Chinese importers nervous. Lemon Laws and Vehicles vary from state to state but there's a reason a lot of brands don't sell in Arizona or California two states with good consumer laws and hard to get distributor requirements....
New QMB139 Flat Black Race Exhaust
GY6 50 Performance Crossover Exhaust from Naraku Looking for that two stroke racing style but have a four stroke well here you go two stroke style for GY6 50 Four Stroke. Please choose your look. The Naraku crossover GY6 50 exhaust will derstrict your stock exhaust plus get rid of that weight of the stock exhaust. FLAT BLACK NARAKU RACE QMB139 Race Exhaust RP-NK400.01 Item Nr.: NK400.01 EAN/UPC: 4250362417039 139QMB GY6 50cc Exhaust.In...
New Items in Stock Naraku, Stage6, Kymco Quanon Exhausts, Honda Zoomer GP, and more!
New Arrivals this week!Quick LinksVISIT OUR CATALOG NEW 2011 DEALER APPLICATION CLICK HERE FIND A REPAIR MANUAL FOR YOUR SCOOTER mrp-speed.com Join Our List Naraku Race Coil GY6 31,000 volts compared to the standard race coil of 9,000. Stage6 Bellmouth available for 2T racing RACING VARIATOR HONDA METROPOLITAN /...
Exhausts in Stock Quanon 150, Agility 125, Kymco 300cc, Honda Ruckus Zoomer and more!
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Exhausts-in-stock-Quanon-150--Xciting-300i--Agility-125--Zuma-125--BW100.html?soid=1101623327333&aid=x4dOgLlJTSEKymco Quanon 150 Race Exhaust in stock! Stock up on the best selling TK Exhausts available only from MRP including the Ruckus GPRUCKUS ZOOMER WITH TK EXHAUST SPAIN Call us today to order 305-599-8993Kymco Grand Dink 250cc TK Exhaust SoundKYMCO Bet and Win 250In stock now TK...
Interesting Details in Piaggio Press Release
Some interesting hints on the future of European Scooter Production came out in the latest Piaggio press release.Chief Executive Roberto Colaninno believes that Piaggio will have sales of 100,000 units in 2011, two years ahead of schedule. This is largely due to production from Vietnam and India, ( see the video I posted from my trip to Vietnam on the gigantic city factory they built over there )On mature European markets,...
Going the extra mile
It's not often that we solve matters that actually affect people's lives, but I want to tell you about one case in particular. We got this strange call looking for a part that we have, but have never sold. I asked Eduardo to run into the warehouse and take a picture of the item. It's a little hectic here at MRP when you add twenty parts a day and have a backlog of 7,000 pictures from all the companies that have gone bust, but...
The only company in the US with correct Franco Morini TGB Hyosung parts
Ok, we get calls for the two different versions of the Xpeed Scooter by United Motors.The first version is the same as the Vento and CPI the second post 2006 version is the same as the Hyosung SF50R. MRP is the only company in the USA that has both sets of OEM parts and racing parts for both models. PERIOD. Nobody else stocks these. Those that claim they do sell incorrect parts all the time. The truth is you can only use...
Kymco once again number one in Taiwan Sales
Scooter Sales in Taiwan may reach about 650,000 units in 2011, up approximately 25% from 2010. This is domestic sales and production only according to Quincy Lang and the Taiwanese Economic Report.Once again Kymco leads the pack, see my previous report on sales in Germany and Italy. Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. took 41.4% share (selling 25,246 units) in August and 171,153 units (40.0% share) in the first eight months, a 52.8% YoY...
America Must Promote Electric Scooters!
America needs a transportation policy that includes Motorcycles and electric scooters.I feel its my duty to start writing about this since as I write this the United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is getting a demonstration of Zero's 2011 electric motorcycle product line. I hope he can go over to the SBA and to the Department of Energy and get them to cut all the red tape involved with the assembly of EV bikes.Right...
Benelli turned 100 this week
Happy Birthday to Benelli a once made in Italy brand which is now like any global brand mostly Chinese made. Next weekend Moto Guzzi now part of Piaggio Group turns 90 years old.Piaggio founded in 1884Malaguti and Moto Morini both 1930 now both on the edge of not coming back as brand.At least we can celebrate Benelli a company who survived several downturns and is in its latest phase with QJ ownership (owners of Generic, Keeway...
Where to get Hyosung and United Motors Parts
Where to get Hyosung and United Motors PartsI got a few emails about the last post on Hyosung getting out of the US Scooter Market. As of right now the factory in Korea I have confirmed has stopped all production of the scooters.So yes, MRP we got the parts. Manualshttp://www.martinracingdealer.com/WSWrapper.jsp?mypage=Manuals.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Uk__NG2FoHow to find United Motors...
Is Italy finally taking the Malaguti bankruptcy seriously?
Is Italy finally taking the Malaguti bankruptcy seriously?Sometimes I read this stuff and I get my hopes up. Then I call my friends in Italy and its the same old story.For those of you following the blog or the articles on Motorcycle USA regarding the failure of the Italian government, Malaguti, and the Unions to come to an agreement on how to save this prestigious firm it seems the press in Italy has finally woken up. http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/7/9852/Motorcycle-Article/Italys-Malaguti-Scooters-on-the-Brink.aspxThis...
