Motomentum Monthly News - October 2023
Parts Unlimited Regional Training Event
In addition to Parts Unlimited’s NVP Events in late Winter and late summer, Parts and Drag Specialties also offer regional training events for local dealers throughout the year. Taylor and Gabby went to Cleveland, OH in May, and Steve volunteered to head south to Sunny Tampa, Florida earlier this month (where he’s an honorary local 🤣) to receive training from top brands such as Saddlemen, Performance Machine, Yuasa, Dunlop, and Arai.
During these events, brands will cover new products and technologies, sales strategies, and what’s on the horizon for their brand. The brands have been known to hand out some sweet prizes to dealers who are able to answer some trivia questions at the end of a presentation. While these meetings are normally geared towards our brick-and-mortar friends, each brand did recognize what a significant role an eComm businesses like Motomentum play in the advancement of their products. Drag Specialties also brings their trailer full of motorcycles showcasing parts and accessories from their featured brands, so that dealers can get a hands-on experience and ask questions.
Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties sure know how to roll out the red carpet to their dealers! As usual, the food & drinks were excellent and we learned a thing or two to better help us serve our customers!
Third Thursday Trivia
How well do you know your Snowmobile Trivia?
This month's Third Thursday Trivia asks: What is the World Record for the number of snowmobiles in the longest parade of snowmobiles?
Scroll to the bottom for the answer!
XTEK WWII Bomber New Tech Event
XTEK Partners, our networking partner, hosted their annual customer event at Bolton Field, as this year was their Bomber event. Gabby and Irina got to listen to a presentation given by XTEK and their partners about new technologies they offer while enjoying some delicious barbeque. After the presentation, XTEK raffled off some prizes; Gabby won a spot to go up on the WWII B-25 Bomber plane for a trip around Columbus, and Irina won 2 free private flight lessons! 😁
We have worked with XTEK for several years, which has allowed us to have the best technologies possible to serve our customers. We are grateful to have attended such a fun, informative event!
First Friday Freebies
Our First Friday Freebies series is gaining momentum (or should we say, Motomentum?)! Our latest freebie was a Mystery Swag Bag with donations from All Balls, Galfer, Circuit Equipment, Thor, Forceflex, Alpinestars, Fly Racing, Scorpion EXO, Motomentum, 2FastMoto, & more, which ran out in under 15 minutes!
If you want to get your hands on our next First Friday Freebie, tune in November 3rd for our GO-LIVE announcement on Facebook and Instagram (we post on social FIRST) or watch for our email!
Local Industry News
The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, located in Pickerington, OH, has recently inducted its 2023 Class, including Rita Coombs, Ryan Dungey, Barry Hawk, Grant Langston, and Travis Pastrana. Each inductee received a Hall of Fame Ring and golden jacket during the ceremony. Each inductee addressed the audience through a speech, followed by a Q&A session with Perry King (a well-known actor and director, motocross rider, and sidecar enthusiast) and Laurette Nicoll (a sideline reporter at Formula Drift). The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame also recognized Hall of Famers who have passed away over the last year, including Earl Bowlby, Fred Fox, Ronnie Rall and Peter Starr.
Get a more in-depth write-up of each inductee here.
Joke of the Month
Q: Which motorcycle does a ghost prefer?
A: A Boo-cati.
Third Thursday Trivia Answer
The World Record for the number of snowmobiles in the longest parade of snowmobiles is 1,047 snowmobiles, set in 2015 by the Whitecourt Trailblazers in Canada.
Join us each month on the Third Thursday to catch our trivia questions on Facebook and Instagram! If you guess correctly before the answer is revealed, you’ll get 100 MotoMoney points on your Motomentum Member account!
