Fast Motorcycle Industry News

cyril-Huze-fast-newsMarketing Company Advanstar Exploring Sale That Could Fetch More Than $900 Million. Privately held U.S. company Advanstar, which puts on 54 trade shows in industries such powersports, fashion, healthcare, etc is looking for a buyer. Advanstar produces the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows, a 10-city nationwide tour offering 600,000 consumers and over 900 exhibitors from all powersports market segments an all-access pass to the world of motorcycling. Advanstar also produces the Dealer Expo each December, Supporting these brands are Dealernews, a monthly trade journal and motorcycle industry dealernews.com and motorcycleshows.com.

Sons Of Anarchy’s 7th and Final Season Will Premiere on Tuesday, September 9th At 10pm E/P. Sons Of Anarchy, the highest-rated series in the history of FX, will begin its 7th and final season on Tuesday, September 9th at 10 PM ET/PT with a special 1 hour & 45 minute episode.  Immediately following the premiere, the live post-show “Anarchy Afterword” will air in its entirety on FX. Sons Of Anarchy’s sixth season notched its most viewers to date, capturing 7.48 million Total Viewers and 5.11 million Adults 18-49.  Season 6 holds the record as FX’s most-watched season of an original series in the network’s history in Total Viewers, Adults 18-49 and other key demos. Sons Of Anarchy is an adrenalized drama with darkly comedic undertones that explores a notorious outlaw motorcycle club’s (MC) desire to protect its livelihood while ensuring that their simple, sheltered town of Charming, California remains exactly that, charming.

Earnings for Harley-Davidson Projected to Rise When The Company Reports On July 22. Wall Street is expecting higher profit for Harley-Davidson when the company reports its second quarter results on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $1.46 a share, a rise from $1.21 per share a year ago. The consensus estimate has dipped over the past month, from $1.47, but it’s still up from the consensus estimate of $1.43 three months ago. Analysts are split on Harley-Davidson, but six of 12 analysts rate it hold. Polaris, the other big company in the consumer cyclical sector will also reports earnings soon on Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Recall Of Harley-Davidson FXDL Dyna Low Rider In Australia. It affects just 124 models having an issue with the engine. Some of these motorcycles have a fault with the top engine mount bracket assembly, as they have a resonant frequency the same as when the engine is running at 5800 RPM, which in turn can cause the ignition to switch off.

9 Responses to “Fast Motorcycle Industry News”


  1. 1 Joshua Jul 20th, 2014 at 9:42 am

    Advanstar. Business in full deceleration…May be a good time to sell before it’s too late. But is there a buyer?

  2. 2 Greeko Jul 20th, 2014 at 9:43 am

    SOA, I can’t believe some people watched this during 6 years.

  3. 3 Blackmax Jul 20th, 2014 at 11:00 am

    1. Agree with Joshua !!!!
    2. Actually I’m glad the “Sons” is coming to a well deserved end
    (Where EVERYBODY DIES !!!!)
    This show has taken some people’s middle aged fantasy to new levels
    No You can;t pretend like you are a 1%
    It’s NOT for real !!!!!! And if you try to get away with the stuff they have pulled off on this show
    You will go to Jail for a very long time (& probably end up like Opie) !!!
    Yes, I do watch the show but I keep it in perspective, It is Fantasy / a TV show Drama
    Some have lost sight of that !!!
    3. With the Project Rushmore & The Street bikes I would expect nothing less that a major profit
    (For this year)
    4. Things can happen with anything mechanical
    But it’s also a sign that H-D should be working more on Employee Satisfaction
    Workers make the bikes, not the CEO or the Board
    Happy workers make less mistakes & better bikes, hence no recalls ?????

  4. 4 Doc Robinson Jul 21st, 2014 at 6:48 am

    Greeko there is an interesting book recently published in the Blackwell Philosophy and Popular Culture series called Sons Of Anarchy and Philosophy. This is part of a series of books that claims to teach complex philosophical ideas in a way that’s accessible to the general interest reader, in order to inspire them to further reading of the great philosophers.
    However, as a Sons aficionado – hey, if we’re gonna watch crap, it may as well be motorcycle related crap – while I am waiting for the series to return, this book kind of filled a vacuum. The publishers’ blurb states, “the authors use their deep knowledge of the show to illuminate themes that are not always apparent even to die-hard fans”, a statement with which I will agree.
    If your head is a bit egg shaped and you don’t mind reading sentences like, “The root conflict of Sons of Anarchy is between Jax and his stepfather Clay, which mirrors the central conflict in Shakespeare’s Hamlet” you will probably enjoy this book.

  5. 5 Kroeter Jul 21st, 2014 at 9:03 am

    SOA will be replaced by another biker show called Squids of Aggression where packs of sportbike tuff guys hunt down and attack families in minivans. Will they be man enough to break windows with their helmets and scare little girls? Tune in!

  6. 6 kevin boyle kustoms Jul 21st, 2014 at 5:06 pm

    Well the funny thing is how many newbies I HAVE SEEN become FULL patched members since SOA has been on …..especially in the past two years as the “MASSES” finally caught on to “the ” lifestyle …kinda funny to me …but most are sheep in the world !.

  7. 7 nicker Jul 21st, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    RE:
    “… the authors use their deep knowledge of the show to illuminate themes that are not always apparent …”

    I’ll tell ya what wasn’t apparent to me….. how they could increasingly kill off so many people and still engineer a viable plot line. After a so man murders there wasn’t any point in watching.

    Sort-a like Myth Busters. The ever increasing use of dynamite lead to them vaporizing a cement truck.
    Very funny and entertaining to be sure, but how do ya follow that?
    Maybe Russian suitcase Nuke…?

    -No- Sons-o-Bundy RIP

    -nicker-

  8. 8 nicker Jul 21st, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    Sorry , fat fingers.
    Make that … “After so many murders there wasn’t any point in in watching”….

    -nicker-

  9. 9 Nobody Jul 22nd, 2014 at 9:33 am

    SoA started off with much potential of being moderately philosophical and a reflective look at society. Instead it dumped shock-drama into the fuel tank and ran ramshod over the occasional touch on a social issue. Did i want something super highbrow? Not really, but it would have been nice to see something that didn’t use violence and drama as it’s bread and butter, and inspire all kinds of jackwagons to run out buy a harley and go striking for an MC.

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