Triumph Trophy SE, a popular sport tourer in North America
Triumph Trophy SE, a popular sport tourer in North AmericaTriumph 2013 Dealer of the Year AwardsOver the past few years, Triumph Motorcycles has expanded its offerings across the different genres of riding, from the Trophy SE in sport touring to the Tiger Explorer in adventure to the Speed Triple in nakeds.
This bikes have been popular among North American riders, and much of this is because of Triumph’s stateside and Canadian dealers. And for 2013, Triumph as awarded the best of the dealer netword with the 2013 Triumph Dealer of the Year Awards. These awards recognize dealers for dealers for achievements in sales and delivering an exceptional customer experience.“Triumph’s rapid growth and accomplishments would not be possible without the commitment and dedication of our dealer network,” said Greg Heichelbech, CEO Triumph North America. “We congratulate these 10 dealerships and their teams for setting the standard by delivering an extraordinary customer experience and achieving sales success in 2013.”Following are the winners:No. 1 Triumph Retailers:
United States: Southern California Triumph, Brea, Calif.
Canada: Blackfoot Motosports, Calgary, Alberta
No. 1 Single Line Triumph Dealer:
Cascade Moto Classics, Beaverton, Ore.
U.S. Regional Triumph Dealer Winners:
California Triumph, Mountain View, Calif.
Foothills Triumph, Lakewood, Colo.
Motoworks Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Ray Price Triumph, Raleigh, N.C.
RPM Cycle, Farmers Branch, Texas
Triumph Metuchen, Metuchen, N.J.
Triumph of Seattle, Lynnwood, Wash.
All winners will be recognized as a Triumph Dealer of the Year in upcoming advertisements placed in Cycle Canada, Cycle World, Motorcyclist, Road & Track, and Roadracing World magazines. The winners will also receive special recognition on the Triumph’s website.
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This week, in the first segment Editor Don Williams talks to us about the new Kawasaki Versys 650 LT. It’s the middleweight ADV style machine that uses the same 650 parallel twin motor as the Ninja 650, so it’s an excellent performer in a user-friendly, good looking package.
In the second segment, I chat with one of my dearest industry friends—now retired Honda PR executive, Jon Seidel. Jon’s fascinating career spans some 30 years with Big Red, and gave him some great experiences with some incredible machines. I was fortunate enough to be invited on many of the press launches that he organized. His new project is documenting and saving many of the old archives from years gone by—and incidentally, if you have anything that may be of value to the project, please contact us by email at producer@ultimatemotorcycling.com and we’ll pass it all on to Jon.
So on that note, from all of us here at Ultimate Motorcycling, we hope you enjoy this episode!
