Cincinnati Dealer Show

Back to Basics  
> This year marked the 10^th anniversary for the annual V-Twin
> dealer Expo in Cincinnati Ohio. Because of the blow suffered to the
> motorcycle industry by the declining economy we didn’t know what to
> expect.  For those of you unfamiliar with this event it’s a convention
> where motorcycle industry manufacturers display their newest V-Twin
> aftermarket products and is open to only motorcycle dealers.
>
> As it turned out the show was a pleasant surprise even though the
> displays and attendance were not what they were during the boom of the
> custom chopper days. The major manufacturers like Kuryakyn,
> Performance Machine, Mustang Seats and Vance & Hines were there in
> full force with large professional exhibits featuring all of their new
> product lines for 2010.  This year was also the first time we filmed
> the event for /Two Wheel Thunder /on the Discovery Networks HD
> Theater. In case you’ve been asleep on the wheel, Jay (me) and Michele
> Smith are back together after the /SPEED/ Channel shut down V-Twin
> programming and cancelled /American Thunder/, and after last year’s
> debacle, it’s the best thing that ever happened… Anyway check out the
> show in June 2010. We’ll tell you even more in the next Johnny and
> Jay, although I think we are going to have to change the name of this
> column to Jay and Johnny now.
>
> Getting back to the V-Twin Expo. We filmed segments with S&S, Arlen
> Ness, Custom Chrome, Heartland USA, LePera seats and a few others. It
> was pretty obvious that after Michele did a few interviews that the
> theme for the event was “Back to Basics” and gone were the people that
> wanted to make a quick buck off of crappy quality and poorly designed
> products. Also gone were the guys that were bike assemblers who didn’t
> have time tested proprietary products. Thank you GOD! When guys like
> Arlen and Cory Ness spend twelve hour a days dressed in black business
> suits personally representing their products you know the good old
> days are back.
>
> All in all the show definitely set the tone for a positive and
> optimistic 2010 in the V-twin industry.
>
> Congratulations V-Twin Expo and thanks for keeping the dream alive.
>
> Please stop by and visit us during Daytona Beach Bike week across from
> the Iron Horse Saloon, just look for the hot chicks and the TV
> cameras, you’ll find us.