Email: sales@nhproequip.com
Call 603-234-2612 or 603-219-0060
FREE SHIPPING ON MOST EQUIPMENT!
Search
Filters
   
Close
Blog archive
RSS

2013, April

Motorcycle Rallies, Rides & Events - May 2013
Arkansas State HOG Motorcycle Rally Hot Springs, Arkansas - May 2-4 2013 Thunder in the Smokies Motorcycle Rally Maggie Valley, North Carolina - May 3- 5, 2013 2013 Vets and Hawgs Motorcycle Rally Cleveland, Texas - May 3- 5, 2013 2013 Hill Country Motorcycle Rally Luckenbach, Texas - May 3- 5, 2013 Annual Run To The Border Motorcycle Rally McNeal, Arizona - May 3- 5, 2013 Vintage Torque Fest Motorcycle Show Dubuque, Iowa - May 3- 5, 2013 Texas Rally on the River New Braunfels, Texas - May 3- 5, 2013 June Bug Boogie Loo Motorcycle Rally Cookeville, Tennessee - May 3- 5, 2013 MotoGiro-East Motorcycle Rally Hancock, Massachusetts - May 3- 5, 2013 CHOC Wenger’s of Myerstown Benefit Charity Myerstown, Pennsylvania - May 4, 2013 Hasting Motorcycle Show Swap Meet Hastings, Michigan - May 4, 2013 Monster Energy Supercross Race Las Vegas, Nevada - May 4, 2013 The Quail Motorcycle Show Carmel, California - May 4, 2013 Triangle Area Ride for Kids Benefit Apex, North Carolina - May 5, 2013 Los Angeles Ride for Kids Benefit Torrance, California - May 5, 2013 Walneck's Motorcycle Swap Meet Bike Show Monroe, Michigan - May 5, 2013 Ride 4 Justin 7th Annual Benefit Southington, Connecticut - May 5, 2013 Albuquerque Ride for Kids Benefit Albuquerque, New Mexico - May 5, 2013 Ride Janie Benefit St. Charles, Illinois - May 5, 2013 JAMM V Ride to Rescue Benefit Augusta, New Jersey - May 5, 2013 Erie County Motorcycle Swap Meet Wattsburg, Pennsylvania - May 5, 2013 3rd Annual Tom McCormick Poker Run Hudson, Florida - May 5, 2013 Roc City Motorcycle Swap Meet Rochester, New York - May 5, 2013 New Mexico State HOG Motorcycle Rally Albuquerque, New Mexico - May 9-11, 2013 Myrtle Beach Bike Week Murrells Inlet, South Carolina - May 10-19, 2013 26th Annual Motorcycle Swap Meet Hatley, Wisconsin - May 10-11, 2013 2013 Hog Follies Motorcycle Rally Evansville, Indiana - May 10-12, 2013 Cowskins Motorcycle Rally Anderson, Missouri - May 10-12, 2013 California’s 19th Annual Regional Rally Victorville, California - May 10-12, 2013 6th Annual Guideras Girls Ride Folsom, California - May 11, 2013 40th Annual Rose City Oregon 500 Motorcycle Rally Rose City, Oregon - May 11, 2013 5th Annual Bikers Against Breast Cancer Benefit Pasadena, Texas - May 11, 2013 Arroyo Classic Custom Car Motorcycle Show San Lorenzo, California - May 11, 2013 Ride for Hope Benefit Crozet, Virginia - May 11, 2013 Poker Run for Missouri Veterans Homes Independence, Missouri - May 11, 2013 Peotone Spring Motorcycle Show Parts Expo Peotone, Illinois - May 11, 2013 Wing Spring Fling Motorcycle Rally Orlando, Florida - May 11, 2013 Downtown Fort Myers May Bike Night Fort Myers, Florida - May 11, 2013 Jeff Williams Motorcycle Swap Meet Tulsa, Oklahoma - May 12, 2013 Texas State HOG Rally San Antonio, Texas - May 16 - 18, 2013 Aspen Cash Motorcycle Rally Ruidoso, New Mexico - May 16 - 19, 2013 Annual Hawg Holler Bike Fest Atwood, Tennessee - May 16 - 19, 2013 Renegade Ranch Bike Rally Lafayette, Alabama - May 16 - 19, 2013 Rally in the Crater Mt. Enterprise, Texas - May 16 - 19, 2013 AspenCash Motorcycle Rally - Thursday, May 16 - Sunday, May 19, 2013 Hawg Valley Bike Rally Graham, Kentucky - May 16 - 19, 2013 Shine In Lapine Spring Motorcycle Rally Grady, Alabama - May 17- 18, 2013 GWRRA Kentucky Ride In Motorcycle Rally Elizabethtown, Kentucky - May 17- 19, 2013 Paragon Rocks the Blessing of Bikes Festival Baldwin Michigan - May 17- 19, 2013 Paragon Rocks the Blessing of Bikes Festival Baldwin Michigan - May 17- 19, 2013 Riding Into History Motorcycle Show St. Augustine, Florida - May 17- 18, 2013 PEACE LOVE & HARLEYS Motorcycle Rally Lithia Springs, Georgia - May 17- 18, 2013 Mother's for Daughters' Motorcycle Weekend West Dover, Vermont - May 17- 19, 2013 29th British Motorcycle Owners Association Rally New Ulm, Texas - May 17- 19, 2013 Thunder Ridge Motorcycle Rally Philadelphia, Mississippi - May 17- 19, 2013 3rd Annual Bikers for Bikers Foundation Spring Motorcycle Rally Pittsboro, North Carolina - May 17- 19, 2013 Flaming Knights 45th Anniversary Party Ansonia, Connecticut - May 17- 19, 2013 Thunder On The Smoky Motorcycle Rally Marquette, Kansas - May 18, 2013 3rd Annual W.A.R. Warrior Appreciation Motorcycle Rally Kansas City, Missouri - May 18, 2013 Waukesha Expo Outdoor Autmotive Motorcycle Swap Meet Waukesha, Wisconsin - May 18-19, 2013 Moosehart Bike Blessing and Run Motorcycle Rally Mooseheart, Illinois - May 18, 2013 A Ride To Remember Benefit Oglesby, Illinois - May 18, 2013 7th Annual Veterans Ride Benefit Hudson, Massachusetts - May 18, 2013 The Road To Freedom Ride for Able Forces Benefit Winchester, Virginia - May 18, 2013 ALR 8th Annual Benefit Poker Run Norwich, New York - May 18, 2013 Middle Tennessee Ride for Kids Benefit Franklin, Tennessee - May 19, 2013 Ride for the Ta Ta’s Poker Run Reno, Nevada - May 19, 2013 31st Annual Red River Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally - Wednesday, May 22 - Monday, May 27, 2013 Mississippi Gulf Coast Memorial Day Blowout - Friday, May 24 - Monday, May 27, 2013 Ohio Bike Week - Friday, May 31 - Sunday, June 9, 2013
PRO 1200 Lifts To Arrive in May!

Our next batch of PRO 1200 motorcycle lifts are slated to arrive on May 10th. We are currently out of stock, but offering a special deal to those who are interested in reserving a lift. We have been selling these lifts like crazy, and - due to popular demand- have decided set up an automatic lift shipment every 45 days, in order to keep up with the growing demand. We hope this will resolve any gaps in inventory in the future. We'd also like to extend an offer to those of you in the market for one of these lifts. From now until May 10, place an order for a lift and receive a Roller Plate and Service Jack for an additional low price of $79.95. The service jack is priced at $89.95. The roller plate is priced at $59. Together they are regularly priced at $148.95. This is a savings of $69. The PRO 1000 service jack accessorizes motorcycle and ATV lifts. It includes 2 adjustable locking saddle adapters; 2 rubber coated pads; a welded base plate on each side for stability; steel rollers, and it includes hand crank and safety lock pin. The Roller Plate has been modified to be 7" wide, and is now able to accept larger rear wheels. The PRO 1200 Motorcycle Lift Package Includes a 1,200 lb capacity lift + 1 yr Warranty, Front Extension (Adjustable from 84" to 97" or 110"), Loading Ramp, Pullout / Drop Through for Rear Tire Change, Wheel Vise, Pneumatic Foot Pedal, and Lift Height is 32.5? Full Rise. Please note: This special offer is not listed on the PRO 1200 motorcycle lift product pages.  Qualify for this special offer by calling Clark and reserving a lift ahead of time. He can be reached at 603-234-2612.

Quickloader tie down straps
[caption id="attachment_1920" align="alignleft" width="222"]Quickloader Tie Down Straps Quickloader Tie Down Straps - 2 Pack is now offered for $39.90, discounted from Reg. Price of $43.90.[/caption] Are you wishing you had an easy way to tie down vehicles to your truck? We wanted to let you know about the lastest product we've added to our inventory. We are now working with Quickloader, an innovative company who has patented the versatile and efficient Quickloader tie down ratchets/straps. These highly useful straps are for tying down a number of vehicles to your truck during transport, including motorcycles, boats, quads, tall cargo, building materials and power equipment. These straps are retractable, making your tie down work efficient and clean. "Quickloader is the first retractable tie down ratchet on the market that has successfully retained the benefits of the traditional two piece tie-down ratchet, and combined those benefits with a spring loaded, easy-to-use roll up mechanism." Compared to Traditional 2 Piece Ratchets 1. Easier to use than the traditional 2 piece ratchet. Lower threshold for putting on that extra strap. 2. Reduces time spent on loading and unloading. 3. Longer life cycle; Quickloader automatically rolls up when in resting position, protecting the webbing from dirt and dust. No loose ends flap in the wind and wear out. Compared to other Retractable Ratchets 1. Improved, with familiarity retained. Same locking mechanism and webbing as traditional ratchet. 2. Unbeatable versatility - design allows for longer webbing and greater strength compared to other new innovations. Not just a "moving ATV tools," or a "moving furniture tool" - it is BOTH! 3. Longer Life Cycle - Roll up mechanism makes use of high quality spring steel to secure long life without degradation. We are carrying 4 different Quickloader ratchet straps; each one carries different load weights. As a heads up, we will also be setting up some cool new PRO 1200 motorcycle lift packages to include the Quickloader straps; stay tuned!
Detroit Electric touts $135,000 sports car fastest all-electric

Detroit Electric SP:01 all-electric sports car (courtesy image)Detroit Electric SP:01 all-electric sports car (courtesy image) DETROIT- The name may only be two letters, two numbers and a colon, but the SP:01 is anything but insignificant. The new all-electric two-seat sports car is the first vehicle from the new Detroit Electric, a resurrected name brand made popular in the early 1900s for electric vehicles.

Detroit Electric chairman, founder and CEO Albert Lam, Detroit Electric Head of Design Jerry Chung and other officials unveiled the vehicle Wednesday night in Detroit’s iconic Fisher Building, where the company’s new headquarters will be located. “It’s the fastest pure-electric production vehicle on the planet at the moment,” Lam said during the vehicle’s unveiling.

The 2,403-pound carbon fiber and aluminum vehicle, which will start at $135,000, features an up to 180-mile driving range (about 100 miles in “fun” driving conditions), top speed of 155 miles per hour and a zero to 62 mph rating in 3.7 seconds. Its closest competitor, the all-electric Tesla Model S has a top speed of 130 mph and goes from zero to 60 in 4.2 seconds. Powering the SP:01 is a compact, mid-mounted 201 bhp electric motor (delivering 166 lb ft of torque), a lightweight, purpose-designed battery pack and all-new carbon-fiber bodywork. But SP:01 -- an acronym for “Sports Pure” and originally a code-name for inside the company called “Sports Prototype 01” -- is more than a sports car, according to Lam. The vehicle’s capabilities range from controlling nearly everything in the vehicle with a smart phone and advanced infotainment system called "SAMI" (Smartphone Application Managed Infotainment) to powering a house for more than two days.

“This is not an innovation, it is a must for the future of electric vehicle,” Lam said regarding the vehicle’s ‘360 Powerback’ system that can restore power to the home using its stored energy during a power outage. “That’s why it is not just a vehicle.” The SP:01 will be assembled at an undetermined Detroit Electric production site in Wayne Country, Michigan. The dedicated facility will have an annual capacity of 2,500 vehicles and plans to create about 180 manufacturing and sales-related jobs over the next year. The company plans to make 999 Detroit Electric SP:01 models, followed by two mass-production all-electric vehicles. Lam said the next two vehicles – a hatchback and sedan -- will feature the same technologies as the SP:01, but will be affordable "for every day practical usage of an electric vehicle." “The name of the company is Detroit Electric and Detroit is the birthplace of the modern automobile industry,” said following comments from Don Graunstadt, Detroit Electric CEO of North America Operations, before the unveiling. “Detroit is where something like this is supposed to happen.”

Actually making all of Detroit Electric’s plans a reality may be easier said than done. The all-electric sports car market is an extremely niche market and others, such as California-based Fisker Automotive and Tesla, are having trouble surviving. Karl Brauer, editor in chief and CEO of TotalCarScore.com, previously told MLive that it is an odd time for anyone to launch an all-electric vehicle company, but there is some demand for a well-powered, high-performance all-electric vehicle. “You’ve got more awareness and potential interest in electric cars than ever in the history of the automobile, but on the other hand, they still don’t seem to actually work,” he said. Detroit Electric officials said the company is aware of how the all-electric car market has performed, but the company has “learned from the mistake of others.” “Why we think, why we know, we will be able to survive is that we deploy a totally different business model,” Lam told reporters following the unveiling. “We focus all our resources … into innovation, design, engineering.” Lam said unlike other companies, Detroit Electric has not taken any federal funding and plans to actually contract manufacturers to build the mass-market vehicles rather than spending possibly billions on a new production facility. Detroit Electric, according to Lam, is working with a number of Asian companies on the “contract manufacturing” to require less capital. By 2017, Lam said the company hopes to be selling about 40,000 vehicles worldwide through assembly plants in Wayne County, Europe and the contract manufacturing.

Detroit Electric unveils all-electric sports car in Detroit The limited-edition sports car, named the SP:01, is based off the Lotus Elise’s aluminum platform and is set to go on sale in target markets by the end of August 2013. “We want to look at things realistically,” Lam said. “We’re not looking at our self as growing to the size of GM or Ford.” Lam, former Group CEO of the Lotus Engineering Group and Executive Director of Lotus Cars of England, revived the brand in 2008 after leaving Lotus. In its first time around, in the early 1900s, Detroit Electric was both the market leader and the most prolific, going on to make around 13,000 cars – an electric vehicle production world record for the twentieth century, according to the company. Every SP:01 will come with a three year, 30,000 mile manufacturer's warranty with an optional extension to five years and 50,000 miles for the battery. The SP:01 is set to make its global public debut later this month at the Shanghai Motor Show, where officials will announce a “major partnership with a global carmaker.”

Embedded above is a video of the unveiling, and continue to check back to MLive.com for more information on the company and vehicle. Re-posted from http://www.mlive.com