The motorcycle dealer of the year 2011 has been decided: Harley-Factory Frankfurt (Harley-Davidson, Buell, MV Agusta) received the coveted trophy on Friday at the dealer evening of the 2nd "bike & business" conference in Würzburg. More than 250 representatives from industry, trade and associations joined in the celebrations at the Vogel Convention Center in Würzburg.



The editors of the trade magazine "bike und business" had announced the award for the seventh time - with the support of the online marketplace Mobile.de, the financial services provider Santander Consumer Bank, the warranty insurer Car Garantie Bike and the lubricant specialist Motul.



A high-caliber jury selected the ten best dealers in Germany from 73 participating companies in the motorcycle, scooter, quad/ATV and trike sectors and also awarded four special prizes.



To apply for the title, the dealers had to complete and document a cross-brand and neutral questionnaire. Finally, the best dealers were visited before the final ranking was determined.



The three top motorcycle dealers in Germany 2011 are:

- Harley-Factory Frankfurt (Harley-Davidson, Buell, MV Agusta)

- Motorradzentrum Schriewer, Bissendorf (Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Honda, Triumph, Peugeot)

- KTM Team West, Oberhausen (KTM)


The top five companies:

- Carl Carstens GmbH Ducati Schleswig-Holstein, Hennstedt (Ducati, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi)

- Motorradcentrum Roewer, Berlin (BMW, Kawasaki, Zero Motorcycles)



The top ten:

- Motorrad Waldmann, Marktoberdorf (Honda, HM Racing, Peugeot)

- Triumph Regensburg by Denis Kuhnert (Triumph)

- Motorrad Henkel, Suhl (Yamaha)

- Triumph World Store by Klisch, Düsseldorf

- Zweirad Albert, Arnstein (Honda, Peugeot, Kymco)



Special prizes:

- Scooter dealer of the year: RWN Penzberg (Piaggio, Vespa, Gilera, TGB)

- Foreign category: Zweirad Wimmer, Schwand (KTM, Triumph)

- Used Professional of the Year: BMW Martin, Schongau (BMW, Husqvarna)

- Service professional of the year: Fischer & Böhm, Hilden (Honda)



"bike und business" is a trade magazine for the motorized two-wheeler industry (motorcycle, scooter, quad/ATV) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The business magazine focuses on the motorcycle trade and service, manufacturers/importers, the accessories industry and associations. "bike und business" is the official organ of the Bundesinnungsverbandes Deutsches Zweiradmechaniker-Handwerk (BIV) and publishes the technical bulletins that companies need for the statutory motorcycle emissions test (AUK). The parent company Vogel Business Media is one of Germany's leading providers of specialist information with around 100 trade journals and 60 websites as well as numerous international activities. Its headquarters are in Würzburg. The company celebrates its 120th anniversary in 2011.