  The Big Guns
3 lineup is the latest from Samson. This third generation of Big
Guns exhausts now comes with integrated and seamless full coverage
heat shields and integrated smooth-flow baffles as well. The Big Guns
3 lineup includes the Rip Saws (above) and Slashers (below), both pictured
here, along with the Cannons and Street Sweepers. |
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 hey
say a smart man never stops learning. That's certainly true in
business. When you think you know it all is quite often the exact point
when, too late, you realize you don't and get to watch the competition
steam past waving good-bye. Kenny Price has made sure that's not
going to happen to the motorcycle exhaust system company he started just
over a decade ago. Kenny Price, knowing there's still plenty to
learn, has taken his company, Samson M/C Products, back to school. Not
just any school, either. For the past three summers, Kenny Price has
been a student at the Harvard School of Business. Yes, that Harvard,
the one in Cambridge, Massachusetts.The success of Samson Exhaust and recent spin-off subsidiaries Caliber (Harley performance exhausts) and of course Shogun in the metric-cruiser market wasn't an accident. Winning companies like this don't just happen. Samson/Shogun pipes have always been designed, manufactured, packaged, priced and shipped with real thought put behind every step. And rather than simply react to market moods, changes and conditions Samson has been a company that anticipates, ready with new products when the market sees the need. In some cases even leading the market to those needs, like the just-released  Big
Guns 3 lineup in the Harley-Davidson field, for example. These are custom
exhausts with a classic look, innovative one-piece heat shields, a great
tone, and most telling of all, integral baffles that keep both riders
wanting a performance exhaust with a throaty note, and legislators who
would be happy if motorcycles just went away, happy. That's good business,
and good business planning.Kenny Price has taken a giant step to make sure all that continues. And grows. For the past three years he's spent three weeks each summer in Cambridge, living in a college dorm room while attending classes and learning from the experts. At no small expense (tuition: $50,000) he's attended the Harvard Executive Education Program, the Owner/President Management Course (OPM). It's set up especially for CEOs of businesses with a minimum of $5 million in annual sales, and close to 100 executives like Kenny Price have attended. What was gained? Kenny Price says plenty. Acknowledging Samson's tremendous growth during its formative years, he admits to becoming a bit complacent. That's going to change. Fresh from his CEO ultra-training sessions he ready to implement real organization into his company, the brand of organization he learned at Harvard. He's ready to set and meet realistic goals on a quarterly basis and treat Samson/Shogun as the mature business it's become. And Kenny Price is determined to see Samson continue to innovate. There was a time, he says, when every new riding season brought new pipes from Samson, new styles, looks and applications. That's going to be the norm once again. The revolutionary Big Guns 3 are a perfect example and there's more to come. Kenny Price, Harvard's most recent alumni, is ready to act. In coming months you can bet riders will hear plenty from Samson/Shogun. They'll see lots of innovative pipes that look great, sound great, perform great and are priced right. And that's good business for you. Straight from Harvard. Contact your Parts rep today to find out more about all that Samson has to offer. |
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