- S&S Cycle
Infobox Company
company_name = S&S Cycle
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company_slogan = Because every industry has a leader.
company_type = Private
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foundation = 1958
founder = George J. Smith and Stanley Stankos
location =Viola, Wisconsin
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key_people = George J. Smith, Marjorie Smith, Stanley Stankos
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industry =
products =Motorcycle engines
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homepage = [http://www.sscycle.com www.sscycle.com]
footnotes =S&S Cycle is a
motorcycle engine and parts manufacturer that was founded in1958 by George J. Smith and Stanley Stankos inBlue Island, Illinois [ [http://www.sscycle.com/iframes/history.php SSCycle.com] ] . The company started by selling high performancepushrod s forHarley-Davidson motorcycles [ [http://www.partsmag.com/0407/SS-0407/SS-0407.html Quality for 46 Years: Proven Performance by S&S] ] , and today they still make parts for American V-Twin bikes. The company's current president is Brett Smith, the grandson of founder George Smith, who first started working at the company in2002 [ [http://www.sscycle.com/management/Team/Brett_Smith.php Brett Smith Bio at SSCycle.com] ] [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/gen/company.html?gcode=8BBB0F03D5A549A4A474C65E7C1957A1 S&S Cycle Company Profile at bizjournals.com] ] .History
Soon after the formation of S&S, George's wife, Marjorie, bought out Stanley Stankos and Smith & Stankos became Smith & Smith [ [http://www.portfolio.com/resources/company-profiles/XOM/press/2007/11/26/ss-cycle-and-exxonmobil-team-up-to-develop-performance-cruiser-motorcycle-for-jay-leno S&S Cycle and ExxonMobil Team Up] ] . In
1969 , the company moved from Blue Island to establish a new headquarters inViola, Wisconsin . S&S still operates at this location, but opened an additional facility inLa Crosse, Wisconsin in2004 [ [http://www.themanufacturer.com/us/profile/2846/S&S_Cycle?PHPSESSID=c88bc S&S Cycle, Burning up the road] ] .In June 2008, the company held it's 50th anniversary celebration in La Crosse, WI, over 28,000 motorcycle enthusiasts attended the celebration according to the La Crosse Tribune.
Engine Technology
S&S was the first motorcycle engine manufacturer to produce pre-certified
EPA compliant engines [ [http://www.clutchandchrome.com/News/0701/News070118103.htm S&S Cycle procures EPA Certification] ] , lifting the burden and cost of performing the complicated EPA testing procedures from the companies and enthusiasts who buy S&S engines.References
External links
* [http://www.sscycle.com S&S Cycle official website]
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