Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Classic Motorworks

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Wizardman 22:32, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Classic Motorworks[edit]

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Unremarkable organisation, article has no content to establish notability. The company is simply an importer of a single marque of motorcycle into the USA that produces nothing. Biker Biker (talk) 11:57, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 13:45, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The only stories in which Classic Motorworks is the subject are in Dealernews, a trade publication that is not really independent or neutral. There are mentions in several publications of a recall notice issued by Classic Motorworks, not a notable event (e.g. [1]). Here is a review of articles that mention Classic Motorworks:
- Review of motorcycle, barely mentions Classic Motorworks. Enfield Bullet bike creates fun; [2 Edition] John Godfrey. Washington Times. Washington, D.C.: Aug 25, 2000. pg. E.17
- Profile of a dealerhship in Santa Fe, and some history of Royal Enfield. Mentions Classic Motorworks only in passing. Bullets Find Their Target Audience, Jennifer McKee Journal Staff Writer, Albuquerque Journal ( Albuquerque, N.M. ), 2000-07-31, 3
- Story about new retro bikes. Classic Motorworks manager mentioned as source for quote about Royal Enfield bikes. Retro-bikes gain ground; Names like Indian, Triumph and Royal Enfield are taking a page from Harley's classic playbook August 28, 2003, Les Christie, CNN/Money.com
- Dealernews is a quasi-independent trade publication. Has outline of Classic Motorworks, 100 dealerships, 500 units sold per year, headquarters in Minnesota, warehouse in Norfolk, $600k in parts on hand. Royal Enfield Importer Jumps Into Multi-Faceted Expansion Anonymous, Dealernews (Cleveland), 2008-1244:12, 20 (1 pages)
- Reviews (only) positive features of bikes, history of Royal Enfield. Some quotes from a Classic Motorworks manager. Royal Enfield: With a bullet, Anonymous, Dealernews (Cleveland), 2003, 92 (2 pages)
- Passing mention of Classic Motorworks. TVS Motor to roll out Apache in US The Economic Times, 16 Jun 2009, Chanchal Pal Chauhan, ET Bureau
- Article about one Greg Stewart, who is selling is scooter shop to take a job at Classic Motorworks headquarters. ScooterBob shifts into corporate gear December 4, 2008, Sunday Gazette-Mail, Rusty Marks
- Story about trip on Enfield Bullet, with passing mention that Classic Motorworks supplied the bike. High Adventure; Border to Border on 22 Horsepower Grant Parsons, American Motorcyclist, March 2003, p. 47. There are also two other hits for Classic Motorworks in American Motorcyclist because they are listed in the Advertiser Index.
- Press release
  --Dbratland (talk) 17:17, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why Deletion[edit]

I have created this page as this company is a real existing company and I have also provided enough links to support it.I want reply of the deleter on my discussion page. User:st ttb —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.177.13.8 (talk) 08:15, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is not sufficient that the company is real. There need to be reliable sources that show the company meets the notability criteria described in Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). If you can add citations to the article that show it does, then it can be saved. --Dbratland (talk) 16:07, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tim Song (talk) 03:24, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I thought this was really iffy when I edited it last week (originally it called the company "the American subsidiary of Royal Enfield" and made it sound like this company manufactured the motorcycles). Look further, I fully agree with the nom and Dbratland (good work) that this dealer is not notable. The article itself says nothing that would point to notability. --Glenfarclas (talk) 10:44, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete average company doing average things. SchmuckyTheCat (talk)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.