Last month, it was Yamaha, and this month, it’s the turn of Harley-Davidson to announce the winner of its International Technician of the Year award. And, as with the Japanese firm, it’s a British dealership whose man has scooped the title.
Dean Pearman, of Maidstone Harley-Davidson, won Harley’s inaugural International Technician of the Year 2025 award, a competition designed to celebrate the American firm’s top-performing technicians within its international dealer network. Pearman beat technicians from official Harley-Davidson dealers across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but not the United States, to clinch the top spot.
The competition comprised three rounds of activities, including an online simulator activity, an online knowledge test, and an in-person skills assessment at a Harley-Davidson facility. It’s not clear why the firm’s American technicians weren’t involved in the ‘international’ event; perhaps they have their own ‘World Series’ competition to take part in?
Kolja Rebstock, senior vice president, Harley-Davidson International Markets, said: “This award recognises and honours the heartbeat of our dealerships: our technicians. Every day, these individuals make sure our riders’ journeys are safer and smoother. In many ways, technicians are the unsung heroes of our dealerships, and we want to recognise not just their achievements, but their spirit of continuous learning and innovation.”
Top marks to Dean Pearman and Maidstone Harley-Davidson for the award!