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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 1O-Q
 
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x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008
 
Commission File No. 000-51632
 
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VIPER POWERSPORTS INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in Its charter)
 
Nevada
41-1200215
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
19950 177th St., Suite F, Big Lake, Minnesota
55309
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(763) 263-5700
(Issuer’s telephone number)
 
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Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x   No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule l2b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o   No x
 
The number of shares of common stock outstanding was 20,602,312 as of August 1, 2008.
 
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o   No x
 

 
 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                           Item 1.                          Financial Statements
                                           Item 2.                          Management’s Discussion and Analysis
                                           Item 3.                          Controls and Procedures
 
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
                                           Item 6.                          Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32.1

 

 
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PART 1: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1:  Financial Statements
Viper Powersports Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Balance Sheet

 
June 30,
2008
 
December 31,
2007
Assets
(Unaudited)
     
Current Assets:
         
Cash
$
3,723
 
$
2,110
Accounts receivable
 
0
   
0
Inventory and supplies
 
707,020
   
605,725
Prepaid expenses and other
 
2,899
   
22,086
Total Current Assets:
 
713,642
   
629,921
           
Fixed Assets:
         
Office & computer equipment
 
118,675
   
118,675
Manufacturing and development equipment
 
273,275
   
272,963
Vehicles
 
101,799
   
101,799
Leasehold improvements
 
75,265
   
75,265
Accumulated depreciation
 
(370,135)
   
(324,370)
Total Fixed Assets:
 
198,879
   
244,332
           
Other Assets:
         
Rental deposit and other
 
15,896
   
16,449
Total Other Assets:
 
15,896
   
16,449
           
Total Assets:
$
928,417
 
$
890,702
           
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
         
Current Liabilities:
         
Accounts payable
$
405,438
 
$
325,792
Accrued liabilities
 
93,446
   
62,828
Shareholder note
 
97,500
   
250,000
Other notes payable
 
334,000
   
140,000
Current portion of capital lease
 
20,068
   
27,671
Total Current Liabilities:
 
950,452
   
806,291
           
Long-Term Liabilities:
         
Note payable – Big Lake lease
 
75,849
   
0
Capital lease, less current portion
 
29,382
   
128,923
Total Long-Term Liabilities:
 
105,231
   
128,923
           
Total Liabilities:
 
1,055,683
   
935,214
           
Stockholders’ Deficit:
         
Preferred stock, $.001 par value; authorized 20,000,000 shares; 0 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
 
0
   
0
Common stock, $.001 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares; 20,072,134 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008 and 17,786,650 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007
 
20,072
   
17,787
Additional paid in capital
 
28,697,308
   
27,753,960
Accumulated deficit during the development stage
 
(28,844,646)
   
(27,816,259)
Total Stockholders’ Deficit:
 
(127,266)
   
(44,512)
           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit:
$
928,417
 
$
890,702


 See accompanying notes to the financial statements.


 
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Viper Powersports Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
Cumulative from
Inception
18-Nov-02
through
   
June 30, 2008
 
June 30, 2007
 
June 30, 2008
 
June 30, 2007
 
June 30, 2008
                               
Revenue
$
2,742
 
$
8,372
 
$
2,742
 
$
8,471
 
$
774,837
Cost of Revenue
 
688
   
2,900
   
688
   
2,903
   
578,957
Gross profit:
 
2,054
   
5,472
   
2,054
   
5,568
   
195,880
                               
Operating Expense:
                           
Research and development cost
 
29,801
   
147,003
   
99,533
   
319,529
   
4,853,280
Selling, general and administrative
 
334,103
   
413,595
   
858,779
   
732,420
   
16,018,296
Loss on impairment of assets
 
   
0 
   
0
   
0
   
7,371,689
Total Operating Expense:
 
363,904
   
560,598
   
958,312
   
1,051,949
   
28,243,265
                               
Loss from operations:
 
(361,850)
   
(555,126)
   
(956,258)
   
(1,046,381)
   
(28,047,385)
                               
Other (expenses) income:
                           
Interest (expense)
 
(82,117)
   
(19,467)
   
(101,921)
   
(32,030)
   
(1,115,758)
Loss on sale of assets
 
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
(18,994)
Other income (expense)
 
25,676
   
513
   
29,792
   
(15,847)
   
337,491
Total other (expense) income:
 
(56,441)
   
(18,954)
   
(72,129)
   
(47,877)
   
(797,261)
                               
Net Loss:
$
(418,291)
 
$
(574,080)
 
$
(1,028,387)
 
$
(1,094,258)
 
$
(28,844,646)
                               
Net Loss Per Common Share:
                           
                               
Basic and diluted
$
(0.02)
 
$
(0.04)
 
$
(0.06)
 
$
(0.07)
     
                               
Weighted Average Shares
                           
                               
Common Stock Outstanding
 
18,500,713
   
15,997,814
   
18,275,549
   
15,997,814
     
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

 

 
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Viper Powersports Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Six Months Ended
 
Cumulative from
Inception
November 18, 2002 through
   
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
2008
2007
2008
Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities:
               
Net loss
$
(1,028,387)
 
$
(1,094,258)
 
$
(28,844,646)
Expenses not requiring an outlay of cash:
               
Depreciation
 
45,765
   
45,765
   
439,747
Stock based compensation
 
0
   
0
   
7,088,727
Impairment loss
 
0
   
0
   
7,371,689
Changes to operating assets and liabilities:
               
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
 
0
   
488
   
0
Stock issued for interest expense
 
66,000
   
0
   
66,000
Stock options issued for services
 
7,133
   
0
   
7,133
Decrease (increase) in supplies and prepaids
 
(81,555)
   
(136,445)
   
(734,647)
Decrease (increase) in rental deposits and other assets
 
0
   
0
   
(59,611)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
 
79,646
   
(198,012)
   
530,443
Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities
 
30,618
   
(85,347)
   
129,175
Cash flows used in operating activities
 
(880,780)
   
(1,467,809)
   
(14,005,990)
                   
Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities:
               
Loss from sale of fixed assets
 
0
   
18,994
   
18,994
Funding from Thor Performance for engine development
 
   
0
   
150,000
Purchase of intellectual property
 
   
0
   
(35,251)
Purchase of fixed assets
 
(312)
   
107,737
   
(807,100)
Cash flows used in investing activities
 
(312)
   
126,731
   
(673,357)
                   
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
               
Net proceeds from sale of stock
 
522,500
   
1,135,000
   
8,803,604
Notes payable
 
84,000
   
325,849
   
334,000
Stockholder loan and capital lease payment
 
(140,795)
   
(201,152)
   
(619,773)
Loans from stockholders
 
417,000
   
0
   
6,165,239
Cash flows from financing activities
 
882,705
   
1,259,697
   
14,683,070
                   
Net Increase (decrease) in cash
 
1,613
   
(81,381)
   
3,723
Cash at beginning of period
 
2,110
   
110,854
   
0
Cash at end of period
$
3,723
 
$
29,473
 
$
3,723
                   
Supplemental Non-Cash Financing Activities and Cash Flow Information:
               
                   
Capital Stock issued for Debt & Expenses
$
350,000
 
$
0
 
$
8,153,239
Common Stock issued for Engine Development Technology
$
0
 
$
0
 
$
7,341,437
  Stock Warrants Issued with Convertible Debt
$
0
 
$
0
 
$
132,201
Equipment Acquired via capital lease
$
0
 
$
0
 
$
304,740
Interest paid
$
101,921
 
$
32,040
 
$
679,930
                   

 
 
See accompanying notes to the financial statements

 
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Viper Powersports Inc.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
A.  Basis of Presentation
 
The consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2008, the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 have been prepared by Viper Powersports Inc. , (the ‘Company”) without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position, the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2008 and results of operations and cash flows for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 presented herein have been made.
 
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
 
B. Going Concern
 
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has no current revenues and has a negative working capital position of $(236,810) as of June 30, 2008. Current cash and cash available is not sufficient to fund operations beyond a short period of time. These conditions create uncertainty as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

C.  Recent Financing

On June 30, 2008 the Company converted loans for $300,000 plus interest expense into equity at $.25 per share for a total of 1,464,000 common shares.  This conversion is reflected in the paragraph on “Recent Restructuring” on Page 7.

 
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Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis
 
The following discussion should be read and considered along with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Form 1O-Q. These financial statements were prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP). This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ substantially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-KSB filing for December 31, 2007.
 
Business Development Overview
 
Viper Powersports Inc., formerly ECCO Capital Corporation (“ECCO”), was incorporated in Nevada in 1980 under a former name.   ECCO ceased all active operation in 2001 and remained inactive until its stock exchange acquisition of Viper Motorcycle Company in early 2005, incident to which it changed its name to Viper Powersports Inc.
 
Effective March 31, 2005, Viper Powersports Inc. acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Viper Motorcycle Company, a Minnesota corporation, resulting in Viper Motorcycle Company becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viper Powersports Inc. For accounting and operational purposes, this acquisition was a recapitalization conducted as a reverse acquisition of Viper Powersports Inc. with Viper Motorcycle Company being regarded as the acquirer.  Consistent with reverse acquisition accounting, all of the assets, liabilities and accumulated deficit of Viper Motorcycle Company are retained on our financial statement as the accounting acquirer. Since Viper Powersports Inc. had no assets or liabilities at the time of this acquisition, its book value has been stated as zero on the recapitalized balance sheet.  The stock exchange for this reverse acquisition was affected on a one-for-one basis, resulting in the stockholders of Viper Motorcycle Company exchanging all of their outstanding capital stock for an equal and like amount of capital stock of Viper Powersports Inc. This resulted in the former shareholders of Viper Motorcycle Company acquiring approximately 94% of the resulting combined entity.
 
Viper Performance Inc. was incorporated by us in March 2005 as a wholly-owned Minnesota corporation. We organized and incorporated Viper Performance Inc. for the purpose of receiving and holding the engine development technology and related assets which we acquired from Thor Performance Inc.

As used herein, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, and “the Company” refer to Viper Powersports Inc. and its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

Since our inception in late 2002, we have been in the business of designing, developing and commencing commercial marketing and production of premium custom V-Twin motorcycles popularly known as “cruisers.”  Our motorcycles will be distributed and sold under our Viper brand through a nationwide network of independent motorcycle dealers.  Marketing of our motorcycles is targeted toward the upscale market niche of motorcycle enthusiasts who prefer luxury products and are willing to pay a higher price for enhanced performance, innovative styling and a distinctive brand.  We believe there is a consistently strong demand for upscale or luxury motorcycle products like our American-styled classic Viper cruisers and our premium V-Twin engines.  For example, the prestigious upscale Robb Report magazine publishes a Robb Report Motorcycling magazine bi-monthly, which is targeted exclusively to luxury motorcycle products.

We have completed the development and extensive testing of proprietary V-Twin engines including actual performance testing of the engines on our various motorcycles models, and we have been very satisfied with their performance while powering our cruisers during all kinds of street and highway running conditions.

We commenced commercial marketing in late 2007 but continue to seek financing to continue with production and delivery of our motorcycles.

Operational Overview
 
We are a motorcycle company in the business of designing, developing, producing and marketing a line of premium custom V-Twin motorcycles popularly known as “cruisers.” Our motorcycles will be distributed and sold under our Viper brand through a nationwide network of independent motorcycle dealers. Marketing of our motorcycles is targeted toward the upscale market niche of motorcycle enthusiasts who prefer luxury products and are willing to pays higher price for enhanced performance, innovative styling and a distinctive brand. We believe there is a consistently strong demand for upscale or luxury products like our American-styled classic Viper cruisers and our premium V-Twin engines.
 

 
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In 2004, we produced and sold to our initial dealer base a preliminary production run of our first cruiser model which was powered by a non-proprietary engine. These 2004 sales consisted of 25 motorcycles which generated revenues of approximately $600,000. We then discontinued any further production operations in order to concentrate on obtaining proprietary V-Twin engine technology as well as to complete certain other planned enhancements to our initial model. In early 2005, we completed the acquisition of our engine development technology to allow us to have our own V-Twin engines to power all Viper motorcycles. We completed extensive testing of our proprietary V-Twin engines and we have been very satisfied with their performance while powering our cruisers during all kinds of street and highway running conditions.
 
In February 2008, we attended and displayed our motorcycles at the leading annual dealer show for cruiser motorcycles in Cincinnati as well as the shows in Daytona and Myrtle Beach.  We have been and are currently devoting considerable marketing efforts toward recruiting and retaining additional independent dealers for our distribution network. Regarding commercial production, we have limited our production schedule to building sub-assemblies as we pursue additional funding to finalize procurement of the necessary production parts.

During 2007 the company commenced limited commercial marketing and production of its motorcycles.  Incident thereto, in November 2007 the Company retained a licensed emissions certification laboratory to test its motorcycles and engines and certify its test results for compliance with the emission standards promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB).  This independent test process was successfully completed in July 2008, and the Company is in the process of submitting these test results for official certification from the applicable governmental environmental agencies.  The Company expects to obtain formal certification approval by the fourth quarter of 2008.
 
We have reduced substantially the amount of space we lease at our Big Lake facility through an amendment of the initial lease entered into with the lessor. Our reduced spaces are approximately 15,000 square feet.  Our monthly payments for rental, utilities, taxes and other pro rata share of the building expenses have been reduced from approximately $25,000 to $13,864 monthly.
We believe the reduced spaces are adequate to conduct all of business, production assembly and development operations for the foreseeable future.  In mid-July of 2008 the company negotiated a buyout of its lease with Big Lake Partners for $98,000.  As of July 1, 2008 the company is now on a month to month lease for $4,440.
 
Recent Restructuring
 
During much of 2007, the Company expended extensive time, efforts and capital to affect a substantial public offering of its securities.  We had anticipated commencing commercial production of our motorcycles in early 2007, but lacked the working capital to do so.   Accordingly, we then engaged in a major restructuring of the Company to continue our business.  During 2007 the company raised working capital by selling stock to accredited investors and sold a total of 3,111,164 common shares of the Company in various private placements to accredited investors at $.75 per share, for a total consideration of $2,324,000.  Also during the first quarter of 2008 the Company sold a total of 479,998 common shares of the company to accredited investors at $.75 per share, for a total consideration of $360,000.

During the second quarter of 2008 the company had the following occur;

1)  
The Company sold an additional 66,666 common shares of the company to accredited investors at $.75 per share for the amount for $50,000, this combined with the sale during the first quarter amounts to $410,000 in total consideration,
2)  
the Company obtained a line of credit for $84,000 for inventory which has been fully borrowed,
3)  
the Company converted debt of $50,000 at $1.00 per share for 50,000 shares of common stock,
4)  
the Company sold 225,000 shares of common stock to accredited investors at $.50 per share for a total of $162,500,
5)  
the Company received a small loan for $15,000 for operating expenses from a current shareholder,
6)  
the Company converted debt plus interest for a total amount of $366,000 at $.25 per share for 1,464,000 of common shares and
7)  
the Company, As of August 8, 2008, obtained a line of credit for $100,000, for inventory and operating expenses.  As of this date $70,000 has been borrowed against the line.
 

 
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Results of Operations
 
Revenues
 
Since our 2002 inception, we have generated total revenues of $774,837 most of which occurred in 2004 before we discontinued offering a motorcycle with a non-proprietary engine. We anticipate that our future revenues for the next 12 months will be primarily from sale of Viper cruisers, although we expect to begin obtaining sales of our proprietary engines in the aftermarket by the first quarter of 2009. We anticipate receiving additional revenues from our planned line of custom parts and accessories for the motorcycle aftermarket as well as our Viper branded apparel and other merchandise.
 
We believe our future revenue stream will be most significantly affected by customer demand for Viper cruisers, performance of our proprietary V-Twin engines, our ability to timely manufacture our motorcycle products in response to dealer and customer orders, recruitment and retention of dealers who actively promote and sell our products, and dealer acceptance of our floor plan financing facility.
 
Operating Expenses
 
From our inception in November 2002 through June 30, 2008, we have incurred total operating expenses of $28,243,265 including $4,853,280 of research and development expenses and $16,018,296 of selling, general and administrative expenses.
 
Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and other compensation for development personnel, contract engineering costs for outsourced design or development, supplies and equipment related to design and prototype development activities, and costs of regulatory compliance or certifications.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and other compensation for our management, marketing and administrative personnel, facility rent and maintenance, advertising and promotional costs including trade shows and motorcycle rallies, sales brochures and other marketing materials, dealer recruitment and support costs, development of accounting systems, consulting and professional fees, financing costs, public relations efforts and administrative overhead costs.
 
Comparison of Quarter and Six months Ended June 30, 2008 to Quarter and Six months Ended June 30, 2007.
 
Revenues and Gross Profit
 
Revenues for the 2nd quarter of 2008 were $2,742 which was all parts compared to $8,372 for the 2nd quarter of 2007.  The $8,372 for the 2nd quarter of 2007 was comprised of the first production bike sold and the repurchase of a 2004 bike from a customer.  Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $2,742 compared to $8,471 for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
 
 Research and Development Expenses
 
Research and development decreased by $117,202 to $29,801 for the 2nd Quarter of 2008 from $147,003 for the 2nd  Quarter of 2007. This decrease was due primarily to reduced development expense as we prepare for production.  For the six months ended June 30, 2008 research and development expense was $99,533 compared to $319,529 for the six months ended June 30, 2007.  Again the significant reduction of research and development expenses relates to the anticipated production of our bikes.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $79,492 to $334,103 for the 2nd  Quarter of 2008 from $413,595 for the 2nd  Quarter of 2007. Selling , general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 were $858,779 as compared to $732,419 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. This decrease for the 2nd quarter was due to a reduction of personnel and expenses.

Loss from operations
 
Operational loss for the 2nd Quarter of 2008 was $361,850 compared to $555,126 for the 2nd Quarter of 2007. This decrease in loss of $193,277 in the 2nd quarter of 2008 was due to decreased research and development, reduction of personnel and lower selling, general and administrative expenses.  For the six months ended June 30, 2008 operational loss was $956,258 compared to the loss of $1,046,381 for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
 

 
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Interest expense
 
Interest expense for the 2nd Quarter of 2008 was $82,117 compared to $19,467 for the 2nd Quarter of 2007. This increase of $62,650 during the 2nd Quarter of 2008 was due to increased debt.  Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $101,921 as compared to $32,030 for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
 
No income tax benefit was recorded regarding our net loss for the 2nd Quarters of  2008 and 2007, since we could not determine that it was more likely than not that any tax benefit would be realized in the future.
 
Since we are just beginning commercial operations, our operations are subject to all of the risks inherent in the development of a new business enterprise, including the ultimate risk that we may never commence full-scale operations or that we may never become profitable. We do not expect to make material shipments of our motorcycles to dealers until late fall of 2008. Our historic spending levels are not indicative of future spending levels since we are entering a period requiring increased spending for commercial operations including significant inventory purchases, increased marketing and dealer network costs, and additional general operating expenses. Accordingly, our losses could increase until we succeed in generating substantial product sales, which may never happen.
 
We currently have 8 employees, including two in management and administration, one in design and development, two in sales and marketing, one in purchasing and inventory control, and two in production and quality control.  We anticipate hiring two to four additional production assembly personnel and a dealer support employee in late 2008 incident to our planned commercial production and marketing operations.  We do not anticipate any other increase in our number of employees for the next 12 months.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Since our inception, we have financed our development, capital expenditures, and working capital needs through sale of our common stock to investors in private placements and substantial loans from our principal shareholders. We raised a total of approximately $9.2 million through the sale of our common stock in private placements, and in excess of $6.1 million through loans from our principal shareholders.
 
As of June 30, 2008, we had cash resources of $3,723, total liabilities of $1,062,816, and a negative working capital position of $(236,810).

Future Liquidity
 
Based on our current cash position, we have concerns about our ability to fund our ongoing operations. We anticipate obtaining additional needed financing through the proceeds from additional private placement of equity securities.
 
If we are unable to complete the proposed private placements or to obtain substantial additional funding through another source, we most likely would need to curtail significantly, or even cease, our ongoing and planned operations. Our future liquidity and capital requirements will be influenced materially by various factors including the extent and duration of our future losses, the level and timing of future sales and expenses, market acceptance of our motorcycle products, regulatory and market developments in our industry, and general economic conditions.
 
The report of our independent registered accounting firm for our audited financial statement ended December 31, 2007 states that there is substantial doubt about the ability of our business to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, our ability to continue our business as a going concern is in question.
 
Cash Flow Information
 
Net cash consumed by operating activities was $880,780 during the six months ended June 30,  2008 compared to consuming cash in the amount of $1,467,809 for the six months ended June 30, 2007.  Cash consumed from investing activities for the six month ended June 30, 2008 was $312 compared to $126,731 net cash generated for the six months ended June 30, 2007. Cash generated from financing activities for the six month ended June 30, 2008 was $882,705 compared to $1,259,697 for the six months ended June 30, 2007.  For the six months ended June 30, 2008 the company benefited from the conversion of debt to equity as well as an additional line of credit for $84,000 and the sale of stock.


 
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Business Seasonality
 
Sales of motorcycles in the United States are affected materially by a pattern of seasonality experienced in the industry which results in lower sales during winter months in colder regions of the country. Accordingly, we anticipate that our sales will be greater during spring, summer and early fall months than during late fall and winter periods. We also expect our revenues and operating results could vary materially from quarter to quarter due to industry seasonality.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
 
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51" ("SFAS No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 requires that ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, and the amount of consolidated net income, be clearly identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated financial statements. It also requires once a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value. Sufficient disclosures are required to clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. It is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements shall be applied prospectively. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS No. 160 on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In March 2008, FASB issued Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - an amendment to FASB Statement No. 133.” The use and complexity of derivative instruments and hedging activities have increased significantly over the past several years. Constituents have expressed concerns that the existing disclosure requirements in FASB Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” do not provide adequate information about how derivative and hedging activities affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Accordingly, this Statement requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008.
 
In December 2007, FASB issued Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - an amendment of ARB No. 51.” This statement amends ARB No. 51 to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a reporting entity provides in its consolidated financial statements by establishing accounting and reporting standards of the portion of equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008 (that is, January 1, 2009, for entities with calendar year-ends).

In May 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”  This statement identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy).  This statement is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “the Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”

In May 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 163 “Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60.”  The premium revenue recognition approach for a financial guarantee insurance contract links premium revenue recognition to the amount of insurance protection and the period in which it is provided. For purposes of this statement, the amount of insurance protection provided is assumed to be a function of the insured principal amount outstanding, since the premium received requires the insurance enterprise to stand ready to protect holders of an insured financial obligation from loss due to default over the period of the insured financial obligation.  This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.


 
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None of these recently issued pronouncements are expected to have a material impact on the company’s financial reporting.
 
Risk Factors
 
 
Our business and any related investment in our common stock or other securities involves many significant risks. Any person evaluating our company and its business should carefully consider the following risks and uncertainties in addition to other information in this registration statement. Our business, operating results and financial condition could be seriously harmed due to one or more of the following risks.
 
 
Because of our early stage commercial status and the nature of our business, our securities are highly speculative.
 
 
Our securities are speculative and involve a high degree of risk and there is no assurance we will ever generate any material commercial revenues from our operations. Moreover, we do not expect to realize any material profits from our operations in the short term. Any profitability in the future from our business will be dependent upon realizing production and sales of our motorcycle products in material commercial quantities, which there is no assurance will ever happen.
 
 
We have a limited operating history primarily involved in product development, and we have only generated limited commercial revenues to date.
 
 
From our inception in late 2002 through June 30, 2008, we have experienced cumulative losses of approximately $29 Million, and we will continue to incur losses until we produce and sell our motorcycle products in sufficient volume to attain profitability, which there is no assurance will ever happen. Our operations are particularly subject to the many risks inherent in the early stages of a business enterprise and the uncertainties arising from the lack of a commercial operating history. There can be no assurance that our business plan will prove successful.
 
 
Our business plan will encounter serious delays or even result in failure if we are unable to obtain significant additional financing when needed, since we are required to make significant and continuing expenditures to satisfy our future business plan.
 
 
Our ability to become commercially successful will depend largely on our being able to continue raising significant additional financing. If we are unable to obtain additional financing through equity or debt sources as needed, we would not be able to succeed in our commercial operations which eventually would result in a failure of our business.
 
 
Our ability to generate future revenues will depend upon a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control.
 
 
These factors include the rate of acceptance of our motorcycle products, competitive pressures in our industry, effectiveness of our independent dealer network, adapting to changes in the motorcycle industry, and general economic trends. We cannot forecast accurately what our revenues will be in future periods.
 
 
We have very limited experience in commercial production or sales of our products.
 
 
Our operations have been limited primarily to designing and developing our products, testing them after development, establishing our initial distribution network of independent dealers, obtaining suppliers for our components, outsourcing future production of certain components, and reorganizing our company. These past activities only provide a limited basis to assess our ability to commercialize our motorcycle products successfully.
 
 
We have limited experience in manufacturing motorcycle products.
 
 
Our motorcycles must be designed and manufactured to meet high quality standards in a cost-effective manner. Because of our lack of experience in manufacturing operations, we may have difficulty in timely producing or outsourcing motorcycle products in a volume sufficient to cover orders from our dealers. Any material manufacturing delays could frustrate dealers and their customers and lead to a negative perception of Viper products or our company. If we are unable to manufacture effectively in terms of quality, timing and cost, our ability to generate revenues and profits will be impaired.
 
 
We depend upon a limited number of outside suppliers for our key motorcycle parts and components.
 
 
Our heavy reliance upon outside vendors and suppliers for our components involves risk factors such as limited control over prices, timely delivery and quality control. We have no written agreements to ensure continued supply of parts and components. Although alternate suppliers are available for our key components, any material changes in our suppliers could cause material delays in production and increase production costs. We are unable to determine whether our suppliers will be able to timely supply us with commercial production needs. There is no assurance that any of our vendors or suppliers will be able to meet our future commercial production demands as to volume, quality or timeliness.
 

 
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We will be highly dependent upon our Viper distribution network of independent motorcycle dealers.
 
We depend upon our Viper dealers to sell our products and promote our brand image. If our dealers are unable to sell and promote our products effectively, our business will be harmed seriously. We currently have agreements with only seven dealers. We must continue to recruit and expand our dealer base to satisfy our projected revenues. If we fail to timely obtain new dealers or maintain our relationship with existing dealers effectively, we could be unable to achieve sufficient sales to support our operations.
 
Our dealers are not required to sell our products on an exclusive basis and also are not required to purchase any minimum quantity of Viper products. The failure of dealers to generate sales of our products effectively would impair our operations seriously and could cause our business to fail.
 
 
We also depend upon our dealers to service Viper motorcycles. Any failure of our dealers to provide satisfactory repair services to purchasers of Viper products could lead to a negative perception of the quality and reliability of our products.
 
 
Sales of Viper motorcycles are substantially dependent upon our ability to provide and maintain a source of reliable "floor plan" financing to our dealers.
 
 
We have a significant agreement with a leading financial institution to provide floor plan financing to our dealers for their purchase of Viper products. Under this floor plan facility, we will receive payment for our motorcycles upon their shipment to our dealers. If we are unable to continue effective floor plan financing for our dealers, they would have to pay cash or obtain other financing to purchase Viper products, which most likely would result in substantially lower sales of our products, and lack of sufficient cash flow to support our business.
 
 
We will face significant challenges in obtaining market acceptance of Viper products and establishing our Viper brand.
 
 
Our success depends primarily on the acceptance of our products and the Viper brand by motorcycle purchasers and enthusiasts. Virtually all potential customers are not familiar with or have not seen or driven Viper motorcycles. Acceptance of our products by motorcyclists will depend on many factors including price, reliability, styling, performance, uniqueness, service accessibility, and our ability to overcome existing loyalties to competing products.
 
 
Our business model of selling Viper motorcycles to upscale purchasers at premium prices may not be successful.
 
Sales of our premium motorcycle products are targeted toward a limited number of upscale purchasers willing to pay a higher price for Viper products. Suggested retail prices of our motorcycles will be considerably higher than
most premium models of our competitors. If we are unable to attract and obtain sufficient motorcyclists willing to pay the higher prices of our products, our business model would not succeed and our business would likely fail.
 
 We may experience significant returns or warranty claims.
 
Since we have a minimal history of commercial sales of our products, we have no material data regarding the performance or maintenance requirements of Viper products. Accordingly, we have no basis on which we can currently predict warranty costs. If we experience significant warranty service requirements or product recalls, potential customers may not purchase our products. Any significant warranty service requirements or product recalls would increase our costs substantially and likely reduce the value of our brand.
 
 
Our exposure to product liability claims could harm us seriously.
 
 
Given the nature of motorcycle products, we expect to encounter product liability claims against us from time to time for personal injury or property damage. If such claims become substantial, our brand and reputation would be harmed seriously. These claims also could require us to pay substantial damage awards.
 
 
Although we intend to obtain adequate product liability insurance, we may be unable to obtain coverage at a reasonable cost or in a sufficient amount to cover future losses from product liability claims. Any successful claim against us for uninsured liabilities or in excess of insured liabilities would most likely harm our business seriously.
 
Our success will be substantially dependent upon our current key employees and our ability to attract, recruit and retain additional key employees.
 
Our success depends upon the efforts of our current executive officers and other key employees, and the loss of the services of one or more of them could impair our growth materially. If we are unable to retain current key employees, or to hire and retain additional qualified key personnel when needed, our business and operations would be adversely affected substantially. We do not have "key person" insurance covering any of our employees, and we have no written employment agreement with a key employee.
 

 
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Our success depends substantially on our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, and any failure to protect these rights would be harmful to us.
 
 
The future growth and success of our business will depend materially on our ability to protect our trademarks, trade names and any future patent rights, and to preserve our trade secrets. We hold trademark rights for our logo design and we have applied for certain additional trademark protection. There is no assurance, however, that any future or current trademark registrations will result in a registered and protectable trademark. Moreover, there is no assurance that challenges to our brands and marks will not be successful. If one or more challenges against us are successful, we could be forced to discontinue use of our motorcycle brands, which would cause serious harm to our business and brand image.
 
 
We have applied for various patents covering unique features of both our motorcycles and our V-Twin engines, but we do not expect to obtain any significant patent protection. We will rely mainly upon trade secrets, proprietary know-how, and continuing technological innovation to compete in our market. There is no assurance that our competitors will not independently develop technologies equal to or similar to ours, or otherwise obtain access to our technology or trade secrets. Our competitors also could obtain patent rights that could prevent, limit or interfere with our ability to manufacture and market our products. Third parties also may assert infringement claims against us, which could cause us to incur costly litigation to protect and defend our intellectual property rights. Moreover, if we are judged to have infringed rights of others, we may have to pay substantial damages and discontinue use of the infringing product or process unless they are re-designed to avoid the infringement. Any claim of infringement against us would involve substantial expenditures and divert the time and effort of our management materially.
 
 
We will face intense competition from existing motorcycle manufacturers already well established and having much greater customer loyalty and financial, marketing, manufacturing and personnel resources than us.
 
In our premium heavyweight motorcycle market, our main competitor is Harley-Davidson Inc. which dominates the market for V-Twin cruiser motorcycles. Other significant competitors include Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Ducati, Triumph, BMW, Moto Guzzi and Polaris with its Victory motorcycle line. We also face particularly direct competition from a number of V-Twin custom cruiser manufacturers concentrating on the same upscale market niche where we are situated, including Big Dog, American IronHorse, Bourget’s Bike Works and others. Additional competition exists from the numerous small companies and individuals throughout the country which build "one-off" custom cruisers from non-branded parts and components available from third parties. We also expect additional competitors to emerge from time to time in the future. There is no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors.
 
Introduction of new models of motorcycles by our competitors could materially reduce demand for our products.
 
 
Products offered in our industry often change significantly due to product design and performance advances, safety and environmental factors, or changing tastes of motorcyclists. Our future success will depend materially on our ability to anticipate and respond to these changes. If we cannot introduce acceptable new models on a regular basis or if our new models fail to compete effectively with those of our competitors, our ability to generate revenues or achieve profitability would be impaired substantially.
 
Purchase of recreational motorcycles is discretionary for consumers, and market demand for them is influenced by factors beyond our control.
 
Viper motorcycles represent luxury consumer products and accordingly market demand for them depends on a number of economic factors affecting discretionary consumer income. These factors are beyond our control and include employment levels, interest rates, taxation rates, consumer confidence levels, and general economic conditions. Adverse changes in one or more of these factors may restrict discretionary consumer spending for our products and thus harm our growth and profitability.
 
 
Viper motorcycles also must compete with other powersport and recreational products for the discretionary spending of consumers.
 
 
Our business is subject to seasonality which may cause our quarterly operating results to fluctuate materially.
 
 
Motorcycle sales generally are seasonal in nature since consumer demand is substantially lower during colder seasons in North America. We may endure periods of reduced revenues and cash flows during off-season periods, requiring us to layoff or terminate employees from time to time. Seasonal fluctuations in our business could cause material volatility in the public market price of our common stock.
 
 
When we sell our products in international markets, we will encounter additional factors which could increase our cost of selling our products and impair our ability to achieve profitability from foreign business.
 
 
Our marketing strategy includes future sales of Viper products internationally, which will subject our business to additional regulations and other factors varying from country to country. These matters include export requirement regulations, foreign environmental and safety requirements, marketing and distribution factors, and the effect of currency fluctuations. We also will be affected by local economic condition in international markets as well as the difficulties related to managing operations from long distances. There is no assurance we will be able to successfully market and sell Viper products in foreign countries.
 

 
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We must comply with numerous environmental and safety regulations.
 
Our business is governed by numerous federal and state regulations governing environmental and safety matters with respect to motorcycle products and their use. These many regulations generally relate to air, water and noise pollution and to motorcycle safety matters. Compliance with these regulations could increase our production costs, delay introduction of our products and substantially impair our ability to generate revenues and achieve profitability.
 
Use of motorcycles in the United States is subject to rigorous regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and by state pollution control agencies. Any failure by us to comply with applicable environmental requirements of the EPA or relevant state agencies could subject us to administratively or judicially imposed sanctions including civil penalties, criminal prosecution, injunctions, product recalls or suspension of production.
 
 
Motorcycles and their use are also subject to safety standards and rules promulgated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). We could suffer harmful recalls of our motorcycles if they fail to satisfy applicable safety standards administered by the NHTSA.
 
 
We do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock.
 
 
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
 
The price of our common stock may be volatile and fluctuate significantly in our over-the-counter trading market, and an investor’s shares could decline in value.
 
Our common stock trades in the over-the-counter (OTC) market, and has not experienced a very active trading market. There is no assurance a more active trading market for our common stock will ever develop, or be sustained if it emerges. Unless an active trading market is developed for our common stock, it will be difficult for shareholders to sell our common stock at any particular price or when they wish to make such sales.
 
 
The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly, making it difficult for any investor to resell our common stock at an attractive price or on reasonable terms. Market prices for securities of early stage companies such as us have historically been highly volatile due to many factors not affecting more established companies. Moreover, any failure by us to meet estimates of financial analysts is likely to cause a decline in the market price of our common stock.
 
 
Our current management and principal shareholders control our company, and they may make material decisions with which other shareholders disagree.
 
 
Our executive officers and directors and principal shareholders affiliated with them own a substantial majority of our outstanding capital stock. As a result, these persons acting as a group have the ability to control transactions requiring stockholder approval, including the election or removal of directors, significant mergers or other business combinations, changes in control of our company, and any significant acquisitions or dispositions of assets.
 
 
Additional shares of our authorized capital stock which are issued in the future will decrease the percentage equity ownership of existing shareholders, could also be dilutive to existing shareholders, and could also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of our company.
 
 
Under our Articles of Incorporation, we are authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Our board of directors has the sole authority to issue remaining authorized capital stock without further shareholder approval. To the extent that additional authorized preferred or common shares are issued in the future, they will decrease existing shareholders’ percentage equity ownership and, depending upon the prices at which they are issued, could be dilutive to existing shareholders.
 
 
Issuance of additional authorized shares of our capital stock also could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of our company without requiring any action by our shareholders, particularly if such shares are used to dilute the stock ownership or voting rights of a person seeking control of our company.
 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
In January 2004 we obtained a letter of credit (LOC) from Compass Bank of Dallas, Texas in the amount of $200,000 in favor of GE Commercial Distribution Finance Corporation for the purpose of securing our floor plan financing facility. This LOC, which is now from Northern Trust Bank, is guaranteed by David Palmlund III, a principal shareholder of our company, who is being paid $3,000 monthly by us so long as this guarantee is outstanding.


 
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Forward-Looking Statements
 
This quarterly report on Form I0-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements expressing expectations regarding our future and projections we make relating to products, sales, revenues and earnings are typical of such statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to the risks and uncertainties inherent in attempting to predict the future. Our actual results may differ materially from those projected, stated or implied in our forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including, but not limited to, our overall industry environment, customer and dealer acceptance of our products, effectiveness of our dealer network, failure to develop or commercialize new products, delay in the introduction of products, regulatory certification matters, production and or quality control problems, warranty and/or product liability matters, competitive pressures, inability to raise sufficient working capital, general economic conditions and our financial condition.
 
Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made by us. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur, and you are urged to review and consider all disclosures we make in this and other reports that discuss risk factors germane to our business, including those risk factors in our Form 10-KSB for the period ended December 31, 2007.
 
Item 3. Controls and Procedures
 
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
 
The Company’s Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer, John R. Silseth and Jerome L. Posey, have reviewed the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon this review, these two officers believe that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information that is required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed and summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Changes in internal controls
 
There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 6. Exhibits
 
See Index of Exhibits.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
Form 10-Q for
Quarter Ended June 30, 2008
 
Commission File No. 000-51632
 
  
 
Exhibit
Number                 Description
31.1                 Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2                 Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duty authorized.
  
   
VIPER POWERSPORTS INC.
   
By: 
 
/s/ Jerome L. Posey
     
Jerome L. Posey
Principal Financial Officer
 
 
August 19, 2008
Big Lake, Minnesota


 
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