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CONDUCTED in Octoberand November 2013, thelatest AMD Robert W.Baird & Co Harley-
Davidson Dealer Survey reportedpositive new bike retail trends (upby between 11 and 13 percent),but revealed that new bike salesare tracking down at betweenthree and five percent withshowroom traffic failing to meetdealer expectations.
With the long-term headlineunemployment rate in the United Statescontinuing to improve, mirrored by asteady rise in the consumer confidenceindex, stock market prices and homeprices, it would appear that annual on-highway retail motorcycle salescontinue to lag behind macro economicimprovements.
Harley-Davidson retail sales(domestic and international) havecontinued to improve since theybottomed-out in 2010, performingahead of total market sales, but therecovery in the value of pre-ownedHarley-Davidson models may besuppressing sales.
Dealers are reporting that their pre-owned inventory appears elevated,while most reported that their new bikeinventory levels were “too low” onaverage.
The consensus view for 2014 appearsto be an expectation that new unit saleswill be up mid- to high-single-digitspercent with 95 percent of thosesurveyed saying that credit hasremained stable or eased recently, andsome 70 percent of dealers viewing thenew Street models as a positive additionto Harley’s line-up.
Despite solid early final quartergrowth, in falling short of dealers’ retailsales and traffic expectations, manyindicated that while the new MY2014 bikes have continued to drive showroom footfall, theirdisappointment suggests that they hadstronger expectations for trends in theseasonally slower fourth quarter.
Some 49 percent of dealers surveyedsaid that new bike retail sales wereworse than expected, with 56 percentsaying that consumer traffic was worsethan had been hoped for.
However, Baird say that retailremains on track with their projections.
Internationally those dealers whowere surveyed (some 25 percent of thesurvey) reported seeing new bike retailgrowth, albeit at lower rates thanreported in the United States, withCanadian dealers suggesting that newbike retail improved between six andseven percent, with dealers in otherinternational markets reporting growthof between two and four percent.
Response to the 2014 model yearcontinues to be positive, especially interms of the impact that the RushmoreProject bikes have had on sales andtraffic. “New Rushmore units are driving
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LAST month we reported that Easyrider Events were seeing advancedealer registrations for the upcoming V-Twin Expo in Cincinnatirunning ahead of recent years, on a week for week basis.
This comment piece is being written just after the new year and Show Director JimBetlach is reporting that the trend has continued in the course of the last five or sixweeks.
With most of the exhibiting and non-exhibiting vendors that we have been in contactwith so far this winter reporting that 2013 was a better year, and eyeing 2014 with alevel of optimism that hasn’t been seen for many years, itwould appear that the bottom of the U-curve that has beenproving to be frustratingly wide has finally beentransitioned.
That is a BS way of saying that while we may still beseveral years away from double digit annual parts andaccessory sales growth, we do now finally appear to belocked into sustainable low-to-mid single digit territory.
That is not to say that the future is guaranteed, nor thatthere aren’t potential issues ahead – it isn’t, and there are.
Despite Harley-Davidson’s best attempts to reach a younger audience, most recentlywith its new 500cc and 750cc Street models, the demographic time bomb that hadeverybody so exercised before the global economy fell off a cliff has not gone away.
It has merely morphed. It has changed its taste, color and smell but the lack of anexplosion is not the same as it being defused.
The last six years have seen massive changes in the nature of the motorcycle industryand many of those changes won’t become entirely apparent for several years yet.
Principal among them is the issue of a “lost generation” as millions of potentiallifelong riders have skipped the right of passage of their late teens and early twentiesthat would have seen them form the kind of initial bond with life on two wheels thatsimply cannot be replicated in later years.
Ironically, it may transpire that this problem proves to be less acute in the air-cooledcustom v-twin industry and in the United States than could be the case in the‘mainstream’ motorcycle market, and especially internationally.
Outside the United States a ‘perfect storm’ of regulatory, training, licensing andsafety issues were already choking off youth rider access before the downturn nailedthe coffin lid shut.
In Europe it is perfectly possible to anticipate that an entire generation has beenlost to the motorcycle lifestyle altogether – the middle aged requirements for economicurban mobility aside, it is ironic that the custom market may well prove to be the mostlikely to have resilience in terms of attracting non-riders later in their life cycles, in muchthe same way as has proven to be the case with the weekend warriors of the past 20years.
The findings of the most recent AMD/Baird quarterly Harley-Davidson dealer survey(October/November 2013 – as reported elsewhere in this edition of AMD Magazine)
points to initial reaction to Harley’s new Street models as being very positive amongstthe Company’s dealer network, though, for me, it remains to be seen whether or notthe ‘Bar-n-Shield’ showroom environment is the right place for this kind of outreach.
Either way, the way in which the Motor Company has refined its edge with afashionably dark lustre can only ever go so far in terms of feeding the market withlongevity.
In Europe, where the custom market has actually proven to be among the mostrobust of market sectors, the collapse in total motorcyclesales from nearly three million units a year as recently as2007/8 to a little north of one million units for the 2013calendar year, has got many people reaching for their exitstrategies or banking on chocolate-by-the-checkout!
The task facing the industry is as much about MRSP asit is about metal. Despite all the theoretically positiveeconomic indicators that appear to be emerging from everyorifice currently it is going to take more than a (not reallyall that) new platform for Harley to be able to sustain the
unquestionably excellent progress it has been making among young riders in recentyears and keep them hooked on the drug long enough for them to mature into ‘bagger-buyers’.
That they ever will is not only predicated on assumptions about the brand,assumptions about the metal, but critically, assumptions about social and lifestyleattitudes that may yet emerge as bum-biters that rain on our parade for many decadesinto the future.
In the short term, much will become apparent at Cincinnati on the second weekendof February this year. After the false dawns of 2009 an 2010, when it appeared thatthe parts and accessory industry may have been enduring nothing more than a blip inits fortunes, the industry needs to see undoubted ‘aisle-vibe’ optimism translate intosustained sales activity deeper into the summer months and second half of the yearthan has been the case for a long time.
If it does, then the reasons for optimism in our humble little backwater of themotorcycle industry will have proven to have been well-founded, but either way sparea thought for many in other sectors of the motorcycle industry and be aware that weneed to see more gravitas to any impending upturn than that offered by the limitedshelf life of the ‘bolt-on’ and service revenues that have sustained us so far.
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DIRICO Motorcycles, the US customproduction motorcycle brand co-owned by Aerosmith front manSteven Tyler, is set for internationalexpansion as it targets Europe andthe Middle East as it prepares a newmodel range.
Tyler traveled to EICMA, the annualEuropean motorcycle trade show heldin Milan, with Dirico President StephenTalarico, to showcase the range of sixmotorcycles.
Didirco’s model line-up includesthree retro-styled machines; the Flyer,Speedster, and Bobber. The bikes arebuilt around softail style frames, theFlyer and Speedster use a Kraft-Techdesign, while the Bobber is Dirico’sproprietary offering. Springer forks are
used on all of the machines. Motivepower is provided by an 88ci Twin Camin the Flyer, a 96ci Twin Cam in theBobber, and the Speedster gets a 110ciTwin Cam.
Designed with female riders inmind, the Heartbreaker has a framethat situates the rider in a lower,
central position. A complete H-D 88ciTwin Cam drivetrain is used, and isdressed with Vance & Hines True Dualexhausts with fish mouth tips.Standard equipment on theHeartbreaker includes white wall tiresand hard bags.
There are two performance modelsin the Dirico line-up; the Pro Street andPro Street Roadster. Once again bothhave softail style frames, but for thesemodels they are combined with USDforks and 240-section rear tires. A103ci Twin Cam powers the Pro Streetand the Pro Street Roadster gains aScreamin’ Eagle 110 motor.
DIRICO MOTORCYCLESManchester, New Hampshire, USATel: 603 622 2461 www.diricomotorcycles.com
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CUSTOM Cycle Control Systems hasannounced that it is now offering alifetime warranty on all of the machinedparts as well as a three-year ‘allencompassing’ warranty on its newSimplified Air Suspension (SAS).
The company states that shouldanything happen to one of its SAS unitsin the customer’s first three years of
ownership, once it has been removedand returned a reconditioned or newunit will be sent out as a replacement.
The SAS is said to be easy to installand comes complete with mountinginstructions. There is no compressor tomount, no pressure hoses to run, nor nofittings to fail. The SAS unit replaces thestock shocks, and fits all Softail Harley-
Davidsons, as well as custom productionbikes.
Custom Cycle Control Systems isoffering special dealer pricing whenmultiple units are purchased at onetime, with discounts of up to 10 percent.
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DURING the InternationalMotorcycle Show in New York inDecember, Indian Motorcycledisplayed its first factorycustomized bike. The ‘Big ChiefCustom’ was created by the
Polaris Industries’ IndustrialDesign team to showcase thegrowing range of IndianMotorcycle accessories.Led by Greg Brew, the PolarisIndustries’ Industrial Design team
rebuilt a 2014 Indian Chief Classicwith features such as a billetaluminum girder front end, whichwas designed, machined and builtin-house, with a custom 23in frontwheel. The deeply valanced frontcustom fender maintains theclassic look of the Indian Chief,while a custom shock andheadlight completes the front endpackage. Custom paint wasapplied in-house by team memberSteve Leszinski with a
multicolored theme from priorgenerations of Indian Motorcycles.The ‘Pinnacle Series’ of IndianMotorcycle accessories on the BigChief includes cam cover, primarycover, chrome grips and beachbars. The stage 1 exhaust sportsfish tail tips. Other customaccessories include War Bonnetfloorboard pads, a heel shifter andchrome rear fender bumper.
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Dirico used the annual EICMAmotorcycle show in Milan, Italy, toannounce its plans for internationalexpansion
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The Polaris Industries’ Industrial Design team with the ‘Big ChiefCustom’, which the team built to showcase the Pinnacle Series’ of IndianMotorcycle accessories
S&S Cycle is now offering CNC portingon cylinder heads for XL models.
The CNC porting service beingoffered on ’04 –’14 Sportster modelsis described by the Wisconsin businessas being similar to the program itprovides for Big Twins. The customersends a set of heads to S&S, who thengive CNC ports to them for less thanthe price of a comparable set of newperformance heads. Once machined,the heads are assembled with newpremium valves, bronze guides, andhigh-lift valve springs.
Customers also have the option ofbuying a set of CNC ported 1200ccheads outright.
Due to the design of the XL motor,a set of CNC ported 883cc headscannot be used on a 883cc engine. Themotor must be upgraded to a 1,200ccor 1,250cc engine with highperformance pistons with larger valvereliefs. CNC ported 1,200cc heads arecompatible with stock 1,200ccpistons, but work on 1,250cc enginesas well. S&S recommends the use of acam with TDC lifts no greater than
.213in intake, and .215in exhaust toachieve .050in valve to valveclearance.
The S&S CNC porting service is notavailable for previously ported heads,heads that have been structurallydamaged, or heads that aredetermined to be unserviceable duringinitial inspection.
CNC porting is not currentlyavailable for Harley-Davidson CVOengines or Screamin’ Eagle cylinderheads.
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ROADSMITH has releaseddetails of its trike conversionfor use on 2014 model yearHarley-Davidson Rushmoremodels.The line-up includes the HDT kitfor use on the FLH family ofbikes, and to showcase theconversion Roadsmith has
converted an Electra GlideUltra. Beginning with a newseven-degree steering rake kit(previous Harley-Davidson FLHtrikes used a four-degree rake),the newly redesigned RushmoreTrike is said to offer responsivehandling, aided by the use ofRoadsmith’s own design
independent rear suspension. The new trikes also retain thestock ABS braking system,featured on the new Rushmores,as well as the linked brakingsystem, for improved stoppingpower and safety. The HDT model uses traditionalHarley-Davidson styling cues,including turn signals andtaillights from the originalmotorcycle. It offers a spacioustrunk and is most generallypaired with the original Harley-Davidson Tour Pak forlong-range storage capacity.A second model, also available
for all of the FLH-seriesmotorcycles, is the HDTR whichoffers features such as a single-handed trunk release, longerfenders and retro-styled all-in-one taillights and turn signals.
THE TRIKE SHOPWhite Bear Lake,Minnesota, USATel: 651 777 [email protected]
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MOTUS, the motorcyclemanufacturing businessestablished by Lee Conn andformer Confederate Motorcycle
designer Brian Case, haveannounced plans to beginworking towards EUhomologation in the third
quarter of 2014. Once the bikeshave approval the company willestablish dealerships in the EU,Australia, Canada and Mexico.
Motus has already taken on 16dealers in the US and has plansto expand this progam to 25 bythe middle of 2014. Once theexpanded dealership network isin place the company expects tosell 275 – 300 motorcycles overthe year. The sales will be acombination of the MST andMSTR, both of which arepowered by a proprietary V4,and were developed inpartnership with motorsportspecialist Pratt& Miller.
MOTUSBirmingham, Alabama, USATel: 205 314 [email protected]
Motus working towards EU homologation
MOTORCYCLE Storehouse (MCS)has expanded its product range tothe point where it has launched astand-alone 256-page ‘Clothingand Lifestyle’ catalog. The newprograms from the Netherlands-headquartered internationaldistributor feature riding gear,street clothing and accessories forriders and non-riders. Mostproducts listed are unisex, but thecatalog also features a ladiessection, and there is even achildren’s section, too.Those sections, and the catalogitself, feature over 6000 productslike T-shirts, work shirts, hoodies,jackets, gloves, caps, beanies,bandanas, sunglasses,embroidered patches, stickers,
biker pins, work boots, sneakers,helmets, Kevlar pants, tank padsand more, from company’s suchas Jesse James and West CoastChoppers, Lowbrow Customs,K&N, Biltwell, S&S, King Kerosin,Lethal Threat, Holy Freedom, 101Inc., Helly, Bandit helmets, Sharkhelmets, and DMD helmets.
MOTORCYCLE STOREHOUSEBedum, NETHERLANDSTel: +31 (0)50 303 9775(01133 from the US)[email protected]
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CUSTOM Dynamics purchased theassets of the ‘Mini Beast line’ ofmotorcycle horns from Pro Pad Inc.
Founded in 2002, Custom Dynamicsis a specialist manufacturer ofmotorcycle lighting and safetyaccessories with an emphasis on highquality LEDs for all brands ofmotorcycles. Based in Youngsville,North Carolina, it has had a longstanding relationship with Pro Pad ofMooresville, North Carolina, which
designs and manufactures premiummotorcycle accessories for Harley-Davidson with a primary focus on seatpads, flag mounts, and horns.
Pro Pad will continue to design,manufacture and distribute its line offlag mounts and seat pads whileCustom Dynamics takes over themanufacturing and distribution of all‘Mini Beast’ Air horns andcomplementary ENZ Designs accessorycovers.
“This acquisition allows us to buildon our specialty of manufacturing anddistributing motorcycle accessoriesthat focus on safety. We feel that the‘Mini Beast line’ is a perfect fit to ourLED accessories,” said Dave Pribula,owner of Custom Dynamics.
“With Custom Dynamics nowtaking over the design, manufacturingand distribution of the ‘Mini Beast’motorcycle horns, we will now be ableto devote 100 percent of our efforts on
growing our line of flag mounts andseat pads,” said Mike Enzwiler,President of Pro Pad Inc.
CUSTOM DYNAMICS LLCWake Forest, North Carolina, USATel: 919 554 [email protected]
Custom Dynamics acquires ‘MiniBeast line’ of motorcycle horns
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new traffic and increased new unitsales,” said one of the dealers surveyed,while another said that there is “muchinterest in 2014 H-D's, especially theRushmore Project bikes”; “the newRushmore models are very popular,”reported another dealer, with onerespondent stating that “our sales areup 150% from last fourth quarter to
date! It is a great end to a year thatstarted with a cold, snowy and slowselling first quarter.”
Other dealer responses indicatedthat all their scheduled deliveriesthrough January were sold, that“demand is great on the water-cooledmodels,” that there are “lots ofupgrades to liquid cooled touring,” butthat while “new bikes are driving
interest and traffic, those are the onlybikes selling.”
The survey period ran from October1st to November 21st, and it wasnoticeable that survey results may havebeen “influenced by [declining]performance in the second half of theperiod”, according to Baird – “oursurvey results in the first and fourthquarters are particularly affected by
seasonality and weather,” Baird’s Headof Harley-Davidson dealer researchCraig Kennison said, but with the meterstill running on store overheads, reducedshowroom traffic towards the end of theyear in particular (as the Christmas giftmarket approached) will have beeneyed with concern by those dealers whosaw footfall diminish.
Kennison says that the strongconsumer response to the 2014 modelsmay have shifted demand away fromused inventory and his expectation isthat Harley-Davidson will keep thesupply of new bikes entering thechannel “lean”.
The majority of respondents (88percent) indicated that inventory was“about right” or “too low” for the timeof year, with over one third saying hatthey wanted more inventory comparedto just over 10 percent of dealers sayingthat theirs was “too high”.
Kennison went on to say that “basedon Harley data and our assumptions, theaverage US dealer had 61 bikes at theend of the third quarter – up from 51bikes last year.”
Some dealers indicated that they stillhad too many 2013 models in inventory,and that there was a shortage of thestronger selling 2014s such as theFLHTKs and the FLHX specials.
Dealers reported that pricingcondit ions remained largelyunchanged, with over half of thosesurveyed saying that they were sellingbikes “below MSRP” (53 percent),though some (14 percent) said that theywere selling above MSRP and that theprices they were getting had improvedslightly from the third quarter of 2013and compared to the fourth quarter of2012. Some 33 percent of dealersstated that they were achieving MSRP
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in the final quarter of 2013.In connection with pricing versus
MSRP one dealer commented that“new bike sales at other dealers are
waiving freight/PDI/admin or throwingin 15%+ discounts on P&A and GM forbikes that aren't even built! New bikesales could increase if we get the rightbikes at the right time for our customers
and financing has not changed. As longas people get a 'discount' on new bikesfrom other stores, the rest of the dealerswill suffer. Discounting is a slippery slopeand devalues the brand and the'experience' that the One Visionphilosophy was trying to keepconsistent.”
In terms of financing trends, 70percent of dealers reported that theconsumer finance environment remainsstable with 26 percent reporting that itcontinues to improve. However, CraigKennison says that anecdotal dealerfeedback suggests that consumers areproving more reluctant to take on debt.
On average, dealers are reportingthat they expect “retail sales to improvemid- to high-single-digits percent in2014”, and Kennison says that Baird’sexpectation is that US retail will groweight percent in 2014 with internationalHarley-Davidson sales growing 6percent for the year.
The timing of the survey meant thatBaird were able to produce the firstformal feedback to the introduction tothe Street 500 and 750 models onNovember 4th (the first new Harley-Davidson bike platform since 2001).
Kennison says that while somedealers had concerns that theintroduction of a smaller bike platformhad the potential to isolate core riders,the arrival in showrooms of smallerdisplacement models pitched atpotential new consumer groups whopreviously had no bikes to draw them toshowrooms is a positive development.“The majority of dealers (70 percent)viewed the launch positively, with apositive-to-negative ratio of 10:1.”
One dealer responded that “we areembracing a new audience with adifferent demographic. It is the rightthing to do;” with another saying that“we have needed an entry level Harley-Davidson for a long time and anothermodel like the 750 for people to step upto that are in their price range.”
Other comments included one dealerwho said that “I think it is a plus in termsof pricing, low maintenance,performance, styling, for the youngergenerations to be a part of H-D culture.Most of them…don't want to be on theold man’s or old lady’s baggers yet;” andothers commenting with remarks suchas “Long overdue,” “Can't wait!” and“Exciting.”
Baird also managed to collect dealerfeedback on the spate of recent recallsthat Harley-Davidson had issues, with byfar the majority saying that the “recallswere handled well,” that they “wentvery smoothly” and that dealers wereglad that Harley “got in front of theissue.”
Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. is anemployee owned wealth management,capital markets, asset management andprivate equity firm that was founded in1919 and is headquartered inMilwaukee, Wisconsin. The companysays that it currently has $105 billion inclient assets.
Any AMD readers who would like tosee this or future AMD/Baird quarterlyHarley-Davidson dealer surveys in full, orany authorized Harley-Davidson dealerswho would like to participate in futuresurveys, can contact AMD’s InformationEditor Sara Viney by email ([email protected])
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iN the motorcycle industry manypeople are literally born into thebusiness, riding bikes almostbefore they can walk. They then
go on to make the lifestyle a business.Then there are others, people who buy abike later in life and realize there isroom for improvement, whether that bethe bike’s looks or performance. BobWood of Wood Performance is definitelyin the latter camp, but with a lifetime’sexperience of high-performance enginetuning behind him, he has continually setnew benchmarks for Harley enginetuning.As a youngster Bob had no interest inmotorcycles, cars were what fascinated himand how to make them go as fast aspossible. It was on the drag strip that Bobstarted to really learn how to get the mostfrom an internal combustion engine. At just18 years old, driving a supercharged ’55Chevy Coupe, Bob set his first NHRA National
Record. Ten years later he repeated the featwith a second NHRA national elapsed timerecord in the NHRA Fuel Funny Car class.By the late ‘70s Bob had moved on fromFunny Car racing and had developed aninterest in aircraft, so much so that in 1978he opened a Cessna aircraft dealership, flighttraining school and FAA repair station inOpa-Locka, Florida. He also owned andoperated Wood Engineering, which wasinvolved in designing and producing uniqueproducts for the aircraft industry.For most people that level of commitmentwould be enough to keep them occupied, butnot Bob. It was at this point that motorcyclescame into Bob’s life in the shape of a brandnew 1990 FXR. Talking about that first bikeBob says: “I felt it never rode right, so Ideveloped the carburetion on it and thenlooked at the camshafts. I used theknowledge I had from automotive racing andsimply applied it to a four-stoke motorcycleengine.
“All my life I’ve wanted to go faster. Startingwith my first car, all I’ve ever wanted to do ismake things go faster and faster and faster. Ijust used all I’d learnt in the past, in theschool of hard knocks. When I started dragracing you used to throw some timing at it,some fuelling at it and then did you gofaster? Did you win the race? If not try again.That’s how I got started.”
W hen Bob got started in the motorcyclebusiness, the first part he brought to
market was reworked Keihin carburetors. Thework Bob did on the carbs included boringthem out to make them bigger, and changingthe calibration on the transfer ports. The aimwas to simply get more fuel into the engine,using, as Bob says, the same principles heused in his car racing days.“I used the same type of developmenttechniques as I had on cars, that wassomething Keihin never got. They didn’tdevelop carbs like we did in America. Keihinmade good carbs, but they just weren’tcalibrated for high performance camshafts.But that type of work just came naturally to me.”Today Wood Performance has a range ofcarbs available that includes the King CV.Designed for use on Evo and Twin Cammotors, the King is offered in sizes 40.5mmthrough to 43mm, making it suitable for
When it comes toperformancecamshafts, there is alot of choice. itseems that everymanufacturer claimsto offer the mostbenefits, but Woodperformance backsits claims up withcontinued success atdyno shoot-outevents. AmD talkedto company founderBob Wood todiscover just why hiscams are so good…
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stock or modified heads. Features on theKing include boring and blue-printing, ‘timed’idle transfer slots, a modified ‘MV’ slide, andO-rings from James Gaskets.For riders looking for more power, the SuperKing 505 is based on a 55mm CV carb, whichis rebuilt with a high capacity float bowl kit,titanium fuel needle, .092 through .100inmain jets and a KF325 340cfm air filter.
T he KF325 air filter is the largestperformance filter offered by Wood
Performance, in a range that starts with theKF250, which flows 22cfm compared to astock Screamin’ Eagle filter’s 135cfm.In order to then get the maximum benefitfrom the increased fuelling offered by theKing carbs and high flow air filters, Bobrealized he would have to take a look at thestock Harley cams too. “I realized thecamshafts didn’t have the right timing,” saysBob. “They need to be different to a car’scamshaft, and so I developed my first bikecamshaft, the W6, and from there it just took off.“My thoughts on camshaft technology atthat time were not like everybody else’s. Istarted with short duration, very short, for
more torque, and combined that with highlift and very tight lobe separation. Thisshorted the duration, and the higher the liftthe more goes in to fill the cylinder. Mostpeople use wide, long duration camshafts,but with my way, I give the engine the fuelwhen it needs it without taking away thebottom end.”
The way in which Bob set about developingthe timing on his camshafts owes a lot to
his drag racing days and the way car enginesof the time worked.“In the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, there was avalve on the engine called an EGR – exhaustgas. What does it do? Well, to my mind itlowered the combustion temperature so youwouldn’t have any valve lapping,” says Bob,talking about how he designed the profile ofhis cams. “With a Harley, after the frontcylinder fires, the rear doesn’t fire 360degrees later, it fires 315 degrees later. Thenthe front has to wait 405 degrees before itfires again. At that point I realized that hasthe effect on the engine as an EGR valve. So Ideveloped all my cams like that, so theylower the combustion temp and make more power.
“Most guys run a .112in intake and a .114into .116in exhaust, which is a reducedoverlap, but that loses horsepower. I run asmuch overlap as I can and that producesoxide and nitrogen that lowers thetemperature of the combustion chamber, andtherefore increases power.” Bob concludedby saying: “There’s nothing new under thesun when it comes to tuning an internalcombustion engine. I’ve been doing this for57 years, it’s all I know.”That knowledge is now incorporated into theKnight Prowler and Knight Prowler Designerscams. Proof of how effective the design ofthe cams is can be found in the results of theannual Daytona Brute Horsepower Shootout,as for the past nine years bikes runningWood Performance cams have won theirrespective classes.
Even though Bob established his businessby reworking Keihin carbs, he sees fuel
injection as being the way forward for
Wood Performance Knight Prowler cams areoffered for Twin Cam, Evolution, and Shovelheadapplications
Bob Wood (far right) and Tieme Festner (far left) of Technomotion discussing future collaborations during Bike Big Expo in Essen, Germany last year
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Technomotionbecause his cousinwas fed up withmachine shopstaking up to eightweeks for a simplejob like honing acylinder. Four years agoTieme wasapproached by hiscousin, who wasoverhauling Harleyabout going intobusiness together,as he was so frus-trated by waitingon machine shopsto do engine workfor him. The resultwas Technomotion;part motorcyclerepair shop andpart precisionmachine shop.Success came quick-ly, andTechnomotion nowhas a staff of sevenand is producingcustom billet alu-minum Harleyengine parts such anose cones, rockerboxes, and bottomend parts.It was building cus-tom engines thatled Tieme to con-tact Bob at WoodPerformance.Tieme was lookingfor high-performance camshaft sup-plies on the internet when he sawthat the Knight Prowler cams byWood Performance had the kind ofprofile he was looking for. Tiemesays of the discovery: “The timingand duration Bob makes, and thatnobody else does, was the sort ofthing we were looking for.”After an initial order was placed,the two companies got into a dis-cussion about European sales, andTieme says: “It just clicked fromthere, and now we help each otherout. Bob makes really good stuff. Weare now discussing making parts forhim, and expanding our businesstogether.”As part of this discussion to workmore closely together, Technomotionwas sharing booth space at Big BikeEurope last year and displaying itsbillet aluminum parts alongsideWood’s carbs and cams.
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serious engine tuners looking for serioushorsepower improvements. He says: “The risein fuel injection has been a blessing indisguise. When I was growing up, we didn’thave the choice. We had to figure out what amotor liked. In certain areas we couldn’ttune it because with certain exhausts there isno back pressure,na and it affects thebottom end and fuel curves always followthe dip. With fuel injection you can take thatout. You can have any manifold fuel pressureat any rpm simply by giving the injector theinformation it needs to open or close. Soactually, fuel injection is the best thing thatever happened.” However, he is also awareof a potential downside to the technology.“Now it is so complex that 90-95 percent ofthe shops can’t work on it. The biggestproblem we have in the industry right now isfinding shops that have dynamometers andare capable of tuning fuel injection systems.“Carbs are good, but they are very time-consuming to tune properly. I’m glad fuelinjection is here, because I want to get awayfrom tuning carbs. With our cams it doesn’tmatter if the engine has a carb or fuelinjection. Cams don’t know they are just adumb piece of metal.”
In order to make it easier for customersbuying Knight Prowler cams to get their
engines tuned to make the most of thechanges, Bob has developed his own dealerlocator software to run on the WoodPerformance website. It lists regular dealersand also platinum dealers. The latter arefamiliar with the high performance productsmade by Wood Performance and who have
Dynojet tuning centres to ensure fuelinjection systems are properly set up.The dealer locator software is not simplyrestricted to the domestic US market, it alsocovers Canada, Australia and Europeancountries that have Wood Performancedealers. Indeed Europe is a significant marketfor Bob:“I know there’s over a million Harleys inEurope; it’s an extremely important market.We use now Technomotion as our distributorbecause we wanted to protect our dealers’pricing structure.” However, this does notmean that domestic sales are suffering.Indeed, Bob explains the situation is theexact opposite: “Our domestic sales for thepast 18 years have continued to rise. Therecession hasn’t touched our business. A guythat rides a Harley doesn’t want to get hisass kicked by anybody. He’ll skip childsupport, alimony, house payment etc., just sohe can go ride, and he’ll put a cam in thatbike, an exhaust, and an air filter, and thengo and ride.”It is that attitude of the company’s customers,along with a consistent record of producingdyno competition-proven parts, that iskeeping Wood Performance at the forefrontof Harley engine performance tuning.
WOOD PERFORMANCECropwell, Alabama, USATel: 205 525 [email protected]
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Bob Wood, the Founder and owner of WoodPerformance, travelled to Germany to attend Big Bike
Europe to meet his European customers who are animportant part of the company's ongoing success
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TWO years on from the launch ofwhat was to become the Viola V-Twin (VVT) service parts concept,S&S Cycle continues to invest inthe long term development of the
program – the latest step being theappointment of Kevin Boarts as the newbrand manager and product line analyst atthe company’s legendary Viola, Wisconsinheadquarters.
Speaking following his appointment, Kevin said“my personal experience and background combinesdealership time with working on the customerservices and tech line desks here at S&S, and as suchyou could say that ‘I get it’ when it comes to the aimsand ambitions of VVT and the valuable role it playsfor workshop and parts department personnel.”
This year will see an expanded catalog unveiled
with extensions to both the breadth and the depth ofthe VVT offer. The program is intended to “fill a gap”for dealers by providing one-stop-shop access to thekind of service parts and items that are needed mostfrequently, but for which availability is eitherscattered across a number of vendors and resources,and is simply scarce.
“VVT is not a custom parts program, and neitheris it a performance line,” explained Kevin. “Themission is simple. To bring together top qualitybranded service products that we here at S&S arecomfortable associating our own brand andheritage with.
“One of the most important factors in being ableto make profit from workshop activity is timemanagement. I know from my own experience justhow frustrating it can be when a customer’s workhas to be left incomplete for days while a specificpart or an unforeseen requirement is sourced.
“That is frustrating for the dealer, but of course itis also frustrating for the rider, and despite ours beinga mature industry characterized by a wide range ofvendor sourcing options, sometimes the simplest ofworkshop requirements prove to be the toughest.
“The Viola V-Twin program takes the complexityout of sourcing service parts. Our experience here atS&S is unmatched in the industry both in terms ofunderstanding what works and what is needed.
“What we are now doing is turning thatexperience into a sourcing handbook and one-callopportunity to keep the workshop moving along.”
The Viola V-Twin program is aimed at work onstock or near-stock engines - all air'cooled American v-twins and that is absolutely what theprogram is designed to cater to.
“The remanufacturing and reconditioning workthat we do here at S&S has taught us more thananyone else where the product supply issues are tobe found, and what are the kinds of product thatbusy workshops need.
“In the course of the coming weeks and monthswe will be announcing further additions to the VVTprogram, all based on customer feedback and ourown combined experience. After the hugely positivereaction to the debut of the program in the past 24to 36 months it is clear that there is a need for theVVT program’s philosophy and we are excited aboutthe prospects for seeing it develop into the ‘go-to’workshop sourcing resource in the years ahead.”
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S&S appoints Viola V-Twin Brand Manager
Kevin Boarts has become brand manager andproduct line analyst for the Viola V-Twin programand brings dealership and S&S customer serviceexperience with him
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MAC Motorcycles, the British company set up to build small production runmotorcycles based around Buell Blast engines, exhibited a prototype ‘Spud’model at the ‘Autosport International’ show at the NEC, Birmingham, UK, inearly January. Speaking about the concept behind the bike, company founder, Ellis Pitt, said:“We wanted to take something from the simplicity and non-conformity thatunites the chopper builders with the philosophy of the Italian singlesmanufacturers from the 1950s and 1960s and the spirit of competitionspecials… that of taking something standard and improving it. Uniting all thisin a belief that the riding experience and the stories that go with motorcyclejourneys seem to have been sanitized by technology and plastic. We took allthis, wrote the design brief and started Mac Motorcycleswww.mac-motorcycles.com
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MIC Board of Directors electedAS the Motorcycle IndustryCouncil goes into its 100thanniversary year, its membersrecently elected Steve Menneto,Larry Little and Sarah Schilke toeach serve two-year terms on theBoard of Directors. Menneto has held multiplepositions with Polaris, includingDirector of North America Salesand General Manager of Victory
Motorcycles. Currently, Menneto isPolaris’ Vice President,Motorcycles, and leads the returnof the Indian Motorcycles brand. As Vice President and GeneralManager, Motorcycle Group forMarketplace Events, Little recentlyspearheaded the successful launchof the American InternationalMotorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) atOrlando, Florida, in October.
Prior to that, he was Senior VP,Chief Brand Officer, of Cycle World.Previously Little had served asChairman of the MIC Board ofDirectors for 10 years and ViceChairman for six.Schilke, formerly with AdvanstarCommuncations, currently servesas Marketing and Public RelationsManager for Schuberth
North America. “We’re excited that so manytalented people have soughtpositions on the MIC Board, andwe’re looking forward tosignificant contributions from allBoard members as we chart thecourse for our industryassociation, ” said MIC BoardChair Mark Blackwell. www.mic.org
MAKING its debut at the V-Twin Expo this year, the Chop-In Block 53 foot semi-trailer based traveling roadshow is an outdoor eventvendor promotional and marketing opportunity being offered andoperated by a consortium of leading customizers.Gary Maurer of Kustoms Inc. says that “what will really stand outabout the Chop-In Block trailer will be the dynamic interactiveattraction that will support our sponsors’ products, literature andbrands.“Outfitted as a complete chopper workshop, we will be building aone-off custom bike that will be auctioned off for charity at Sturgis,
and working on various projects, putting out what many don’tgenerally get to see behind the closed doors of their local customshop.“While building the bikes, our sponsors products, literature andbrands will be seen in use and on display, and will be recognizedregularly during each and every event, supported by lectures thatwill include sponsor product highlights and motorcycle industry talkswith the emphasis on skilled trades such as welding, pipe bending,cutting, metal finishing, sheet metal shaping and much more”.From a sponsor point of view the Chop-In Block traveling roadshowrepresents a much lower cost alternative or additional opportunityto have products seen at most of the year’s annual events – such asLaconia, Daytona, Sturgis, Iowa Grand, Vegas and many others.So far sponsors have included the likes of Mid-USA Motorcycle Parts,James Gaskets, Ride Wright Wheels, Spectro Oils, Rivera Primo,Biker’s Choice and IronWorks magazine.Backed up by multimedia via internet and social media throughInstagram, Facebook and their own website, more information isavailable from Gary Maurer of Kustoms Inc([email protected]), Ron Harris of Chop Docs Choppers([email protected]) or Jesse Srpan of Raw Iron Choppers([email protected]).www.chop-inblock.com
Chop-In Block Traveling Roadshop – a unique event opportunity for parts vendors
DELRAY Beach, Florida basedspecialist Helmet City has updated itsdealer catalog with additional shellstyles and graphics for 2014.
Founded in 1997, Helmet City is atrue specialist – “helmets areeverything that we do, and the onlything that we do” says CEO Al Sobel.
“We offer Open-Face, Half-Helmets, Full-Face helmets, Flip-Upswith retractable visors and a range of
Polo half helmetdesigns that gives dealers access to aprogram that means they havesomething for every rider that walksinto their store.
"Altogether we offer over 100shell styles and graphics options inup to 6 sizes and at any one time wehave over $1m of inventory in stock
and ready for immediate dispatch"“All our helmets meet or,
generally, exceed DOT standard; allthe way from the ABS shell noveltyPolo half helmets right up to our topof the range Carbon Fiber full face.
“A long time ago we decided thatwe would be a wholesale onlybusiness and despite the downturnwe have stuck to that principle –dealers who buy from us won’t findus discounting out the productsthey’ve invested in for their stores at
rallies or swap meets”.For a copy of the 2014 Helmet
City catalog email National SalesDirector Elaine Mixon([email protected]) or visittheir website atwww.helmetsales.com to seethe full range online.
Al and Delores Sobel remaincommitted to the wholesale onlypolicy that they started the businesswith in 1997 and will have their usualbooth at the upcoming V-Twin Expo
"We offer over 100 styles andgraphics options and at any one timewe have over a million dollars ininventory ready to ship"
Helmet City 2014
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Cartridge kit for touring bikesÖHLINS’ FKC 101 fork cartridge kit has been introduced toallow owners of Harley-Davidson FLH and FLT touring modelsto improve the performance of the bikes’ suspension.
The new kit features an 8mm steel shaft, an aluminumdamper tube and 25mm pistons. It also features the ÖhlinsNIX technology with rebound damping in one leg andcompression damping in the other. This is said to maximize the damping available within the confined diameterof the fork leg.
Due to the mounting requirements of the FLH and FLT forklegs the FKC 101 kit has no external adjusters. However,optional spring rates are available for individual rider weights,preferences and motorcycle use.
ÖHLINS RACING USAHendersonville, North Carolina, USATel: 828 692 4525www.ohlinsusa.com PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
PAUGHCO’s extensive range of frames covers notonly Choppers and Bobbers but also stockapplications. One such example is its stockreplacement frame for ‘98 and up FLT models. The Paughco FLT chassis has 28 degrees of rake andaccepts Twin Cam 88 and Evolution engines with amatching Touring model transmissions. It is alsodesigned to accept all the stock factory sheet metal,fork assembly, rear suspension andother hardware.
PAUGHCOCarson City, Nevada, USATel: 775 246 [email protected]
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Faas/Nasi exhaust collaboration
JIM Nasi Customs has worked with Cary Faas Racing (CFR)to create a new slip-on muffler for use on Harley-DavidsonTouring bikes.
The new slip-on features a muffler body by CFR and anglecut tips by Jim Nasi Customs. The angle of the tips, which havea rolled edge, has been cut to match the angle of stocksaddlebags and most stretched saddlebags.
The slip-ons are designed to fit ‘95-‘13 H-D Touring bikes
with stock 1-3⁄4in headers.
JIM NASI CUSTOMSPhoenix, Arizona, USATel: 800 964 [email protected]
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New at Biker’s ChoiceBIKER’S Choice has released details of new additionsto their 2014 product line-up.
Said to be ready for prep and paint, Biker’s Choiceis stocking USA fiberglass 4 inch stretch bags andO.E.M. replacement hard bags by Conely’sAccessories USA.
Said to be one of the strongest bags on the marketand not prone to fading or cracking in the way ABSplastic bags can, Conely’s use three layers offiberglass with an extra reinforcing fourth layer atinternal stress points where strength is most needed.
The molded lids are in four layer fiberglass andsaid to be a snug fit to the bag body. Offered in bothstandard O.E.M. replacement size as well as thepopular 4 inch extra room stretch size (with lidsincluded) they are sold in pairs for 1993 – 2013 H-D Touring models.
Biker’s Choice are also offering 1-piece fiberglasscustom fairings from Conely’s. The gel-coated finishmeans they are ready to paint with minimalpreparation in choice of ‘Retro T-Sport’ or ‘RetroQuarter’ styles. They ship with brackets and stainless39mm or 49mm clamps; aluminum fairing/turnsignal clamps are available separately as anupgrade.
Also seen here are CNC machined aluminumsaddlebag latch covers manufactured in the USA byXtreme Machine.
Sold in pairs, they are available in black, black cutor chrome for ‘93-’13 H-D Touring models and matchXtreme Machine wheels.
BIKER'S CHOICEFort Worth, Texas, USATel: 817 258 [email protected]
Trike tires fromVee Rubber
VEE Rubber’s latest addition to itsperformance family of tires is the Arachnid,which has been designedexclusively for the Can AmSpyder. The new tire featuresa specific compound,construction and weightcarrying capacity, all of whichare claimed to enhance theride and performance of thereverse layout trike.A second specialist trike tirefrom Vee Rubber is its ZilentVRM-335, which the companystates has been speciallydesigned for trikes to give asmooth, quite ride. A newlyformulated compound is usedfor extraordinary mileagefrom the tire, which is offeredin the most popular trike sizes.
VEE RUBBER AMERICAAtlanta, GA, USATel: +1 404 305 9394 [email protected]
VEE RUBBER INTERNATIONALBangkok, THAILANDTel: +66 (0)2 719 [email protected]
Conely’s custom fairingsare a 1-piece fiberglassconstruction with ready-to-paint gel-coat finish
Xtreme Machine saddlebag latch covers for ‘93-’13 Touring models in a choice of finishes
Conely’s 3- and 4-layerfiberglass bags are availableas O.E.M. replacements or ascustom 4” stretch designs for‘93-’13 H-D Touring models
BOUGHT a year ago by Motolux/Highway Hawkowner Jaap Bakker, Ledrie brand saddlebags havebeen strong sellers in Europe for many years.
For 2014, Jaap has introduced a new line ofsaddlebags in high quality dark brown “sandedleather.” Finished with a beige lining and chromebuckles, Jaap describes these bags as a “jewel forany Harley-Davidson.
“We have designed this new range specificallyfor most popular models of Harley-DavidsonDynas, Softails and Sportsters, including theSportster 48."
MOTOLUX SPECIALTIESBarneveld, NETHERLANDSTel: +31 (0)342 490208 (01131 from US)[email protected]
New Ledrie line of saddlebags
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ZilentVRM-335
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Trinity air cleanerRENEGADE Wheels Trinity air cleaner iscreated from a concept by Paul Jr. The aircleaner kits features a CNC machined billetaluminum face plate, an oil free filtrationelement, internal crankcase breathers andinstallation hardware. The machinedfaceplates can be ordered in a variety offinishes, including chrome, hand-polishedand Phantom Cut to match Renegade’swheel designs. The filter element used in the air cleaners isclaimed to provide an air flow increase of upto 20 percent with resulting increases inhorsepower and overall engine performance.Available options include rain socks, blackmesh screen kits and a Mikuni carb adapter.
RENEGADE WHEELSOrange, California, USATel: 714 998 7241 [email protected] www.renegadewheels.com
Mechanicaltrike reverseONE of the best selling accessories produced by trikemanufacturer Lehman Trikes is its mechanical reversegear, and now the company has made a versionavailable for use on 2014 H-D models.
Manufactured using aerospace specificationmaterial the reverse gear now fits most Harley-Davidson five-speed and six-speed models, includinghydraulic-clutch models, from ‘84 to ‘14.
“The mechanical reverse is clutch-operated andtherefore does not drain the battery. It also uses alow gear ratio to provide a safe and reliable way toease your back,” said Paul Pankonin, National SalesManager for Lehman. “We have had many requestsfor the new 2014 models and are pleased to be ableto offer the mechanical reverse to our customers.”
LEHMAN TRIKES USASpearfish, South DakotaTel: [email protected]
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Motorcycle Storehouseexpands product lineAMONG the latest additions to the product line atMotorcycle Storehouse are ‘Vintage’ 5-3⁄4inheadlamps. Available in black or chrome, theyfeature a 60mm diameter speedometer mountinghole, positioned in the rear section of the shell. Theheadlamps are designed to work with all electronic60mm Velona speedos or tachometers. The signalcan be picked-up from the bike’s digital output, orvia an active sensor (available separately as MCS900404). Equally up-to-date is the light output, with
55-60W H4 bulb with EC approval. Headlamp shellsare side-mounted and matching, fork tube mountingbrackets are available in polished stainless or blackpainted steel and will fit 35, 39, or 41mm diameterfork tubes.
Motorcycle Storehouse now has aftermarketreproduction speedometers for Softails andRoad Kings. They are available for ‘95-‘03 H-Dapplications (‘00-‘03 Softail and ‘95-‘03 FLHR) andcan be ordered with or without an inclusivetachometer.
The latest Lowbrow handlebar grips, nowavailable through MotorcycleStorehouse, have beendesigned by Cole Foster, ofThe Salinas Boys Customs.Offered in black, antique
marble grey, or mocha marble, the grips, for 1in bars,are supplied in an embossed metal tin.
Owners of 2014 model year H-Ds can now benefitfrom the performance advantages offered by Dynojetthanks to the introduction of a Power Commander5 Series for their bikes.
The Power Commander 5 is available for all ‘09-‘14 Softail, Dyna, Touring, Sportster and V-Rodmodels. Tuning can be done with readily availabledownloadable maps, or custom maps via a PC. Anoption is the AutoTune system, which willautomatically tune the bike while it is being riddenand to maximize theresult two wide band O2sensors are included to
replace the stock narrow band sensors. The rider can specify the AFR (Air Fuel Ratio) to
tune for power, with more open throttle positions, oreconomic fuel consumption with more closedthrottle positions like when cruising, the maps canbe selected by the flip of a toggle switch.
Among the range of Burly Brand partsdistributed by Motorcycle Storehouse is thecompany’s Sportster Café Racer tail section. Theinstallation of the seat/cowl combination from Burlyrequires the removal of the stock rear fender supportstruts and relocation of taillight and turn signals.
Available with a fully vinyl covered seat/cowl orwith a vinyl covered seat and a paintable black gelcoated cowl, the tail section fits ‘86-‘93 Sportsters.
MOTORCYCLE STOREHOUSEBedum, NETHERLANDSTel: +31 (0)50 303 9775(01133 from the US)[email protected]
Motorcycle Storehouse’s reproduction speedosfor Softails and Road Kings are available with orwithout a tacho
The Burly Brand Sportster Café Racer tail sectiontransforms a stock Sportster into a café racer
The Vintageheadlampincludes a
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Lowbrow’s handlebargrips have been designedby Cole Foster
The Power Commander 5 is available for all ‘09-‘14 Softail, Dyna, Touring, Sportster and V-Rodmodels
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Suspension optionsfrom ZodiacZODIAC has now added SlimBubba front forks to its productline-up. Based upon the existingBubba front fork, this new offeringis a slimmed down, narrower fork,which is 195mm wide. The sizinghas been chosen to make it suitableto take a Narrow Glide front huband a stock or stock style brakecaliper. It can also be equipped withZodiac’s own special direct bolt-onHarrison Billet calipers for Bubbafront forks.
Triple trees and sliders used forthe Bubba forks are billet aluminumwith a polished finish. The uppertriple tree clamp is 1-1⁄8in thick, thelower measures 1-5⁄16in, and thesliders have a have a 2-3⁄8indiameter, feature fender bracketsand mounting blocks to take bothleft and right side calipers.Conversion brackets that take ‘84 –‘99 style aftermarket calipers or ‘00to present style OEM or aftermarketbrake calipers can be ordered
separately. The brackets need to bemodified to fit OEM ‘84 – ‘99calipers.
The front wheel axle has a hiddenmount and the sliders are finishedwith billet aluminum dust covers.
Slim Bubba forks are available invarious lengths (30.5in – 44.5in)and with 0-, 3-, and 6-degree rakedtriple trees and include threedifferent fork stops to work withalmost any stock or aftermarketframe. A bottle of fork oil is includedwith each Slim Bubba fork set.
Taking care of a bikes suspensionat the rear, Zodiac is stockingÖhlins shock absorbers. Theshocks are an addition to theZodiac/Öhlins front forks alreadyavailable.
The S36 series shock absorbersare offered as an upgrade forSportster, Dyna, and FLH and FLT
Touring models. The S36 Twin shocks come indifferent configurations depending on the bikemodel they are designed for. Öhlins shock absorbersfor Harley-Davidson have TÜV approval.
ZODIAC INTERNATIONALMijdrecht, NETHERLANDSTel: +31 (0)297 288 [email protected]
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Zodiac 195mm 'Slim Bubba' forkstake a 'Narrow Glide' front hub anda stock or stock-style brake caliper
New fenders from Roaring ToyzROARING Toyz hasintroduced two newstyles of fender for largecustom wheel Baggers.The two new designs arethe Classic andWraparound, with bothbeing designed to workwith over-sized frontwheels. The Classic is forHarley-Davidson Touringmodels with a 21in frontwheel conversion andbolts directly to the forklegs. This fender has the
correct clearance for a 21infront tire and is pre drilledfor a perfect fit. It issupplied with chrome platedfender spacers, and is alsoavailable for 23in and 26infront wheel applications. The Wraparound Baggerfront fender is for use onTouring models with a 30infront wheel conversion andrequires custom spacers withthe correct width to bolt tothe fork legs.Both fenders are constructed
from biaxial, hand-laid fiberglass,which is preppedand ready to paint.They are availablefor the StreetGlide, Road Glide,Road King, ElectraGlide and Ultra Classic.
ROARING TOYZSarasota, Florida, USATel: 941 953 [email protected]
Broyles & Barnard debut Helical 2-incherEVIL Machine and Engineering has launched witha new belt drive design created by Steve BroylesSnr. and Gary Barnard.
The new open primary belt drive uses a 2inH.O.T. (Helical Offset Tooth) belt to transition thetorque and power to the transmission, while it isalso claimed to reduce the noise and vibrationcaused by other belt drives by 30 percent or more.
An Evil clutch is also included in the primarydrive package, and the belt drives are availablefor left or right side drives, in raw, polished, orchrome finishes. They are available in Bobber,Kicker, Board Track Electric, Board Track Kick onlyand LSD (lowered starter drive) models. Evil also
has final drives available with the same H.O.T.belts.
EVIL MACHINE AND ENGINEERINGWayne, Michigan, USATel: 734 728 [email protected]
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DRAG Specialties has a forward controlconversion kit available for use on late XLmodels. On these bikes, when they areequipped with forward controls thestandard rider footpegs can no longer beused. Installation of this kit rectifies thatproblem. Available in either chrome or blackanodized finishes, the kit fits ‘11-‘14XL1200C, X, and V models, and extends the
footpeg mounts 2in, allowing for a morerelaxed riding position. Marketed as a stylish replacement for thestock gas cap, Drag Specialties’ Tri-Bar capis manufactured from cast aluminum.Suitable for use on tanks requiring cam-style gas caps, both vented and non-ventedstyles are offered and are available inchrome or black anodized finishes. Moving to service items, Drag Specialtieshas replacement piston kits for use in‘07-‘13 96ci Twin Cam motors or ‘07-‘14103ci Twin Cam motors. The cast aluminum
pistons can be used as replacements for theOEM part, and feature a special coatingclaimed to extend life, reduce friction andresult in a cooler running engine. The kitsinclude two pistons, wrist pins and clips andaccept OEM or Hastings rings (soldseparately).
Drag Specialties’ pushrod cover kit for‘04-‘14 XL models is finished in chrome andincludes upper and lower tubes, clips, cups,springs and washers. The kit is compatiblewith or without adjustable pushrods. Sealsand o-rings are sold separately.
DRAG SPECIALITIESJanesville, Wisconsin, USATel: 608 758 [email protected]
DRAG SPECIALTIES EUROPEKonz, GERMANYTel: +49 (0)6501 9695 2000www.partseurope.eu
The push rod cover kits from Drag Specialties fit ‘04-‘14 XL models
Drag Specialties’ Tri-Bar caps aremanufactured fromcast aluminum
Replacement piston kits for use in ‘07-‘13 96ciTwin Cam motors or ‘07-‘14 103ci Twin Cammotors are now being offered by Drag Specialties
The XL forward control kitsextend the footpeg mounts 2in
Slip Fit neck kitMISFIT Industries’ Slip Fit neck kit has been createdto allow riders to run 30in front wheels on Touringmodels.
The kit once installed results in just 1.5in of liftand due to the short neck design it offers 3in ofclearance.
The kit can also be used with a 26in front wheelinstall. However, if a 26in wheel is used Misfitrecommend installing a front air ride kit because of
the additional 3in of suspension clearance.
MISFIT INDUSTRIES1600 Capital Ave, Suite 150,Plano, TX 75074Tel: [email protected]
Wire Plus retrofit kit forBig Dog ownersWIRE Plus has introduced its new Big DogMotorcycle retrofit kit program as a solution to theproblem of Big Dog motorcycles having a failing EHC.
The company states that rather than taking 8-12hours to modify an existing Big Dog wiring harnessto complete a retrofit kit install, it can now be donein 1-2 hours. The reduction is time is the result ofremoving the stock Big Dog wiring harness andsending it to Wire Plus for them to do the work.
Once Wire Plus receives the loom, it will visuallyinspect each individual wire, eliminate the printerstyle connectors that are exclusive to Big Dog, put on
new waterproof Deutsch connectors to make theharness ‘plug and play’ ready for the Wire Plus EHCRetrofit Kit modules, and then bench-test it beforereturning it.
The harness is then re-installed and connected toan EHC retrofit kit module.
WIRE PLUSWinfield, Kansas, USATel: 620 221 [email protected]
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W&W expands product rangeW&W Cycles is now stocking ‘Cannonball MAG-12’ wheels, which are reproductions of the castmagnesium wheels that gained popularity in dragracing circles in the ‘60s. The cast is using the latesttechnology and state-of-the-art aluminum alloys, toguarantee long-term trouble-free service, and the
new wheels feature a changed hub design too. Thehub now accepts special adapters which allow forthe installation of common H-D drum and disc brakesystems. Certified to take loads of 350kg per wheel,the MAG-12s are certified by TÜV and JWL (JASO)approved and available in sizes 3 x 16in and 2.5 x19in and a choice of cast finish/machined finish orbarrel polished/machined finish.
W&W Cycles sources parts internationally and itnow has Baja Sportster skid plates fromSweden’s LeBeef Kustom Metal Works. The skidplates are laser cut from steel, then shaped inhydraulic presses. Available to fit 2004 onward
Sportsters, the skid plates can be ordered in a choiceof galvanized silver or black powder coat/wrinklefinish.
Continuing the international theme, Japan’s E/Jsupplies W&W with its Tokyo Step riser kits formid-controls. Designed for use on Evo engined
Sportsters, ’91-’03, the cast iron, nickel-platedbrackets raise the left peg by 63mm and the right by75mm.
Providing a choice of handlebar options, W&W isstocking two designs from Pangea Speed; the Zephyrand Streamliner. The Zephyr handlebars featureflared ends that bolt directly to the triple trees, andhave 3.5in bolt spacing. The 1in diameter bars arenot dimpled, making them suitable for use withcontrols from bikes built before ’81.
Like the Zephyr, the Streamliner bars boltdirectly to the triple trees. The 54cm wide bars are23cm high and have a 23cm pull-back.
An extensive range of performance shockabsorbers are now available from W&W as thecompany is stocking the Bitubo range for H-Dapplications. The Bitubo WME Series of shocksfeature a nitrogen pressurized mono-chamber witha floating oil/gas separating piston. This internalhydraulic system is said to improve riding comfortand vehicle control.
The adjustable shocks have a body made from
high-resistance steel alloy and its heads are CNC-machined from billet aluminum.
The shocks are available to fit 1979 on Sportsters,’80-’05 Touring models, FXR applications, ’91onward Dyna, and XR 1200 Sportsters from ’08.
A second Bitubo shock option for ’79 onSportsters, FXR, XR 1200, and ’80-’05 Touringmodels is a version with a separate compensationtank, filled with pressurized nitrogen gas. This featureis claimed to improve vehicle control at all levels ofriding. The body is made from high-resistance steelalloy and its heads are cast aluminum (upper) orCNC-machined from billet aluminum (lower).Adjustment on the shocks includes spring preload,rebound and compression.
Responding to the trend for creating café racersfrom Sportsters, W&W has a range of tail sections to
make the conversions easier. The range begins withthe Bull Original Boattail for ’04 on Sportsters.The design is based upon the one-year only offeringfrom the Factory in 1971 that combined elements ofSuper Glides and Sportster seats and fenders. Thefiberglass Bull Original seat and fender fits withoutany modification needed to the bike, is ready to paintand is supplied complete with a checkered pleat seatpad.
The Burly Café Racer tail section is for ‘86-‘03Sportsters. Once again this one is fiberglass, and is
finished in black. The supplied seat pad has a gelinsert for comfort. Installation of this tail sectionrequires removal of fender, supporting struts andrelocation of the taillight and signals.
The final café racer tail section choice is fromSpeed of Color. Designed for ’04 onwardSportsters, the German made kit includes anextended splash guard and mounts to the originalstruts, which have to be shortened, and a stitchedseat pad.
Throwback MC Parts finned rocker boxesare for use on Shovelhead motors. The cast aluminum
A cast finish/machined finish is one of the optionson the Cannonball MAG-12 wheels
The LeBeef Kustom Metal Works skidplate fits Sportsters from 2004onward
The Tokyo Step kit by E/J raises themounting point for mid-controls on EvoSportsters
The 1in diameter Zephyr bars from Pangea Speedare for pre'81 bikes that do not require dimples
Pangea Speed Streamliner handlebars boltdirectly to the upper triple tree
The XR 1200Sportster is among the H-D models that can be upgrade with Bitubo adjustable shocks
The Bull Original seat unit for Sportsters isinfluenced by a Factory design from 1971
The rear of the bike needs modificationto fit the Burly Brand Café Racer tailsection for Sportsters
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covers can be ordered in a choice of polished orbarrel polished finishes. The fins are said to aidcooling by increasing the surface area of the rockerboxes.
Young Chopper Hot Rods mirrors have a 90-degree curved stem, which finishes in a ball swivelmount. The chrome plated mirrors are available forboth left and right hand applications.
With space being an issue on custom builds, W&Whas a solution for builders by stocking the Antigravityrange of ‘Small Case’ lithium ion batteries.W&W states that the batteries can hold a charge upto a year provided there are no permanent drains.Antigravity Small Case batteries can be installed inany orientation, feature unbreakable brass terminalsand come in power levels from 120 to 480 crankingamps.
W&W CYCLESWuerzburg, GERMANYTel: +49 (0)931 250 61 16(01149 931 250 6116 from the US)[email protected]
The finned design of the Throwback MCParts Shovelhead rocker boxes is said toaid engine cooling
Young Chopper HotRods mirrors areright and left sidespecific
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Hole’ series airfilter, ignitionand fork covers
MATCHING the previously introduced sidelicence plate holders in the series, Made byPistor is now offering an air filter, ignitionand fork covers.The air filter front plate kit (for Arlen Ness BigSucker I and Harley-Davidson Stage I) is madefrom aluminum and black powder-coated.The ignition cover fits all Sportster modelsand Big Twins with two-hole mounting, aswell as all Big Twins from 1999 with five-hole fitting. The cover is in aluminum, blackpowder-coated, and supplied with matchingstainless steel fittings.The fork covers for XL Sportsters are usedbetween the triple tree and fixed with O-rings. After CNC-machining the covers arecoated with an advanced formula chrome orblack powder coat effect finish that offersimproved corrosion resistance. Availablewith or without holes.
MADE BY PISTORBibertal, GERMANYTel: +49 (0)8226 [email protected]
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The range of Antigravity ‘Small Case’ lithium ionbatteries is suitable for use on custom builds dueto their small sizes and ability to be mounted inany orientation
GMA floorboards and controlsBELT Drives Ltd, under the GMA brand name, isoffering a line of floorboards for both rider andpassenger use called the Ultimate floorboards. Theboards, which can be adjusted side to side, aremachined from a solid block of 6061 billetaluminum, and feature a non-skid rubber cushioninginsert. The Ultimate floorboards are available in achoice of chromed, or black anodized finishes.
Also under the GMA line, Belt Drives Ltd isproducing fully adjustable forward controls
machined from T6061 billet aluminum. Unlike GMA’searlier forward controls with round pegs, this designfeatures a flat surface fitted with a non-skid rubberinsert. The style is said to offer unhamperedoperation thanks to tight tolerance fit and use ofOilite bushings throughout.
The controls are designed for ‘86-‘99 Softailmachines and are compatible with other stock modelsas well as a wide variety of custom chassis. Finishesavailable include chrome, black anodized and polished.
BELT DRIVES LTDOrange, California, USATel: 714 685 [email protected]
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Jardine highway bars SUPERTRAPP Industries is nowmanufacturing highway bars for use onvarious V-twin models under the Jardinebrand name. Jardine’s highway bar applications dateback to 1958, and are today made usingheavy duty, thick wall American steel tubingthat has the mounting brackets TIG weldedon. Available to fit a variety of Baggers,Softails, Dynas and Sportsters, the bars canbe ordered in black or chrome finishes.
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PROGRESSIVE Suspension has released a reworkedversion of its range-topping 970 Series damper thatnow has a remote reservoir to make it suitable foruse on H-D Touring models.
The latest 970 Series dampers have high-pressure, gas-charged dampers,incorporating deflective discvalving inside hard
anodized aluminum bodies designed to reducefriction and increase performance. The progressiverate springs used in the dampers are regulated viathreaded pre-load adjusters, which
allow for fine tuning and personalized ride quality.The remote reservoirs mount in front of the bags andallow for additional tuning via easily accessedcompression adjustment knobs.
Available in 12in, 13in and standard or heavy dutyspring rates, the dampers are available to fit ‘93-13H-D Touring models.
PROGRESSIVE SUSPENSIONLa Palma, California, USATel: 877 690 [email protected]
Remote-reservoir shocks for Tourers
Progressive Suspension's970 Series range-topping
dampers now feature aremote reservoir for use
on tourers
AIM has updated its Mamba reverse gear with anew gear ratio.
The Mamba, which fits five- and six-speedHarley-Davidson transmissions, Screamin’ Eaglesix-speed conversion kits and Ultimatransmissions, now features a reduction in thebacking speed of about 11 percent. This new gearratio is said to make backing speed easier tohandle.
AIM CORP.Huntington Beach,California, USATel: 714 848 [email protected]
AIM Mambareverse gear
AEROMACH USA has released an enginedress-up kit for 2014 model year Indianmotorcycles. The kit includes chrome andblack ABS bolt covers for the engine,transmission, primary cover, belt drive
cover, horn cover, turn signals and more. Thecovers slip over the raw steel fasteners togive the motorcycle a more finished look.In addition, Aeromach has released achrome bolt kit, the contents of whichreplace the raw steel fasteners on the aircleaner, hand controls, headlight/handlebarcover, brake pedal cover and more withchrome plated fasteners. A CNC-machined billet license plate frame
finished in chrome with stainless steelmounting hardware and chrome bolt coversis also available.
AEROMACH USACharlotte, North Carolina, USATel: 800-990-9392 [email protected]
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RIVERA Primo first brought its PowerDrive 6transmission to the market over seven years ago,introducing them in left- and right-side driveconfigurations for Softail style applications.
Today the range includes an FLT style PowerDrive6 transmission, which is polished and chromed. It fits‘93-‘98 Touring models and comes completelyassembled with a black wrinkled oil pan and a billetaluminum oil fill spout that accepts the stockfiller cap. Two versions are available; astandard offset for stock bikes with stockwidth rear tires using a 5/8in swingarm pivotshaft and a 1/2in offset for customs with widetires utilizing a 3/4in pivot shaft.
Like all versions of the PowerDrive 6, theFLT option has a 32-tooth final drive pulley,close ratio 2.94:1 first gear; second gear 2.21;third gear 1.60, fourth gear 1.23; fifth gear
1.00, and 0.860:1overdrive sixth gear, andforged and back cutgears for positiveshifting.
The oil fill spout ismachined from a solidblock of billet, withcooling fins added for a‘high speed’ look.
All PowerDrive 6complete transmissionassemblies are supplied
with a two-year, unlimited mileage replacementguarantee.
RIVERA PRIMOWhittier, California, USATel: 562 907 [email protected]
Imposter for"untrue" duelINSTALLED with a SuperTrapp 2-into-1SuperMeg, the company's Imposter pipe givesa Bagger model the look of a true dual exhaust. The Imposter is a non-functioning, cosmetic,left-side pipe that does not connect to the 2-into-1 head pipe. It mounts at thetransmission bracket and to the stock mufflermount bracket. The SuperTrapp Imposter pipeincludes twenty 4in discs, a closed end cap anda heat shield to allow it to visually match theSuperMeg pipe. The Imposter pipe is availablein chrome or black and fits ’85 – ’13 Baggers.
SUPERTRAPP INDUSTRIES Cleveland, Ohio, USATel: 216 265 [email protected] AND ACCESSORIES
PowerDrive 6 for '93-'98 FLTs
River Road jacket and glovesTUCKER Rocky, under its River Road Gear brand, hasthe Baron jacket and Boreal TouchTec glovesavailable.
The Baron is a retro-styled men’s, medium-weightleather jacket. It features two front shoulder intakevents and two vertical rear exhaust vents. Theremovable, insulated, fully-sleeved warm liner has abuilt-in pocket for most mobile devices and zipperedsleeve cuffs with perforated leather gussets thatprovide added ventilation. The jacket is supplied witha two-year warranty.
The Boreal TouchTec gloves feature Dry Technotechnology to keep water and wind out, and includeTouchTec leather in the palms. The addition of theTouchTec leather means mobile devices with touchscreens can be operated while wearing the gloves.Thinsulate thermal insulation helps keep the wearerwarm, and a hook and loop closure provides a securefit. The gloves have a one-year warranty.
TUCKER ROCKYFort Worth, Texas, USATel: 817 258 [email protected]
‘Bahn’ line forVictory models
KÜRYAKYN has extended its range of Victoryparts with the introduction of its Bahn lineof covers and accents. The name Bahn istaken from the German word for road orstreet.“There’s definitely a gap in the aftermarketwhen it comes to parts and accessories forVictory models,” said Küryakyn’s ConsumerMarketing Manager Bryan Desimone. “TheBahn line is Küryakyn’s way of reaching outto a group of riders who historically haven’thad much available to customize theirbikes.” Initial products in Küryakyn’s Bahn lineinclude left and right side ignition covers, aswell as crank and clutch covers, and moreproducts are in development. All items inthe new line feature a black anodized finishthat has been offset with machined cuts forcontrast.
KÜRYAKYN USASomerset, Wisconsin, USATel: 715 247 5008salessupport@Küryakyn.comwww.Küryakyn.com
BARNETT’S newest lock-up clutch is theScorpion for use on ‘90-‘97 Harley-Davidson Big Twins.This latest clutch offering features a re-designed billet aluminum lock-up pressureplate designed to fit under the stockprimary cover. As with all Scorpion clutches,the surface area is greatly increased andlever effort is kept to a minimum. Threedifferent coil spring sets provide a widevariety of spring pressure options allowingusers to tune the clutch for stock to 200hpplus applications. A steel inner hub is alsoincluded to complete the unit. Like all Barnett Scorpion clutches, thisversion is designed to fit into the stock typeclutch basket. The lock-up pressure plate is also availableseparately as a retro-fit for existingScorpion clutches.
BARNETT CLUTCHES & CABLESVentura, California, USATel: 805 642 [email protected] www.barnettclutches.com
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Scorpion low-profile lock-up clutch
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Yaffe launches Bagger Nation ‘Speed Freak’ lineUNDER his Bagger Nation brand, Paul Yaffe hasreleased a collection of parts titled Speed Freak.
The Speed Freak range starts at the front of thebike with their Yaxle, front axle and fork slider
covers. The bolt-on pieces are machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and are available in black anodized orchrome finishes to dress the bike’s forks.
Another part in the Speed Freak line are turnsignal eliminators.The eliminators are nowoffered for Street Glides.The mach inedaluminum parts can beordered in chrome orblack anodized, and allmounting hardware isincluded to fit them tothe holes in the fairingwhen the stock turnsignals are removed.
To continue the SpeedFreak theme at the frontof the bike, BaggerNation has matching grips available. Like otherSpeed Freak parts they are machined T-6061aluminum, and a version is available to work onthrottle-by-wire applications. The clutch side grip hasBagger Nation’s exclusive “Stash Tube” hidden
storage as well as hidden double mounting system,which makes it safe and clean.
Black anodized or chrome are the finish optionson the Bagger Nation Speed Freak ignition covers.
Moving down and back along the bike and theSpeed Freak part line extends to pillion foot pegsand shifter pegs. Both options are bolt-onreplacement parts machined from 6061-T6aluminum, and available in chrome or black accentfinishes.
Brake lever covers are another part availableas part of the Speed Freak range. The chrome or black
accent finish part fits directly over the stock,stamped-steel brake arm.
On the other side of the bike riders can fit a SpeedFreak style Wedgy shift linkage. Supplied with allnecessary mounting hardware, the linkage is a bolt-on fitment.
In the rear the Speed Freak range from BaggerNation are the saddlebag latch covers. The CNCMachined aluminum covers hide the mountinghardware once installed.
The New Monsta 45 exhaust system fromBagger Nation Racing are 4.5” diameter and areavailable with Speed freak styling
PAUL YAFFE’S BAGGER NATIONPhoenix, Arizona, USATel: 602 840 [email protected]
The ‘Speed Freak’brake cover cleans upthe stock steel brakearm
The ‘Speed Freak’ bag latches have hiddenmounting hardware
Released as part of hisBagger Nation ‘Speed Freak’line, Paul Yaffe’s fork slide coversare available in chrome or black
Yaxle with ‘SpeedFreak’ styling Throttle-by-wire bikes can be equipped
with ‘Speed Freak’ grips
An ignition cover isincluded in the ‘SpeedFreak’ line of parts fromBagger Nation
Black anodized or chromed are the finish optionon the ‘Speed Freak’ passenger pegs
A shift linkage is available in the ‘Speed Freak’ line
A shifter peg completes the control optionsoffered in ‘Speed Freak’ design by Bagger Nation
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A version of the turnsignal eliminator is
now available in ‘SpeedFreak’ for use on Street
Glide models
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Bagger Nation’sexclusive “Stash Tube”
New Monsta 45 exhaust systemwith ‘Speed Freak’ styling
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JayBrake primary andtransmission coversSUPERTRAPP, the parent company of JayBrake hasintroduced a new line of primary and transmissioncovers under the brand previously best known for itsbrakes and controls.
The JayBrake primary covers feature a sight glass,fill plug, drain plug and starter removal plug, and areavailable in chrome or black wrinkle.
Featuring a sight glass, hidden banjo bolt andbleeder, the JayBrake hydraulic transmission cover isa low profile design that easily converts standardcable clutch to hydraulic. The covers are available inpolished, chrome or black finishes.
SUPERTRAPP INDUSTRIES Cleveland, Ohio, USATel: 216 265 [email protected]
CycleSmiths’ Billet Bag ExtensionsCYCLESMITHS has launched a new versionof its Billet Bag Extensions. The latestversion – the XL Billet Bag Extensions – are1in longer. Designed to extend the look of stocksaddlebags by 4in, the extensions fit all ‘93to ‘13 H-D Touring bags (except for RoadKing Classic (leather bags) and CVO(stretched bags). Manufactured fromaluminum, they bolt on the bottom of thebag, and are supplied with stainless boltsand washers and Ny-lock nuts.Available in chrome, powder coated glossblack, gloss black with machined highlights,and matt black, or uncoated with or without
grooves, for custom finishing, theextensions can be ordered for dual mufflersor single, or without muffler cutouts forcustom applications. They fit up to 4 1⁄2indiameter mufflers
CYCLESMITHSRancho Cucamonga, California, USATel: 909 987 [email protected]
Higher airflowMikuni kitsMIKUNI, which already has a HSR42 carbkit for Sportsters, Buells and stock BigTwins, has now created additional kitsusing HSR45 and HSR48mm smoothborecarburetor for use on tuned engines. Bikes with mildly modified Big Twinengines with aftermarket cams and bigbore kits are suitable candidates for thebenefit of extra induction flow providedby the large bore Mikuni HSR45carburetor kit.For use on race style engines the HSR48kit features a 48mm smoothbore carb,which is said to offer the highest air flowpossible. Like the HSR42, the HSR45and HSR48both offer high levels of airflow, whileproviding highly accurate fuel metering,
more power, and precision throttleresponse. The carburetors are designedwith an eight-roller bearing flat throttleslide assembly that allows anunobstructed venturi at full throttle toflow more air, while it mixes moreprecisely at all throttle settings. Anadditional benefit of the roller bearingthrottle slide is smoother throttle controland the use of a lighter throttle returnspring for reduced throttle effort. Mikuni’s adjustable accelerator pumpprovides instant throttle response, while ahigh capacity float bowl prevents fuelstarvation even under full throttleapplications.
MIKUNI AMERICAN CORPORATIONNorthridge, California, USATel: 818 885 1242www.mikunipower.com
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VANCE & Hines continues to work with Roland SandsDesigns to develop new exhaust options, and thelatest offering are the RSD Slant carbon slip-ons foruse on Harley-Davidson Touring models.
Designed for bikes built between ’95 and ’14, thenew slip-ons will work not only with stocksaddlebags, but also extended bags and Tri-Glidemodels. Available in a choice of chrome or black overstainless steel, the mufflers are finished with acarbon fiber end cap.
VANCE & HINESSanta Fe Springs, California, USATel: 562 921 [email protected]
Slant-style carbon slip-ons
W ILDSTYLE, a custom shop based inPrachatice in the Czech Republic,was double winner in the
Freestyle class at the 2013 WorldChampionship of Custom Bike Building. Notonly did one half of the shop team, RomanBus, make the top ten, but so did his partnerin the business, Zbynek Turecek, who placedsixth with his bike Zt.
The starting point for the build of Zt was theacquisition of 126ci Ultima motor and matching six-speed transmission. The motor has been left basically
stock with the exception of the custom inlet manifoldto move the Mikuni carb to the left side of the bike,and a quick shift kit has been added to thetransmission.
With the drivetrain package in the jig Zbynek wasable to start planning the frame. The single downtubedesign has been constructed so that all the tubesused in it have a slight radius to them. Towards the
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Czech café culture
Café Racer inspired bikes are an increasingly common sight on the international showcircuit today. However, some builders, such as Zbynek Turecek, are simply taking
elements of café styling and creating bikes that defy categorisation. His 2013 WorldChampionship entry definitely had a Café Racer feel, but was not strictly a Café Racer,
which didn’t stop it from placing sixth in the Freestyle class
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The curves of the unique exhaust echo thecurving lines of the fame, where notube has been left straight
The filler cap beginsthe stainless steeldetailing that runs
along the gas tank andcontinues through the
seat hump
The entire front end from an MV AgustaF4 has been pressed into service on Ztto give suspension performance thatmatches the bike’s looks
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rear of the frame the seat hump also incorporates thebike’s oil tank. Below the seat hump, a pair of Softailshocks have been mounted that provide thesuspension at the rear where they mount directly tothe custom swingarm. The swingarm serves double
duty as it also carries the bike’s battery.The frame of Zt was also designed so that the
point where the engine rails meet the seat rails notonly mounts the pivots for the swingarm, but alsoprovides the mounting point for the angle adjustablefootpegs.
At the front of the bike, the entire front end froman MV Agusta F4 has been pressed into service. TheUSD forks, triple trees, and six-piston Nissin brakecalipers and 320mm disc are all used. The Agustaalso contributed its projector style headlamp to theproject with it being housed in a custom bikinifairing. At the top of the forks a steering damper ismounted along with custom clip-on handlebars. Thebars are carrying GMA lever and custom switch gearthat was made in-house at Wildstyle.
To get the bike rolling, Zbynek has made use of apair of spoked wheels, the rims of which have beenpainted to match the rest of the bike. The frontmeasures 3.5 x 18in and carries a 120/80 x 18 tire,while the rear 7 x 18in rim is wrapped in a 210/40 x18 tire.
T he build was completed with a one-off customgas tank that features a stainless steel gas cap,
with the design being continued along the lengthof the tank and through to the seat hump. Thesatin blue paint used throughout the bike was alldone by Zbynek along with all the polishing on thebike.
Despite not being easily categorized, Zbynek’sbuild caught the attention of his fellow builders in aChampionship where the café racer theme was verypopular, and they rewarded his efforts to break awayfrom traditionally defined styles with sixth place inthe Freestyle class.
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A custom manifold moves the Mikuni carb to theleft side of the Ultima motor
Softail-style pull shocks are mounted under thebike’s tail to provide the rear suspension
Not only have the fork legs and triple trees beentaken from an MV Agusta, but so has the steeringdamper to keep the bike steady at speed
The custom swingarm serves double duty as it notonly carries the wheels, but also mounts thebike’s battery just above its pivot point
Zbynek Turecek, ofCzech custom shop
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Distributors of TECMATE retail chargers
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DENMARK - NELLEMAN & DREWSEN APS T. (45)(8743) 5433 [email protected]
ESTONIA - OÜ HELADORA LLCT. (372) 5285672 [email protected]
FINLAND - OY BRANDT A/BT. (358)(9)895501 [email protected]
FRANCE - MORACO SAST. (33)(3)85 51 45 30 [email protected]
GERMANY - ECON WERKST.-AUSRÜSTUNGST. (49)(2689) 928747 [email protected]
GERMANY - HERMANN HARTJE GMBHT. (49)(42) 51 811 273 [email protected]
GERMANY - LANGENSCHEIDT GMBHT. (49)23 63 36 18-0 [email protected]
GERMANY - PAASCHBURG & WUNDERLICH T. (49)(40)248 277 0 [email protected]
GERMANY - SCHÜLLER MOTORRADTEILET. (49)(6245)994 79 10 [email protected]
GREAT BRITAIN - PROBIKE SHADOWFAX T. (44)(1604)660555 [email protected]
GREAT BRITAIN - MOTOHAUS POWERSPORTS T. (44)(1256)704909 [email protected]
GREECE - EKON TEKNICT. (30)(210)9221500 [email protected]
HOLLAND - HOCOPARTS B.V.T. (31)(342) 412290 [email protected]
HUNGARY - DOVER KFTT. (36)(1)2392202 [email protected]
ICELAND - NITRO SPORT EHF.T. (354)-55 74 848 [email protected]
IRELAND - INTERCONTINENTAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED
T. (353)(1)8344 289 [email protected]
ISRAEL - A.E. MOTORCYCLET. (972)(50)271923 [email protected]
ITALY - SOCIETÀ GENERALE RICAMBIT. (39)(051)722557 [email protected]
JAPAN - OKADA CORPORATIONT. (81)(3)5473-0371 [email protected]
KUWAIT -TRISTAR MOTORCYCLEST. (965)2405194 [email protected]
LATVIA - MAXMOTOT. (371)-67 81 78 16 [email protected]
MOROCCO - SHENOT. (212) (0)5 22 35 97 16 [email protected]
NEW ZEALAND - NORTHERN ACCESSORIEST. (64)(9)276-6453 [email protected]
NORWAY - SPARE PARTS SERVICE AST. (47)(64)837500 [email protected]
PHILIPPINES - STRONGHAND INC.T. (632) 373-2311 [email protected]
POLAND - OLEK MOTOCYKLET. (48) (33) 810 19 05 [email protected]
PORTUGAL - JMP EQUIPAMENTOST. (351)(232)961841 [email protected]
SERBIA - MOTO-BIKET. (99)(381)641289979 [email protected]
SINGAPORE - DWA LUBRICANTS PTE LTDT. (65) 6515-6282 [email protected]
SLOVAKIA - MOTOSERVIS DEYLT. (420)606 460 579 [email protected]
CENTRAL & SOUTH AFRICA, OCEANIA - TECMATE SOUTH AFRICA
T. (27)(21)5316087 [email protected]
SPAIN - EUROMOTO 85, S.A.T. (34)(936)376 611
SWEDEN - MOTOSPEED ABT. (46)(21)351925 [email protected]
SWITZERLAND - TECHNOPOLYMER AGT. (41)(91) 683-0333
SWITZERLAND - HOSTETTLER AGT. (41)(41) 926-6111
TAIWAN - PROMO-TEC INTERNATIONALT. (886)(2)2562-7770 [email protected]
TURKEY - VELOMOTOT. (90)(212)6061707 [email protected]
UAE - TRISTAR MOTORCYCLES DUBAIT. (971) 4-3330659 [email protected]
USA, CANADA, CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA TECMATE NORTH AMERICA
T. 905 337 2095 [email protected]
EUROPE - PARTS EUROPET. (49)6501 9695 2000 [email protected]
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DISTRIBUTORSAustralia
East Coast Customswww.eastcoastcustom.com.au
Rollies Speed Shopwww.rollies.com.au
JapanNeo Factory
www.neofactory.co.jp
Sundancewww.sundance.co.jp
GermanyParts Europe
www.partseurope.eu
Custom Chrome Europewww.custom-chrome-europe.com
The NetherlandsZodiac International
www.zodiac.nl
USABiker’s Choice
www.bikerschoice.com
Drag Specialtieswww.dragspecialties.com
MC Advantageswww.mcadvantages.com
Rivera Primowww.riveraprimoinc.com
TEC Distwww.tecdist.com
Zipper'swww.zippersperformance.com
CanadaParts Canada
www.partscanada.com
Motorcycle Storehouse B.V.Industrieweg 22, 9781 AC Bedum, The NetherlandsTel: +31 (0)50-3039775 - Fax: +31 (0)50-
3039777
MCS Spainish agentPaloma Pinto
Tel: +34 0 93 865 7427 - Fax: +34 0 93 865 7427E-mail: [email protected]
MCS French agentBruno Selle
Tel: +33 (0)4 90 67 76 33 - Fax: +33 (0)4 90 67 92 11E-mail: [email protected]
MCS German agentRasi Bayazid
Tel: +49 (0)211 289 0538 - Fax: +49 (0)211 289 0532E-mail: [email protected]
MCS Italian agentMarcello Fontana
Tel: +39 0445 390437 - Fax: +39 0445 395539E-mail [email protected]
MCS UK agentSimon Letts
Tel: +44 (0)1892 668844 - Fax: +44 (0)1892 667722E-mail: [email protected]
AustraliaRollies Speed Shop
Tel: 07 3252 2129
CanadaPreston Cycle Products
Tel:(800) 265 2298Parts Canada/Drag Specialties
Tel:(877) 717 2858
EuropeCustom Chrome EuropeTel: 0049 (0)671 88888 0
DÜX IndustriesTel: 0049 (0)40 434037
Parts Europe Tel: 0049 6501 9695-2000Motorcycle Storehouse Tel: 0031 (0)50 3039775
Zodiac International Tel: 0031 (0)297 288 621
USABikers Choice
Tel: (800) 347 8080Custom Chrome
Tel: (800) 729 3332Drag SpecialtiesTel: (800) 222 3400
KustomwerksTel: (800) 498 4711
MidwestTel: (800) 325 3914
MID-USATel: (800) 527 0501
Tedd CycleTel: (914) 565 2806
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NETHERLANDSBad Boy Helmets
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THIS MONTH’S ADVERTISERS
AIM Corp (US) Clutches & gear kits ..............................................................................................4
Arlen Ness Enterprises (US) Inverted Series Air Cleaners ..............................................................40
Avon Grips (US) Velvet Air grips ..................................................................................................57
Barnett Clutches & Cables (US) Scorpion series clear derby covers, distributor network ............45,58
Belt Drives Ltd (US) GMA forward controls, floorboards, Distributor network ......................38,57,60
Biker’s Choice (US) Metzeler & Pirelli tires available in 2014 ........................................................31
Colorado Custom (US) Wheels ....................................................................................................60
Cometic Gasket (US) Twin Cam twin cooled head gasket..............................................................33
Darkhorse Crankworks (US) Crank assembly balancing & rebuilds ................................................58
DNA Specialty (US) New 2013 Victory Wheel ..............................................................................54
DP Brakes & Clutches USA (US) Brakes & clutches........................................................................51
Drag Specialties (US) RSD Cafe “48” ..........................................................................................11
Easyriders Events (US) V-Twin Expo 2014 ....................................................................................63
Fehling (DE) Parts & accessories ..................................................................................................59
Feuling Parts (US) Bulletproof camchest kits, Distributor network ............................................51,61
Goodridge USA (US) Brake, oil, fuel and hydraulic applications ....................................................60
Hawg Halters (US) Calipers, triple trees, front ends and handlebars ..............................................25
Helmet City Inc (US) D.O.T. & novelty helmets, Distributor network ..........................................15,59
James Gaskets (US) Gasket board kits, distributor network ........................................................8,59
Kibblewhite Precision Machining (US) Manganese guides & reamers............................................44
Küryakyn USA (US) Rear end accessories......................................................................................17
Kustom Tech (IT) Parts & accessories ............................................................................................64
Le Pera Enterprises (US) Seats ......................................................................................................12
Made by Pistor (DE) Licence plate holder for side mounting..........................................................59
Mag Connection (FR) Distributor....................................................................................................5
MAG Europe (GB) Vance & Hines Shortshots Staggered exhausts ................................................22
Medallion Instrumentation Systems (US) Premium Bagger gauges................................................53
Mid-USA Motorcycle Parts (US) Parts and accessories ..................................................................30
Motorcycle Storehouse (NL) Distributor, International Sales Offices ................42-43,44-45,46-47,60
NAMZ Custom Cycle Products (US) Wiring harnesses & fluid lines ................................................14
Paul Yaffe’s Bagger Nation (US) Direct bolt-on parts for baggers..............................................16,36
Rush Racing Products (US) High performance products ............................................................2,27
S&S Cycle (US) New porducts, dealer portal, Viola V-Twin ........................................................18,49
SBS Friction (DK) SBS brake pads ..................................................................................................7
Spectro Oils of America (US) Premium-quality lubricants ................................................................9
STD Development (US) Panhead replicas ......................................................................................13
Tech Cycle Performance Products (US) Belt drives & starters ........................................................51
TechnoResearch (US) Diagnostic and tuning tools ........................................................................61
TecMate (International) (BE) Distributor network, Optimate3 ..................................................58,61
Terre Di Moto (IT) 2014 Biker Fest - The Italian Bike Week ............................................................34
TTS Motorcycles (DE) Rims & wheels............................................................................................41
Vance & Hines (US) Monster Squared slip-ons..............................................................................32
Wizards Products/RJ Star (US) Professional finishing products ......................................................38
Zodiac International (NL) Parts & accessories, online Bikers Book, European offices ................29,58
THIS MONTH’S EDITORIAL ITEMSABM Fahrzeugtechnik (DE) Enters custom parts market with Wunderkind ....................................64
Aeromach USA / Highway Hawk (US) Indian Chief dress-up kits ..................................................46
AIM Corp (US) Mamba reverse gear ............................................................................................46
Barnett Clutches & Cables (US) Scorpion low-profile lock-up clutch ..............................................48
Belt Drives Ltd (US) GMA floorboards and controls ......................................................................42
Biker’s Choice (US) New product lines..........................................................................................28
Custom Cycle Control Systems (US) Lifetime warranty offered ......................................................56
Custom Dynamics (US) Acquires ‘Mini Beast’ line of motorcycle horns ..........................................10
CycleSmiths (US) Billet bag extensions ........................................................................................52
Dirico Motorcycles (US) Planning international expansion ..............................................................6
Drag Specialties (US) Latest additions ..........................................................................................37
Evil Machine and Engineering (US) Broyles & Bernard debut Helical 2-incher................................35
Helmet City Inc (US) Bradley Report - Helmet City in 2014 ..........................................................24
Indian Motorcycle Company (US) First factory custom Indian unveiled ............................................6
Jardine Performance Products (US) Highway bars ........................................................................42
JayBrake (US) Primary and transmission covers ............................................................................52
Jim Nasi Customs (US) Faas/Nasi exhaust collaboration................................................................26
Küryakyn USA (US) ‘Bahn’ line for Victory models ........................................................................48
Ledrie (NL) New line of saddlebags..............................................................................................28
Lehman Trikes (US) Mechanical trike reverse ................................................................................30
Mac Motorcycles (GB) Bradley Report - Displays prototype ..........................................................23
Made by Pistor (DE) ‘Hole’ series air filter, ignition and fork covers ..............................................41
Mikuni American Corp (US) Higher airflow Mikuni kits ................................................................52
Misfit Industries (US) Slip Fit neck kit ..........................................................................................37
Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) (US) Bradley Report - Board of Directors elected ......................24
Motorcycle Storehouse (NL) Launches ‘Clothing and Lifestyle’ catalog ..........................................10
Motorcycle Storehouse (NL) Expands product line ........................................................................33
Motus (US) Working towards EU homologation............................................................................10
Öhlins USA (US) Cartridge kit for touring bikes ............................................................................26
Paughco (US) Road King frame ....................................................................................................26
Paul Yaffe’s Bagger Nation (US) Launches Bagger Nation ‘Speed Freak’ line ................................50
Polaris Industries (US) See Indian Motorcycle Company ..................................................................6
Progressive Suspension (US) Remote-reservoir shocks for tourers ................................................43
Renegade Wheels (US) Trinity air cleaner ......................................................................................30
Rivera Primo (US) Powerdrive 6 for ‘93-’98 FLTs ..........................................................................47
Roaring Toyz (US) New fernders ..................................................................................................35
Robert W Baird & Co (US) Dealer Survey ..............................................................................1,13,14
S&S Cycle (US) Bradley Report - S&S appoints Viola V-Twin Brand Manager..................................23
S&S Cycle (US) Sportster head work now offered ..........................................................................8
SuperTrapp Industries (US) Imposter pipe for unture dual ............................................................47
The Trike Shop (US) Roadsmith kits for H-D ‘Rushmore’ trikes ........................................................9
Tucker Rocky Distributing (US) River Road jacket and gloves ........................................................48
Vance & Hines (US) RSD Slant-style carbon slip-ons......................................................................53
Vee Rubber International (TH) Trike tires ......................................................................................28
W&W Cycles (DE) Expands product range ..............................................................................39,41
Wildstyle (CZ) 2013 World Championship 6th place ‘Zt’..........................................................55-56
Wire Plus (US) Retrofit kit for Big Dog owners..............................................................................37
Wood Performance (US) Industry Extra - Company feature ......................................................19-21
Zodiac International (NL) Suspension options ..............................................................................35
Zodiac International (NL) 2014 Bikers Book Catalog supplement..................................................64
This INDEX is a complete listing of all the items in this edition. It includes all our advertisers and the product, feature and news itemspublished this month. The INDEX will act as a quick reference guide, and will be useful when searching this and other editions either
for contact details for a particular company, or for a specific item that has appeared. The INDEX appears in every edition of AMD .
READY for the new year,Zodiac has released the full-color 2014 supplement for itsBikers Book Issue 39 partsand accessory catalog. Taken together, the2014 Supplementand Issue 39 of theBikers Book containtens of thousands ofpart numbers, with thesupplement being
256 pages. Included in the twopublications are partsfrom Cycle Sounds, TexasLeather, Double GBaggers, Le Pera, Airhawk,
Freedom Performance,SuperTrapp, Kerker, S&S,Superchips, Rivera/Primo, BDL,AV&V, Performance Machine,Roland Sands Design, RideWright Wheels, Avon, Metzeler,Vee-Rubber, Pirelli, Fehling,Biltwell, Cyclesmiths, ArlenNess, and many others.Zodiac is also the leadingEuropean distributor forKüryakyn, and as such has aseparate 260-page Küryakynfull-color catalog available.
All of the parts stocked byZodiac can be found in thecompany’s new online catalogat catalog.zodiac.nl.
ZODIAC INTERNATIONALMijdrecht, NETHERLANDSTel: +31 (0)297 288 [email protected]
Zodiac releases 2014 Bikers Book Catalog supplement
NEWS BRIEFSVANCE & Hines enters itsfifth consecutive seasonsponsoring the Vance &Hines Harley-Davidson XR1200 AMA Pro Road Racingseries with an increasedprize purse of $16,500 perrace and a $22,500Championship fund.
POWERED by the S&S X-Wedgeengine, iconic British vehiclemanufacturer Morgan has built its1,000th Morgan 3-wheeler sincethe company brought back thelegendary roadster.
EL PASO, Texas basedaftermarket performanceparts maker MSDPerformance Group has beenbought from Chapter 11bankruptcy by Hot RodBrands LLC., an affiliate of$1.2bn asset Z Capital. Wellknown in Drag Racing circles,MSD produces performanceand fuel injection productsunder a number of names,including MSD, Racepak,Powerteq, Edge, Superchipsand the Vigilante brand oftuning products.
SAN Diego, California based Nuvizis running a kickstarter fundsraising program to launch what itclaims will be the world's firstheads-up display for motorcyclehelmets. It is reported that the'Ride:HUD' will sinc with asmartphone and del iverinformation on a transparentLCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicone)screen attached to the outside ofa full-face helmet.
LEADING German sportsbike partsand accessories manufacturer ABMhas launched a new program of top-end custom products for the v-twinmarket.
Under the ‘Wunderkind’ custombrand, ABM, who are noted in theEuropean mainstream market for thequality and precision of their work,is offering stylish and ergonomicallydesigned products ranging fromcustom air filters, brake calipers androtors, foot controls, clip-on stylehandlebars and advanced adjustabletriple tree solutions through to grips,levers tacho/dash units and engineand transmission covers.
The brainchild of ABM Managing
Director Christian Mehlhorn, theprogram made its debut at theEICMA “Milan” show in Novemberlast year and has received ravereviews from many of Europe’sleading customizers.
Product range detailswill be featured in anupcoming edition ofAMD Magazine but meanwhi leinformation is avail-able from ABM’s Jens Hartwig([email protected]).
www.wunderkind-custom.comwww.ab-m.de
ABM’s Jens Hartwig seen on theirbooth at the “Milan” show inNovember launching the company’s‘Wunderkind’ custom parts program
ABM enters custom parts market
