British cable and control specialist Venhill Engineering has added key Buell models to its Featherlight cables application list . Best known for product design that withstands the demands of high-performance sport bikes and urban cycle riding , Featherlight cables are a significant upgrade on most OEM fittings . " Made to a much higher specification than the factory-fitted items , Venhill Featherlight cables are designed to deliver improved performance and durability , along with smoother and lighter action - a real help with the heavy Harley clutches fitted to Buells ." Venhill can also make the cables in longer lengths - to any increment of 25 mm ( 1 "), up to 600 mm ( 24 ") - ideal for riders wishing to alter the handlebar position or fit new ones . All cables feature Venhill ' s high quality marine-grade stainless steel inner wire to eliminate stretch and a PTFE liner for minimum friction and a lighter action . The liner also removes the need for regular lubrication . Each inner cable is ' bird-caged ': a special process applied to the end of the inner wire , which allows solder to penetrate the weave of the cable , making the bond with the nipple much stronger . This improves durability and reduces the risk of cable breakage . The PTFE lined outer conduit is a two part construction , consisting of conventional spiral wound steel with longitudinal stands overlayed . This is then covered with a hardened PA6 Nylon jacket . This helps keep moisture and corrosion out , protecting the inner as well as strengthening the conduit and in turn ensuring all the lever force is delivered directly where it is needed . Venhill replacement Featherlight cables are available for the S1 Lightning , S3 Thunderbolt , S3T Thunderbolt and M2 Cyclone , plus the XB9R and XB12R Firebolt models . All are designed to be a straight swap with the originals , with no modifications required .
VENHILL ENGINEERING Dorking , Surrey , UK Tel : + 44 ( 0 ) 1306 885111 sales @ venhill . co . uk www . venhill . co . uk
S & S Grand National slip-on for 2022 + Nightster
S & S Cycle has embraced the " next generation of the Sportster " - the new Nightster - a sleeved-down 975 cc version of the liquid-cooled , 60-degree Revolution Max V-twin used in the Pan America ADV model , that makes more than double the power of the
" traditional " Sportsters it replaces at around 90 hp . S & S VP Marketing David Zemla describes the Nightster as " lighter , faster , water cooled , and sadly very muted ," saying that " luckily , the performance gurus at S & S Cycle are already on the job and we have recently launched a Grand National slip-on muffler that allows the most technically advanced Sportster ever created to sound more like , well , a Sportster . " Designed to mesh with the factory header and shields , the S & S exhaust features their trademark removable dB Reducer that allows for easy sound and performance tuning ."
Severe Duty M-8 Clutch
Southern California based American Prime Manufacturing ( APM ) is well known for its transmission components - not least its Comp Master clutches . Company President Ben Kudon says : " We specialize in Comp Master brand clutches for American V- twins , but we also manufacture a wide range of other parts - all of which are designed to outperform their OE counterparts , and all manufactured and assembled right here in the U . S . A . " They are designed and manufactured with quality and reliability uppermost , so dealers can rest assured that their customers are well looked after . All our Comp Master clutches are easy to adjust and provide reliable , trouble-free operation . Comp Masters are assembled with care from quality components . All parts we make are from high-quality billet and then machined to exacting tolerances ." The latest news from APM is of a brand-new clutch for Milwaukee-Eight models from 2017 to 2021 - a severe duty clutch for those fitted with Harley ' s ( or an aftermarket ) hydraulically actuated clutch . " It will be a bolt-in design built to handle large amounts of torque and horsepower - apart from some possible minor clearancing on some installs , this will be a true OE replacement , but with the muscle needed ."
S & S CYCLE INC . Viola , Wisconsin , USA Tel : 608 627 1497 sscust @ sscycle . com www . sscycle . com
AMERICAN PRIME MANUFACTURING Santa Fe Springs , California , USA info @ apminc . us www . americanprimemfginc . com
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