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JANUARY 2023 (# 282 )
COMMENT - Has AIMExpo Got The ' Big MO '?.............................. 4
As AIMExpo is restored to its annual staging at Las Vegas ( February 15-17 , 2023 ), is it possible to detect the earliest signs of ' Momentum ' for a show that has had to surmount more than its fair share of obstacles in the past 36 months ? Robin Bradley thinks it is now headed in the right direction .
BAGGER RACING - Two schedules , 19 Races .......................... 10
As both of the market ' s Bagger Racing series publish schedules for 2023 , can the market sustain so many events , so many races ? The King Of The Baggers has the backing of MotoAmerica ( and it has the Corkscrew ), but in addition to Drag Specialties , does the Bagger Racing League have grass roots authenticity ?
LETTER FROM UKRAINE - DJ Maughfling reports .............. 12
In a feature that usually only appears in International Dealer News , DJ Maughfling of Supersprox tells such a poignant story of the survival of a motorcycle industry parts manufacturing factory through the bombs and missiles , power cuts and freezing winter that we are reprinting it here for our AMD readers .
TÖFFMÄSS - Switzerland .................................. 18-20
The Swiss custom market has got its shop window back in the shape of a new show that has risen from the ashes of Swiss Moto and Swiss Custom - one of the many pandemic show casualties in Europe . Horst Roesler reports .
RICK ' S MOTORCYLES - single-sided swingarm .......... 22-24
Patrick ' Rick ' Knoerzer ' s Rick ' s Motorcycles may be equally well known as an authorized H-D dealer these days , but his roots were in the custom parts industry in Germany and the fat rear end and single-sided swingarm has a 300 rear tire set-up available for M-8 Softails . Horst Roesler reports again .
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