Arrowhead Engineered Products : Arrowhead CEO John Mosunic has wasted little time investing in growing Arrowhead ' s footprint in the global powersports business . Arrowhead is owner of Vertex Pistons in Italy and the All Balls
Racing Group , whose brands portfolio includes Hot Cams , Hot Rods , All Balls Racing and Pivot
Works . The company ' s first significant acquisition announcement in 2022 came in January with news that long-time owner Craig Shoemaker had sold his Boise , Idaho-based business ,
Western Power Sports , to Arrowhead . Just eight months later came the news that Arrowhead , one of the big three distributors in the United States , had snapped up Bihr from Kontich , Belgium-based former owner Alcopa . At a stroke ( well , two strokes ) and in the space of less than a year , Arrowhead has reshaped the European and
American motorcycle industry parts , accessories , gear and apparel distribution landscape in dramatic fashion ; www . arrowheadepinc . com
Gates Carbon Drive : The famous belt drive manufacturer has its eyes on the electric scooter market with its new Moto X5 belt . Described as a " significant addition to the Gates Carbon Drive portfolio , offering the same core belt drive benefits of clean , quiet , smooth , strong , but with even quieter performance than its predecessors ," Gates says it achieved this breakthrough in belt technology through the combination of a highstiffness , long-lasting synthetic compound with Gates ' long-proven carbon fiber cord reinforcement . The expansion of the use of drive belts rather than chain on electric motorcycles will represent a major new business opportunity for the Denver , Colorado based Bates Corporation ; www . gatescarbondrive . com
SBS Friction : Available through Drag Specialties and Parts Unlimited , the leading Danish brake pad manufacturer has been on a mission to turn motorcycle brake pads into being among the most environmentally responsible products possible , and its new ECE R90 formulations will mark the final stage in a " Better Brakes " transition . This will see production at its Svendborg , Denmark factory achieve carbon neutral production by 2025 . The transition means that SBS will be removing and replacing raw materials such as copper , nickel ( for sintered pads ) and antimony ( for ceramic pads ) from greater than 95 % of production ; www . sbsbrakes . com
Bitubo : In strategic terms , the big news from the Padua based Italian suspension specialist has been the opening of a new North American headquarters in Florida , headed up by former Progressive Suspension man Sean Delshadi . In product terms , recent additions include JBH cartridges , including 2 " overs , and SSW steering stabilizer kits ; www . bitubo . com
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S & S Cycle : Grant Hillegass says that " the popular S & S Cycle ' Winter Power Packages ' have returned through the end of January . They are the ideal combination of performance and savings , with winning combinations on offer for M-8 and Twin Cam models "; www . sscycle . com
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