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Royal Enfield has now commenced operations at its planned new CKD ( complete knock down ) assembly facility in Brazil . Located in Manaus , capital of Amazonas state , it is the fourth Royal Enfield CKD assembly unit across the world , after Thailand , Colombia and Argentina . It has an annual assembly capacity of more than 15,000 units .
Indian Motorcycle Company has recalled 7,811 Chief , Super Chief and Scout motorcycles due to possible fuel pump failure .
Parts Canada has been announced as the exclusive distributor in Canada for the German made parts and accessories for Kodlin Motorcycles business . Two years ago , Kodlin hired former Custom Chrome and Kuryakyn senior executive Holger Mohr to set up Kodlin USA at Morgan Hill , California . This deal is a next stage in a relationship established earlier in 2022 when Drag Specialties started Kodlin distribution in USA .
Zurich , Switzerland based Hostettler Moto AG , a subsidiary of the Hostettler Group conglomerate with seven branches throughout Switzerland , has announced that it is no longer to sell Indian motorcycles from January 2023 . The company took over the Indian motorcycle business from Arrigoni GmbH in spring of 2021 . Indian was down by more than 38 % by the end of August 2022 .
Following a winning performance at the 2022 FIM Motocross of Nations ( MXoN ) that brought the MXoN Chamberlain Trophy back to the United States , the U . S . team - which included Eli Tomac , Chase Sexton and Justin Cooper , with five-time World Champion and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Roger DeCoster as Team Manager - has been honored with the 2022 AMA Motorcyclist of the Year award . It had been 11 years since the U . S . last won the Chamberlain Trophy , and this year the U . S . MXoN did so in front of thousands of fans on home soil at Red Bud Track ' N ' Trail in Buchanan , Mich ., on Sept . 25 , 2022 .
Drag Specialties has hired Kristalyn Manka for the southern Michigan and northern Indiana area . She has several years of experience at the dealer level , managing shop and service . She started riding in 2017 and has owned ten motorcycles since . She currently rides a 1999 Harley-Davidson Super Glide and a 2018 Honda Grom .
Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties Spring NVP Product Expo
Louisville , Kentucky , January 21-22 , 2023
The good news is that life beyond Zoom continues with Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties announcing the return of their in-person expo to Louisville after three years . The NVP Expo , held at the Kentucky International Convention Center ( KICC ), is scheduled for January 2023 and will kick off the spring premier selling season . The NVP Product Expo continues to expand with an over + 40 % increase in exhibit space from the previous Louisville expo , and all exhibits will be on one floor . The Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties sales force will have additional opportunities to visit vendor displays on Friday 20th , beginning at noon , to get a sneak peak of what ' s new for 2023 . The expo begins for dealers on Saturday , January 21st , and runs for two full days . VP Sales & Marketing Jeff Derge said : " Exciting new brands and products will be unveiled , along with opportunities to connect with the industry ' s leading brand representatives . Dealers attending the expo will receive expo discounts and additional incentives .
The full color issue # 44 of the Zodiac Bikers Book " is the best aftermarket catalog ever made ," according to Zodiac International General Manager Vincent Pels . I hear you saying that , well , yes , of course he ' s going to say that , but in an era in which parts and accessory catalogs are increasingly migrating online , it is a pleasure to see that the hard core old school H-D and custom V-twin market is still ' keeping the flame alive '. This 2023-2024 edition contains more than 40,000 parts and accessories and " is one of the most extensive catalogs available for the Harley-Davidson and American V-twin aftermarket ," says Vincent . " Zodiac carries extensive product lines from American manufacturers like S & S Cycle , Star Racing , Feuling , Wiseco , Keith Black , Freedom Performance , James Gaskets , Cometic , Two Brothers Racing , Performance Machine , Le Pera , Kerker , SuperTrapp , JIMS , and so on ." Also present are leading European brands such as MCJ , V-Performance , Fehling , Tolle , Kustom Tech , Kellermann , Bitubo , Ohlins , Vity ' s
Plan to attend both Saturday and Sunday , as it really will take two days to see the entire expanded expo . Without doubt , this is the # 1 distributor show in North America ." Happy Hour will hit the show floor on Saturday 21st , before everyone heads to that evening ' s iconic Meet & Greet , taking place at the Sports & Social
Zodiac Bikers Book # 44
Design , Tommy & Sons and Rick ' s Motorcycles in Germany . Zodiac also carries parts from further afield and one notable addition recently has been the modular , inventory-friendly Blow Exhausts program from Australia . The catalog is available in English , German , French , Italian and Spanish . " We are constantly enlarging and adjusting our line of products ," says Vincent , " to keep up with the demands of today ' s
Club in the heart of downtown Louisville ' s 4th Street live entertainment district . Louisville is located only a day ' s drive for over half of the U . S . population . It features one of the most walkable downtowns and a is a premier dining and entertainment destination . www . dragspecialties . com
Harley- Davidson owners - not to overlook the ever-increasing inventory of Indian Motorcycle applications we offer to our dealers , and we still like to look after Buell , Indian and Victory riders ." www . zodiac . nl
Vincent Pels , General Manager , seen here on the right : " The Pan America is a new model we are building inventory for , including exhausts from SuperTrapp , National Cycle ' s VStream windscreens , a Hyperpro spring kit and Barnett ' s carbon fiber clutch ."
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