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In partnership with the National Forest Foundation ( NFF ), Polaris has announced the 2023 recipients of the Polaris Fund for Outdoor Recreation grants . The partnership was established in 2021 with Polaris pledging to donate $ 5m to the NFF over five years to provide grants and project funding to support outdoor recreation and conservation work to help protect forests and surrounding lands . This year ' s funding will support partnership projects in various National Forest locations , including the Kelly Motorized Trail system in Arizona , the Alpine Tunnel in Colorado , and the Stagecoach Trail in Vermont .
KTM parent company PIERER Mobility and Chinese partner CFMoto are to strengthen their cooperation through an expansion of their joint venture in China , with the Chinese manufacturer increasing its shareholding in PIERER Mobility to 2.0 %. The two are strengthening their cooperation in the areas of product strategy , development as well as industrialization . In January 2023 , KTM took over the distribution of CFMoto motorcycles in Germany , Austria , Switzerland , Spain and Great Britain , leveraging its established sales organization in these markets . Production capacity of CFMoto made KTM units is to be increased from 50,000 to 100,000 units . Founded in 1989 , CFMoto sells through more than 3,000 dealers worldwide .
Reuters reports that car sales in Russia rose 151.8 % year-onyear in June 2023 , despite ' western ' sanctions . This continues a rebound seen there from a dramatic -59 % car industry slump in 2022 . Russia ' s auto industry had been heavily reliant on investment , equipment and parts from overseas and in response to the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine many foreign automakers withdrew from the Russian market entirely .
Polaris donated more than $ 135,000 to Off-Road and Snow organizations through its Spring T . R . A . I . L . S . Grants . In total , Polaris has donated more than $ 3.1m to ATV , off-road and snowmobiling organizations across the U . S . and Canada through its ongoing twice annual T . R . A . I . L . S . Grant Program . " Polaris is committed to promoting responsible riding practices and advancing stewardship initiatives that help protect and care for the outdoors ."
Anatomy of a Performance Rotor
Equally as well known for its wheels and brake pads , Lyndall Racing Brakes ' range of performance brake rotors are a premium product line with options for street and track . Paul Kittrell ' s San Marcos , Texas based factory has traditionally offered threepiece , lug-drive floating rotors - consisting of an outer ring ( friction ring ), a center carrier and a helical retaining clip ( the attachment ring ). This construction was sold with three different friction ring styles - original smooth , crown cut , and the thinner ' Bow- Tie ' profiled outer ring - in 16 design styles for the center carriers - such as 7 , 9 , 11 , and 13 spokes , B52 , Omega , Hooligan , Enforcer and more , with new ideas being designed regularly . However , Lyndall ' s newest offerings are one-piece rotors - " a little more affordable while still allowing the rotor to float on the wheel , utilizing Harley ' s wave spring floating mechanism ," says Paul . Those are specialized
One-piece Enforcer rotors
Machine finish for Pan America
Limited edition seven-bolt fitment for Road Glide
fitments only available for Enforcer and Prodigy wheels , Dyna , V-rod , Switchblade , the Pan America and a Limited seven-bolt fitment for Road Glide . This takes the range to four onepiece rotors available , including a one-piece rear for the Pan America . All the one-piece rotors utilize the bowtie outer design and gas slots to eject hot gasses that are created under friction , improving pad performance .
FT750 Factory Rotor
Recent news from Lyndall Racing Brakes is that it has been selected by Indian Motorcycle as the Factory Rotor on the Indian FT750 . Paul Kittrell said that " our dedication to developing the finest brake components on the planet has not gone unnoticed . The new Indian Scout FTR750 and FTR1200 Custom features Lyndall black crown cut rotors . " We are proud to be a part of something that has so much thought and care put into it . This bike features only the highest quality parts and design ." This news follows Lyndall ' s announcement of new product releases for Harley ' s Pan America and a Road Glide Limited seven pin , front one-piece rotor with brake pads .
Lydall rotors are made in high strength , corrosion resistant , durable
JFE 410 DbER martensitic stainless steel - martensite is a very hard form of steel crystalline structure . They are CNC machined , heat-treated and double-disc ground to precise tolerances of flatness . The result is an ultra-lightweight design which reduces unsprung
Lyndall Brakes ' Paul Kittrell
weight for improved acceleration , deceleration , and transitioning . They feature an ultranarrow bandwidth . Paul explains that " a decrease in surface area equates to an increase in surface pressure for a fixed amount of clamping force . They have a double leading edge - this continuously scrapes the brake pad surface , reducing the glaze that can build up over a series of high temperature braking events ." The five available rotor styles are the Smooth Gemini and 13-spoke rotors and the Omega , Smooth 13-spoke and Breakout black ' Bow-Tie ' designs . www . lyndallbrakes . com
TT-tracker center design with bow-tie outer friction ring
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