Sources : AMD , IDN , FT , Reuters , PSB , MPN , BDN , MCN , AP , Bloomberg , MSNW , Electrek , electricmotorcycles . news , RideApart . com , Motor1 . com , Cycle World , motorbikewriter . com
NEWS
BRIEFS
Harley and GRAMMY awardnominated , " 8 x RIAA diamondcertified global superstar ," Post Malone teamed up last summer to create a limited-edition apparel collection . " The collection is a celebration of Post ’ s love for the iconic brand . With the most RIAA diamond-certified singles from any artisan a brazen style all of his own , Post Malone shines unlike any other singer-songwriter of our generation . The garments in the collection are as bold and clean as the polished brightwork on his Custom Chrome Harley-Davidson Low Rider ST motorcycle . Available as part of H-D Collections , a grouping of unique lifestyle apparel lines , the Post Malone x H-D collection is a combination of collaborative partner branding , clean and contemporary text designs , chrome treatments and halftone graphics that either pay homage to or directly pull from classic H-D imagery ." Well , okay then ; glad we got that understood by everyone !
Launched amid much fanfare in 2022 , the FIM World Supercross Championship ( WSX ) owner SX Global ( Australia ) has had issues with its original financial backer - with rumors that the series was in financial trouble after Abu Dhabi based Mubadala Capital ( the asset management arm of the United Arab Emirates sovereign wealth fund ) withdrew its support . CEO Adam Bailey has sold the business to a new investor group led by sports investors Kyril Louis- Dreyfus ( 5 % owner of Marseilles Football Club and son of Robert Louis-Dreyfus , the former CEO of advertising giant Saatchi & Saatchi and of sportswear giant Adidas ). His business partner in the acquisition of a controlling stake in SX Global is Juan Sartori - a successful Uruguayan businessman and senator . In sporting terms , the pair are best known as co-owners of English tier-2 football team Sunderland . The WSX ambitions for the 2023 season are in tatters . In 2022 a planned six-round series was reduced to just two rounds ( UK and Australia ). So far there has only been a season opening round at the Villa Park football ground in Birmingham , England ( July 1 ). With the 2023 Singaporean , German and Canadian Grands Prix canceled , it would appear that , at best , the only two remaining rounds will be Abu Dhabi , at the Etihad Arena , Yas Island ( November 4 ), and at the Marvel Stadium , Melbourne ( November 24-25 ).
AIMExpo - Over 17 OEM Exhibitors as Show Nears Capacity
Following news last month that Indian Motorcycle , Slingshot and Polaris are to return to AIMExpo in 2024 , the OEM count now includes Suzuki , whose continued support for the show had been expected , but has now been confirmed . This means the total list of exhibiting OEMs now includes Aprilia , GasGas , Husqvarna , Indian Motorcycle , Kawasaki , KTM , Moto Guzzi , Moto Morini , MV Agusta , Piaggio , Polaris , Slingshot , Suzuki , Triumph , Vespa and Yamaha . Plus , there are several importers and distributors who will also be showcasing vehicle brands from around the world - from ATV and UTV / SxS models to on and offhighway internal combustion and electric models and brands . With Turn 14 Distribution having picked up some of the lead role that Tucker Powersports had at the show in the past couple of years - including sponsorship of the Industry Party - the recent addition of further distribution businesses such as Rocky Mountain ATV / MC and Automatic Distributors has seen the momentum that AIMExpo established in 2022 and 2023 sustained and accelerated . Suzuki says it is building on the success of 2023 and expanding on that momentum as it heads into 2024 - " AIMExpo is a tremendous opportunity to connect with our existing dealer network , as well as potential new dealers who are interested in what Suzuki has to offer ," said Chase Rastegar , Communications Manager , Suzuki Motor USA , LLC . " In February 2023 we were excited to show off two all-new models that were being seen for the first time at a show on American soil - the 2023 GSX-8S and V-STROM 800DE . For 2024 we look to increase the momentum , going into the show with a larger presence to showcase even more new models ." February 6-8 at Las Vegas will mark a 10th anniversary for a show that originally started as a 4-day combination trade and consumer expo at Orlando , Florida . AIMExpo experimented with Columbus , Ohio , for a couple of years , in an attempt to fill the Midwest gap left by the demise of the ' Indy ' Dealer Expo and the V-
Twin Expo at Cincinnati . However , dropping anchor at Las Vegas appears to have allowed the show to convincingly establish and futureproof the new identity it was forced into adopting as a classicformula three-day trade only event . Though driven to doing so by questions of relevance , declining attendance and the effects of the Pandemic on all such events , the benefit of U . S . trade association ownership finally came into its own with the kind of long-term thinking and industry-first backing that a show project such as this always needed . Kudos to the MIC for staying the course ! www . aimexpousa . com
12 AFTERMARKET MOTO DESIGN - DECEMBER 2023 www . AMDmag . com