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JANUARY 2024 (# 294 )
COMMENT - EICMA Hardcore P & A / G & A Exhibitor Atrophy ...................................... 4
Despite the spin put on the visitor and exhibitor numbers , the truth is that exhibitor numbers from the show ' s traditional hardcore of parts , accessory , gear and apparel sectors are in decline - at EICMA and elsewhere . INTERMOT appears to have been a primary casualty , and as of December 2023 , there are still no definitive announcements about the ' Cologne Show ' for 2024 .
ShowZONE : Over 60 International Shows and Events ................................ 6,8,12 A welcome return for AMD ' s long established global show , expo and event listing , curated specifically for the V-twin market . While the jury is out on whether the popular AMD Year Planner will ever return , this marks the start of a reliable , regular , beefed-up industry event date listing service .
EICMA : Three Days of Aisle Pounding and Over 1,000 Pictures Taken ............ 28-34
Around 560,000 visitors , 2,306 brands , 700 plus direct exhibitors , 67 percent of them from outside Italy , representing 45 countries ; more than 39,000 industry professionals , representing 120 different nations ; over 7,000 media attendees from 62 countries ; nearly 9,000 test rides and 19 percent attendee growth over 2022 . EICMA - the show where statistics go to die !
DP Brakes : 40 Years of Stopping .................................................................................... 48 Originally created as a spin-off of the Dunlopad motorcycle brake pad brand from then British Dunlop Tire Company , DP Brakes has been keeping it simple and keeping it sintered ever since .
Biltwell : A Unique Event Horizon ...................................................................................... 64 Genuine ' walkers of the walk ', Biltwell invests heavily in the kind of events that they would like to go to and that promote the kind of riding that they themselves enjoy - from the Biltwell 100 to the Parts and Labor Custom Motorcycle Expo and the ( now ) AMD Approved ' Peoples Champ Show '.
Lyndall Racing Brakes : Sponsoring King Of The Baggers in 2024 ............................ 18 Texas-based Lyndall Racing Brakes has been announced as an official partner of the MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Championship series in 2024 . " Being an official partner of the 2024 series is an honor ," said CEO Paul Kittrell .
AMD Approved : Six Dates Listed for 2024 So Far .......................................................... 14 From Italy to the Czech Republic , the Netherlands to the United States and Sweden - the school of cool !
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