Performance Bagger Billet Swingarm
Georgia based Hawg Halters ( HHI ) chose Daytona Bike Week 2024 to launch a new product design that had been in development for more than 12 months - an advanced performance Bagger billet swingarm with unique features and what HHI is describing as " very aggressive " pricing . " Several well-known builders have already showcased this lightweight design on their Daytona builds and the reaction has been very strong ," says HHI ' s Mark Thompson . " Those builders include Hoffman Designs , So Flo Cycles , Unknown Cycles , Deadwood Custom Cycles who all showed at Daytona , plus Mid Glide exhaust specialist SPF Fab ." It ships fully assembled , including pre-installed bearings and sleeves , and is a complete time- and cost-saving ready-to-install kit . The swingarm components are precision-machined from 6061-T6 billet aluminum , chromoly and stainless steel and is said to reduce weight by over 20 % compared to a stock swingarm . " The main swingarm is a three-piece assembly and one of the unique design innovations we have incorporated with a massive interlocking hi-strength , thermally press-fit keying feature that provides precision alignment and permanent construction ." Assembled with 4 hi-strength 1 / 2 " diameter 12 pt polished stainless steel , heavy flange ARP bolts , it has a positive lock-adjustable position axle locator system , provides 2 inches of full axle slot adjustment ( 2.5 times greater than stock ) and a keyed axle locator plate that eases axle installation . There are exclusively designed and made stainless steel inner swingarm axle protector plates ; the design allows maximum axle installation torque , promotes positive axle position and prevents damage to swingarm billet inside faces . A multi-point shock mount system allows the swingarm to go from stock to + 1 / 2 " height - a unique design that , among other benefits , allows installation of most shock absorber brands without spacing . The swingarm is designed to work with shocks ranging in length from 10 " to 16 ". The " extreme strength , lightweight hollow axle is made from 150 ksi heat-treated medium carbon steel alloy ," says Mark , " which has been precisionmachined for close tolerance fit and nickel plated for long lasting durability ." Additional features include a stainless steel 36 mm hex axle nut with stainless steel stock type H-D retaining rings supplied as standard . It is designed to fit 2009 to present H-D Touring bikes . The swingarm is designed to allow for up to 200 mm x 18 " tire size .
HAWG HALTERS INC . Dahlonega , Georgia , USA Tel : 877 442 5837 sales @ hawghalters . com www . hawghalters . com
Qualifier 2-1 Exhaust for Challengers and Pursuits
S & S Cycle ' s 2-1 Qualifier exhaust for 2020- 2023 Indian Challenger and Pursuit models is its King Of The Baggers race-inspired , street-based exhaust , with all the lessons from the track engineered into deliver great power and sound . Available in brushed stainless and Guardian Black finishes , these exhausts feature full heat shields ( front and rear headers ), equallength head pipes and a stainless steel stepped header construction . This genuinely race-bred , 50-state legal exhaust also comes with bag supports for the left and right-side saddlebags and S & S race-inspired end caps .
On the basis that " more air equals more power ," S & S recommends installing its simple , one-piece construction bolt-on air cleaner assembly with Indian Challenger high flow air filter for the Indian Challenger for exactly that - " more air - lots more air - up to 20 % more air flow !"
S & S CYCLE INC . Viola , Wisconsin , USA Tel : 608 627 1497 sscust @ sscycle . com www . sscycle . com
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