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AMD •• AMD •• AMD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ROBIN BRADLEY [email protected] GENERAL MANAGER SARA VINEY [email protected] DESIGN & PRODUCTION DIRECTOR BEN OAG [email protected] PUBLISHER SONJA WALLACE [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHERS ONNO WIERINGA MADNESS PHOTOGRAPHY, NL www.madnessphotography.eu FRANK SANDER THUNDER MEDIA, DE www.thunder-media-service.de TOLL FREE… FROM USA/ CANADA: TEL: 1-866 849 5704 FAX: 1-866 521 0099 If for any reason you can’t connect via our toll free numbers then dial TEL: 01144 1892 511516 Fax: 01144 1892 511517 OCTOBER 2020 (#255) COMMENT - Harley should have gone private ..............4 Robin Bradley discusses the sequence of missed opportunities for Harley to free itself from the burden of capital sapping shareholder dividends and the mistake it has made this year. ROAD TRIP - VANCE & HINES ........................23-26 Remember Road Trips? Robin does, fondly - it was only in January that he visited with Vance & Hines in California but says it feels like another lifetime ago. PERFORMANCE MACHINE - FEEL THE POWER ..........58-59 How else should a business like Performance Machine mark its 50th anniversary than with a powerful statement of turbo charged intent - it started out life as a stock Road Glide, but there's nothing stock about it now! ASTON MARTIN by BROUGH......................................18 When Aston Martin showed its Brough Superior built AMB 001 concept bike at the Milan Show in November 2019, like most we assumed that it was just a vanity project, just a marketing talking point. Not so - it is now slated for (albeit limited edition and very expensive) production. PROGUIDE: The new, the best and the must-haves ......................28-54 p.28 5, Rendlesham Mews, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 2SZ United Kingdom TEL: 0044 (0)1892 511516 FAX: 0044 (0)1892 511517 DISCLAIMERS No part of AMD may be reproduced or used in any way without permission. The views contained in AMD are not necessarily the views of the publishers; the views of the publishers are not necessarily the views of any third parties. Every effort is made to ensure that all material included is as accurate as possible, however, neither the publishers or any third parties can be held responsible for any erroneous statements, facts, figures or just plain silly or honest mistakes or inaccuracies, howsoever caused. All trademarks, brand names and other key words are used purely for descriptive purposes. No approval, endorsement of, or involvement in the contents of AMD is implied by the use of these or any other words, names or marks associated with all or any companies. All trademarks are openly acknowledged by AMD and by any third parties included in AMD. All AMD editorial content is just exactly that, independently sourced, compiled and written editorial content for which no financial or other beneficial transaction or other kind of relationship, contractual or otherwise, has been entered into. No consequential losses or any other liabilities are accepted arising from content of any kind in AMD, howsoever caused. p.34 p.44 p.28 p.36 p.39 p.30 p.54 p.54 ‘World Championship of Custom Bike Building’ is a registered trademark of Robin A. Bradley, Dealer World P O S T M A S T E R AMD (ISSN 1465-7627) is published monthly by Dealer World, 5, Rendlesham Mews, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2SZ, United Kingdom. Subscription price $200 per year. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: AMD, Dealer World, 5, Rendlesham Mews, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2SZ, United Kingdom or e-mail to [email protected] PRINT BY WARNERS MIDLANDS BOURNE, LINCOLNSHIRE, GB ISSN 1465-7627 www.AMDchampionship.com AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - OCTOBER 2020 3