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The Biltwell Motorcycle Luggage Backstory - " By Riders , For Riders "

Biltwell was one of , if not the first , to bring tactical-style MOLLE-equipped motorcycle gear to market with their universal-fit EXFIL-7 back in 2014 . " I came back from Iraq in ' 05 and used the machine gun ammo pouches from my gear to hold stuff on my bikes for years ," says co-founder Bill Bryant . " Those pouches were way tougher and more universal than anything on the market , but not really meant for motorcycles . So , we designed the EXFIL-7 to be a moto-specific , but universally mounted utility bag ." Now , nearly a decade after first launching it , Biltwell ' s EXFIL line of motorcycle luggage has expanded to nine different bags for a wide variety of ' missions '. Not ones to sit back and design gear from behind their desks , Bryant and crew log plenty of miles , and not just riding to the local bar either . This year the Biltwell gang was slated to ride old bikes to the top of the world - Prudhoe Bay , Alaska , but COVID- 19 had other plans and the adventure had to be postponed . Not ones to give up easily , a " back-up plan " was initiated . Remote camping through Utah , Idaho , Montana , Washington and Oregon meant social distancing was easy to do and the group used the opportunity to shakedown final prototypes of the new EXFIL-65 bag , fine-tune future design
Putting their money where their mouth is - the Biltwell crew puts down many adventurous miles each year in search of good times and thoughtful product designs . It ain ' t bad work if you can get it !
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The EXFIL-65 is Biltwell ' s latest offering - 100 % waterproof and just the right size for nearly any adventure , it straps on to a sissy bar or luggage rack and offers a myriad of tie-down and attachment points .
modifications on the other gear and maybe sneak in just a little bit of fun and call it work . From the hugely successful EXFIL-80 sissy bar bag to the thoughtfully designed EXFIL- 11 tank bag , all of the gear is meant to be universal fit . This makes it particularly easy for dealers to stock and simple for riders to buy and install . " There ' s plenty of traditional , complicated and ugly luggage out there for baggers and touring bikes ," says Bryant , " but we wanted something much more rugged that worked on any motorcycle and was built for the way our customers ride ." The numerical naming convention ? Simple . " Conventional luggage is measured in liters . That ' s an odd measurement that doesn ' t connect with our customers ." So , the model names are derived by determining how many 12 ounce beer cans can fit in each one . Something nearly every Biltwell customer can identify with immediately - one more clever example of this company ' s empathy with the younger and more adventurous modern-day rider .
BILTWELL INC . Temecula , California , USA Tel : 951 699 1500 service @ biltwellinc . com www . biltwellinc . com

W & W Cycles Additions

The Cyclery IOE Cylinders
Protect valuable and irreplaceable original crankcases from worn-beyond-repair original cylinders ( a . k . a . time bombs ) with these accurate reproduction IOE ( Inlet Over Exhaust ) cylinders . Cast from state-of-the-art alloys to modern specs , W & W says they " stand up to all horsepower you can pack on an IOE lower end . Now you can finally have both , that stock factory look and a safe engine . Racers around the globe have been using them with great success for years ." Sold as pairs only , they are made in Australia and come with a cast iron , cast finish . There are versions available for most applications .
CHP Scavenger Pumps for Flatheads
W & W says these are " the perfect complement for CHP feed pumps to compensate for the increased supply volume ." The wider gears of the CHP scavenger pump effectively raise the return oil volume by about 40 %. They will also work with stock feed pumps . The pumps are Swedish made in cast iron / steel with four studs for Big Twin Flathead 1937-1948 and 45 "/ 750 cc Flathead 1937-1973 ( except K-models ).
Fork Enduro Fairings
This one-of-a-kind Enduro style fairing is made in Japan from cast aluminum with a cast finish . It takes a 4-1 / 2 " headlamp and its dimensions are 152 mm wide by 320 mm high . A bolt-on mounting kit for H-D 39 mm forks is available as an additional option .
W & W CYCLES AG Wuerzburg , GERMANY Tel : + 49 ( 0 ) 931 250 6116 sales @ wwag . com www . wwag . com
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