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BRIEFS
The club of BMW Motorcycle Owners of America ( MOA ) has confirmed that its 2021 National Rally is being held June 24-27 at the Montana ExpoPark in Great Falls , Montana .
The MIC is opposing proposed changes by the U . S . EPA to modify and remove E15 fuel labeling requirements at gas pumps . This fuel includes high levels of ethanol , between 10.5 and 15 percent , " which can harm powersports engines , degrade performance , increase emissions , cause fuel leaks and even engine failures - as well as voiding manufacturer warranties . The proposed labeling changes will make it more difficult for consumers to distinguish the difference between E15 and the less harmful E10 fuel and will fail to communicate the risks of improper E15 use ."
Having secured prominent sponsorships in AFT and motorcycle drag racing for 2021 , Mission Foods - the American Tortilla chips , wraps , dips and salsa manufacturer - has signed on with MotoAmerica as naming rights sponsor for the 2021 King of the Baggers V-twin motorcycle road racing series ; www . MotoAmerica . com
BMW has recorded deliveries of 42,592 motorcycles and scooters in Q1 , up by 22.5 % from 34,774 units in Q1 last year . Revenues from motorcycles are put at € 753m , up by 35.7 % from € 557m for the year-ago quarter . The profit on motorcycle operations is put at € 135m , up by 72 % on the year- ago period (€ 87.5m ).
Michael Veracka has acquired 76- year-old Volcano H-D of Vancouver , Washington ( formerly Columbia H-D , owned by Jennifer Rodgers ), saying he plans to hire 50 additional staff at the location . The addition takes his MOD Enterprises network to seven Harley stores - Rawhide H-D in Kansas , Avalanche H-D in Colorado , Riverside and Huntington Beach in California , Desert Wind H-D at Meza , Arizona and Jet City at Renton in Washington state ; www . modenterprises . com
NHRA and Virginia Motorsports Park have announced the postponement of the Virginia NHRA Nationals ( the event had been slated for June 4-6 at Petersburg , Va .) and the addition of the Thunder Valley Nationals at the Bristol Dragway in Tennessee , October 15-17 .
20 AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - JUNE 2021
Back to a Period-Correct Future
There aren ' t many motorcycles still in working order from 1937 - most have long since either disappeared or are now enjoying quiet retirement in a museum or collection of some kind . There are even fewer accessory vendors from then still in business today , but one such - National Cycle of Maywood , Illinois - is not only still in rude health as a world leader in the windshields business , but still has the ' Heritage Chops ' to not just recognize and honor its own past , but to do so in the context of the extraordinary journey of development that motorcycle design has been in that time . Founded as ' The Nation ' s Cycle Center ' in 1937 by a certain Gordon Willey , National Cycle , as it has been to generations of riders , is still in the same family ownership , with Barry Willey and his wife Ann still very firmly at the helm . Under their stewardship the business has never failed to move forward , especially where embracing and developing advanced materials and windshield safety is concerned - but so too , Ann and Barry have never forgotten their roots . These new vintage style , beaded windshields in four color options are now available for restoring 1936-47 Knuckleheads or 1948 Panheads . These windshields were modeled directly from actual vintage windshields that National Cycle manufactured beginning in 1937 . " If your original windshield is old or cracked , replace it with an exact reproduction made by the same original manufacturer - National Cycle !" The National Cycle vintage beaded windshields come complete with mounting hardware exactly like the originals , and with lower sections in choice of clear , blue , red or black . The period-correct windshields were made from Pyralin plastic , which was somewhat flexible and thus required a beaded edge as well as a steel reinforcing ring . These new reproductions are made from virtually unbreakable polycarbonate , with the upper section having National Cycle ' s exclusive Quantum hardcoating for what is widely recognized as the world ' s best scratch resistance . The beaded edge and steel ring are retained for an authentic , periodcorrect appearance . All National Cycle polycarbonate windscreens are protected by a 3-year warranty against breakage .
Cardo Under New Ownership
Tel Aviv and Plano , Texas based Cardo Systems has been sold by prior owner and founder / chairman Dr . Abraham Glezerman and leading Israeli private equity tech investor specialist Fortissimo Capital to London , England based EMK Capital for an undisclosed sum . Cardo ' s products are sold in over 80 countries , with additional operations in Europe and Asia , and employs over 100 people worldwide . Dr . Abraham Glezerman founded Cardo in 2003 . A year later , the newly formed company was the first to introduce personal Bluetooth-based communicators to the motorcycle industry , adding a completely new product category to the accessory market . To date , the
company has sold over six million communication devices worldwide . " Leading Cardo ' s evolution from an idea to a leading global brand was a unique experience ," said Glezerman . " Its success could only have come about thanks to the ever-inspiring dialog with millions of customers worldwide and due to the creativity , dedication and professionalism of the immensely talented people who work at Cardo ." www . cardosystems . com
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