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Damon Motors ( Vancouver ) has announced a strategic alliance with Auteco Mobility to " deliver the world ' s smartest , safest , connected electric motorcycles " to the Latin American market . The two companies plan to collaborate for sales and support of Damonbranded motorcycles . Additionally , Auteco plans to license aspects of Damon ' s CoPilot safety technology for use in their own Victory branded motorcycles .
Alexander Smith , of Malcolm Smith Motorsports in Southern California - the son of legendary MX champion and " On Any Sunday " co-star ( with Steve McQueen ) Malcolm - has joined the MIC Dealer Advisory Council . Malcolm Smith Motorsports in Riverside , California is a dealership that ' s home to 15 OEM powersports franchises . On the council , Smith joins DAC Chairman Rick Alcon , of Team R & S Powersports Group in New Mexico ; Curtis Sloan , of Sloan ' s Motorcycle ATV ; Kim Harrison , of Coleman PowerSports ; Bob Althoff , of Farrow Harley- Davidson , and the owner of Dealernews ; and Kevin Lackey , of Freedom Powersports .
The AMA has announced 10 World , Junior and Women ' s Trophy riders - along with 21 Club Team riders - to represent the United States in the 2021 FIM International Six Days Enduro ( ISDE ) in Italy on Aug . 30 - Sept . 4 , 2021 . The 10 Trophy riders will compete as the U . S . World Trophy , Junior World Trophy and Women ' s World Trophy teams . Every country participating in the ISDE is allowed four riders on its World Trophy Team , three riders aged 23 or younger on its Junior Trophy Team , and three female riders on its Women ' s team . The U . S . World Trophy Team last won the ISDE in 2019 , giving the U . S . its second ISDE World Trophy title . The AMA says that its ISDE effort would be impossible without the support of its sponsoring partners , including Motion Pro , KTM , FMF , Arai Helmets and Spectro Oils .
It is not necessarily only the strongest or the most intelligent who survive , but also those who best manage change . ( att . Charles Darwin c . 1859 )
Tucker Powersports Launches New Boating and PWC Product Line
Tucker Powersports has returned to the personal watercraft ( PWC ) and boating business with an extensive catalog of accessories , parts and apparel - this marks a return to this segment after a fifteen-year hiatus . " Nearly 1,500 of our current customers sell watercraft in their dealerships ," said Brad Turner , Tucker ' s VP of Sales . " Those dealers and their customers are demanding greater access to PWC accessories and gear , it ' s only natural that Tucker will have the products they need ." The new Tucker Water catalog features a broad range of products for watercraft owners . Wearables include life jackets , fishing shirts and shorts , gloves ,
Quantum Clarity for Screamin ' Eagle in KOTB Series
With a proud pedigree of motorcycle sport rider and team support , National Cycle has ' stepped up ' as windscreen supplier to the H-D Screamin ' Eagle factory race team . In its first of the three-round MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Championship series , racer Kyle Wyman rode the Screamin ' Eagle Bagger to a strongly contested 2nd place finish . The Championship series continued at Road America in Wisconsin on June 12-13 with both brothers Kyle and Travis Wyman competing on
aqua socks , boots and sunglasses . Replacement parts include marine-grade batteries , engine components like gaskets , filters , fuel pumps , regulators , starters , stators and bilge pumps and grips . There are also trailer parts and upgrades
along with safety equipment , cleaners and waxes , anchors , lubricants and tools . Brand names found in the 132- page catalog include Airhead , Gator Waders , West Marine , 100 %, Yuasa , NGK , Motion Pro , K & N , ProTaper , Scott , Kenda , QuadBoss , Red Line , Maxima , Motul and BikeMaster . " This is an exciting and rapidly growing market segment ," continued Turner . " We plan to expand this product line with more gear and more great brands . When a dealer needs products for on-road , off-road , two-wheels , four-wheels , e- bicycles , scooters or great gear for their watersports , Tucker will be there to help ." www . tucker . com
Screamin ' Eagle Road Glides . Noted for optical clarity and shatter resistance , the windscreen featured on the SE machines is produced by National Cycle from the same Quantum hardcoated polycarbonate material featured in most of its popular model windscreens and windshields . Founded in Chicago in 1937 as Nation ' s Cycle Center ( by Gordon Willey , father of present owner and CEO Barry Willey ), all National Cycle polycarbonate windscreens are manufactured by the company in its Maywood , Illinois facility and protected by a 3-year warranty against breakage . www . nationalcycle . com
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