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OCTOBER 2021 (# 267 )
COMMENT - How Did it Come to This for Kuryakyn ? ...... 4
Robin Bradley looks back at the cycle of debt and changed ownership that Kuryakyn and other MAG business units have endured in the past 20 years and is glad that , in Tucker , the owners have found a creative solution that keeps the brand alive .
KAWASAKI - Electric is Not the Only Solution .................... 14 In AMD and IDN we have been banging on about how the transport industry is taking electric for granted as the only viable carbon-free solution . It isn ' t , and we are pleased to see Kawasaki exploring the possibilities of Hybrid PTWs .
TWIN POWER - Brake Pads .......................... 18
Everyone takes notice when Twin Power invests in a new product line , and its new advanced Organic and Sintered compound performance brake pads are worth close scrutiny .
MAGNUM - Handlebar Kits for Indians ................ 54
Upstate New York based Magnum Shielding ' s new handlebar kits for Indian Motorcycle models ( and brake line options ) will give service departments and repairers much needed options .
MAXIMA - Keeping it Simple .............................. 36
Californian specialist Maxima Racing Oils is making it as simple as possible for service departments with its ProFilter oil filters and V-Twin Oil Change in a Box programs .
PARTS EUROPE - Adds S & S Inventory .................. 52
Wasserliesch , Germany based Parts Europe has gone big on new TÜV-approved / EC homologated lines from S & S Cycle , including the M-8 tuned induction air cleaner and Euro 5 slip-on for the FTR 1200 .
SAWICKI - Shorties from HardDrive .............. 46
HardDrive V-Twin has Sawicki ' s re-engineered M-8 Bagger Shorty and Softail Short Cannons available through its nationwide six warehouse network .
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