American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 169 August 2013 | Page 3
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AUGUST 2013 (#169)
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ROBIN BRADLEY robin@dealer-world.com
News ............................................................................................................................6-11, 64
Showzone: MulaFest, Madrid, Spain ............................................18
Robin Bradley reports on a new youth oriented event concept in Madrid, Spain, where custom bikes and the 'garage-build' culture held center stage
PUBLISHER SONJA WALLACE sonja@dealer-world.com
EDITOR DUNCAN MOORE duncan@dealer-world.com
Company Feature: Kansas Motorcycle Works ..................21-22
When Big Dog Motorcycles closed, ex-employee Matt Moore joined former European importer Ivan Dewit to found Kansas Motorcycle Works, a new bike manufacturing business
DESIGN & PRODUCTION MANAGER BEN OAG ben@dealer-world.com
Products: The new, the best and the must-haves ............................................................27-51
DESIGN & PRODUCTION EDITOR TOM JACKSON tom@dealer-world.com
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INFORMATION MANAGER NEIL BLABER neil@dealer-world.com
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PROJECT MANAGER SARA VINEY sara@dealer-world.com
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TEL: 0044 (0)1892 511516 FAX: 0044 (0)1892 511517
World Champs: ‘Tribute to Hagakure’ by Zen Motorcycles ....55-56
Laurent Dutruel rode the rigid Tribute to Hagakure at 208kph at Bonneville and then took second place at the World Championship of Custom Bike Building with the same machine
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