American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 176 March 2014 | Page 8

BRIEFS
Kirk Van Scoten, founder
and owner of Sumax
(Oriskany, New York) is
eyeing retirement and
looking for buyers for his
business. The company
makes a wide range of
fiberglass products,
creating its own tooling
and molds, for products
such as fenders and
saddlebags, undertaking its
own powder-coating for
some 30 years. The
company also designs and
distributes Taylor spark
plug wires and battery
cables.
In response to pressure from
some counties, Missouri has
decided to introduce statewide
legislation to permit motorcycle
sales on a Sunday.
Chicago Harley-Davidson
and Lake Shore HarleyDavidson have been
acquired by Michigan based
Fox Motors and are being
opened under new
management this week as
Fox Powersports. The
dealerships were bought
from a New Orleans based
company (Revolution
Motorsports) that also
owns Harley stores in
Louisiana, Tennessee and
North Carolina. Fox also
owns Grand Rapid’s
Harley-Davidson.
The motorcycle ‘Black Book’ is
reporting that more used unit
buyers are paying closer to
market value and that as
dealers build inventory for the
spring and summer season,
used models may finally be in
balance with demand. Overall,
prices are now said to be
decreasing by small amounts
year on year with street bikes,
scooters and dual-sport
motorcycle prices currently
down by only -0.5 percent.
Californian importer Sudco
International is offering
new Keihin flat-slide FCR
39 mm and 41mm carb kits.
Said to be well known for
their strong performance
gains, high-flowing flat side
throttle design and quickresponse adjustable
accelerator pumps, the kits
are available for many
popular Big Twin and
Sportster models.

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EMD engine covers
ESTEVES Motorcycle Design (EMD),
in France, has launched a new range
of engine covers. The line-up
includes the Snatch cam cover for
use on ’99-’14 Twin Cam
applications. The Snatch line has
been designed as an old fashioned
alternative to contemporary billet
parts, while being usable on modern
engines. The die-cast cam cover is
CNC machined on the gasket surface
and replaces the O SH