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New Badlands/NAMZ
online resource up
and running
FOLLOWING the acquisition of the
Badlands electronics program, Jeff
Zielinski's NAMZ Custom Cycle
Products has now got a new Badlands
website up and running.
Jeff told AMD Magazine that typing
in www.badlandsmotorcycleproducts.com
will "direct to a very clean, well
organized site with brand new
instructions, color-coded wiring
schematics, and a Q&A guide to which
is the best module for the application
you are working on.
"We have also added the ability to
order modules ONLINE, 24-hours a

day, 365-days a week! Better still, now
you can add any part NAMZ sells along
with a Badlands module all in one
shopping cart for easy check out! Our
goal is to make it easier for our
customers to get what they want,
when they want it."
NAMZ is celebrating its 14th year in
business providing “World Class”
Electrical Components, Fluid Transfer
Lines, Custom Installation Supplies &
Badlands Lighting Modules.
NAMZ/Badlands products are also
available through Drag Specialties,
Parts Unlimited, Custom Chrome
Europe, Mid USA, J&P Cycles, Bikers
Choice, Zodiac, Motorcycle
Storehouse, SK Imports, V-Twin, Les
Importations Thibault, and Rollies
Speed Shop.

www.namzccp.com
www.badlands
motorcycleproducts.com
1-877-277-6269

Top Down axle
covers are available
in a wide range of
styles and finishes
and ship with a
model-specific
proprietary
mounting kit

Top Down Products
BASED at Exton, Pennsylvania,
Top Down is owned and
operated by Dennis Sauro, and
following the launch of his
innovative Roto-Plate (a
rotatable license plate concept)
design continues to introduce
stylish high quality Americanmade custom parts and
accessories.
Designed to offer a flexible and
creative solution to the
“Vertical vs Horizontal” license
plate dilemma, the patentpending Roto-Plate design is
available in versions that mean
it can be installed with or
without brake, running and
licence plate illumination,
delivering a modular solution
that is available as standard
4x7” or 5x8” for HarleyDavidson, Victory and ‘metric’
motorcycle models.
Dennis Sauro’s most recent
addition to his in-house design
and manufacturing parts and
accessories program is a
selection of axle cover designs

in a wide selection of styles and
finishes, including the popular
black contrast cut and spike
styles.
Available for all Harley models,
including the ‘Breakout’ and
‘Rocker’, Sportsters, V-Rods and
Tourers, as well as Big Twins,
they ship with model-specific
proprietary mounting kits and
can be matched with Harley and
aftermarket wheel designs.
www.topdownproducts.com

Patent-pending Roto-Plate, rotatable
side license plate mount

SAE International adopts E-bike top speed test
In the search for an accepted test model
SAE International, recognized
worldwide for developing motor vehicle
standards, has adopted a new top speed
test based on the protocol developed by
the California based Motorcycle Industry
Council’s Electric Vehicle Subcommittee.
"Prior to the development of this
standardized test procedure, electric
motorcycle manufacturers used different
methods to calculate top speed, which
presented a challenge for consumers
interested in comparing various electric
motorcycles", according to the MIC.
“With several brands of electric
motorcycles on the market, having
standardized testing protocol is vital,”
said Abe Askenazi, Chair of the MIC’s
Electric Vehicle Subcommittee and Chief
Technology officer at Zero Motorcycles.
“It allows manufacturers to be able to
present consistent information to
consumers for product comparison. The
MIC’s Electric Vehicle Subcommittee is
honored that SAE has chosen to adopt
our key recommendations.”
www.AMDchampionship.com

SAE J3007, Recommended Practice,
Top Speed Test Procedure for Electric
Motorcycles, is based on the European
Union test procedure and sets standards
for the many variables involved in
determining top speed, such as vehicle
equipment, battery charge-discharge
cycle, test roadway conditions, and the
rider’s weight, attire and riding position.
Additionally it considers atmospheric
conditions, such as wind speed,
temperature and atmospheric pressure.
The MIC's Electric Vehicle
Subcommittee includes representatives
of on-highway electric motorcycle
makers who currently market or are
developing electric motorcycles, as well
as other industry participants. In addition
to developing test procedures for the top
speed and riding range, the
subcommittee addresses a broad scope
of issues related to electric vehicles,
including public information/education
and government legislation. SAE J3007
can be purchased from SAE at:
standards.sae.org/ j3007_201402/.

Calif., with a government relations office
in metropolitan Washington, D.C. First
called the MIC in 1970, the organization
has been in operation since 1914. Visit
the MIC at www.mic.org
The Motorcycle Industry Council
exists to preserve, protect and promote
motorcycling through government
relations, communications and media
relations, statistics and research,
aftermarket programs, development of
data communications standards, and
activities surrounding technical and
regulatory issues. As a not-for-profit
national industry association, the MIC
seeks to support motorcyclists by
representing
manufacturers,
distributors, dealers and retailers of
motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, ROVs,
motorcycle/ATV/ROV parts, accessories
and related goods and services, and
members of allied trades such as
insurance, finance and investment
companies, media companies and
consultants.
The MIC is headquartered in Irvine,

Zero Motorcycles' Chief
Technology Officer and MIC
Electric Vehicle Chair Abe Askenazi
says that "having a standardized
protocol is vital" to developing
consumer confidence and
understanding when making
E-bike performance comparisons

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