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Brass Balls continues international expansion BRASS Balls is continuing its international expansion with the recent opening of a dealership in Dubai and plans for a dealership to open in Shanghai. Preparation for the Shanghai dealership is well underway, and a Brawler GT has recently been completed and is now ready to ship for the opening of the new stockist in China. Brass Balls Brawler GT is described by the company as being “a sport cruiser that has a neutral riding position, but the ability to convert quite easily to performance mode of riding.” Based on the design of the Harley FXR, a bike originally designed by Erik Buell, the Brawler GT is built around an S&S EFI T-series 111ci motor that is mated to a six-speed Rivera Primo FL style transmission with oil pan underneath. “It sports a Delkron inner primary and Barnett’s Scorpion billet outer primary,” says Dar Holdsworth, owner of Brass Balls. “D&D tuned the exhaust with a 2-into-1 system and carbon fiber canister exhaust, and one of the new S&S Air-1 air cleaners Dar Holdsworth, owner of Brass Balls makes the air flow.” Holdsworth continues with the spec run-down saying: “Öhlins supply the front and rear suspension and we use our own custom designed and machined fork clamps with the top clamp housing our Chrono-classic analog tach/digital speedo. It has our Brass Balls Performance LED headlight up front and rear LED signal lights incorporated into the chassis.” Given the performance nature of this particular build, the wheel package is made up of 17in BST carbon fiber wheels shod with Avon 3D-XM Storm tires, and braking is taken care of by dual Brembo radial calipers with EBC floating rotors on the front wheel, and the hand controls are from Swedish specialist ISR. DARWIN MOTORCYCLES Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.brassballsbobbers.com Fat Baggers, Inc. celebrates 10 years IT may seem as if the trend for heavily modified Baggers is a recent one, but that is clearly not the case, given that Fat Baggers, Inc. (FBI) is celebrating 10 years in business in 2014. "I am very proud of what we have accomplished over the past ten years,” said company President and CEO Gary Chipp, “and I am excited for what the future holds!" The company was started by Chipp in 2004 when he launched with his original ‘Fat Tire Kit’ for use on Bagger models. Over the years the range of parts available has continued to expand and now includes complete high-end touring motorcycles as well as parts and accessories. Today FBI occupies a 35,000sqft facility with its own paint, graphic and design team, a full machine and fabrication shop, frame www.AMDchampionship.com manufacturing facility, powder coating facility, and fiberglass and injection molding departments. A significant change to the business this year was the appointment of Phil Day, formerly the owner of Daytec, to the role of Production Manager at FBI. Day brought with him over 20 years of experience in the motorcycle industry, specifically in frame design and production, as Phil Day has joined Fat Baggers Inc. as Production Manager well as suspension and handling, and when he was running Daytec he was responsible for the design of the frames used by FBI for its proprietary line of high- end Baggers. “I have worked with Phil since 2007 and am excited about new product opportunities,” said Chipp at the time of Day’s appointment to the role at FBI. “I am excited to be here and anxious to continue the tradition of producing quality frames,” said Day, “and with the recent changes in the industry, I feel there is great opportunity in applying what I have learned to FBI.” The addition of Day to the team at FBI is not the only significant change as the company marks its 10th anniversary, but Chipp has announced that he will be opening Fat Baggers Europe in September. The new operation will be based in Sweden and will be distributing Fat Baggers products across all of Europe, as well as being the European reseller of the FBI Motor Co. line of production motorcycles. FAT BAGGERS, INC. Chariton, Iowa, USA Tel: [phone] [email protected] wwww.fatbaggers.com AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - JULY 2014 17